Here's How My 4th of July Went
[mood| 
annoyed]
[music| "Ghosts (Modwheelmood Remix)" - Ladytron]
So I thought I was gonna party it up at the block party my dad's sister's neighborhood has every year. It's awesome: the entire neighborhood chips in and hires a DJ and makes all of the food/drinks. So you just dance the night away as you get drunk and watch fireworks. It's always a lot of fun and people from other neighborhoods come over to hang out with everyone.
But, alas, that didn't happen and my dad and I were forced to drive out to Miami Beach for a BBQ at my aunt's house. It's usually not that bad because I have to watch over my 3 year-old cousin, so I'm all over the place running after her. And I don't mind doing that. But yesterday, my mom was telling me how my 20 year-old cousin was bringing friends over. I don't know if I've mentioned this, but my cousin is a hot mess right now. She's flunked college twice, stole money from her parents, and was kicked out by her dad. She's living with my aunt in Miami Beach right now so she can take a breather from her life in Texas and, basically, start a new one in Florida. And, thus far, she's been doing really well. She's been going out almost everyday to interview for jobs and she's been helping my aunt around the house; something she was loathe to do back home.
So when she arrived with her friends (she's known them for only 3 days), I don't hang out with them right away because I was helping my aunt in the kitchen set things up for dinner. Eventually, my cousin has me sit with them and I notice that they're playing a drinking game. One of her friends, this girl named Pam, was actually legit nice and pretty cool. The other two were these guys that looked a bit douchey to me. They were a little too involved in themselves for my liking.
Anyways, I was laughing and generally having a good time, but I was the only one who wasn't drinking. I'm 19 and if it's at a family gathering where my parents are around, I'm allowed to drink, but yesterday I wasn't really comfortable enough drinking, especially because my cousin was pressuring me to drink and when someone does that, I'm the type of person that will resist that just out of some small amount of spite. Plus, both my parents were drinking, so I knew I would end up being the DD (which I was). And I would've had no problems playing drinking games with them, but the entire time they were drinking to get drunk.
Now, I may just be silly, but I don't feel comfortable doing something like that. Especially when my family is there and there are little kids running around. I dunno; it just doesn't seem classy to me and I honestly don't see the point in drinking to the point where you're a drunken hot mess. Maybe it's just because I've gone to so many parties/clubs where I had an awesome time, but I wasn't drinking, that makes me feel that way, but yeah. I dunno. I can go to parties and everything and drink and have a good time, but my whole train of thought is, "Are you that bored that the only thing you can think to do in order to have a good time is to drink until you're drunk? Because if so, then you need to stop partying so much." :|
And then my mom got mad at me because she said I was being "too judgmental" and that I was acting "like a snob". I've been to parties where I can socialize just fine, but I also tend to have a good friend of mine with me. My cousin is not that close to me. She never has been. In fact, she tends to treat me like crap. I'm shocked that she wants to talk to me so much now because she normally could care less about what I do. She's always jumped at the chance to get me in trouble because my family thinks I can do no wrong. I dunno. I just got really annoyed when my mom told me that. I'm very particular about the people I socialize with because I like to be able to do other things with them besides drink and party. I didn't get that vibe from those people. :/
I'm just being silly, aren't I?
But things are looking up for today! :D I slept in until noon and I watched Ghostbusters with my dad before I took a bath. I also read some more of Breathers (It's a zombie romance novel. It's actually quite good thus far and, apparently, it's being made into a movie) during my bath. Now I'm just waiting for Lisa to pick me up so we can go to Stir Crazy and get us some stir fry. :D omg this place is so good. You can create your own stir fry or order something from the menu of stuff they already have. OM NOM NOM. :D My belly is going to be so happy.
Oh! And, for those of you interested (*cough*cityskylines*cough*) posting has started over at the dgficexchange! :D They only posted one story so far. It's not my story and I haven't had time to read it, but it looks rather long. I think I might do that when I get home and after Lisa and I watch Richie Rich on Cartoon Network.
