#they aren't drinking alcohol

[frownyalfred]

Alcohol tips for newbie writers (or non drinkers!):

At bars, people who order “chasers” after their shots are ordering something to wash down the taste of their shot with. This can be juice, soda, more alcohol, or even pickle juice

Hard liquor is generally sold in stores as shots (tiny bottles), fifths, liters, and handles or in ml (50, 100, 200 etc)

Most people can’t finish an entire fifth of hard liquor (vodka, etc) on their own without being very ill

Conversely, many people can finish an entire bottle of wine on their own without being ill

Liquor can be “bottom shelf” or “rail” or “well” -- all synonyms for the cheapest version of alcohol a bartender has. Bars generally keep several “levels” of alcohol stocked

You order a drink with the alcohol first, then the mix -- e.g., a “vodka soda” or a “Tito’s and tonic”

When you “close out a tab”, you pay for all of the drinks you’ve had that night. Either the bartender already has your card (you “opened a tab” earlier) or it was quiet enough that they just kept an eye on you and tallied your bill up at the end

“Doubles” are drinks or shots with double the standard pour of alcohol

In the US, most shots (pours) are 1.5 oz by default. 

Mixed drinks (gin and tonic, vodka lemonade, cosmos, etc) are generally made up of 1-2 shots and a mixer 

If you don’t specify which type of alcohol you’d like in a mixed drink (vodka cranberry, for example) the bartender will put whatever the “house” liquor is -- and this depends entirely on the establishment. A dive bar will pour rail by default, whereas a nicer tavern might make all vodka cranberries with Tito’s

PLEASE TIP YOUR BARTENDERS THEY WILL REMEMBER YOU I PROMISE

#especially if you throw up #please tip the hell out of your bartenders they have amazing memories #tips #writing tips #writing #fic #fic tips #fic ideas #alcohol #tw: alcohol #cw: alcohol #fandom #tips for newbie writers #or people who don't drink #but want to write about a bar scene #these are just some points I think are handy #and aren't really taught anywhere #they're just sort of learned along the way #am I missing anything? #add to this

[satsuha]

🎉 happy anniversary 🐙Ⅱ!! 🍻

can't believe it's been a year already!! i love this game to bits

#octopath traveler 2 #octopath traveler ii #satsuhart #octo2 #osvald v. vanstein #throne anguis #ochette #castti florenz #hikari ku #temenos mistral #agnea bristarni #partitio yellowil #agnea is drinking raspberry juice as she should (and as she prefers) #really really love the concept of taverns in the octopath series... the banters... meeting travelers who aren't on your party... #2's addition of the gramophone is also extremely cute and i like how it's technically 'plot relevant' (to partitio's story) #also as a side i like how when you look at therion and throne across both gens you can see whether it's meant to be during or post-game #(or the artist forgot to draw it lmao but it's intentional here) #also if anyone cares: i know metal tankards are used in partitio's illust and is most likely what was used over glass mugs for alcohol #but uhh i just wanted to draw sparkly beer 😇 i did my research tho i prommy

[hazel2468]

Okay no legitimate suggestion for people who like. Host parties.

If someone at the party is not drinking, for any reason, and they get like. A soda or something?

Garnish it.

It’s fun. It like, upgrades it and eliminates at least some of the “everyone is drinking pretty drinks and I have a lame soda” thing. It looks nice. And especially like, a citrus peel twist- you can express those oils and it give the drink a smell that I associate with cocktails without the alcohol.

My friends did this in college with like. They would make ALL the drinks colorful and fun to eliminate any judgement or pressure around drinking alcohol, because everyone had something that looked cool. The regular punch was just as chock full of candy and fruit as the alcoholic punch.

