Well if your a perfectionist like me, you will never get the perfect body but I think I have gotten over that. Are you trying to get just big, or do you want to be really cut too?
Ill tell you right now, alcohol will make your road very difficult, especially if your drinking beer and have a tolerance or drinking mixers with regular pop (1500+ extra empty calories). If you drink once or twice a week you will be able to make slow progress.
I am a pothead, but if you want to get real big, this can be a benefit. I tend to munch on a bunch of healthy foods (too many calories if your trying to get real cut) but if your just looking to get big and dont care about definition as much, this can be good. But only if you eat healthy. Lots of protein, some fat, and not carb loaded food.
Well fuck, I just read your "super-ripped" ripped part wrong lol... Forget all of what I just said. Since you dont care about tone, your goal is possible. I would try to work out at least 5 days a week (dunno what your routine is but I try to do around 16 sets per muscle).
If you lift with good form and consistently, you will make progress. I suggest whey and creatine as they are cheap. They will help you out a lot, not rape your wallet, and still some what effective (alcohol affects the synthesis of protein I think). I am in college and am going threw the same thing you are. You just have to find your happy medium of partying and lifting (I try to get all my shit done before I get high or anything otherwise it probably wont happen).
Sorry if this post is a little jumbled. I can elaborate or clarify things if need be.