Originally Posted by
caboblanco 
...getting mellow with some nice bourbon or beer.... the daydreams of sipping booze.
I could be wrong, but I highly doubt that "getting mellow" and "sipping" are a) what you really want or b) where you will end up stopping.
You need to dispense with these happy little "daydreams" (as you yourself call them) and confront the reality of what you are talking about.