This post is bringing back memories, vague ones, of all the times I was going to make a dramatic and unforgettable "last drink." I don't think I ever did with the intention of scarring myself for life with alcohol, but I do remember typical alcoholicisms like "I can't have my Last Drink Ever be cheap vodka, I need to buy some expensive liquor."
Then I'd wake up the next morning: sick, guilty and really wanting to drink again, with no consolation that I'd spent $40 getting there rather than $8. So, sure enough, I *had to* plan another L.D.E....