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#20: Alcohol

nekoewen

on Oct. 31, 2011

I avoided drinking alcohol until I was something like 30 years old basically because the whole concept seemed dumb to me. I seem to remember my dad giving me half a teaspoon of vodka when I was small, and being vodka I’m pretty sure it tasted hideous. I decided to give it a try (and was kind of flattered to be carded), but after a while I realized that it took only a very small amount of alcohol (like the amount in 1 to 1½ American beers) to make it so I need to lie down and wait for the suck to go away. I am most likely alcohol intolerant, which means that my body doesn’t break alcohol down like a normal person, which in turn means that drinking it is a Bad Idea for me. On the one hand my sister Rachel is a very responsible drinker, but on the other hand I have a deceased relative who was an alcoholic who I’d rather not say any more about. For better or for worse I tend to indulge in things like sugar and tea instead. I’ll probably have to do a strip or two about my relationship with tea at some point.