The story:
So basically, I don't drink. My roommate does! She went out drinking tonight with some of our other friends (completely irresponsible ones, btw) on the condition that they "wouldn't let her drink too much because she has work tomorrow morning." Fine, whatever.
She stumbles in about a half an hour ago, pukes on the floor and passes out for about 10 minutes right in front of the door. I'm not the best at dealing with drunks, I tend to avoid them because they annoy the hell out of me. So I have like, zero experience with this stuff. But really, she's my roommate. So I got her some water and cleaned up the puke and waited til she came round to try and move her to a reasonable area that wasn't right in front of the door. Course she has to start balling her eyes out about how much the world hates her and she's a terrible person and some terrible secret about how she got eaten out by a dyke the last time she was wasted. (The memories will never fade for me.) Eventually I got her into some pajamas and into bed with a garbage can and a glass of water...but right before I start to back away she pulls her face up real close to mine and says, "Alexa, I want you to promise me you'll wake me up for work tomorrow morning." Or at least that's the translated version. What I got was actually more like "I'm ssoooooooorrrry *wave of alchohol vomit breath* I'm sooooo sorrryyyy pleeeease ughhhhhhhhh wake me up we have work tomorrow you have to PROMISSSSE"
So I was like, "Of course sweetie now go to sleep, you'll feel better tomorrow if you need anything let me know."
She gets terrible hangovers and will probably feel like shit tomorrow. We both work the breakfast shift at our school's dining hall, so we're talking 8am until 3:00pm most likely.
I was planning on just going in myself and telling our boss that she's sick, but I know she won't remember anything of tonight but she will be pissed that I didn't wake her up and I will get hell for it.
So a couple questions for those of you that might be more experienced with dealing with these types of things:
1)Do I wake her up for work?
2)What is the right way to deal with the pukey garbage can? The one I left with her really needs to be washed (it smells) so do I do it now while she's sleeping and risk her having to puke again and negate all the work? Or do I leave it to fester til I can get to it after my shift?
3)I kinda snapped at one of the friends she was out with, telling him "You're a dick for letting her get this drunk and then leaving me to clean up after her." I feel bad about it now, should I apologize?
4)What is a good way to tell her, "Fuck alchohol if you do this again I will not be so nice about it." Without you know, being a bitch about it.
Make her clean up her mess when she gets up, wake her up so she can decide whether or not to call herself into work or not, and don't act self-righteous about the alcohol. You're not her mom, you're her friend. She's probably gonna feel like shit enough tomorrow without getting a lecture, but she should definitely clean shit up at least.
Don't bother apologizing to the friend. Sounds like they were douchebags.
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Mr. Gainsborough was listening to Cher while typing:
Kids get drunk. Whatever.Make her clean up her mess when she gets up, wake her up so she can decide whether or not to call herself into work or not, and don't act self-righteous about the alcohol. You're not her mom, you're her friend. She's probably gonna feel like shit enough tomorrow without getting a lecture, but she should definitely clean shit up at least.
Don't bother apologizing to the friend. Sounds like they were douchebags.
This is probably the soundest advice.
Thread over.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Kaiote was all like:
Garbage Can = Bleach.
Roomie = Run to walmart, and get a 15$ wedding band, and leave it on her finger.
The friend = Don't apologize.
The Future of Alcohol = Don't bother trying.
The wedding band is the best part.
You did promise to wake her up and you should do that.
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nem-x spewed forth this undeniable truth:
feel her up
I also vote for the wedding band idea.
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Azakias obviously shouldn't have said:
Let her wake up in a nasty, drty bathroom with her leg chained to an o-ring in the wall. With a rusty saw within easy reach.
Hahahaha like that movie saw
Remember that guys
Remember saw
I would do the wedding band thing. If you didn't do it, prepare for next time.
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Nobody really understood why Mr. Parcelan wrote:
Hahahaha like that movie sawRemember that guys
Remember saw
Man, I remember Saw.
And I remember the sequel that came out.
Then the other one.
And that next one.
Man, I sure hope they make another so we can never forget Saw!
I didn't have a wedding band so I just scribbled a phone number and "Had a great time last night, call me. 
-Sarah" and left it next to her bed.
If I had to describe the look she got it would be a mix between horror and awe.
1) Are you hot?
2) Has your roommate confessed...secret things to you while drunk?
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Karnaj had this to say about pies:
Yeah, at least post a picture of the note or something.
I was talking about her being hot.
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Cool Hand Luke still thinks SARS jokes are topical, as evidenced by:
I was talking about her being hot.
Uh, so was I. I just wanted context.
Yeah.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
