because it is the weekend…and time to be less serious
and if you haven’t read this by now you either don’t work in finance or live under a rock or some combination of the two…
The Ex-Banker Living on Alcohol, Hook-ups, and Unemployment…
ummm wow. now here is the thing, i would love to be all self-righteous and judgmental and rant about how inappropriate this girl’s behavior is, but at the end of the day i must own up to the fact that if i wanted to behave in this fashion, considering my posse of guy and girl friends, it probably wouldn’t actually be all that challenging. i’ve been to the majority of those venues, i’ve dropped a drunk text or two (or ten), i drink for free frequently, and i’ve definitely eaten for free at the cost of some other girl’s date who wasn’t attractive at all. there is clearly some serious misbehavior in this piece that i wouldn’t touch, but again if i wanted to it just wouldn’t be that difficult. furthermore, as much as i am for personal responsibility, there is a part of me that feels that nyc should take some responsibility for her behavior. at the end of the day we live in a city that doesn’t just enable, but it encourages this kind of batshit crazy routine. this place is all about being out of control as often as possible regardless of the amount or lack of money in your bank account so god bless her for making the most out of her limited resources.
my only real criticisms are as follows: if you’re partying that much, you should probably do a better job of defining that line in the sand between acceptable and blackout at some point (you’re not in college anymore kid) and you should have developed a system for hangover management by now. there should be a game plan for hangover prevention and a system of post-binge drinking practices in place so you can sort of function like a normal person and find a fucking job.
good luck darling.
