Just because I'm bored, I thought I'd talk a bit more about last night. The waiter was very cool. He let me sneak out the glass from my first shot (the nuclear rainbow) and brought me out a Crown Royal--- even though I was thinking I'd call it quits on the alcohol. Dispite Despite (typo) that, I stayed in control. I wasn't drunk by any means, even though I did chug down the nuclear rainbow and crown royal pretty quickly. I kept plenty of space between them while drinking my Dr. Pepper... and I sipped through my kamakazie. When the waiter brought the kamakazie out, he started doing the clap/cheer thing to try to get me to chug it as well... but then I said something about how I don't work well under pressure. Not to ruin everyone's fun, but I like being in control of my alcohol intake. Not everything has to be chugged down and taken in one large shot. I'm proud of myself for that.

I had pretty much reached this conclusion, but this helps solidify it. I don't know how much I'll actually drink in the future. This morning, as I was lying in bed [after getting home from the bar], I kind of thought I didn't like the feeling of having alcohol in me... not really a guilt thing, but the actual feeling of beeing buzzed... and of course, if I was drunk, it'd be... *cough* more interesting worse. Once in a while, alcohol might be okay (if I'm at a party where I don't know anybody, it might help me relax a bit), but mostly, I just don't care. I have better things to spend my money and time on [like the language I'm becoming obsessed with working on creating).

Almost two weeks after I turned 21 (on July 11 [or 7-11 in the American standard ]), I celebrated my birthday. Yes, I did celebrate my birthday with my family with cake and presents... but tonight I went to a bar. It was my first legal time in an U.S. bar. I didn't get drunk [or I wouldn't be able to type this entry]. I had 3 alcoholic beverages and a Dr. Pepper. The first drink I had was a Nuclear Rainbow, which has at least 6 (that I counted) ingredients. According to the recipe, however, it has 7- one for each color. I even managed to keep the glass used for that [thanks to my friend jacyl and the really cool waiter who served us tonight. Next, I had a kamakazie. (or possibly this recipe since it was served in, I believe, an old fashioned glass.) I was going to say that was all the alcohol I was going to drink for the night... but the waiter brownbrought (typo the first time... I just got home from the bar a few minutes ago) out some Crown Royal whiskey on the house. I chugged that [as I did the nuclear rainbow]. Then I finished my Dr. Pepper... and soon it was closing time at Applebee's.

Today was my 21st birthday. It started off like a day of errands- I went to the bank, the optometrist, K-Mart. I almost went to see The Fantastic Four, after doing the errands, I was getting hungry and didn't want to sit through a movie for two hours without lunch. Luckily, my mom gave me money for lunch to try out a new hamburger place nearby.

Nothing exciting. I spent the mid-afternoon watching episodes of Wonderfalls and drinking a tequila sunrise. My first alcoholic beverage (while legal in the US) while watching Wonderfalls.

For dinner, my mom made lasagna. For dessert, lemon cake with strawberry frosting and mint chocolate chip ice cream. Then I got to open my presents (goodie!):

Kilt (I was wearing this... I actually got it in late May/early June as an early gift)

Stargate (the movie)

Farscape: The Starburst Edition (vol. 1)

Battlestar Galactica (1978 film)

Edit: I forgot:

Fanny-pack (aka really cheap sporran) to hold my wallet and keys when I'm wearing a kilt

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( Edit: Pictures! )

It's July 10, 2005, 22:03 GMT -7 (with Daylight Savings). I am now technically 21. Of course, the exact minute of my birth doesn't really matter... so under the law, I won't be 21 until 00:00:01 July 11.

[note: I was born at 06:03 GMT +1 on July 11].