#alcohol #but like okay we should be doing this #garnish drinks #even the non alcoholic ones #because a big part of the trouble with not drinking for a lot of people #is feeling left out of the party vibe #because non-alcoholic drinks aren't as cool or pretty #and just adding an orange twist or a mint sprig or something #into a regular old soda #it really does class it up like a cocktail

[sysig]

Hey. Read Roundabout. Love Awesome. (Patreon)

#Doodles #Wander Over Yonder #Commander Peepers #Emperor Awesome #Lord Hater #As always check the tags first but hgggg Roundabout is so gooooood <3 <3 #Absolutely the fic that convinced me that Awesome was worth thinking about more than he initially appears lol #The™ fanon interpretation to me <3 #Like the Eyesome stuff obviously (also the thing that convinced me to try out Eyesome and ended up loving it :D) #But also the Death Glare stuff! It's terribly cute the way Peepers and Hater go bouncing off each other haha ♪ #Plus there's just a lot of fun phrasing like the one I put in the caption of Peepers curled up haha #Everyone's characterized so fun! #Plus there's just something very fun recalling my first reread lol - I don't actually remember my first reading experience #But I do remember getting fic-hungry for it later down the line at a local Mexican restaurant and reading it on their wifi lol #It's so fun to finally be at a point where I can confidently draw them and then to come back to the story and ahhh <3 <3 Very enjoyable #The first two aren't tied to anything specific other than the basic concept of those two drinking together lol #Same size glasses but very different alcohol-to-body-size proportions lol ♪ Buying drinks for Peepers saves hand over fist! #We all know he could put it away like no one's business so really it wouldn't matter in the end lol #It was so fun to doodle him curled up ahh <3 His silhouette <3 <3 Toss a blanket over him! #And the Drama! The deliciousness of Peepers keeping Secrets from his Lord Hater! Ah! #It feels so in-character of him to have alone time away from the ship that Hater doesn't even notice until he's been away awhile ♪♫ #They're both adults ♪ They have aspects of their lives that aren't Entirely intertwined ♫ Until they do hehehe #Love 'em ♥ #Hater was fun to draw there too lol slowly getting used to him! I like his PJs haha

[shadowed-yet-vibrant]

Super cool and healthy that the only way I can stomach having sex is getting so drunk I can hardly comprehend my surroundings.

#didn't happen today or recently but will again soon #it's a strategic game of timing my drinks around when I know they'll want to fuck #'they' is not one person obviously... #things aren't great in my head lol #I would have called myself a sex-neutral ace until the whole 'getting raped multiple times by my boss' thing #now I've got trauma and self-loathing #'just say no' well yeah we see how that turned out for me huh #easier to just be giggly and compliant #makes it less painful #keep small packets of lube in your purse and apply shortly beforehand so they don't know you're dry as a bone #focus on feelings and sensations everywhere else #let the alcohol numb the sensation where it matters and pay attention to the texture of the sheets #makes it easy... makes it go by quickly... don't look at the clock #I hope [name] knows he ruined me #I think he'd like that

[miss-floral-thief]

💀Not kaito getting the 'plain' water bottle

@hiyari8

#vocastuff #ok to rb i guess #(although i find it amusing that they all get alcohol/liquers XD) #but i guess it is good to drink water between drinks lol #hope you aren't charged for it but least get a custom label over it

[misseyres]

at that point in my mid twenties when i am exhausted with drinking as a social activity. like can we do something interesting please?

#tw: alcohol #not above enjoying a drink / getting tipsy #but when (almost) every weekend it's 'let's go to a bar' 'let's go to a club' 'let's have drinks at this person's house' like god! #aren't you bored?!!? aren't you tired of being hungover every weekend?? #(also how are you affording this??? one beer is $7-9!!!) #ARENT YOU TIRED OF NEEDING ALCOHOL AS SOCIAL LUBRICANT? ARENT YOU TIRED OF NEEDING IT TO RELAX AND HAVE FUN?? #anyways.

