trentm32 wrote:Lando, in all your sage wisdom, tell me why you say no to alcohol?
Everyone has their own reasons. For me, it started out in early high school where everyone was doing it for the wrong reasons and started being pressured into it, more than they wanted to actually do it at that time.
I, however, wanted different things. I didn't need alcohol to have a good time and a lot of people saw that.
Another reason, and the main reason right now is, while most people enjoyed drinking, I've always been huge into athletics and health. So even though all my friends who also played on the same sports teams as I did would go to parties friday night. I'd end up going to the gym to work out etc...
There were times where I was a little over obsessed with health in high school, where I'd have football practice from 3:30-7:00 at night and then still go to the gym and the pool after the most grueling 3 and a half hours of physical torture I've ever been through, but I was in the best shape and best health of my life!
Another thing I did was watch a lot of movies. When you're sore and can't move much, what else is there to do anyway? I'm kinda obsessed with movies, so when people would go out partying, I'd usually go to a movie with other friends who didn't want to drink that night or somethin like that... Or even sit at home like a loner and rent them! Wooo!

And the same reason holds true for me today. I've never really needed alcohol, so I don't drink.
I still have all the same friends, they still do the same things and so do I, everyone just kind of accepts it now.