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Gettin’ Your Booze On? Learn Your Limits!
September 11, 2008 Posted in Back to School, Reality
When I started college my freshman year, I was NOT a drinker. I repeat: I was not a drinker.
After having, literally, maybe three beers all of high school (not a prude, just didn’t care for the taste of what was given to me), I came into college a drinking virgin and very quickly had to learn what my limit was. (Basically, by exceeding my limit night after night after night…) I had to learn what I liked to drink, how much and how frequently.
After downing five shots of Rubinoff in ten minutes and blacking out, punching my roommate in the face, puking all over the communal bathroom, changing in front of a guy friend of mine and destroying my laundry clothes rack (after falling into it), I knew I had to take this experiment with drinking a little differently. So I made a few rules.
In order to spare you from the same embarassment and loss of precious laundry racks, I thought it was a good idea to share these rules with you. You can follow all of them, or some of them; whichever you choose, just remember to take it slow. Real slow.
1. No shots of cheap, nasty tasting alcohol. If you wanna do shots, make it one (maybe two, who we kiddin’?), not five or six or seventeen… and never use Rubinoff.
2. Do NOT mix. Start the night with one drink and keep at it until you’re through. Mixing creates a whirlwind of different types of drunk that normally left me hungover and puking the next morning.
3. If you drink liquor (over beer), drink slower. For many – like myself – liquor (i.e., vodka, rum, etc) does a number on you quicker than a few beers. So, if you decide to brave the evening with some Rum and Cokes, make sure you pace yourself so you don’t end up hugging the toilet.
4. Do not compete with your friends. Especially dudes who can handle WAY more liquor than you can. I found that out the hard way when I tried to race my 220lb buddy in a case race. He finished 30 beers. I made it to 12 and puked all over my dorm. Soooo nice.
5. Stay away from the bad experiences. If you had a little incident with vodka like I did, stay away from the stuff for awhile. It’s good to find out what you can drink (by finding out what you can’t handle, pretty much), but give yourself a break from the not-so friendly liquors that have tainted your stomach in the past.
It may have taken my entire freshman year, but I got the drinking thing down pat. I now have a taste for wines, beers and liquor that I like, which are much tastier than the inside of my mouth after a night of puking.
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Hilary says:
Thu, 11th Sep 20088:30 am
My advice: Tequila is never a good idea. Ever. Just say no.
Jackie says:
Thu, 11th Sep 20089:25 am
Cheap Tequila is never a good idea-but stuff like Don Julio, Cuervo Palatino, etc, won't kill you. That goes the same for any liquor, really-you can spend a night downing a ton of Grey Goose and it won't give you the kind of hangover that Rubinoff will, because there's so much less crap in it. Expensive alcohol is expensive for a reason. However, most of the time top-shelf is not in a college student's budget, but it's worth splurging on for special occasions when you really want to celebrate.
Amber - Old Dominion says:
Thu, 11th Sep 20089:55 am
I see a lot of freshmen make the mistake of playing WAY too many games of beer pong. I know you want to keep beating everyone(over competitive bitches!), but it's not possible to do that and walk away without puking an entire day of meals.
Christabel says:
Thu, 11th Sep 200811:28 am
From personal experience, stay away from cask wine that has been sitting in the fridge for 5 weeks, festering.
It is never a good idea to mix red and white wine. Especially in the same glass.
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Kaley says:
Thu, 11th Sep 200812:12 pm
Ummm I love Tequila. Especially with lemon and salt. Yum.
T says:
Thu, 11th Sep 20084:10 pm
Yeah, you guys drink like little girls.
Liv says:
Thu, 11th Sep 200810:45 pm
when you can’t find a clean shotglass and you go to reach for that dixie bathroom cup just remember, they’re not equivalent.
jes says:
Fri, 12th Sep 20084:33 am
After many, many years of drinking I cant stomach cheap liquor at all anymore.
Even (somewhat) decent Jose gives me a god-awful headache in an hour. But Patron, well I can drink that all night…
The "just say no" list for me includes:
1. Arisocrat(p) – Gin
2. Montezuma – Tequila
3. Sauza – Tequila
4. Canadian Leaf – Whiskey
5. Wild Turkey… or any other cheap whiskey in excess will guarantee you a trip to the 6th realm of hell.
Also, I've placed strict requirements on what beer I drink. Leinenkugel's and Blue Moon are great wheat beers, but Miller and Coors have to do at school games.
However, I refuse -ABsolutely refuse- to ingest anything with reference to:
-a "Beast"
-Keystone
-"Natty Lite" or any such cheap ass nasty
fraternity beer. Ick.
jes says:
Fri, 12th Sep 20084:47 am
also, evan williams.
Dear god, my teenage years are flashing before my eyes… eek!
sara says:
Wed, 17th Sep 200812:00 pm
In highschool, way before I knew my limits I had a rought night, that included blacking out, not remembering anything, and puking everywhere that night and the next morning. Not smart, I know, and I've since changed my ways. But that was from basically chugging some 99 Apples and Smirnoff. Now, I can't drink vodka, or even really smell it without feeling nauseous. If I drink it, I feel it in my stomach wayyy before I feel a buzz in my head. However I'm fine with whiskey, tequila, beer… Is my body rejecting the vodka because of that past experience? Just wondering if that is possible, if its happened to anyone else, and if it will go away, and if so when?
kevin says:
Fri, 19th Sep 200812:26 pm
sara im the same way with parrot bay coconut rum. the second time i ever drank i killed an entire bottle and was hugging the toilet the entire night. its been 3 years and i still sometimes gag at the smell alone. i have reccently become able to drink it as a mixer, but a single plain shot still triggers my gag reflex.