What’s up party people?
“Just throw up while I hold your hair back
Her white friend said “you n*ggas crazy”
I hope no one heard that
I hope no one heard that
Cause if they did, we gon be in some trouble”
Look, I’m not a drinker but I have a lot (and I mean a LOT) of friends that do drink. Of course they do. We live in Australia and it’s ingrained in us as soon as we start breathing in the air of the land down under, drinking is part of the culture. Every occasion for celebration is a reason for inebriation that leads to intoxication that sometimes leads to fornication (Editor’s note: Guess his little break has been good for him). I’m a huge fan of celebration, I support drinking in moderation and understand that sometimes people need a bit of liquid courage to get comfortable and to enjoy themselves.
Me though? I don’t do it (Editor’s note: Full story HERE). I am fine with going out to my friends to bars and parties that contain alcohol, but I’ll sip on something non-alcoholic whilst they are throwing down. I don’t mind, Hell I just concluded my tenure at a work place where drinking was as natural as breathing, It’s cool with me.
So…I hope you understand that the following isn’t a lecture, not an attempt at preaching or even a cry of frustration. Think of it as…Isaac still hasn’t thought of a memory he wants to write about so he’s going to elaborate on something that he mentioned in passing to a friend the other day. We often hear stories about professional athletes or just professionals in general who improve at their livelihoods as soon as they give up the sauce, I hate those obnoxious articles in the paper saying that Mr So & So has improved his work ethic because he doesn’t drink anymore, it’s as bad as women’s magazines saying that Actress X has lost 15KGs cause she realised that chocolate was bad for her. It’s a given.
It's all good though guys, he orders a diet coke with his Big Mac meal. He knows what he's doing.
Why’d I bring that up? There are other stories we’re accustomed to hearing, especially after a big weekend. Let me know if this sounds familiar:
“I f*cked up. I was drunk though…so it’s ok.”
The hypothetical person in question is using drinking as a crutch. Fair enough right? We are warned not to drink drive, drink text or to drink f*ck because we are told that the addition of high levels of alcohol to the system tend to make people do stupid things. It’s a fact, even though those things are sometimes hilarious (Editor’s note: Ever heard of a movie called the Hangover? Apparently it was pretty popular), often they are disastrous (refer to every bad hook up at a party ever).
Look, sober people make mistakes too, believe me I know (Editor’s note: He was reminded of one of the more prominent ones over the weekend during one of his birthday speeches. Good times) but again, let me stress the fact that we have hundreds of years of evidence and precedence that drunk people are more likely to do something stupid. You know this, you’ve done something ill advised whilst downing shots of tequila and drinking Vodka/Red Bulls. An incoherent phone call, a text message, fallen down a stair well, gotten into a fight with someone you really shouldn’t be fighting, ruined a relationship, altered a reputation, vomitted over a new pair of shoes.
Yes, different degrees, but mistakes and poor decisions nonetheless.
And you know what the poorest one was?
Drinking in the first place, because you know sh*t will go down.
People blaming their behaviour on alcohol reminds me of some kids I knew back in high school. We all know them, the dudes that were too cool to study or revise. They would laugh at you as you trudged by them towards the library yelling things like:
- Hah, you would go to the library huh nerd? Go read them books, I don’t need to study.
And when results were released, they would shrug off their bad results saying: “Hmph, I would’ve done just as well if I had studied.”
Right, it’s just an excuse. A crutch, a fall back, a cowardly citation.
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I get it. We’re young, we only live once, that’s the motto right?
I’m young but I intend to live for a very long time. I’m only going to live once, so I want to do it right.
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One last thing. It was my birthday a couple of days ago but I had been celebrating for most of the week. I’ve had a lot of laughs, received a lot of presents and spent a lot of time with some of the people I love most. I’m eternally grateful for all the time I get with my friends and family because time is the most important currency and I love to spend it on the people that matter.
Also, I’ve had a lot of cake. I’ve blown out the candles on four full sized cakes and some cupcakes…and I’m going to keep it real, I’ve wished for the same thing every single time. Yeah, it’s about a girl and er…I’m too afraid to say any more. However, I know it’s not going to work out, at least not for now. This isn’t the first time I’ve considered her, the same issues that occurred the first time around are still around during this second rendez vous.
We’re in different stages of our lives, we have different views and that’s fine for our friendship. However, I can’t, and I know she’s not ready to settle down and embrace moderation…she loves it.
Damn.
You know what else is crazy? There are a number of girls wondering if I’m referring to them.
Until next time folks! Stay classy!
