Had a combined birthday dinner for a friend of mine and myself, with my high school friends. I was absolutely floored with how thoughtful and generous to me they were, as they had bought me work clothing (and a bag!), a hot lil’ “preppy” top, a gorgeous knitted, long coat, Lush products, handmade jewelery and a wonderful scrapbook with our photos. Anyway, we then headed off to a hotel for a surprise birthday party that said friend’s sister organised. It was a small but almost “clubby” kinda party with dim lighting, a bar, a small dance floor and loud music. Best part: it was mostly 90s music. Woot!

Thoughts on alcohol: Mixed feelings. I remember I was very enthusiastic about trying when I first started to drink a bit but in the last few years my passion for it died down. I was in an excellent mood yesterday and decided to try some again. It was an interesting experience in drinking more than I’ve ever had before. I had Smirnoff Ice, a tequila shot, a Southern Comfort with Coke and a long island ice tea. It was weird, after drinking one made me want to drink more. I wonder if that’s got to do with the happy buzz I got out of it or whether I was just thirsty (and liked tea and coke).

I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to hold that down quite well (especially given the fact I’m rather small in size). The most interesting part was how aware I was of my impaired mental faculties. I was definitely talking more, swaying a bit on my feet too. I was still able to keep a close tab on what’s coming out of my mouth (even though I think there was a little more senseless stuff) and still inhibited enough to resist being pulled onto the dance floor (even with Michael Jackson hits and Michael Bublé’s “Sway” play! Man, love that song). Man, I personally can’t stand dancing in public. I feels so awkward and self-conscious and silly just standing there not being sure what to do. I guess I need to be even more inebriated before I lose THOSE feelings. I don’t know why I have no problems with karaoke but I do with dancing. I like watching other people do it though.

By the time I was more sober (after being driven home) I was getting quite paranoid about any potentially long-term damage to my body. After all, alcohol is a poison. What if my liver gave out? What if it killed off more brain cells that I could afford to lose? I also found it kinda difficult falling asleep (a problem I never have) even though I was incredibly tired.

Overall it was a really fun experience!