For Club Crowd and the Socially Conscious

I wanted to take a minute to talk about my experiences clubbing this weekend. I was at a night club this past weekend, which I love to do occassionally, and I noticed a few things that I just have to speak on. My hopes are that whom ever reads this blog, either guy or girl, would be able to take my experiences and apply them to their own lives where ever they see fit.

So, I was at a club this weekend (i don't want to say where and give out free publicity on my blog because I did not really enjoy this club that much) with a small group of friends and associates. We decided to go out on a Friday night after work which may have been a bad idea since the energy I had was limited, but then again, Friday nights are good nights to good out and mingle with the young professional crowd. I didn't get to the club until after 12am, but that's normally when things begin to jump off here in the 'Bean'. The club I was at had 4 floors, and they were all packed. There was a lot of variety, variety in music and the people, and if you wanted to just mingle, the bottom 2 floors were made for you. If you're anything like me, you go to the clubs to dance, so the top 2 floors were where the music was bumping.

One of the first things I noticed is there were a lot of girls dancing, and a lot of guys standing around the outskirts of the dance floor observing the drunk ladies shake their groove things. Now I understand that their are some guys who are a little self conscience about the fact that they are great dancers, well it's time to let go of your fears guys, because their were some less attractive and untalented dancing men all over the dance floor getting some rump shaking action, but for some reason, I noticed that the more attractive guys were posted up on a wall, or sitting at a booth, watching all of the action take place. I noticed a few hot guys eyeing me, but i just don't feel comfortable asking a guy to dance with me. I know it's old fashioned, but I am still a firm believer in men making the first move. Maybe they were intimidated by a good looking Black women, I know that the consensus is that we tend to be a little more aggressive, but we still want someone to take charge every once and a while.

After a while a young black man approached me and politely asked me to dance. He was very courteous and seemed to have a professional career since he was all suited out, but when he came over and spoke in my ear, I could help but smell his breath which smelled horrible. I noticed he was holding a beer, and once I caught a whiff of his breath, i could tell the stench was caused by his choice of beverage, so i have decided to dedicate this first blog to him.

One thing that kills me is how guys love beer, but they never take into account that beer makes your breath smell terribly. Bad breath is one of my biggest pet-peeves, but I won't make it seem like I'm perfect and have never had bad breath. Here are some of the general causes and types of bad breath that most everyone has experienced:
1) Morning Breath
2) Cigarette Breath
3) Empty Stomach Breath (When your stomach is empty the smell of the gases in your stomach taint the smell of your breath)
4) Onion/Garlic Breath
5) Beer Breath (second worse)
6) Gingivitis/Halitosis Breath (worst of all)

Almost all of these causes for bad breath can be cured with a simple stick of gum, so if you are one of those guys who have to have a beer when they go out, or even if you're a lady who like a beer every now and again, remember to buy a pack of gum as well. You never want to be caught off guard after having a beer because the minute you take that first swig, you may have to talk to someone or someone may want to talk to you, and there is no bigger turn off than a guy or girl with smelly breath.

Take my advise!
Quiana