Beer Goggles

I was talking to Pam last night and she was discussing her latest encounter with "beer goggles". I know you all know what beer goggles are.

I had to laugh because as I thought about it, I realized that I don't really get beer goggles. I have drank a lot and flirted while drunk, but to bring it too far, I don't think I ever have.

We've all made some shitty judgments while drinking no doubt. Lord knows I've made my share over time. But going home with someone I wouldn't normally is not one of the ones I've made.

I have seen my friends do it. One buddy of mine chased this girl all around the bar one night and after we left, we found out she went home with him. Then the next morning when he sobered up, he considered running away from his own home. (of course there is a better part of this story that I'm not going to share, just in case he's reading)

In any event, I have learned something about myself. I get Beer Tunnelvision. It's the opposite of Beer Goggles. I am horribly picky when it comes to women and I know it. But if I get to drinking, anyone that was on the borderline or that I wasn't interested in goes from getting the silly joking and flirting to just nothing from me. Or I get mean like I did over New Years.

I sat down and thought about it and honestly, I haven't slept with anyone drunk that I wouldn't have sober. There were maybe some close calls, but I have definitely never woken up and said "whoa, bad move".

So what about it...do you get beer goggles or beer tunnelvision?