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July 16, 2007

there's only so much wine

am i missing something? have the laws of party ettiquette changed in the last 5-7 years? i only ask because i had occasion to attend the birthday extravaganza of one kathryn asher malone over the weekend in the atl and the invitation expressly stated that there would be drinks on hand but it was requested that each person bring their beverage of choice to be enjoyed concurrently with the house wine. now i understand that parties can be tricky and you never really know what to expect and maybe it's lame and you will want to leave early and if you bring too much alcohol you'll feel compelled to stay - as for me i'm never going to be the guy to volunteer to go on a beer run once the place starts rockin' so i will invariably show up at a party with a 12 pack of something or other. of course it should be noted that i would have no problem downing 12 beers in one evening but since it has taken me the better part of a year to say goodbye to my beer body i will probably be just fine with 5-6. this being the case i am not averse to giving away a few beers to a brother or sister in need.

it soon became obvious that everyone at the party was going to be "in need" at some point during the evening because micah and i were the only chumps that actually brought beer to the party. and of course all it takes is offering a beer to one person and suddenly every warm body at the party is running to the icebox. a disheartening sight to be sure but not nearly so disheartening as seeng an warmed over almost completely full beer sitting on the counter at the end of the evening. everyone knows you don't leave a wounded soldier behind. for crying out loud people! we are at war! support our troops!

| By young_christopher | 12:32 PM

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Dammit, we're calling in special ops for the next campaign. And by "special ops" I mean me. And by "next campaign" I mean Chris' birthday. I'm gonna need to hang outside, because 4808 isn't big enough to hold that much awesome.

Posted by: Nick at July 16, 2007 3:00 PM

So rude! This aggression will not stand. No way in hell that's gonna happen at the Chris Smith birthday extravaganza.

Posted by: heidi at July 16, 2007 6:19 PM

The great thing about this is that Malone will never see this, because she refuses to read anyone's blog. Leaving the party to stand guard at the grill, then coming back to find my hand having to go halfway back into my 12-pack to reach an ice cold PBR was a kick in the groin. But then I'm glad to share, and that's why I brought some extras. Then again, imagine how much more fun the party would've been if we'd all brought beer! Oh, and TRP, your five beers don't count...

Posted by: Micah at July 16, 2007 10:49 PM

it also would have been cool if some malcontent hadn't walked off with my camera. in the words of michelle tanner "how rude!"

Posted by: young_christopher at July 17, 2007 8:03 PM

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