(cross posted to my livejournal)
Caffeine is a chemical in the Xanthine family - there are bunches of the little buggers out there if you know where to look. Those of us who are murderously addicted to these compounds can differentiate between the highs that come from coffee as opposed to tea or guarana for example. The Food n' Drug Administration might label them as "caffeine" but the rest of us know better.
A good dose of caffeine is like a fine wine, if you go for that sleeping crap. I'm not talking about a "robust, balanced cup of coffee" as opposed to a lousy, bitter one. When my head hurts, I don't really care about flavor. I care about how the sleep receptors in my brain are going to be jangled.
Why do I bring this up? My pal Cowboy_X sent me some Xmas goodies and they included a small "Energy Shot" in a two ounce bottle. It was labeled as caffeinated and I'd never tried such a beast, so I downed it without thinking. It was a spectacular moment in chemical history.
I can clearly remember the Olde Days when caffeine really worked on me. I can very clearly remember my first gorgeous cup of straight Jamaican Blue Mountain. I felt that way again today, for the first time in years.
I don't know if it was the incredibly dense dosage or the blend of chemicals, but I was clearer today than I have been in years.
I am totally going to abuse this stuff if I can get my hands on more.
This post should pretty much explain why I don't allow myself to really get into alcohol.
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The coffee shop by my house sells this weird chinese energy drink that has no english on the label at all. For the longest time I thought it was probably just chinese cough syrup and they were trying to rip me off, but exam time makes people crazy and so I tried some.
It made me all crazy and hyper talkative, and now I'm wondering if it wasn't, you know, the cocaine.
Posted by: Joey | December 12, 2003 at 01:03 AM
it might be Thai Red Bull.
the one really silly one you have to look out for is labelled "LEADERSHIP" and looks like it is made for cowboys.
Posted by: rstevens | December 12, 2003 at 01:21 AM
Gizo is a nice, smooth caffeine buzz, it'll slap you awake but won't leave you jittery at all... the only downside is that it tastes like cola cough syrup; they call it a "shooter" for a reason.
Posted by: Cowboy_X | December 12, 2003 at 03:43 AM
Well, I bought me some. With the dollar in a new all time low it's cheap and easy to order from the states.
My next purchase will be an SVT Ford Mustang Cobra Coupe -04. But not yet.
Posted by: Martin | December 12, 2003 at 03:59 AM
I guess this explains the brilliance of the recent Diesel Sweeties strips.
Posted by: Stef | December 12, 2003 at 01:55 PM
And then there are those weaklings of us like myself who are totally unable to handle xanthines. I didn't used to be able to sit in a class without being asleep. After falling asleep at the wheel and totalling our car I watched and began to see a pattern. I thought I had Chronic Fatigue or something. It turns out when I chocolate binge I'm comatose half the time. Coffee? Not since the early 1980's. No more "**ines" and I've been a new, awake person since.
Posted by: Sue | February 03, 2005 at 10:37 PM