drink responsibly

My Friday Night Behaviour (Not Necessarily Listed In Order Of Occurrence)

12:00PM Jess McGuire | Well, not really. I think I only managed to cross off around 30 of the following things from the New South Wales Office of Liquor and Gaming’s list of signs of drunkenness over the weekend. 1. Slurring words 2. Rambling or unintelligible conversation 3. Incoherent or muddled speech 4. Loss of train of thought 5. Not understanding normal conversation 6. Difficulty in paying attention 7. Unsteady on feet 8. Swaying uncontrollably 9. Staggering 10. Difficulting walking straight 11. Cannot stand or falling down 12. Stumbling 13. Bumping into or knocking over furniture and people 14. Lack of co-ordination 15. Spilling drinks 16. Dropping drinks 17. Fumbling change 18. Difficulty counting money or paying 19. Difficulty opening doors 20. Inability to find one’s mouth with a glass 21. Rudeness 22. Aggression 23. Belligerent 24. Argumentative 25. Offensive 26. Bad tempered 27. Physically violent 28. Loud or boisterous 29. Confused 30. Disorderly 31. Exuberance 32. Using offensive language 33. Annoying or pestering others 34. Overly friendly 35. Loss of inhibition 36. Inappropriate sexual advances 37. Drowsiness or sleeping at a bar or table 38. Vomiting 39. Drinking rapidly At times it appears to be in chronological order (overly friendly, loss of inhibition, inappropriate sexual advances), but then you see ‘vomiting’ followed by ‘drinking rapidly’ and you’ve gotta hope and pray points 38 and 39 don’t involve the same receptacle.au, More »

‘THR’ Leads All Trades In B.J. Imagery Ad-Buys

10:19AM Seth | Industry drones filing into their offices this morning were greeted with not quite your run-of-the-mill THR cover, but rather the somewhat startling, full-color image above. It all comes courtesy of the Belvedere Vodka company, as envisioned by photographer Terry Richardson. And while it took us a good ten minutes to figure out the connection between a trades publication, smooth spirits, and a Mischa Barton-esque woman reapplying lipstick shortly after having made acquaintance with an unidentified man’s crotch, it suddenly dawned on us: Now that the For Your Consideration season is over, the For Your Appreciation ads are right there to take its place. More »