_lauren_

i once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and i agree.

moderation is idiocy perpetuated by the alcohol industry, which bombards us with warnings about 'drinking responsibly' in order to absolve itself from the irresponsibility that alcohol awakens in just about anyone at some time or another.

even years from now i will never stop trusting extremes.
i will always believe that anything worth having is worth having in excess.
the good things are worth hording. the joy that fires through you like popping popcorn.
if it's good for you, it ought to be good for you in any amount, and you should track down every available bit of it.

and if it's toxic, if it turns your liver into a hard little rock of scar tissue, or curls your memory at the edges like something burned in a fire, or makes your stomach flop, or your mind ache, or your personality contorted, you shouldn't buy the bullshit about temperance.

all or nothing.