Some things in college are unavoidable: Tests, meetings and stress, just to name a few. One has to unwind from all these stressful things somehow, right? Some people do this in different ways. Some exercise, some meditate, and some do that weird thing where you ride on a stationary bike and a trainer yells at you. But then there are the rest of us who like to drink our stress away. If you are someone who finds themselves thinking, "I wonder what would be a good drink for today?" — keep reading, because this is the right place for you.
Now sometimes, our drinking can go beyond the basements eaten up with asbestos or weird apartments with black lights instead of regular lights, so we have to get creative. Henceforth, I give you all the places we probably shouldn't drink but do anyway.
Sporting Events
What's a little school spirit without some spirits, huh? One of the biggest times of the year on college campuses is football season — or as I call it, "Tailgating Season." But I can't lie to you and say that it always stays on the tailgate field. Every now then there are some stragglers wandering into the stadium during the second half of the game with a Gatorade bottle whose color does not match the flavor printed on the label. Oh, you didn't hear? They came out with a liquor flavor. Really gets the electrolytes flowing. Of course, this is not only limited to football. Basketball is always a popular choice, or baseball if you like being outside, and maybe even the occasional tennis match. But I have to draw the line somewhere, so if you're at a golf tournament and feel the need to scream every time they put, you should probably go hydrate.
Important Family Events
For all you graduating seniors or undergrads who are looking forward to a day of sitting there and listening to some professor call out hundreds of names one after another, I suggest something on the lighter side. Once we get into day drinking, it's a whole other ball game because you have to remember that it's a marathon, not a sprint. But, lo and behold, someone always forgets this rule and just takes it a little too far. I mean sure, maybe you need some liquid courage to help get through a day with your family, but you don't want to be like that in front of all the children do you? Eh, why not?
Nights Where You Should Be Studying
You have a big test the next day, you haven't picked up a book yet, and then, all of a sudden, a Four Loko ends up in your hands and you end up hovering over the toilet. We've all been there. Sometimes stress from tests is just too much to handle to the point where you have to let loose and say, "Maybe I'll do better on the test with a throbbing migraine and the uncertainty of whether you're going to have to leave class to vomit or not." You know, normal study stuff.
While I'm sure that we college students have come up with a million and three different places to drink where we shouldn't, and I'm even more sure that another million will come up soon enough, always remember people, drinking and driving is a no-no and the liquor before beer rhyme is not a thing.
