Fuzzy

I met GC for happy hour Friday after work. The bar was pretty packed by the time we got there so as we searched for two seats at the bar, a bald, black gentleman called out my name twice, more audibly the second time. He and his blonde male friend were seated at the bar.

At first glance, I had zero recollection. Noting my blank stare, he said, "Do you remember me?" It took several seconds but then it dawned on me. I'd met him the night of T.'s birthday. He had been the second guy to approach me that night, Stephen. When I met him, he had a knit hat pulled down over his ears so I was thrown off by the bald head. The 5 or 6 drinks I'd had in my system at the time also may or may not have played a factor. Stephen was the guy I thought was too good-looking for me. GC was dumbstruck by my immediate rejection of Stephen, as she said time and time again, "WTP, that guy was HOT." T. was of the same opinion. Stephen stopped by our booth and made small talk before he left, but that was that.

GC and I took advantage of the 1/2 price martini special. Four martinis and one rum and coke later, I was in bed by 9 pm.

Does MySpace Encourage Drinking?

MySpace - a site where old friends, acquaintances and yes, even complete strangers convene, frequently with the common goal of making plans to consume alcoholic beverages. It takes very little effort to plan: all you need is a date, time and destination. Heck, you can even get it done in one fell swoop by sending out a bulletin to all your friends or posting a blog announcement. Oftentimes, you visit someone's page to find a slideshow in which the person is drunk in 90% of the photos. You see them having a wonderful time, all dressed up in their cutest outfits, surrounded by a group of smiling friends and you think to yourself, hey, that looks fun! You start reminiscing about your fond memories of nights out on the town and realize you can't wait to go out and do it again!! And then you think, maybe I should go out this weekend and get crazy drunk and photograph myself to document what an awesome time I had so I can post proof on my page! The best part is, you should have no problem finding a MySpace "friend" (I use the term lightly) that is more than ready and willing to go out!

In the end, does MySpace inadvertently promote drinking?