How were your weekends, bbs?
xoxox
annoyed]
[music| "Ghosts (Modwheelmood Remix)" - Ladytron]
So I thought I was gonna party it up at the block party my dad's sister's neighborhood has every year. It's awesome: the entire neighborhood chips in and hires a DJ and makes all of the food/drinks. So you just dance the night away as you get drunk and watch fireworks. It's always a lot of fun and people from other neighborhoods come over to hang out with everyone.
But, alas, that didn't happen and my dad and I were forced to drive out to Miami Beach for a BBQ at my aunt's house. It's usually not that bad because I have to watch over my 3 year-old cousin, so I'm all over the place running after her. And I don't mind doing that. But yesterday, my mom was telling me how my 20 year-old cousin was bringing friends over. I don't know if I've mentioned this, but my cousin is a hot mess right now. She's flunked college twice, stole money from her parents, and was kicked out by her dad. She's living with my aunt in Miami Beach right now so she can take a breather from her life in Texas and, basically, start a new one in Florida. And, thus far, she's been doing really well. She's been going out almost everyday to interview for jobs and she's been helping my aunt around the house; something she was loathe to do back home.
So when she arrived with her friends (she's known them for only 3 days), I don't hang out with them right away because I was helping my aunt in the kitchen set things up for dinner. Eventually, my cousin has me sit with them and I notice that they're playing a drinking game. One of her friends, this girl named Pam, was actually legit nice and pretty cool. The other two were these guys that looked a bit douchey to me. They were a little too involved in themselves for my liking.
Anyways, I was laughing and generally having a good time, but I was the only one who wasn't drinking. I'm 19 and if it's at a family gathering where my parents are around, I'm allowed to drink, but yesterday I wasn't really comfortable enough drinking, especially because my cousin was pressuring me to drink and when someone does that, I'm the type of person that will resist that just out of some small amount of spite. Plus, both my parents were drinking, so I knew I would end up being the DD (which I was). And I would've had no problems playing drinking games with them, but the entire time they were drinking to get drunk.
Now, I may just be silly, but I don't feel comfortable doing something like that. Especially when my family is there and there are little kids running around. I dunno; it just doesn't seem classy to me and I honestly don't see the point in drinking to the point where you're a drunken hot mess. Maybe it's just because I've gone to so many parties/clubs where I had an awesome time, but I wasn't drinking, that makes me feel that way, but yeah. I dunno. I can go to parties and everything and drink and have a good time, but my whole train of thought is, "Are you that bored that the only thing you can think to do in order to have a good time is to drink until you're drunk? Because if so, then you need to stop partying so much." :|
And then my mom got mad at me because she said I was being "too judgmental" and that I was acting "like a snob". I've been to parties where I can socialize just fine, but I also tend to have a good friend of mine with me. My cousin is not that close to me. She never has been. In fact, she tends to treat me like crap. I'm shocked that she wants to talk to me so much now because she normally could care less about what I do. She's always jumped at the chance to get me in trouble because my family thinks I can do no wrong. I dunno. I just got really annoyed when my mom told me that. I'm very particular about the people I socialize with because I like to be able to do other things with them besides drink and party. I didn't get that vibe from those people. :/
I'm just being silly, aren't I?
But things are looking up for today! :D I slept in until noon and I watched Ghostbusters with my dad before I took a bath. I also read some more of Breathers (It's a zombie romance novel. It's actually quite good thus far and, apparently, it's being made into a movie) during my bath. Now I'm just waiting for Lisa to pick me up so we can go to Stir Crazy and get us some stir fry. :D omg this place is so good. You can create your own stir fry or order something from the menu of stuff they already have. OM NOM NOM. :D My belly is going to be so happy.
Oh! And, for those of you interested (*cough*cityskylines*cough*) posting has started over at the dgficexchange! :D They only posted one story so far. It's not my story and I haven't had time to read it, but it looks rather long. I think I might do that when I get home and after Lisa and I watch Richie Rich on Cartoon Network.
How were your weekends, bbs?
xoxox