if feel like partying, get drunk. if you feel like doing just about anything else, get high. you probably should have waited another year to start drinking, but you're never too young to start smoking weed. i'd have my kids doing it at 4 or 5 if it was legal (you can't trust 'em not to spill the beans). unless you have something specific that you've just got to try in a certain mindset, i wouldn't suggest getting messed up by yourself; it sucks.