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Friday, September 09, 2005
My Priorities
There is an anthropology party tonight, my first as a Bull. I’m still contemplating what kind of beer to bring because I have to make a good first “social” impression (I’ve already made my “academic” impression). Bud Light or Miller Light would seem to frat boy-ish and might diminish my chances of being perceived as an intelligent person who is able to carry on a coherent conversation in the presence of alcohol. At the same time bringing something like Newcastle, Negra Modelo, or Red Stripe would be cliché (at an archaeological conference I went to back in ’03 I doubt there was a bottle of Newcastle left in the entire city of Charlotte). Bass is one of my favorite beers but the high quality of it might give the wrong impression as well (i.e. I'm better than you because I drink Bass ale). I have concluded that I must go import but avoid the obvious. Ideally, at an anthropology party everyone would drink a beer from their geographic area of interest but unfortunately stores don’t import Belikin, the “Beer of Belize." I am thinking of going with Dos Equis. It sticks to my general geographic area of interest (Mesoamerica) but doesn't come across as pretentious. I'll let you know how it goes.
Posted by Will at September 9, 2005 03:02 PM in Graduate School