Never in my life did I think I would be so upset to be 19, yet here I am complaining to my best friend over the phone about how much it sucks. Now don't get me wrong, I've done a lot of cool things, at least, I think they're cool, but right now I would give anything to be 21 and legal where I am. But please get it right from the start: no, I don't think that to be cool and to do fun things you need to be drunk off your ass or so high you can't think straight. I just enjoyed the fact that I had those things available to me back home, really whenever I wanted, and not have them now suck ass.
Ok, so maybe I don't want to get wasted and black out drunk to the point where I wake up at 6 am on the living room floor with no recollection of anything past 8 pm from the night before, yeah, let's not do that. Honestly, I think I've been and done with those days of over drinking. It was fun at 16, but after 2 years it got old, and it wasn’t the "new fun thing" to do anymore, plus, that much alcohol shits wayyyyy too expensive. I will admit even getting the cheapest, most disgusting premix drinks was at least $12, and back then when I was unemployed it was a lot to waste my Christmas money on. Actually, unemployed has serious loser energy to it, if yk yk, so let's say I was in my prime passion-searching era. Back to drinking, I don't regret going through an "I'm getting drunk again tonight" because it made me realise how that life isn't for me at all. Sure, I'll get wasted with you, but not every day after school in your bedroom stealing your dad's liquor.
All this makes it sound like I've been put off drinking, and I promise that is very much not the case. Where all my pettiness and annoyance is from the fact that I love a good cocktail. If you handed me a date night where I can dress up all cute and go out to get a phat pornstar martini, I would make out with you right then and there. I just love drinks that are fun and interesting but also taste amazing, is that so bad? To me, nothing hits like reading a cocktail menu, finding something that sounds delicious, tasting it, and then the night is blessed because the cocktail be cocking. Some of you might frown on me since a pornstar martini is pretty basic, but screw you I think they taste like a good, long, hard orgasm because passion fruit and vanilla vodka is such a deadly duo. I could down maybe 5 and still want more. Is that concerning? I don't think so.
In all seriousness, I just feel so left out when I go out with my family over here, and they can order a tasty, fun drink, and I'm stuck embarrassing no one but myself when I ask for a ginger beer. I felt so grown back home since I have been doing adult things for over a year now, and now that I'm here it feels like I've been put back on the training wheels again. Having a fun drink felt like a celebration even if the day was mundane, it was a little treat to end the night.
Here are a few cocktails I would lap up right now:
- a long island with a lime, not a lemon
- a mango chilli margarita
- a pornstar martini (of course)
- a aperol spritz
- an apple pie daiquiri
- a crisp tequila shot (I know, not a cocktail, but come on)
- an espresso martini
Anyone?


