My mom is undoubtedly going to read this post and call me. She keeps saying that my life revolves around alcohol. She also keeps saying that I think the world revolves around me. The funny thing is, when I drink a lot of alcohol, the world, specifically whatever room I am in at the time, does indeed revolve around me. Rapidly.

Which brings me to the subject of today's post: that timeless college ritual, your friend and mine, the pregame. A pregame, for those of you who don't know, is what allows guys to talk to girls at the bar. I mean, have you ever tried to talk to a girl while sober? It's damn near impossible. (Okay, that isn't the definition but its kind of true) Basically, a pregame involves drinking before going out to the a bar, party, or club. Why? Well there's plenty of good reasons.

Maybe you're a freshman sporting a fake ID, and aren't sure if you're even going to get into the bar. I have a buddy, Troll, who got rejected from the bars almost every single night of freshman year, but he never cared about the walk back to the dorms, because he made sure to pregame hard enough not to. Or maybe you're amazing at a particular drinking game like Flip Cup, and want to show off in front of the ladies. You can't play flip cup at the bar! That's crazy talk. It's got to be at the pregame. Perhaps you're a wannabe DJ like some of my friends who spend hours at their computers putting together the "greatest playlist ever made." They're not gonna be spinning on the 1's and 2's for Hot97 anytime soon, but they can run the pregame.

Pregaming also saves you money. A single drink at a bar/club in NYC or DC can run you upwards of $10. Want to buy one for that cute girl you're trying to convince to come home with you? I guess you wont be eating too much tomorrow. (Which brings in a whole new rating system for hotness. Forget the scale of 1-10. How hot is she? She's 4 Big Macs hot. Definetly not a 5 Big Mac-er though.). Even if you're drinking at a "college" bar, which will usually have drink specials, 2 or 3 shots is still going to cost you $10. I can buy a handle (read: big plastic bottle) of Rikaloff Vodka for the same amount, and while it tastes like a dirty, homeless, Russian man bathed in rubbing alcohol, it does the job, and offers way more than 3 shots.

Most importantly pregames are fun and allow us to play games. Whether its playing card games like Kings and Asshole, stupid gesture based games like Yee-Ha (What's up Marin), cup games like Speed Pong and Flip Cup, or big, loud, "get the whole party involved" games like Big Booty, pregame games are the best. Sure, winning 10 games of beer pong in a row isn't exactly the resume builder that a Blackstone recruiter is going to go crazy about, but it'll give you bragging rights for the next few weeks at least.

In short, pregames are awesome. Even if the bars wind up sucking, if you had a great pregame, the night can be fun. Just don't get so drunk at the pregame that you can't make it to the bars, or that the bouncers don't let you in. (Nights when the pregame becomes the whole game never end well for the persons involved.) Not that I've ever done that.

-Adam