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ontology ([personal profile] ontology) wrote2009-06-10 10:55 pm

"but how are you supposed to find romance if you don't go to bars?"

At work today I was informed by my co-worker (male, twenty-five) that I need to cut loose more often. Apparently this is because my two-week holiday with my family next month will not involve drinking, partying, and picking up strange men in bars. "Getting drunk isn't my idea of fun at all," I said. "Hangovers are really not my idea of fun." He kind of looked at me and protested, "Don't knock it till you try it!" Uh, thanks, co-worker, but no thank you. (Disclaimer: very much not a teetotaller. If it weren't illegal, what with me being not quite nineteen, I would probably have a glass of -- very fruity and girly -- wine fairly often.) But seriously, I have no desire to lose all of my inhibitions and do things I would be justifiably embarrassed about later, possibly even ashamed of, not to mention putting myself in danger. Also, hangover. No-one enjoys a hangover. Why not just avoid them altogether by being responsible with the drink? Also, strange men in bars? Yuck.

But -- seriously? I am uptightI need to cut loose? I mean... no one has ever said this to me before. Ever. And when I told my parents they laughed even harder than I had.

In other news, I persuaded a girl to buy a copy of A Countess Below Stairs. Hurrah! Also need to write post for book blog BUT WHAT ABOUT.

[identity profile] suangelita.livejournal.com 2009-06-11 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hangovers are all dependent on how you drink, and what you do aside from drink. If you've eaten and make sure to stay hydrated (drink lots of water), then the chances of you having a hangover are very, very low. I've had one once, and it was waaay mild.

Secondly, tipsy is kinda fun. Light drunk (enough to lose some inhibitions, be silly, feel tipsy, etc.) is fun, at least for me. ;) But, of course, your mileage may vary.

I certainly don't drink enough to get addicted to it, though, lol. For instance, I've got like 4 hard lemonades in my fridge and I could very easily grab one whenever I want. They've been sitting there for 5 days now. ;)

[identity profile] faeriemaiden.livejournal.com 2009-06-11 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and I think getting tipsy or intoxicated is really something best done in one's own environment, if one must -- at home, or with a small group of like-minded friends who aren't going to embarrass you or take advantage of you in some way. Public drunkenness, especially when it's loud and obvious, seems stupid and not very fun to me, especially if you get your wallet stolen, or are sexually assaulted, or some such, because you don't have your wits about you when you're with a lot of strangers whose inhibitions have also been removed. :/ Public drunkenness in places NOT SET UP FOR THAT is really annoying. Hi, drunks, you keep sitting near me at outdoor music festivals. Please go away forever, thanks. And STOP DANCING AND SINGING. :D

[identity profile] suangelita.livejournal.com 2009-06-11 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I agree. It really depends who you're with. Now get online once in awhile, you have a computer now, so no excuse. ;)