and interesting, rarely unpleasant, dreams
I wake up in the morning
worrying needlessly, regretting that
and wondering why I'm still alive.
In the early evening (after a third of a bottle
of wine) I go to bed feeling quite cheerful
that I so easily and painlessly survive.
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I regret that alcohol must be avoided. And you, Antoníne are having three bottles of vine ?
Only half a bottle! As we get older, the less alcohol we consume. But I could never drink more than one bottle of wine or a litre of beer (half-litre of Guinness). I have been drunk only twice in my life: it is not at all a pleasant state.
I’m glad Jindra asked the question I was curious about too, and I am surprised to learn that you have never really indulged in the nether realms of ethanol, Anthony.
I once spent a long time contemplating how often getting drunk was actually worth it and memorable. I could only think of a handful of instances, all from a very long time ago. Nevertheless, I still habitually consume somewhat hazardous amounts of beer and wine. A friend of mine, who considers being intoxicated a primitive state of mind, once asked me what I liked about getting drunk. It could best be described as (un)comfortably pillowed depression.
Yours,
Martin (finally "travelling" again)
I love your definition Martin. Once someone asked me that if I drink, I feel that I’ll become more interesting. On the contrary, I drink to make other people more interesting.
Well, I consume things only because I like them. I am not particularly fond of beer (I'd drink it only two or three times a year at most) and I don't care for pubs and bars (which I have frequented only when travelling or - long ago - when cruising), but I like wine, both red and white. Otherwise I wouldn't drink it. I also like very special spirits - 25-year-old Calvados, top quality cognac and eau-de-vie de marc, one or two Speyside whiskies and even Irish whiskey. My favourite alcoholic drink is Krug Brut champagne...which I last drank in 1987, and for which I now substitute bubbly wines from Alsace, the Loire or Gaillac made by the same old method. I can get quite good ones for under €10 a bottle.
I also love freshly-pressed orange juice.
I used to love smoking a pipe, but I gave up because I was getting addicted. Though, a few months ago I 'had a puff or two' to revisit the pleasure.
So now you know me inside-out.
Happy travelling...to where ? Kosovo ? Armenia ? Tajikistan ?
JINDRA: they rarely do get more interesting. Probably because I'm getting more 'limited' myself, I find people pretty boring and with only the most superficial differences.
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