President's Perspective: How to booze-it-up Pres-style
Alcohol is just one of those life's greatest mysteries. Why? Because after five years of being allowed to legally consume it (yes I am 24-ugh) I still cannot decide if it is a good thing or a bad thing.
There are so many positives and negatives. One of the good ones, is that if you drink just enough, you have a great night. You are dancing, you (think) you look sexy, you are having fun and when you fall, it no longer hurts.
One of the negatives is that sometimes, I truly believe it takes alcohol to see what people's real intentions are. So hopefully through this article I can get you to relate to some of the things alcohol does to me and possibly to you too.
Alcohol is an easy out. Most people can talk their way out, saying “I don't remember….I was drunk….You know how I get,” or any one of those excuses you have heard a thousand times. Or maybe that you've used a thousand times. I can generally talk my way out of anything, but throw some alcohol in the mix and there's a real challenge! Most of the time you probably don't remember what you said in the first place.
Case in point: You might be hitting on a friend's boyfriend and not even remember doing it. And when she hears about it from him, trust me, it isn't pretty. Haven't we all seen friendships disappear because of an alcohol-fueled evening, or a fight break out in a bar because your boyfriend “saw some guy looking at you,” when really the guy was so wasted he was just rocking the one-eye? It's enough to turn me off of bars altogether. I honestly have too many stories to share, (or maybe should keep to myself) and I only get about 700 words here, so at least I will be able to hopefully make you laugh by thinking we do the same things after a good night out.
First off, screw drunk dialing, and drunk MSN, and get with 2007. Drunken Facebook is the way to go. Say goodbye to the times when people call their ex-boyfriends hammered after a night of crying then drinking to forget their long gone significant other. Some of us hook up with other people, those who don't go home and write horrifying messages on their Facebook wall for all to see. And those messages do not go away with your hangover. This is always good for a laugh….in a few years when you are over your embarrassment.
Second is ordering pizza. I have come to the conclusion that it is cool when you call and they know your order, your name and ask you how the night was. Officially though, I have stooped so low that I will often call for the pizza as I am in the cab home, because I have no idea how much longer I am going to be able to stay awake, but I have to eat pizza before I go to bed. No matter what time it is, pizza always hits the spot.
Third is the “get ready for bed routine.” This could possibly be considered number one. And if no one does this, you should seriously start. When I am finished getting ready to go out, I make sure to clean up the bathroom entirely. Learned my lesson in second year of university when I didn't do that, and I broke a glass in the middle of the night. Not good. Other things I do before I leave include: taking all the decorative pillows off my bed, and pulling the blanket back so all I have to do is lie down, clearing a path from the front door to the bedroom and bathroom so there are no tripping incidents, and putting two bottles of water and a package of saltine crackers on the nightstand, because the last thing you want to do in the morning is get out of bed for some water.
I am not a big drinker, never have been, but I have had my nights where it has been “interesting.” I could end this article saying alcohol is a good thing when consumed in small amounts, but that's probably not what you want to hear. My view on it is alcohol is a good thing until you get yourself in trouble. It's up to you to define how much that is to you personally, and it's also up to you to define trouble. Because everyone gets in it, in many different ways, but only you can save your normal self from your drunken self.
There are so many positives and negatives. One of the good ones, is that if you drink just enough, you have a great night. You are dancing, you (think) you look sexy, you are having fun and when you fall, it no longer hurts.
One of the negatives is that sometimes, I truly believe it takes alcohol to see what people's real intentions are. So hopefully through this article I can get you to relate to some of the things alcohol does to me and possibly to you too.
Alcohol is an easy out. Most people can talk their way out, saying “I don't remember….I was drunk….You know how I get,” or any one of those excuses you have heard a thousand times. Or maybe that you've used a thousand times. I can generally talk my way out of anything, but throw some alcohol in the mix and there's a real challenge! Most of the time you probably don't remember what you said in the first place.
Case in point: You might be hitting on a friend's boyfriend and not even remember doing it. And when she hears about it from him, trust me, it isn't pretty. Haven't we all seen friendships disappear because of an alcohol-fueled evening, or a fight break out in a bar because your boyfriend “saw some guy looking at you,” when really the guy was so wasted he was just rocking the one-eye? It's enough to turn me off of bars altogether. I honestly have too many stories to share, (or maybe should keep to myself) and I only get about 700 words here, so at least I will be able to hopefully make you laugh by thinking we do the same things after a good night out.
First off, screw drunk dialing, and drunk MSN, and get with 2007. Drunken Facebook is the way to go. Say goodbye to the times when people call their ex-boyfriends hammered after a night of crying then drinking to forget their long gone significant other. Some of us hook up with other people, those who don't go home and write horrifying messages on their Facebook wall for all to see. And those messages do not go away with your hangover. This is always good for a laugh….in a few years when you are over your embarrassment.
Second is ordering pizza. I have come to the conclusion that it is cool when you call and they know your order, your name and ask you how the night was. Officially though, I have stooped so low that I will often call for the pizza as I am in the cab home, because I have no idea how much longer I am going to be able to stay awake, but I have to eat pizza before I go to bed. No matter what time it is, pizza always hits the spot.
Third is the “get ready for bed routine.” This could possibly be considered number one. And if no one does this, you should seriously start. When I am finished getting ready to go out, I make sure to clean up the bathroom entirely. Learned my lesson in second year of university when I didn't do that, and I broke a glass in the middle of the night. Not good. Other things I do before I leave include: taking all the decorative pillows off my bed, and pulling the blanket back so all I have to do is lie down, clearing a path from the front door to the bedroom and bathroom so there are no tripping incidents, and putting two bottles of water and a package of saltine crackers on the nightstand, because the last thing you want to do in the morning is get out of bed for some water.
I am not a big drinker, never have been, but I have had my nights where it has been “interesting.” I could end this article saying alcohol is a good thing when consumed in small amounts, but that's probably not what you want to hear. My view on it is alcohol is a good thing until you get yourself in trouble. It's up to you to define how much that is to you personally, and it's also up to you to define trouble. Because everyone gets in it, in many different ways, but only you can save your normal self from your drunken self.
