Congrats pink! Blackbird, I am with you on the October thing, best time of year by far. Nice not to be a drunken pumpkin!
London I get the coworker thing. I have been to a few and have a happy hour thing coming up. I said that I have made a few changes in my life, removing beer was one of them. I got the come on dude, one beer seriously? I replied, you don't understand, I wrote it in my goal planner dude, once something makes to there, that is it! They laughed and that was that.
Bottom line though, I honestly don't give a &@$& what anyone thinks. They would be the first to talk behind my back if I had too many, so let them talk about my not having any. Hey, that rhymed. Seriously, let's be willing to be socially awkward and refuse to be ashamed of taking a stand against a ridiculous and dangerous custom. Just because you are one and they are many does not make them right. Loud and proud team A!