Alcohol?

Well, as most of you know (or should know if you're reading this), my 21st birthday is coming up! Yep...on January 27th I will officially be legal. This phrase, though fitting, has always bothered me. After all, I don't recall reading anywhere that anyone below this age is illegal, and if they are then the police are doing a worse job than I originally thought. Anyway, I will hopefully be celebrating this step from illegal inhabitation in the United States to new found freedom with a party. I know, I know..most of you must be thinking..wow, what an original idea, right? Well, it just so happens that this is a rare ocassion for me. Not that I don't have a birthday every year just like everyone else, but a celebration of said birthday is rare. I can honestly say that I haven't had a real party for my birthday since before I was fifteen years old. So, as you can imagine, I am really looking forward to my birthday this year. I do have one concern though, and that is the alcohol. You see, I believe that alcohol has it's time and place and amount. However, it just so happens that the only amount I am able to consume and still be able to have complete recall of all the events that took place the night before is half a glass of wine. That's right my friends, I have probably the lowest tolerance level of anyone I know. This is actually disappointing to me for several reasons. One of these reasons obviously being that I am unable to "drink with my friends" on my birthday because if I drank half the amount they did I'd be 100% gone. Secondly, I go from normal Meg to laughing, loud, crazy Meg in about a fourth of the time that it takes everyone else to get there. Therefore, I more than anyone else appear the fool because everyone else is still in a normal mindset. I'm not saying that I wish to become drunk on my birthday, quite the contrary. My problem is in order to save face and remember my first birthday in over five years I must refuse the alcohol. This, no doubt, makes me a little sad...but I will be bringing my camera and am excited to see everyone else plastered--thereby taking at least a few black mail pictures which can't hurt in the future. So, I guess it won't be a total waste!