inebriation.

a close friend recently revealed to my family (myself included) are functioning alcoholics. she defined it as being the fact that we lust for a drink in order to calm our nerves at the end of a long day, or a long with dinner on a day to day basis was not quite normal.

which leads me to think... 1. who started this nasty chain, that has become like a genetic heirloom? and 2. who's to say what's normal? don't judge me. i simply enjoy being inebriated.

some admire my years of experience in drinking. i can proudly say that i rarely ever embarass myself while drinking, nor do i ever end up naked with someone i just met. (an accomplishment to many college drunks). the lessons i have learned since i was 14 have stuck with me and will allow for me to avoid akward reminiseces of evenings i can hardly recall.

i thank jack daniels for helping me get through my first heartbreak. i thank moet rose for being there for every birthday. i thank bacardi lemon for helping me forget my teen angst and drama. and i thank cognac for helping rest beautifully after each and every nite.

if you are twenty years old and you don't know what your favorite cocktail is, how many drinks you can consume in an hour, or when you will lose your motor skills while drinking you have missed out on the blessing that my family has passed on to me known as functional alcoholicism...

dymond gordon i'll be sure to teach you my drunken ways before you turn twenty one... and thank you erika thompson for bringing this blessing to my notice.

if you were ever wondering what do you get this chick who has it all?? a fine bottle of alcohol, a flask, and another bartending/drinking book to match my other. good nite. and good drunk.