I wonder if I can stay drunk for 5 days?

If you can sell it to FOX as a reality show, I think it would be obligatory.

With *my* family, you have NO idea. A family full of prodigious drinkers who clearly need vast lashings of therapy; a stepdad in the mix who also drinks, possibly more than our family, and feels uncomfortable spending the weekend with my dad; a planned "guys' night out," bringing together bro, Dad, stepdad, bro's future FiL, and bro's hard-drinking buddies; Momzilla, who will likely upstage the bride; AND one very tense Teppy.

My bro still smokes pot on a daily basis. I think this might be the trip for me to take up the habit.

My bro still smokes pot on a daily basis. I think this might be the trip for me to take up the habit.

So insteading of I dos, they'll be exchanging 'I Duuuude's?

As long as it's got a reasonable alcohol content, something like gin or vodka will work just fine. But, pure alcohol is an effective way to go too.

But not nearly as versatile. I say, pack the tequila.

Oh, that reminds me. When I called up D, I learned that Gareth had been arested again. New offence, D seems to think he's probably used up all his lives on this one. He'll likely wind up fully incarcerated for a while now.

But not nearly as versatile. I say, pack the tequila.

Right! Just remember when sharing it out, to leave a slug for the snake.

Hmm. I do not have the liquid tylenol. I do have some kind of weird anasthetic-benadryl-mylanta mixture that the doctor prescribed, but it doesn't seem terribly effective. For that matter, neither was the vicodin I tried a few hours ago, just to see. HMPH! Managed to swallow a little soup. Still feeling too bleah to get dressed and leave the house, even if just to walk out to the car and get stuff.

Yay speed dating, yay Fay (who is adorable, and deserves plenty of action), good luck to Teppy! I'm actually...flying to Chicago in a few weeks for my umfriend's brother's wedding, as she is afeared of similar family drama as you, Tep. Perhaps what you need is an umfriend!

Gareth had been arested again

Oh dear. He really is a piece of work.

Sorry about your brother, bt. If it's any consolation, just when I thought my brother had reached rock bottom and started to dig, he did manage to get his act together a little bit and seems to be stable and doing well. I hope yours can do the same. For his own sake, if nothing else.

And yay on the speed dating.

{{{meara}}} I hope you're feeling better soon.

With *my* family, you have NO idea.

Mine, too.

But not nearly as versatile. I say, pack the tequila.

I call Brenda for my survival buddy.

Oh dear. He really is a piece of work.

Yeah. I think the general reaction from people that are not him is just a weary lack of surprise on this, it just seemed so obvious it was coming. As you will have noted, it hasn't done much to dent my mood. (Frankly, D seems happy enough, his own dating is going well, and that's my primary concern where Gareth's concerned.)

Sorry about your brother, bt. If it's any consolation, just when I thought my brother had reached rock bottom and started to dig, he did manage to get his act together a little bit and seems to be stable and doing well. I hope yours can do the same. For his own sake, if nothing else.

That would be nice. We'll see, depending on how he reacts, a shock like this could conceivably make things either better or worse. I declare him to be Schrödinger's Gareth, further updates as warranted.