It is by will alone I set myself a-jitter
It is by the chemical caffeine that thoughts acquire speed,
the hands acquire jitters.
The lips lose all tact.
It is by will alone I set myself a-jitter.
Caffeine among geeks is very highly regarded. Even those that do not or
cannot consume it understand the benefits and hazards. Being a frequent
flier of the caffeinated skies, I have a pretty good tolerance for the
stuff.
Tonight however is a tale of caffeinated hazards.
I have been having some difficulty getting good quality sleep and
thought that I would try to help myself out by going without caffeine
for awhile.
Can’t hurt, right?
Wrong.
My family went out to dinner tonight and I had 3, yes Alice, THREE Dr.
Peppers with my meal. Why? Because it was yummy. I’d been without for
awhile and was having a smashing romp with my family. At dinner, we
decided to run to Fry’s to pick up some Three Stooges videos to watch
with the kids later.
Fry’s is remarkably busy near close on Fridays. I’m talking 50 people
in line five minutes after the doors close busy.
Getting to the caffeine, I know of at least two things that evaded the
tact filter due to the caffeine:
“Hannah, that man doesn’t want you crawling in his butt.”
“Sure. I’ll do the bump with you.”
Both were said with zeal in my not so petite voice.
In response to the first, a large emo guy carrying an HP printer almost
ran his buddy over trying to get away. For the second, we were awarded
extra space front and back in line.
I love caffeine. I should remember to keep my consumption within 20mg
day to day or things apparently get dodgy. Although I can enjoy this
side effect, the general public seems unwilling to handle it well.
I mean, if a butterfly’s wings can cause a storm, five people trying to
give extra space to a jittery geek is probably going to cause global
warming to accelerate or the earth’s poles to change.
On the up side, it’s 11PM and I’m up to 4 blinks a minute!!
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