Tonight I decided to go to a party and not drink. Not one drink. Some of you might say “so what?” but if you knew my friends, you would see that this is haaaaaard to do! We are a fun crew of serious hard workers during the week and then we play even harder on the weekends. Every party is the time of our lives, but tonight I wanted to observe. I wanted to see what it was like to have an interesting philosophical conversation, or an equally dull meet and greet, without any false pretenses behind a mask of alcohol.
As a back story, I am usually all about me, myself and I when under the influence. I always convince myself that I am so profound after few sips of shiraz. The truth is, I’m just talking crapola half the time. We all know we do that. To my immediate surprise tonight, I was so alert during every conversation. This time, I followed everyone’s hazy gaze, darting eye and sloppy speech to the end of each sentence. I was so enthralled and interested in everything everyone was saying, like I was on my own kind of mental drug, but au natural. It was an exhilarating experience and surprisingly fun. There was a certain attentive nature I threw towards everyone’s eyes. I don’t know if anyone noticed (probably not), but it doesn’t really matter, because I felt a huge difference. I was still as goofy and fun as I usually am and I still made stupid remarks that might get me into trouble tomorrow, but I realize that this is just me with or without alcohol. Thank God!
I’m not saying I’m never going to have a glass of wine ever again, but I kind of enjoyed being “the sober one.” It is a mental party cleanse. Let’s call it MPC. Spread the word…
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