[gouinisme]

think of how many people do darwin awards ass shit while drunk. now think about how in muslim ancestries most of those people stayed sober and survived and perpetuated their air of silliness for generations. this is why swana are on some looney tunes shit i'm sure of it

#everytime i see a silly arab video every arab in the comment's like. this is why we aren't allowed to drink alcohol. we got too much whimsy #and they're right #when i drink i'm whimsy maxxing i'm allying the power of 1400 years of near sobriety with a little drink i'm being the silliest anyone of m #ancestors have ever been #swana

[montammil]

oh my godddd that's so sad. tw again: talk of withdrawals and alcohol/drug abuse

how would lawrence handle withdrawals if he just immediately takes them off it? especially if his kids get weepy and beg, or even violent and angry. and the sickness!!! sorry can u tell i'm a sucker for drug whump haha

speaking generally now since we r on the topic: would he allow the occasional glass (or even a sip) of wine to the kids? occasional edible/blunt/etc? why is he so against them drinking?

Sorry this is so long again!!

CW: Parental whumper, drug whump, drug addictions, mentions of alcohol

He would call the best medical professionals he knows to either help him or give him advice, including mental health professionals. He'd be much more patient and understanding once his kids start going through the withdrawal, because he remembered how awful it was for him.

Surprisingly he'd be pretty good at helping them, but of course he'd have his flaws. He'd be hella manipulative and get overly emotional, especially for Marshall, since he knows how well he can be guilted into doing/not doing certain things.

Another big flaw is his overbearingness. He wouldn't give them any privacy whatsoever, and would check their rooms often for any leftover drugs he might've overlooked.

The only way any of the three would get drugs in the first place is if he gave them some sort of freedom outside the house.

Sadie and Nathan would be the best in this scenario since they could've been addicted shortly after he kidnapped them.

Maybe that was even the reason why he kidnapped either of them in this hypothetical AU, "because they were suffering and needed my help!! It'd be cruel of me just to watch them slowly kill themselves. My actions are 100% justified!" In this AU, I could imagine he'd be a little less sensitive to drug addictions.

And onto the alcohol...

I could imagine he'd let them have one or two sips, but only if he's sure they wouldn't like it so they'd spit it out with disgust. Sadie and Marshall would be most likely to give these reactions.

He wants to them to think all his wine is gross or tastes bad, just so they'll stay away from it.

"Hey, Marshall! Wanna try this new wine I got?"

"You're actually letting me try wine? Oh wow, thanks! I-- oh my god, what is that?!"

"Snake wine! You said you always wanted to try wine, right? This is probably my best-tasting one yet!"

"...what do you usually drink? Never mind, I actually don't want to know..."

He is against them drinking because not only does he have some unsavory experiences with getting drunk and seeing others get drunk, but also because he still views them all as children.

It's hard to say if he'd be 100% okay with anything marijuana-related, but maybe an occasional edible or CBD gummy would be fine if it were for medical purposes, like for Marshall's migraines.

He does support recreational marijuana use, but he still thinks it's very different when it applies to his kids.

#answered ask #lawrence oc #DO NOT search up snake wine unless you aren't squeamish to snakes lol #dw he doesn't actually drink snake wine he just keeps it because he likes strange and exotic things #tw drug addiction #tw withdrawal #tw drugs #tw alcohol #tw drug mention #tw alcohol mention

[buckttommy]

I think being around other queer people would fix me but I would rather commit a crime than willingly go to a bar

#I hate loud noise #I don't drink alcohol #I suffer from post traumatic stress/OCD so big crowds of people aren't my thing #🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️ #I just have to leave my house and let other queer people find me. like a homing beacon

[thatgaydisneyfan]

I've been at work for just about an hour and my first problem of the day is some Florida Man at Oga's Cantina complaining the mixed drinks didn't get him drunk like he expected??? At nine fucking thirty in the morning???

