gallon challenge

attention, readers: as you may have heard, the average college student participates in his or her fair share of drinking games. tonight, i joined the mass collegiate population and engaged in a game involving drinking. however, my game was slightly different in that it involved consuming gigantic amounts of milk, not alcohol.

the gallon challenge is a competition in which the participants attempt to consume an entire gallon of whole milk within an hour. if able to actually consume all the milk, the second part of the competition incorporates holding the milk in one's stomach for another complete hour.

although i have heard many a boy complain about this gallon challenge and his miserable failure in the attempt to successfully complete it, i never actually believed that it could be that difficult. but tonight i discovered just how treacherous this challenge is. after consuming about 3/4 a gallon of milk in about 40 minutes and watching 2 boys puke up all the milk they had consumed, i threw in the towel as i puked over the side of the second floor balcony of my friend's room. a little later, the other 2 boys competing in the challenge ended up puking as well.

a small confession: tonight was the first time i have thrown up since i was about 9 years old. i actually forgot how to throw up and kept my mouth closed so that i ended up with a mouth full of milk puke. and here's the real confession: i wanted to win so badly that i actually contemplated swallowing the puke back down. it only took about 30 seconds to realize what a terrible plan that was.

moral: i'm glad i participated. i always love to do things that boys don't expect girls to be willing to do. however, i think i might stay away from milk for a while. for some reason, i just don't seem to have a craving for it...

me and our friend derrick, before the disgusting aftermath of the gallon challenge