A touch of klass.

One pastime that I have been finding comical is watching people desperately attempt to hold onto their youth. Growing up is a part of life and watching people attempt to fight this is absolutely great!

Recently a friend of mine and myself attended a stunning spectacle that I had never known about. A thing called a "day club". Now there is nothing I love more than people watching. It is seriously one of my favorite hobbies next to glue sniffing and drinking chemicals from under the sink. I love watching the awkwardness of humans as they attempt to interact with others. It's all the fun and excitement of a night club except after getting tuned up all day, you have to stagger in the daylight where people see how ugly you really are. 

Back to the day club. So my friend and I arrive and are immediately faced with a fire inspectors wet dream. A small venue that is completely over crowded. The station night club fire races through my head. I start planning my escape, specifically how I will defy physics and narrowly escape death. 

Once inside, the attendees appear to be all people (although some were as intelegent as animals) in their mid to late 20's up to their 80's. Which I have to give it up to the 70 year old man walking around with not one, but two women on his arm. Both in their 20's I might add. 

In an attempt to battle the sea of people who are all still wearing their dresses and ties from the night prior, I am approached by an inconsiderate schmuck who just assumed that I worked there. I immediately took his order and promised a round of drinks on the house as a result. (It's all about heads up ball playing kids). 

As the brief afternoon went on, my friend and realized that although it may be cool at the time. The night at the Roxbury lifestyle was not for us. 

We immediately retreated to the local

Buffalo Wild Wings for a debriefing. This lifestyle may work out for some people, however it's nothing that myself, and thankfully my friends are interested in. But I do find it great that as the young grow older so does the bullshit. Then again it is quite humerous listening to these people bitch and moan when daddy cuts them off. That quick reality and the fact that it's a cruel world really makes me smile. 

Now this makes me sound like a jaded old man, and I assure you that I am not. I can completely understand the party phase of life. From 21-23 live it up and have a great time. Just a few tips to help with this phase of life. 

1. Change up the places that you go to. The reason you don't get carded and the bouncer knows your name isn't because your cute or cool. He sees you atleast once a weekend. Being the person that everyone knows will always be there is nothing anyone wants to take on. You will remain alone and with your bar. 

2. Don't be that guy/girl. Everyone knows that person who constantly posts photos of them in the club and bar. First reason is that there's nothing cute about alcoholism. The second reason is that it makes you look like a person incapable of having a social life. Anyone can go to a bar and take selfies. If you like the place so much, apply for a job there. 

3. Don't go out with your hopes up. One thing that I learned at a very young age was of you don't go in with high hopes then you are less upset when things don't work out. So when you post that it's going to be such an epic night and you and your buddies are going to have a blast, I assure you into will end in missed opportunities and made up stories of a make believe good time. The sad reality will be that you and your friends went out, Bought all of your own drinks, and didn't meet anyone new. You then went home by yourself to your single bed and alone once again. Epic night. 

4. Police your own. Everyone has the person who always goes over the top. In my group of friends we have a character that we will refer to as "JCR3". When we go out with our friend he transforms into JCR3, however we have become well versed in how to deal with him and how to diffuse situations that may arise. Web you can't control yourself that's when the authorities step in, and then I am called to scrape your friend up off the street or even better the bathroom floor of the bar. 

5. Dress to impress but don't be stupid about it. I am all about suiting up and I can appreciate someone with a sense of style. However if you are going to dress to the 9's when you go out, actually wear your clothes. I find nothing more disgusting than seeing someone start shedding clothes the minute they arrive. This is most prevalent in females that take off their shoes within minutes of arriving at the club. It's unattractive. 

6. Don't be a dick.  That's self explanatory. 

7.  Don't act like you own the place. A sense of confidence is nice but if you are going to act like the place owes you something and you are a VIP, you can pay for my drinks hot shot. 

8. Don't be somebody your not. That's what costume parties are for. 

9. Be social. If you are going to hit the town, be open to conversation. Get it through your head that not everyone is trying to bring you home to bang. It's okay to talk to another person. You never know who you may run into when going out. Believe it or not, there aren't always bad intentions. If someone is treating you like a gentleman accept it. Don't brush him off like he's only trying to sleep with you. That will leave you in the dust faster than you know it. 

10. Know your limits.  Don't be that person who is spilling their drinks on everyone and puking on themselves. It can pretty much destroy your chances of any success of ever seeing that person again. Also you never know who is watching you. Don't be the next viral videos. 

Follow my advice or don't. In all honesty, I really don't give a shit if you do or not. But one thing that I learned at a young age is to learn from other peoples mistakes. It will take you further with less damage. Once you hit 24 it gets a lot less cute, so live it up while you have the time before you look like your holding on to your youth by the skin of your ass.