Twenty-One

My dad was excited about it all. He took me to a bar at 11:30 PM on June 1st, so that I could buy a drink at midnight. I'm not out to him, so I was a bit worried about not getting anything that could signal my sexual orientation, but I figured I could get something extravagant under the guise of wanting to get wasted as quickly as possible. I ordered two Long Island Iced Teas and both were on the house - the bartender was impressed that I showed up at midnight.

For dinner on my birthday I went out to eat with my dad and my niece. I decided it'd be best to order what my dad got - a vodka tonic. When the waitress took my order, she laughed because she thought I was joking, since I look young after all...

After that, it was a Monday night, so I didn't do anything crazy. I drank box wine with a straight male friend and talked about our lives as they'd been in high school. I guess things were less complicated - I was deep in the closet, he and his girlfriend were also trying to figure themselves out. Life was swell...

Tonight I went out to eat with my mother and shared a bottle of wine with her, then drank some more Chardonnay with two friends from high school, and here I am now...

Job interview Thursday...wish me luck...