Sunday, May 04, 2008

Creativity?

So yesterday, I learned that a shot is only 1 ounce. I've been drinking shots for 4 years (before that, I was a lady, I drank wine) and I always thought they were at least 2. I thought shooters were 4... But, seeing the errors in my math, I realize that I wasn't really thinking about it, someone probably told me and I just went with that. But that's not the point of the story. The point is, it was my new supervisor who told me this.

She then explained to me that, "yeah, cuz when you do power hour, you end up drinking like 5 beers in an hour."

"what is power hour?"

"that's when you take a shot of beer every minute for an hour. You've never done that before?"

So I told her, I don't drink beer. Then I was thinking, is that like creative binge drinking?

My supervisor and I get along. She's a cool chick... She's 6 months younger than me. Sorority girl. And I'm starting to see than white sororities are different than black ones, lol. I mean, sorry, a few of my readers are in one, but I just don't get them in general. Its all a bit much. But it seems the one new supervisor (NS) is in reminds me of the kind of girls who end up dating/ marrying douchey frat guys.

But back to the creative bingeing. What is that? Quarters, flip cup, drinking games in general? Why not just drink and talk? I guarantee that if you did that, you'd drink less and have way more fun (or are you aiming for alcoholism?). And maybe have more in common with your drinking buddies than just Greek letters and a love for Jaeger.

And isn't taking a shot a minute kind of really dumb anyway? You're pretty much guaranteeing that you're going to pass out or vomit. And I don't find either of those things necessarily fun. I'm cheap. I consider it a waste of money.

So in conclusion, I hope you guys aren't doing, or havent done, anything this stupid. That excludes the "I never" game, which I consider a "drinking and talking" thing, and also, you wouldn't get drunk if you weren't so scandalous, and you wouldn't be in so much scandal if you didn't get so drunk, lol. I'm good at that game, lol.
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8 comments:

Southerner in Suomi said...

60 oz of beer is only five, so if you drink beer, it's not that big of a deal.
Especially when you are sitting with a group of friends talking and you look up two hours later and have downed five.

As for the jager, it's disgusting. The games are a bit extra. I've only done like two. (I went to the whitest of white colleges. Sue me!!!)

Adei von K said...

white and black greek orgs are TOTALLY different! attending HBCUs and being in close proximity to the biggest party/white school in Florida, I've had my share of white orgs that only go as far as college graduation day.

drinking games try and play off the fact you want to drink but don't want to look like an alkie. i personally LOVE questions! its fast paced and funny as hell. also, everyone gets f-ed up at pretty much, the same time. now with that said, i haven't done a drinking game since FAM. Now, I just take my pineapple and vodka with no games

Rashan Jamal said...

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I love I never. Except with people that really know me. Then they ask those targeted questions designed to make me drink. Jerks!!!

I tried to do a blog I Never game back in the day, but then lost interest really quickly. The idea was I would say something I Never did, and if you did it, you had to write about it. Maybe I'll pull that one again out one of these days.

the joy said...

V- I couldn't drink 60 oz of anything in an hour. Especially not alcoholic bevs. My BIL loves jaeger and keeps trying to push it on me. Of course he's 2x my size... Only 2 huh? Lol then you were like this is stupid, lmao.

Stace- that's interesting, tha you say they only go til grad. We just had an AKA mother daughter lunch with some old heads in there. Any time I see white sororities, they're no older than 25. I have no problem with people seeing me drink. But then again I'm not a big drinker, not like that. But anything that involves a big table of people and maybe some arguing about stuff that can't be proven, I'm there.

Rashan- haha PSAs. Man you gotta play with friends that will only give you that sly side eye like "you know you need to be drinking right now..." that sounds like an interesting lil blog activity. I think I remember doing that, but I can't be sure... I'd be down if you started it again.

Jameil said...

that last sentence abt scandal? fab hilariousnesocity!! beer shots are pointless. why not just drink it? most black people (esp if they didn't go to a predominately white school) think drinking games are stupid.

La said...

LMFAO!!!!!!!! I completely agree


I think the only drinking games I've ever played that I enjoyed was "I Never" and Spoons. Spoons is only fun cuz it's hilarious to see how everyone's motor skills get all fucked up after a couple rounds.

You know what else I don't understand? The shot table. Doesn't that strike anyone else as unsanitary?

Does anyone know the name of that liquor that urban drinking legend has it has gold flecks in it to cut your throat on the way down and help you absorb the liquor faster? Am I making this up?

The I Never blog game is a good idea. I'm with it. Lord knows I cant come up with a blog post on my own, lol

the joy said...

Jam- I forgot you like beer. Blah. I know I think they're stupid, lol.

La- goldschlager. The thing is though, gold is too pliable to cut you, and the flakes are really thin. What is spoons? And what constitutes a shot table?

Southerner in Suomi said...

Yeah, I couldn't turn down the liquor (you know what Kat Wms said)

And I drank the five beers in TWO hours, not one. Lol.