Boy Poison
“-a boy’s kisses were like a poison which infected you and after exposure you craved more, like an addict.”
I love this line. Susan Minot is exactly the type of writer I would want to be…if I planned on becoming an author that is. I’ve pretty much finished taking all of the creative writing courses I can take at UH but I just recently figured out the type of writing I enjoy writing most. The whole coming of age/growing in some way/figuring out who you are as a person type of stories. I mean most of the stories I wrote were basically that but I didn’t noticed until this past semester. I’ve read Minot’s work before it just never sunk in until now. She has become one of my favorite authors now. And Rapture was a great read. Now that classes have started I don’t really have time to read the books I want to read. I’m taking two lit classes this semester and I have a lot of reading to do. (I should be reading right now)So yeah the first week of classes went well. I like my teachers and the class times are great. I take two buses to get to campus and I arrive with plenty of time to catch my breath and cool down. It is very hot right now and I cannot wait until winter.
On to my social life!!! Yup I have one. 😉 This past Thursday I went to the first Poison Pen reading series of the semester. It is held at the bar Poison Girl- if you’re ever in Houston you should totally check
it out. Great bar. Anyway, so I don’t usually drink and if I do I usually just have one. But that night I had two. I mean why not? Vodka soda and a vodka cranberry. I think from now on I’ll order the cranberry because it was pretty good. But I think if I do drink I will stick to having one. Because after that second drink I was definitely tipsy. I mean really tipsy. Not drunk but I’m sure if I had a third I probably would have been. I’ve only ever had one drink and I would feel a slight buzz after the one but this time my head was spinning. When I drink I become way more social and friendly. I’m sure this happens to everyone. It’s not called liquid courage for nothing. When I went to get my second drink I just started talking to whoever was at the bar. And I’m not usually that friendly, but I had a lot of fun. I was surrounded by former classmates and we just kept talking and laughing. It was a blast. I ended the night with a friend at Whataburger, we just kept laughing and made plans to hang out again. When I got home, didn’t drive home so no worries, the sibs were totally laughing at how tipsy I was. Now I will never hear the end of it. I couldn’t even unlock the back door. How sad is that? I’m such a lightweight. So yeah only one drink from now on. I don’t intend to drink every time and these readings only happen on the last Thursday of every month, so it won’t be something I do often. Once in awhile it’s nice just to have fun and laugh with friends and venture out of my comfort zone. Besides I’ve been wanting to try a vodka cranberry for awhile now. What can I say, I’m a chick and I like the fruity drinks. XD Oh it’s September first, My birthday month!!! I’m turning 23 on the 11th and I have a bunch of stuff happening this month.
Song of the day Everybody Talks by Neon Trees How was your first week of classes, 0r your week in general? Visit any bars lately? XD Thanks for reading.
Robin Said:
on September 2, 2012 at 10:35 am
That vodka cranberry looks good. I can’t laugh at you for not being able to unlock the backdoor because I’ve done some silly things while tipsy myself. 🙂 I haven’t been to any bars in a while. My husband and I usually have a couple of drinks at restaurants or at home. I dislike bars because of all the immature show-offs who are trying have that party image. Going because you like the place is one thing, but I can’t stand those people who just want to be able to tell everyone that they were drinking.
Kim Said:
on September 3, 2012 at 7:43 pm
@Robin, That’s what’s so great about Poison Girl. I haven’t encountered any of those types. But I only go whenever there are readings. I would probably run into to those types of people if I went more often. But this bar has a great vibe and the people are usually really nice.