Power Hour Tips

Power Hour: A drinking game that means taking a shot of beer every minute for one hour which, using math, means drinking 5 beers in an hour. – Urban Dictionary

With yet another national holiday weekend upon us, we have a feeling a few of you might already be planning your weekend. Since we hope some of your plans include drinking, we’d like to share a few tips if that drinking happens to be a power hour (one of Awkward Vodka’s favorite past times).

Download an app. One way to ensure you complete the power hour on time and not miss a single shot is by downloading an app. You don’t have to worry about changing the music every minute or yelling at your friends to drink – the app will automatically switch the music, queuing your time to drink. GENIUS. We recommend Power!Hour, the best $.99 you’ll ever spend.

Do not, I repeat, do not attempt a power hour with hard liquor. While it may be tempting, do not use hard liquor as your drink of choice. That means 60 shots in 60 minutes. You most likely will die. We here at Awkward Vodka do not endorse this and definitely do not want to be blamed for death or alcohol poisoning. And I know what you’re thinking, mixed drinks aren’t that bad! Trust me, they are. You will either be passed out, puking or black out by halftime.

Always have an extra drink nearby. There is nothing worse than having to search for a beer when one runs out, especially if that means getting behind.

Make sure the beer is cold. I take it back – the one thing worse than having an empty drink is warm beer. You go through them fast in a group during a power hour, so make sure you have enough chilling for hours before you begin.

Music is key. During the power hour you can go through 60 different songs of your choice. And if you use the app we mentioned above, they all come right from your iTunes. Can you say best dance party ever? I guarantee you’ll hear, “I LOVE THIS SONG!” screamed at least 20 times.

Don’t double time. Just don’t do it.

With these tips we hope you can enjoy one perfect power hour this three-day weekend. But what about you? What other tips/recommendations do you have when it comes to power hours? We want to hear them!

10 Reasons to Date a Girl from Wisconsin

1. We know how to drink. Beer. Whiskey. Vodka. You name it. We drink it. And we know how to handle our booze so you don’t need to take care of us after a night of binging.

2. We love sports. And know enough to actually talk about what’s happening during a game. GO PACKERS!

3. We’re hilarious. See any other post on Awkward Vodka.

4. We’re typically low maintenance. Yes, we like to look good, but we also enjoy going to the bar in just a t-shirt and jeans. Have we ever been to a bar in sweatpants? You bet we have.

5. We’ve accumulated to the cold weather. And know how to dress for the cold so we’ll never need to steal your jacket.

6. We’re Tough. See above about the cold. Also most of us know how to change a tire, shovel a car out of the snow and get out of – or start – a bar fight.

7. We’re Smart. At least most of us are smart! Check out this list of the smartest cities in the country. Madison is #8, Appleton is #12 and Milwaukee is #26. Not bad! Minnesota doesn’t even show up on the list under #33 and it says “Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI”

8. We’re Not Afraid to Get Dirty. We’re not prissy since we either grew up on a farm or have been on one at some point in our life.

9. No Need to Wine & Dine. Obviously we love a nice dinner every now & then, but usually we’ll be just as happy with a delicious meal at Culvers as we are with a fancy dinner.

10. We Accept Hunting & Fishing. We’re okay with our guy leaving for a week to go hunting with friends, we’ll craft shop and scrapbook while they’re gone.

Scavenger Hunt Adventures!

Looking for something fun to do as the summer comes to an end? How about an awesome scavenger hunt?

Last year a good friend of Awkward Vodka left on a 6-month-ish road trip across the country. To keep up with her, we made an awesome scavenger hunt. All of the photos featured in this blog post are from her trip! (Except the last one from a scavenger hunt about 7 years ago)

This one has been edited a bit so it can be used almost anywhere! Try it out. You won’t be disappointed.

Drink

Photo of yourself in a bar – 1 point

With a drink in your hand – 3 points

Steal a pint glass that has either the city or school name on it – 20 points

Order and drink a vodka water – 5 points

Order and drink a shot of Southern Comfort in the South – 7 points

Order & drink a Water Moccasin shot – 10 points

Order and drink a Prairie Fart – 20 points

Photo of yourself shot-gunning a beer in public – 20 points

Take a body shot off of a random person – 50 points
Must provide photo

Invent a drink and convince the bartender to name it after you – 40 points

Stranger Danger

Each (sneaky) photo of a weird/creepy/nasty random person sighting – 10 points

Photo of a fire fighter – 10 points
10 bonus points if you are in the picture with them
10 bonus points if they are hot

Photo of a cross-dresser – 15 points
30 bonus points if you are in the picture with them

Find a cougar – 10 points
Not the animal

Run alongside someone who is running for 30 seconds – 30 points

Man Candy

Find and photograph 10 good beards – 30 points

Photo of a man with a gnarly mustache – 20 points
10 bonus if you are in the photo also

Provide evidence of borrowed or found boxers – 30 points

All Things Pop Culture

Create your own “Call Me Maybe” Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez video – 10 points
10 bonus points per each new location incorporated

Find a flower and ask a stranger if they will “accept this rose” Bachelor style – 25 points

Find a jukebox and play Call My Maybe – 10 points

Photo of a celebrity sighting

C-List celebrity – 30 points

B-List celebrity – 40 points

A-List celebrity – 100 points

50 bonus points if you are in the photo with them

Jersey Chasin’

Photo wearing a jersey of local team – 10 points

Photo with an athlete – 25 points

Photo of yourself with the local mascot – 15 points
25 bonus points if you are doing something inappropriate to it

