Friday, June 13, 2008

RG's Hangover Cures, Sundry, Various, and Assorted

Theo recently wrote a very adept treatise on curing hangovers, featured infra. I contest no part of his writings, and would like to applaud Theo for his accurate, insightful and useful advice. However, I would also like to supply a list of my own hangover remedies.

Remedies for the Physical
1. Vitamin waters, lots of it.
2. Small amounts of food that are high in grease and fat; a small amount of carbohydrates.
3. Staying away from any and all dairy products. (NB: You may disagree with me on this one, as milk is a good source of hydration, fat, and lots of nutrients, however, in recognition of the constant danger of next day re-boot, keep in mind that expelling partially digested milk through the mouth is desperately unpleasant.)
4. Avoiding bright, direct sunlight.
5. Large amounts of water.
6. Excretion, as mentioned infra
7. Other intoxicants. Via judicious ingestion of small amounts of alcohol throughout the day, a whopping hangover that would normally last an afternoon can safely be tolled over a two day period, resulting in a much less overbearing sense of misery over a longer period of time, instead of wishing you were dead for about 8 hours. I call this "Sunday."

Remedies for the Spirit
1. Vegetative activities. Such as watching movies (funny and/or action), playing video games (Id.), watching T.V., reading a pleasurable book.
2. Avoiding work.
3. Seeking the company of others in the same situation.
4. Remembering the fun parts of the previous night.
5. Ignoring the bad parts of the previous night.
6. Planning your next fiasco.

Prophylactic Measures
1. To prevent some of the worse spiritual impacts of a hangover, before it gets too late, and you get too drunk, turn off your phone. You will be unable to use it in idiotic ways, and this may save your ass.
2. Drink as much water before bed as possible. When you wake during the night to pee, have another glass. This can turn going to bed at four in the morning stupefyingly drunk into a situation where you can not only tolerate a day at the office on the morrow, but be reasonably productive.
3. Eat something before getting blotto.
4. Know where you are going to sleep before getting blotto.
5. Accept that, when you wake up, there is a distinct possibility you will not be in aforementioned site of repose, and may not be alone, and s/he may be brutally attractive or you may experience the "I need to have left exactly 90 seconds ago" blues.
6. Know that, despite the horrible chemical induced guilt, you are a good person, and your family, friends and coworkers enjoy your company and delightful antics. Unless you are a bastard, in which case, go fuck yourself.

*Cheers*

1 comment:

Theo Von Hohenheim said...

You introduce me like you are an 18th century writer:

"The most esteemed and accomplished Mr Locke . . ."

or

"A Man of extrodinary philosophical acumen, Mr. Des Cartes, though his mind be as acute as any of his time, made but this one subtle error in reasoning, which is quite understandable in context . . ."

(these are paraphrases) JUST TELL ME I AM WRONG DAMMIT!