#oops sorry our mixed drinks are 80% flavoring 20% alcohol haha here's a refund #what does he expect me to do??? ??? #i'm not even designated at oga's cantina either #a coordinator from oga's called ME because they didn't know how to handle this either #like buddy...this does not reflect disney. genuinely it doesn't #i sent him to guest relations #they won't be able to do anything either #we can't give him a refund and we certainly aren't going to give him more alcohol #smfh #the way some of these guests behave and demand things is absurd #oga's cantina #disney's hollywood studios #disney cast member #mini rant

[pinolitas]

insomnia cookies and jeni's ice cream being open late and having lines out the door is evidence that adults want to hang out somewhere late at night that isn't a bar

#idgi why aren't there more alcohol free spaces #like a lounge that's literally just for chillin with no drinks

[ncityzen]

I'm on ep 9 of little women (the Korean version show) and I always knew she was gonna reject him because it's very (very) loosely based on the original story but my girl didn't have to go about it like the final year science textbook Jesus christ

#also WHY is she drinking she has an alcohol problemmmmmmm like I'm sorry the way this is forgotten every couple of episodes??? #she didn't even go to rehab or anything which i mean understandable but also why aren't we concerned #erola.txt #sorry guys i have no one to talk to over breakfast

[azure-seadragon]

The bottle smashes into the wall with a loud crash, breaking the silence of her apartment. Solana hiccups, frustrated sobs wracking her person as she follows the same path she’d flung the bottle moments before- her fist colliding with the wall and staying pressed against the cold wood. She’s drunk, and for once it had only furthered the emotions she’d been trying to drown. Her breathing coming in little ragged motions that shook her whole body, she swear under her breath. “i don’ understand..” She hiccups, “no matter what i try, nothin feels any better-!” No matter what she tried, where she ran- it never stopped. The cold, swirling emptiness and the fear and the stress.. they were always looming, ever present, never far from view. She was tired.. so tired of putting on a show, of never settling anywhere out of fear, of begging for scraps of attention from strangers and drinking to fill a void, of doing meaningless little jobs to keep herself fed. It felt like she’d tried to change it, to fix it many times- only to wind up right where she’d started. Her fist falls away from the wall as she crumples to the ground and rests her head in her hands, fingers digging into blonde curls. “gods, what-” She sniffles, her apartment feeling dark and cold around her as her tail wraps around herself. “-what th’ hell’s wrong with me..”

#((i'm having a bad night mentally? and just wanted to write some angst cuz it feels good to do when youre feelin off sometimes you know? #((for the record yeah im ok- and sols issues aren't the same as mine of course lol she was just. an unfortunate victim of my mood i guess)) #solana valerian #tw drinking #TW depression #tw alchoholism #tw alcohol #ask to tag

[binch-i-might-be]

so glad that drinking beer in public is so normalised in germany because that way I don't feel like an alcoholic when I crack open a beer can in broad daylight three steps out of the store

#in new zealand you aren't allowed to drink alcohol in public??? #it was so weird #but HERE........ #rayrambles

[therealjammy]

Me: *Talking about writer’s block with a co-worker*

Co-worker: Weed works wonders for that!

Me: I don’t smoke or do edibles

Co-worker: You’re missing out

Me, internally: -____- please shut the fucking hell up

Me, externally: I’m really not 

(I also get the same response when I tell people my age I don’t really drink. And like, I shouldn’t have to have some fucking tragic backstory or a terrible experience with both smoking weed and eating it or drinking as an explanation to why I don’t do these things. “I’m not interested” should be reason enough. And it’s true: I’m not fucking interested.) 

#personal #kate's societal grievances #like why is it so hard to accept that some people aren't interested in these things #why do you have to make a big deal out of people not indulging in them #weed smells fucking awful and tastes just as terrible #i don't drink very often because there's a history of alcoholism in my family #and i've seen what it can do to them and to one of my friends #but i shouldn't have to say any of this to someone to make them understand #they should just say 'oh okay' and move the fuck on