things I know

1. After years of not drinking regularly, I have a pathetically low tolerance.

2. I suddenly consider the hour 11:30 to be extremely late, and start yawning in bars.

3. When did I get old? I'm not old. I still look young. I still get carded. Usually. Plus! I am so not the crypt keeper. J calls me an old lady, but that's just because I complain about the hoodlums prowling the neighborhood and generally being hoodlumy. Who hangs out at convenience stores? I never hung out in front of the Wawa or 7-11. We drank at houses, like civilized juvies.

4. Okay, I confess, I didn't drink when I was in HS. I was too good for my own... good. But! I hung around people who did, and, you'll never guess this, but I pretty much was weird enough to seem drunk, even when I wasn't. So all night parties at houses, yes. Drinking binges for Skoosie, no.

5. My worst drunk!Skoosie memory was embarrassingly enough only about four years ago. I was at a party on Boathouse Row, the Rugby house, with Pirate Booty's work friends, and there was much beer. And the guys kept filling up our beer glasses before they were empty, so. I have actually no idea how much I really consumed. But I vaguely recall body shots off of PB, rousing games of quarters and then, yes, a strip joint. Which I believe I threw up in front of, and then I threw up many, many times inside. And then at some point or another I woke up in a car. Yes.

6. I went drinking with my college roomate tonight, Porkchop, and I lasted two hours. Wow.

7. My parents are in Alaska!!!! I miss my mommy.

8. If I were a state, I'd want to be Kansas. Did you know that Arkansas is "ar" in front of "kansas." I'm a genius.

9. No, I'm not drunk, but I sort of wish I were.

10. I'm sooooooo hungry though. I have no food in the house right now. Mmmmmmm... donuts.

11. We watched Be Cool last night. Hysterical. Funny as shit.

12. Is shit funny?

13. Dude.

Teh Skoosie Summer Challenge: please read carefully!!!

I am also going to offer this over at oohsparkly...
Spread the word if you can! I'd like to get lots of participants :)

A Summer Challenge For You All
complete with sparkly prizes

This is purely for my own amusement. Once upon a time, I was commissioned to write a fanfic with bluepanthercat (or pandoraculpa). And we brainstormed. And we came up with a general idea. Several things went wrong. 1) I don't write well with others. 2) she writes marauders and older folks, I write the kids. 3) It was nearly impossible to mesh our styles. 4) I have trouble writing anything that doesn't have a romantic theme/pairing at the core. 5) Our very lovely idea fell flat.

However! I very dearly loved the small part that I wrote for it, and so, I offer it up to you, dear flisters, lurkers and writers.

Rules and Regulations

1) Take my start and run with it. You can use it word for word, then just add onto it. You can re-write it and add onto it. You can take the basic concept I've started in it and expand - even changing characters if you wish. Etc. (goes without saying that you'll have to at least give me a nod for it).

2) Any rating is welcome. And any length, so long as your original content equals at least HALF of your fic.

3) You have exactly until August 31st to finish this and EMAIL IT TO ME. I will post them here, upon which there will be much sparkly voting. After voting is finished you will be free to post your story wherever you wish :)

4) You must reply to this post with your author name if you wish to participate, just so I can keep track of the amount of people interested. If you are not an LJer, leave your email as a method of contact, or email me with it - suzcudd @ yahoo dot com - after replying to this post.

Awards
- awards are LJ-centric, merely because I can't think of anything else fun. Suggestions are welcome.

In the beginning of September, winners will be determined by an LJ poll. I will also accept email votes - one per person - but no votes in comments will be counted.

First Place will receive a years' paid LJ account.

Second Place will receive 6 months paid LJ account.

Third Place will receive a choice of either 2 months paid LJ account or 6 months upgrade of 50 icon pics for a paid LJ account.

There may also be random banners and such, but I'm only good at cropping so we'll have to see :)

ANYWAY! This will only work if I get lots of authors to help make my summer and fall more enjoyable!

YOUR CHALLENGE:
( Ron Weasley was absolutely sure that Severus Snape was a spy. )

Go forth and be fruitful *luffs all*