Last Christmas...

Now I'm not talking about the popular Wham! Christmas song, but the fact that this could potentially be my last Christmas ever. I'm not going against the idea of Christmas, I haven't lost my spirit, and I'm not moving to another planet that doesn't celebrate it, I just fear that with the number of social occasions throughout December in which i 'have' to drink alcohol I may not last the month.

This week has been a particular struggle. After a few drinks on Sunday turned into a messy 3am finish, this resulted in sleeping through my alarm and being late on a Monday. Not a great start to the week... After recovering that Tuesday was then our international Christmas party. Masquerade ball themed we all dressed up and donned our masks and a fun time was had. I even won a small bottle of champers for being best dressed male. Score. However this also turned into a 3am soho finish and a sore head the following morning. Another day of recovery and we reach Thursday, the big Arcadia Christmas party. This time a Wild West theme, so on with the cowboy outfit and resuming the alcohol consumption. Guess what time this one finished? Yep, 3am or maybe a little later, who's counting? Needless to say Friday at work was horrendous, by this point I am on the edge, clinging onto life by the fingertips. And now we reach Saturday, once again I've more or less recovered but I'm off out for Ruth's birthday drinks. I had decided that no alcohol would be drunk, however Alice already has a bottle of Prosecco waiting for me at hers....

I guess I could do that whole 'go out but don't drink' thing I've heard apparently happens with some people but that's just not my style. Who would people laugh at when I do ridiculous drunken things and look like death the next day in the office? And I certainly don't want to be partly responsible for bars going out of business. There's an economic crisis going on and I'm determined to do my bit to help the spending.

So if this is my last post then I guess I didn't make it. Alcohol won and I'm lying in a gin fuelled coma somewhere. Hopefully I will be posting again in the new year. Hopefully. Watch this space.

That is all.