Dan is constantly on my ass to drink to the point of getting drunk. You would think after all this time — me being WELL past my 21st birthday (though to be fair, I was breastfeeding and thus out of commission on my 21st, pregnant on my 22nd and breastfeeding on my 23rd) — he would get it. I have no interest in getting drunk. I don’t think I have much of an alcohol tolerance, seeing as how one cherry lifesaver and one shot can get me feeling quite buzzed, flushed and warm. I don’t want to push my limits. I don’t want to be stumbling, slurring, falling over, getting sick.
Besides feeling good, and being able to be up with kids in the morning and get some work done, there’s an additional benefit to being the sober or least inebriated one of the bunch: you get to point and laugh and take photos of the drunk idiots around you. ;)
Last night Jason was over, and as he and Dan continued to knock back screwdrivers and god knows what else (I think Dan drank the cherry lifesaver I passed up in favor of a daiquiri, and Jason had a daiquiri), they got more and more goofy. I have several drunk IMs from both Dan (the title of this post is a direct quote of one of Dan’s IMs to me!) and Jason, and they were both funny as hell to converse with. The 3am munchies for cold fried chicken was rather amusing.
Here’s one more reason why it’s great to be the sober one of the bunch:
(Cutting for slight vulgarity ;) )
Jenn + Sharpie > drunk Dan.
Fail! I’m the one who IMed you that not Dan
We’re geeks IMing back and forth while sitting in the same room 
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I drink often, and I can’t really see the point in drinking other than to get drunk. Especially when it comes to liquor.
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LMAO. That’s entertaining.
OMG that sharpie… haha! You’re not really missing anything by not getting really drunk. I’ve been there and prefer not to do it anymore. It’s fun at the time, but you look back on it and think about how stupid you were. Plus, I’ve gotten sick many times. Though not as bad as puking when you’re sober (because you’re quite out of it), it still isn’t fun.
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I like drinking lol. As long as its cheap and I’m in a safe environment, as well as my son, I go along with it. I haven’t drank so much that I got sick since high school, luckily, I guess thats just maturity and tolerance kicking in lol. But I do agree, watching drunk people can be funny. When Jon is drunk and I’m not, its funny, unless he starts to get in a mood where he wants to have serious talks about his problems and the future, etc… then I have to cut him off lol.
Like Britney said, you’re not really missing out on much. It’s the tipsy part that is the most fun, or at least I think so. Most of the stupid shit I’ve done in my life was done while drunk, so that’s another reason to just…don’t.
Good job with the sharpie though, but watch out for repercussions. ;)
Personally, I’m a proponent of getting drunk for the experience of it. Alcohol really does something weird to you, and with few long-term side effects from moderate use, it’s a more-or-less safe way to really let loose.
Of course, you do need to have those safety markers in place: being in a safe environment with people that you trust (i.e. not having to drive drunk), not binge-drinking to the point of illness, easy access to a toilet (very important), etc, etc.
Although one thing I feel strongly about is that there is no point to drinking until you get physically sick or just black out. At that point, any fun from the experience is lost. I’ve only ever gotten sick from drinking once, which I will never do again, and have never blacked out. I plan to keep it that way.
Honestly I just want to see what Jenn’s like when she’s three sheets to the wind :D
Sorry .. not a drinker.. not even beer.. ! never liked the taste.. but a lite margarita is ok…
Dan is semi right. He’s doing it in the safety of his own home so that’s pretty ok. I did all this when I was at college and very young. Drunk young girls and guys on the prowl are not good things neither is drunk guys who can’t control themselves when they are married. So I suggest staying at home drinking with friends so Jenn can write more funny things on you for us to laugh at or at least take her to the bar with you. Don’t go it alone at the bar, this is how bad things happen.
With that said, I haven’t picked up a drink in years! I think I had a Mojito on my 30th birthday? I had two sips and gave the rest to my husband. I actually got excited about seeing non alcoholic blueberry mojitos at a restaurant the other day. I’m old!
I don’t drink (except for the occasional small glass of some fruity drink from Boone Farms) and I have never been drunk. Most people don’t believe me but that’s the truth. Alcoholism runs in my family and I don’t want to take the chances of becoming one.
That picture is hilarious. Drunk people can be some of the most entertaining people to talk to.
I don’t drink very often, but I do enjoy a glass of wine or a mixed drink every now and then.
a couple of years ago when I was 17 I drunk an entire liter of Smirnoff by myself. I threw up numerous times (slept in it, in fact), passed out, etc…And didn’t remember it the next day. My friends still tell the stories.
I’ve been drunk a few times since then in my friends’ dorms and my house, but i have not thrown up since, let alone blacked out. I also have never drank at a “party”-it’s always been with people I know very, very well.
But just once I want to be able to do what you did and not drink so I can laugh at my friends!
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I like having a few drinks to loosen up. I’m normally a shy person and dont talk much while with groups of people. But when I have a few drinks it helps me to open up more and be more social.
I’ve had my fair share of getting completely wasted. Its not all that great. Especially the throwing up part. But I’ve learned to stop drinking before I get to that point.
As stated by others, being in a safe environment with people you know (and atleast one sober person) is essential to safe drinking. I’ve been in several situations were things could have gone horribly wrong if we hadn’t had a designated sober person.
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I’m the same way. I’ve never drank very much. Once in a while I drank socially, even in college. I just never had an interest either. Hah, that photo is entertaining.
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Seems like you guys had alot of fun.
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Lol, that is awesome.
LMAO!
It seems like most people get drunk just so they can run around screaming “Hey! I am DRUNK! Drunk drunk! Look how much I obviously drank!” I don’t get it.
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^ Second that.
Independence Day, 2007. Jonna, very depressed at the time, had the grand idea of getting blindingly drunk so she got the strongest shit you can buy from the nearby liquor store to be able to “enjoy” the festivities. The stuff tastes like candy – not like alcohol at all – so it goes down very well. Jonna does not like the taste of alcohol at all so that limits her ability to get drunk.
Fast forward about three, four hours: Jonna, having finished the entire bottle ages ago and now sobering up enough to remember this event for the rest of her life, is crying and wishing she was dead, trying to sleep in her own black (the alcohol was a black tar-like substance) vomit while her dog whimpers nearby because his mommy can’t get up off the floor.
Yeah, no more getting drunk for me. If I go out, tipsy is the limit. Being drunk, although I can’t remember most of it, is not fun for some people with low alcohol tolerance. You’re not missing out, seriously.
I dont drink much anymore. I’ve been drunk to the point of throwing up twice in my life and only one time was kinda of on purpose, but I dont enjoy the whole hangover aspect of it afterwards. Plus things happen when you arnt all together and its just a waste of money in my eyes