Well, school’s over for the year.  You former freshman have moved back in with your parents and secured that summer job and, after the first couple of weeks, have discovered a sad truth: while you’re a college student, summers blow.

You’re working forty hour weeks in menial labor.  None of your college buddies are around anymore.  Your parents don’t seem to appreciate when you show up at your house drunk at 4 a.m.  Your mom still does your laundry, but she’s sharing her car with you, so you have to let her know when you’re going anywhere.  You never thought you’d ask this, but: is it September yet?

You call up the ever-dwindling number of people you still talk to from high school and see what they want to do, and at some point, somebody suggests going to the bar — you know, that crap-tastic small town dive bar filled with locals.  Sure, why not?  When you walk in, here’s what you can expect to find: (more…)

Every time you first walk in the door of a bar you’ve never been to before, you check out a couple of things before deciding whether or not to say: First, does the clientele look like a bunch of douchebags? Second, is the bartender hot? If the answer to the second question is yes, even a room full of tools can make the evening worth it.

Even though you won’t get her number, since every dude in the place has already asked her for it, few things beat an evening of sloshing it up with your bros while a bodacious babe serves you drinks and calls you “Honey.” To honor these alcoholic angels of the night, we’ve scoured the Web to put together all the best busty bartenders we could find. So grab yourself a cold one, sit back and enjoy.

Today’s Shot of the Week is an old standby.

The B-52 is known by many other names, but ask a bartender for one and she’ll know exactly what you mean.

Most likely named after the stealth bomber because of it’s quietly intense taste, this little shot will start your night off quickly. It’s an intricate concoction, and not all bartenders will do it the “right” way (probably because they’re lazy), but now that you know the secret to this creamy / burning drink, you’ll be able to impress everyone by making it yourself.

B-52

• 1/3 oz. Kahlua
• 1/3 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 1/3 oz. Grand Marnier

Layer the alcohol in order, from the top. When pouring the Bailey’s and Grand Marnier, the pros use a spoon, allowing the liquid to drip off the spoon into the glass. Why do it this way? It keeps the liquors from mixing too fast. Plus, it looks complicated. And everybody knows complicated drinks = cool (even if they taste like sh*t).

…And as always, drink responsibly.