Drinking Pros and Cons

Well I guess it is more about not drinking as I'm still doing the dry thing. Last night a bunch of us went to Peir 21 in the market. It was great because The Peir is always a good time and I have no trouble dancing, or my terrible excuse for dancing, sober and totally enjoy it. What was hard was the total awareness of everything else around me. Because I was so alert and my brain was firing on all 12-cylinders (Yes, my brain is a Ferrari), I noticed things I am not normally aware of when I'm out at a bar. When sober you maintain your ability to do multiple things at the same time and are able to concentrate on a wide variety of thoughts. I was observant of what people were wearing and how everyone was hitting on each other. I very intrigued and slightly depressed by the observed social interactions. Also you can see the buzzed joy in all the drunk faces. Drinking can be so much fun, and I missed that. Also there were times when the friends I went with who were drinking were at the point where they only really made sense to each other. Mind you I am also enjoying the benefits of waking up this morning at a reasonable time and feeling great. I could also see those that were not having a good time, feeling sick or dizzy. I'm also not missing the money and calories I would have spent on a night of drinking.