Pint of Unspecific

Tonight, I did something I pretty much never do. While sitting in front of the telly, I cracked open a can of lager (I'd mention the brand, but they refused to pay me advertising fees, so screw them). I'm not a big drinker, but I have no problem with it. To be honest, I'm envious of those who say they just went home after a hard day’s work and had a few cans or bottles, or a few glasses of wine or whatever. When I lived at home, I'd never think of having a drink. And this evening when I opened the fridge and saw those eight cans that I bought almost two months ago, I decided that I no longer have to be envious of those people. I had a hard day at work, and now I can relax with a nice cool can of Unspecific and just cotch out on the couch.

So why doesn't it feel right?

Is it the taste? I don't really mind the taste, but I can think of plenty of other things I would prefer to drink (although after weaning myself off 30-40 bottles of Lucozade per week, some of them might not be a good idea). When I'm out in the pubs, I never mind the taste. Few pints of Unspecific before switching to shorts usually goes down pretty well, regardless of occasion or company.

Perhaps it's the after-effects. Not being a big drinker means I feel the effects more than the well-seasoned drinkers do. That's part of the reason I sometimes don't drink when I'm out. But I'm in my flat, and even if I did drink in the evenings, chances are I'd only have one or two. Even I'm not that much of a lightweight. And even then, it's usually only whiskey which really has a bad effect on me the next day.

Could it be something psychological? I've been blessed in that I've never had to witness the effects of alcoholism up close. And bar my aforementioned addiction to Lucozade, I've never felt close to feeling any sort of addiction to anything. So I doubt that a few cans one or two evenings a week would suddenly turn me into a mumbling, staggering, senseless alco (as opposed to a mumbling, staggering, senseless blogger).

So what could it be? Am I subconsciously worried about the effect it could have whilst I'm trying to lose weight? Maybe I'm afraid it might affect my ability to run rings around the opposition in FIFA (Amateur difficulty still counts, right?). Or perhaps I'm just not one of those people who can relax with a bottle of Unspecific. Perhaps I just don't need it. There are other ways to relax. A bit of Playstation or a few DVDs is a great way to relax, and maybe I don't require alcohol in my veins to get the full effects of them.

Overall, I think I just prefer milk.