Whenever I’m 10 drinks in and my eyes start crossing, I experience a particular phenomenon uncommon to most drinkers. I begin seeing people as less attractive.
This often works to my advantage. I don’t feel tempted to bring men home for a tumble between the bed sheets. On the other hand, it also leads to a lot of missed opportunities, like on New Years Eve.
My friend’s party was winding down and most people were leaving, when I started talking to a guy on the staircase. We sat together and chatted for hours it seemed, I didn’t get home until 4:30 a.m. I have no idea what we talked about, all I know is that he’s a postal worker from St. John’s. I thought I had given him my phone number, but apparently I didn’t. Anyway, he made some vague reference to going home with me, which set off alarm bells in my head. When he got up to use the bathroom, I bolted like a bat outta hell.
I have absolutely no explanation for my behaviour. I’m completely lacking any sort of interest in the opposite sex. My libido-meter is at 0. It’s just not happenin’.
Anyway, the next day I was talking to KJax, our mutual friend, and she was like, “Dude, my friend loved you! He couldn’t believe you bolted!” We kinda laughed about it and then she brought up his Facebook profile.
Dude is effing hot. SMOKING HOT. I’m a moron. I did, however, run into him last night and he totally brushed me off. I guess I deserve it.
I’ve been meaning to do a New Years update, but you know what? I have no resolutions to make. 2009 was incredibly amazing. I rung in 2010 with a few good friends and a house party, and one hell of a gorgeous dress.
The sequins! Oh the sequins!
Then last night a few of my lady friends got together again at KJax’s house, seeing as how it was Caper’s last night in town. We ordered sushi and proceeded to drink all the leftover party booze, which was an incredible amount of wine, tequila, beer and saki.
FYI, shooting Fireball whiskey and Wild Africa cream liquer is a horrible, horrible combination.
We took shot after shot and ended up walking to a party, and after that, my memory is blank. But for some insanely weird reason, TOR heard me come home wheezing like an asthmatic 90 year old man…from UPSTAIRS. She said I was wheezing so hard she got up to check on me to make sure I wasn’t dying. WTFH? I have absolutely NO recollection of this. Why the hell was I wheezing? I don’t even think I walked home. Time to get back to the gym, I think.
New Years High Fivin' Hogmanay Hootenany
Entirely too much drinking on my part. Back to adulthood.
I know I already told you this but I still LOVE that dress!
I also seem to be a self sabotager with the boys. I totally WANT to meet them but then once they are actually talking to me I totally clam up. It’s a definite problem….
Your reverse drunk vision has probably saved you several trips to the pharmacy for plan b lol so it’s most likely for the better…
God your hair is good…
Shitty about the missed ‘festivities’.
I LOVE the dress! Wow! And sorry about your missed makeout buddy – make up an excuse about getting sick or something, maybe? Who knows. I’m a believer that libido levels are had for a reason, so if you’re not feeling it, wait awhile and it’ll come back, all in good time
Happy new year!
that is an unlucky situation. i have never heard of alcohol making people less attractive, i dont think anyone would drink if that were more common… speaking of less attractive though, i need your help. ok thats really not related but i still need your help. i am in a blogger competition of sorts with 9 other blogs. basically check out my recent post about tiger woods, click one of the links and vote for me… if you can find it in your heart of course… you may also find other blogs you like on the list i am against, you may read them but i forbid you from voting for them
… thanks in advance.
ps. totally dig the sequin dress, i have the same one in silver.
Reverse drunk vision is a good superpower.
Wow – totally agree, the dress is WICKED cute
As for the drunken vision, what a bummer! I always do the same thing though when I am faced in that situation – it’s so easy to freak and wonder if you’d be making the same choices if you were a tad more sober! Happy New Year!
I wish I had that problem- only, I wish it just made the ugly guys uglier, but leave the cute ones intact.
There is no such thing as too much drinking, you take that back now you hear
Drunken hookups are never as much fun as they are when you’re telling them to your friends the next day.
Am I right, ladies?
PS: hawt dress
Gosh, this brings me back to the good ole’ days before I fell asleep at 9:30 on NYE (which happens to be my birthday as well)! Enjoy it while you have the energy!
I think I am the same way with men right now. I’ve had quite a few missed opprotunities and it kills me.
Anywho… your dress is fab and the party sounds awesome! So weird that you were wheezing though!
And what have you learnt from all this Candice?
You look hot in the dress by the way
Happy New year! Great dress!
love the new website…it looks so great!! and your dress is pretty sweet too!
ohhh fireball whiskey…one bad experience with that stuff and I can never drink it again.
I lovvvveeee your dress!!! And the new site! It’s fabulous! And OH MY GOD I need reverse drunk vision. I have been entirely too generous with my lovin as recently. haha
@stephanie: Thanks, me too!! Arrg, I borrowed it from a friend, i wish I owned it. SO SHINY. And yeah, the guy thing, wtf? I’m also a loser when it comes to any kind of commitment
@Abbie: Oh trust me, I am very grateful for the reversed drunk-vision
@Ben: why thank you, I grew it myself! haaa…?
@Charis: Thank you!!! And I totally agree. It was an..er…”eventful” year, I think I just need a break
@ryan: bahaha, i love how you tried to spin that into a related comment! i’m on it
@linlah: is it a super power? i’m unsure
@Shannon: Thank you!!! I guess that’s what keeps us respectable members of society, eh? maybe me not as much…
@lilly: unfortunately, the opposite seems to happen far too often
@Chris: I regretted it as soon as the words were out of my mouth.
@J: definitely the best part of drunken hook-ups. and thanks!
@yorksnbeans: bahahah, but Happy Birthday anyway!!
@Cammy: I think we have to keep our eyes open more, don’t you agree?
@Rob: Thank ya Rob!!! and i’m sure i’ve learned nothing, hah.
@pinkie: Thanks kindly!! and thanks for stopping by.
@meg: Thank you! And usually I can handle that stuff well, it’s the rum and the tequila that kills me…never mind mixing it with something else. Agh.
@CJ: I need a night out on the town with you ASAP.
And one hell of a gorgeous dress it is!! I see people as more tolerable with alcohol. Hahaha… that could be a bad thing, right? lol
Happy 2010 to you! I know it’s gonna be a great year for you, I JUST KNOW.
I wish I had that problem. When the beer goggles come out, the ladies get better looking. Sounds like you had a great time though. Love the new look of the site, and the dress really works – very hot.
Love love the dress. Those are some pretty crazy beer goggles you got there. Never heard of such a thing, but I agree it's an advantage. No men you don't recognize in the morning! Oh and btw-LOVE THE NEW LAYOUT!! woohoo. You're already starting off 2010 with a bang.
Worst beer goggles ever. That's missing the whole point.
Fireball Whiskey = never again.
I love that dress!!! I love sequins and sparkly things
haha that's funny that you see people as uglier…I have the reverse problem… as I just learned a few weeks ago when I had WAYYYY too much wine at a holiday event.
Reversed drunk vision – that's an awesome name to it!
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