"AFTIES"

All of my posts to date revolve around mingling and drinking downtown. To spike your interest however, we’re going to shift gears and shake things up a bit. Of course, this post wouldn’t have a place here on Sauced unless we kept with the “tipsy-business”. That said this post is about both the old and new. Keeping with the booze but leaving the bars behind, we arrive at a friend’s place and decide to continue the festivities into the wee hours of the morning.

We’re talking about “Afties”–the social episode that occurs immediately following bar close.

Afties is all about not wanting to let the night end. Rather than ambling on home when the bars shut their doors for the evening, a few people collectively agree to continue on with their night and shoot the entire next day. What I mean is that it is not uncommon for a fun-loving, back-slapping after hours to carry on until sunrise. So long as you don’t mind tucking yourself in shortly after the birds begin to chirp, Afties is something all college students should aim to experience.

Though I am far from a night owl, I do enjoy the occasional after hour affair. Even still, it’s certainly one of those things not to be abused, as I imagine Afties too often would lose its buzz. Keep in mind that I have only dedicated one post to talking about the after party. This is for good reason because again in order to preserve the Afties charm, ‘getting after it’ hard but also sparingly is the most ideal way to do so.