Run all the bases at a baseball field – 5 points

Travellin’ (Wo)man

Take a photo next to a state sign or a city population sign – 15 points

Photo of yourself in mid-air next to the ocean – 25 points

1,000 bonus points if you skinny-dip & provide proof

Photo of yourself at the dirtiest truck stop you can find – 10 points
40 bonus points if you are in the picture with a dirty trucker

Photo of yourself with as many people in cowboy hats as you can – 5 per

Photo of yourself with as many belt buckles as you can – 5 per

Photo of yourself either riding a bull or riding a bull rider – 20 points
20 bonus points if the bull or bull rider is cute

Photo of yourself with a person with a painted on outfit – 35 points

Collect as many beads as you can – 5 per

Take a photo with as many Canadians as you can – 5 per

Take a photo with mounted police – 15 points

Photo with Beiber cut-out – 15 points

Photo of crazy/unique/stupid license plate combos – 5 points

Photo of yourself outside of a Cum N Go – 5 points

Photo of yourself outside of a dirty strip club – 25 points

For Shits ‘N Gigs

Use a horrible pick-up line on a stranger – 25 points
Must share the results/reactions
25 bonus points if you get a picture with your victim

A picture of you requesting a song at a jukebox – 5 points
10 bonus points if the song is “Call Me Maybe”

Photo of yourself hugging something religious – 40 points

Record a video of yourself doing Karaoke – 40 points

Get a makeover at a mall makeup counter – 20 points

A picture of yourself being pushed – fast – in a shopping cart – 20 points

Photo with your doppelganger – 50 points

Photo in a photo booth – 10 points

Collect change from a fountain – 1 point per cent collected

Photo of graffiti – 10 points

20 extra points if it’s on a train and you’re standing next to it

Photo with lawn gnomes that are in someone’s yard (not in a store) – 30 points

Photo of yourself in a tree – 20 points
25 extra point if you’re high up in the tree

#ICYMI: Pre-Friday Happy Hour

Usually I’m the first one to know all of the week’s top stories, but I was on vacation Sunday – Thursday this week so I’m a bit behind. If you’re like me, you might need a quick refresher on some of the news from the week before meeting your besties for happy hour. Here’s a quick recap…

Lea Michele Makes First Public Appearance at Teen Choice Awards
Lea took the stage at the Teen Choice Awards and dedicated her Choice TV Actress in a Comedy prize to her late boyfriend and Glee co-star, Cory Monteith. It was really touching! Definitely made us tear up… Watch the video here.

Gia – from Bachelor and Bachelor Pad – Passed Away
Earlier this week TMZ reported that Gia was taken to the hospital because of a “serious emergency medical event.” Later in the week we found out that the cause of death was suicide. So sad! She was definitely a fan fave.

Absolut Vodka Launches Redesign of Flavor Labels
One of our favorite Vodka brands announced a redesign of their flavored vodka labels. According to AdAge, the Absolut vodka redesign doesn’t use fruit to signify a fruit flavor, instead “plays up symbolism and myths for each flavor’s essence.” We like it!

Pedal Pub Roll-Over Accident
If you read our blog regularly, you know we love Pedal Pubs. Unfortunately, one tipped over in Minneapolis yesterday, injuring two. We hope that everyone is alright!

A Post-Baby Kim K. Pic was Finally Snapped by a Papparazi
It’s really not that great of a photo, but calmed our Post-Baby Kim Kardashian photo craving. Of course TMZ snapped the photo. Anyone else love Kim’s denim top? Big fan.

Luke Bryan on the TODAY Show
My boyfriend Luke Bryan was on the TODAY show this morning and looked fantastic – as always. He performed some of his best songs including “Crash My Party,” “That’s My Kind of Night,” “Drunk on You” and “Country Girl.” Check out his awesome performances here.

Vicki Gunvalson’s Vodka Lawsuit is Back On
Real Housewives Star Vicki Gunvalson has had a multi-million fraud and breach of contract lawsuit filed against her by former partner Robert Williamson III. The lawsuit alleges Vicki breached contract, failed to live up to good faith dealings, misrepresented herself and conspired with her ex-boyfriend to unjustly enrich themselves. Ek. Bad news for Vicki!

Any headlines we missed?

Pedal Pub!

If you’ve never done a Pedal Pub, I highly suggest you try one. We went on one last weekend, and it was a blast.

According to their website, The PedalPub® is the Bike with the Barrel!® Their mission is to provide a fun, safe, environmentally-friendly way for groups of eight to sixteen adults to get some light exercise and fresh air while touring interesting parts of town on a big Dutch-made bike.

Our tour went around Northeast Minneapolis. I only went into Mayslack’s Bar to take shots and stayed drinking on the pedal pub at other stops.

Here are the top 6 reasons we love pedal pubbin’:

The majority of the times available are during the day so it’s totally acceptable and expected that you’re day drunk.
It’s a good workout. Unless you grab one of the seats without wheels for the majority of the ride (guilty), you’ll be pedaling for at least an hour while tipping back those high-cal drinks.
All of the Pedal Pubs that we’ve been on have a CD player which means you can jam out to your own music while pedaling along. Our mix included Ke$ha, Beyonce, Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, J. Beibs, Robyn and Miley.
Last weekend was beautiful! It was like 75 degrees and sunny all afternoon. Chilling on the pedal pub was a great way to enjoy great weather while also binge drinking!
Who doesn’t like a bar crawl? Well this is a bar crawl minus the walking.
It’s totally acceptable to wear comfy clothes because you’re basically working out…