I received an unusually early phone call from one of my girlfriends this morning, apparently her “Thirsty Thursday” night plans ended with some Hills-like drama. Though she only remembers bits and pieces of the night, she is pretty sure she puked on her date and flashed her Britney to his friend while getting out of the car. Not only does she feel like she was run over by an elephant, but now she has to deal with the uncomfortable situation of explaining to her love interest that she is in fact a classy broad. All of this could have been avoided, this should not be happening as much anymore. Celebrities like Amy Winehouse have made it a crime to act like this in public.

How much alcohol is too much? If you’re going to drink alcohol it is up to you to make this judgment call.

I love to be out with my friends, drinking and engaging in unusually loud banter, being silly and letting lose. But there is a thin line between losing your inhibitions and losing control of yourself, and that’s exactly what my too early to call me friend did last night. When someone drinks too much not only are they putting themselves in danger, but they are extremely obnoxious to everyone around them. There’s a point when ‘happy juice’ becomes ‘lousy juice’ and the bad effects of the alcohol outweighs the fun effects.

The amount of alcohol you can handle is different for everyone, but usually more is not better. So, if you are out drinking and you think you might just be at your limit… YOU PROBABLY ARE! And if your friends think you are at your limit, YOU PROBABLY ARE!

It’s highly unlikely that you will regret not drinking enough the next morning, so save yourself the embarrassment and your friends from the Hills-recap the next morning by making the necessary judgement call. Cheers!

Note: If at any point in your life you resemble Amy Winehouse it’s time to rethink what you are doing.