Long Weekend

This is a shout out to all my hommies. This has been a freakin' long weekend and to top it off I have been sober for it all. Have you ever been "that guy/girl" at the party who was so plastered they were dancing on the table, or going up to everybody at the party declaring your long lost love for them. Well, I can admit I have held that title once or twice, but since I have been recovering from my knee surgery I have not had a drink. Well, that is not entirely true. I have had a few drinks, but that did not end up too good. One time I had 2 beers and pasted out and another I had a half of glass of wine and acquired a pretty good buzz. So from those experiences I have come to realize; booze + pain pills = no fun. Now-a-days D.D. stands for more than just my initials, it stands for designated driver.

I went out this weekend and as D.D. I drank enough water to float a hippo. While all my friends were pushing back cold ones, I was sipping on 2-Hs and an O. Rounds and rounds of Milwaukee’s finest kept coming and the laughs were getting louder. Then the shots came out. More and more shots. Man, does that suck, not to say you have to drink to have a good time, cause I was having a good time, but damn, I really wanted a drink.

As the night went on we progressed to out next destination and I noticed that the conversations, slurred as they were, might have been a bit more interesting if they were accompanied by alcohol. Odd, you never notice when you're the one who's drink. Also, when you’re drunk you probably can understand drunkanese a bit better. I have never noticed how impossible it is to understand people when you're sober. It really is funny, almost comical.

Nearing the end of the night people have hit their drinking peak and they have now begun to feel their most free to speak their mind. This is when all the drama starts. Of course, when you're on the drunken side it's not that big of a deal, but when the beer goggles are off and you're looking through sober eyes, damn! The things that are said...you swear you were watching a soap opera, on HBO. I will admit, the evening was never dull and I had a great time trying to follow the drunken storylines.

I am not saying I am going to stop drinking, nor am I saying drunks are funny people. I am just saying that if you have to be the D.D. for the evening don't pitch a fit. Your friends are going to provide an evening of entertainment you'll never forget.

Peace,
DeMo