Drinking Enthusiasts

Yesterday, I received an e-mail which I was not expecting.

It was from a lady called Kelly, and it opened with the greeting: Hello Fellow Drinking Enthusiast!

This threw me somewhat.

I've been called many things since I started this blog (in fact, yesterday someone commenting on Annie's blog described me as a 'sanctimonious self promoter'. I'd pretend not to be bothered, but the fact that I find myself mentioning it would suggest otherwise), but 'Drinking Enthusiast' is a new one.

Kelly goes on to say this: I love to throw a few back now and then, and apparently you do too. I love the boozy life so much that I created a very cool and fun line of alcohol and booze-related vinyl decals for all of my fellow boozers (with a sense of humour) out there. I was hoping that you could give my booze decals a little love on your blog.

She even, most kindly, offered to send me some freebies in return.

I like to think that I do, indeed, have a sense of humour, so I chortled a lot, at the idea of me being a 'drinking enthusiast', and the fact that I have absolutely no idea what a 'vinyl decal' is, let alone how to 'give one some love' on my blog.

Loving a boozy vinyl decal sounds like something one might do at an S&M orgy (not that I'd know much about that either, obvs).

I looked up Kelly's website, and the 'decals' feature a number of 'witty' sayings, like 3-4 glasses of wine a day can reduce your risk of giving a shit (don't we know it), or I am Woman, hear me pour (all that effort, Emily Pankhurst, for this!)

Anyhow, I salute any woman who has the balls and creativity to set up their own internet business, so well done you, Kelly, and should any of you want to buy a witty, boozy, vinyl decal then do check out www.cardecalgeek.com.

I find the idea that there's this whole parallel universe out there quite unnerving. Here we are, floating around the world wide soberverse, while there are millions of others (more than us? Fewer?) blogging away in the 'drinking enthusiast' space.

I do hope that some of them eventually realise that 'giving a shit' is good thing and that there is more to being 'Woman' than pouring wine, and decide to hop on over here (yikes! Does that sound sanctimonious?).

Love to you all,

SM