free shit

my 21st birthday is just over two weeks away. in all honesty, i can't say i'm overly excited about it like most people usually are. the perks aren't like they're so overwhelmingly ridiculously great that i'm shitting my pants about it. i've already drank myself out in the first semester and i don't like the idea of paying $3-5 a shot at bars. i'd rather throw that money down at a poker table (see above post) and at least try making more money instead of wasting it on the half-water, half-liquor drinks you get for your hard earned money. yeah you might lose money, but the point is is that it's a game and you have fun playing, even if you lose (as long as you know when to stop). it's entertainment, just like paying to go see a movie or go to an arcade or something, except that you have a chance to get your money back. simply put, i'd rather play than be played.

i don't think i've drank once this semester after our apartment hosted ridiculous parties it seemed like every other week the last, and even though i'll probably (i've already picked up a work shift on my birthday and didn't drop the ones i already had, so that should show you the degree of apathy i hold for drinking now) drink on my 21st, i don't even know if i'll go out to a bar. you can call me lame, but i don't find it very appealing to walk out in 30 degree weather through snowy, icy streets in dress clothes (and there's no way i'm paying for a taxi) to a bar only to pay large amounts for watered down drinks that i could just have at my apartment anyway. it's not like drinking is a new concept either, so i'm not exactly jumping for joy that i can go walk somewhere to pay someone to put beer in a glass for me or to pour me a shot (not to mention you have to tip them too). maybe if i was an amish quaker supercatholic ultraabstinent who thought i would go to hell if i drank before 21, then maybe, just MAYBE would i be excited about being able to go to bars. the only thing i'm not even excited about but rather looking forward to are $2 pitchers at skeepers or wherever the hell they have em at. but right now drinking is too much of a chore and i don't have time to fuck around with school anymore.

in any case, because it's spring break and i'm looking for stuff to do besides sleep, workout, and play videogames, i decided to read the "e-TrueBlue: Ann Arbor Campus" email that comes around every so often. i never read this emails but have been to lazy to remove myself from the email list. it turned out that this time it came in handy. the "did you know?" section listed free shit you can get for your birthday in ann arbor. i'm not gonna lie, i'm probably not going to any of these places because my birthday is on a weekday, but here's the list for your future reference:

>> Did You Know?

Everyone deserves special treatment on his/her birthday. Although you might not be able to sweet talk your way out of that annoying exam, here's some free stuff you can score at popular Ann Arbor businesses. Check out the list below and take advantage of the bonuses (offers are subject to change at any time).

• Zingerman's—half-dozen free bagels
• Grizzly Peak Brewing Company—free dessert, free logo pint glass, and a $10 gift certificate for your next visit
• Main Street Ventures Restaurants (includes Gratzi, Palio, Real Seafood Co.)—receive 50 percent off your bill if two people are dining, 33 percent off if three people are dining, 25 percent off for four people, and so on (discount applies to only the food portion of the bill)
• Cottage Inn restaurant—free meal
• Good Time Charley's—free meal
• Stucchi's—free ice cream
• Hollywood Video—free movie rental
• Baskin Robbins—free ice cream
• Applebee's—free chocolate sundae
• TGI Friday's—free birthday dessert
• The Olive Garden—free cake and serenade by wait staff
• Red Lobster—free cake and serenade by wait staff
• Arbor Brewing Company—free sampler platter of all house beers currently on tap