No one particular person is to blame, but...

[jetstobrazil]

Can someone tell me at what age it stops being cool to talk about how much or what you drank?

Is it a growing thing, when you get to a certain age you realize no one cares or that even you don't care that much

Comments

[yumeki]

Being the oft drunk that I am(sorry Frank, I had to say it to express the story)... I'd say that while drunk there isnt much to think about except just how fucked up you are.

I could probably go on a tangent of my own personal theories, but I think i could leave it at that and it would be sufficient. it isnt something anyone should get worked up over. Unless its a constant course in someones conversation navigation(mmm, I like that little phrase), I dont really see the problem. Often is a nessecery story narative, as we can see with your hero and mine, David Cross. The, "I was/am so wasted look how cool it is!" aspect is usually relegated to frat boys and college sluts. A group of people I doubt you have much worry of encountering on a regular basis.

I need to stop trying to sound smart.

[jetstobrazil]

No, you do good at sounding smart, it just comes off better spoken than written.

Also, might I quote David Cross when he says, "And we're getting fucked up and we're smoking pot and doing shots of Tequila and stuff, and really...drinking a lot. And I say this, I, honestly, not in that kinda, "Oh, isn't it cool I drank a lot," but in that way you need to know later, for the rest of th story..."

I understand the story narrative aspect when speaking of drinking, and if that was what it was the majority of the time I think I would be more than okay with it, however under those circumstances I shouldn't notice it; no one should. It should meld with the story, and be fluid, not causing the listener to think twice. That's story telling. When you told your story about the guy yelling at you to put on your seat belt, your drinking was hardly a prominent or dominating part of the story. It was just another detail of the story, and sadly this is not often the case.

[yer_mom]

Arg just let the effers drink and write about it. Who really cares?

[jetstobrazil]

I'm not really STOPPING them from drinking and writing about it...I just don't understand it is all.

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that this may be one of the only posts you've ever commented on.

[yer_mom]

I dunno, just took a break from homework and decided to comment. I'm bad about posting or commenting on LJ. I don't see you commenting all over my posts...

[djpsychobilly]

I know the people you're referring to. Not the actual people, but the type of person. Usually it is teenage girls who, in my opinion, are telling you how drunk they got so you don't judge them for some stupid mistakes they might have made.

But, being a 25-year-old occasional drinker, I'd have to say that, from my experience, being drunk is not an excuse for anything. It's something that people use as an excuse so they can get away with doing something they truly wanted to do and then blaming it on the alcohol. I've never done something drunk that I didn't, at least a little, want to do sober.

So, in conclusion, I feel that it's not "how cool am I that I drink," but rather, "don't judge me because I will judge." However, in my opinion, you should judge away. Fucking losers.