I've got a drinking problem? You're the one who has a problem with my drinking.

As anyone who works in this business knows, there's a lot of stress. In parallel, there's also a lot of drinking. I've provided a simple visual aid below to demonstrate this.

You'll note that drinking is always higher than stress (that's just because we really do have drinking problems). But you will also note that as stress increases, drinking quickly escalates as well.

I think Johnny Cash said it best when he mentioned that he "woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold his head that didn't hurt." Now, whether that was from the stress or the drinking, I can't say. But I can tell you that stress just plain sucks. Of all the human feelings, this is the one who really deserves to get shived in the prison yard.

So, what can be done to fight this increasing delema? Well, right now I'm ignoring email (this one's really popular with people still working), and watching survivor man--I love watching that dude put himself through hell for my entertainment. Granted, when I'm stranded on a desert isle, I won't remember shit, but I'll at least have the memory of being greatly entertained. And of course, there's drinking. Although, it's not quite past the lunch hour.

Here's to holding your head up, and avoiding stress! Cheers.