I never cease to be amazed at how, when a popular festivity comes by, suddenly there erupts a multitude of parties -- be it the group organized ones at a bar, or the homegrown type. Either way they are the same except in cost. Message to Earth: Is every festivity weekend deserving of it being used as an excuse for said parties? Aren't there more ways to relax after a long period of stress than one? Having participated and consumed so much as to pass out or not remember is not something to be proud of -- do you see that no one cares about that when looking in your resumé? Do they ever see the habit as being representative of honorable and brave rationalization?