Hangover Cures

the sacred

believe it or not i don't drink much at all. but certain situations "force' me into taking action. one was when i was bumped up to first class on a flight from L.A. to NY and even the stewardess (yeah i still call them that) was blown away by how much i drank. then last nite was another: open bar. just seeing those bottles of Jameson and Johnny walker were irresistible. 


so since i'm not used to it and my stomach was pretty empty (there was food there, but believe it or not i didn't touch it: lots of friends, chicks, had much to do--people come first believe it or not). so this a.m i woke up feeling rough. but as usual i've done my research, and know some good cures. 


first 2 aspirin for the siren piercing my head. i don't like pills much but this pain was rough. aspirin's usually as hard as i go. at least over the counter (wink). 


next lots of water of course. have to re hydrate. 


next: lots of B complex and protein. a good multi vitamin is great: and i mean a good one, with at least 100 percent rda of  B1, 2, 6, 12. Trader Joe's has good ones, and believe it or not K mart, and they're not really expensive. 


then go with protein for food: eggs, yogurt, cheese etc. plenty of them.  the dairy usually has B or brings it out, like yogurt. and it's like the protein and Bs build you back up again. to be a man of men like me haha. 


again as you know i wouldn't tell you this if i didn't try it out, several times, myself. 

Remembering the Passing of a Former Friend

who died on this day, not long before I left L.A.. she lived next to me  for a couple of years. nice, smart, good sense of humor, not very old. but unfortunately unhealthy, overweight, seemingly isolated. didn't get exercise, drove everywhere, may have smoked, didn't clean much.

in truth i really didn't know much about her. i thought i overheard her once, talking to some one on the phone, saying that she wasn't happy, didn't know what to do. of course hotlines (if that's what it was) are often a desperate resort. this is one of those times you look back: you wish you could have done more.

and that includes her end: she fell sick, was even more immobile. i think a friend was coming over to help. i remember one time though that she didn't seem to have water on a very hot summer L.A. day so i got her some. then  i went to the desert, to my job, soon after. i came back and she was deceased. i wondered what happened, if she gave up, didn't take care etc.

as usual i try to learn from passings of others. and wish there was more, to do, for her etc. hope for better in future.

Why I Prefer to Eat at Home, Alone, part 1

one of few times, wish i was in army

it's really an activity that i very much prefer to do alone. i don't understand the social aspect: you're eating. your mouth is occupied. why the hell should i talk? much less entertain as some want me to do? and going on a rendezvous (my fancy name for the queer word "date"): forget it! i don't want her seeing me not know how to eat French (food that is, haha). 


 it's actually one of the very few times that i don't even  enjoy reading: that shows you how much i want to chill out when i eat. 


but believe it or not i love to eat at restuarants (alone): love sitting, relaxing, the possbilit of a good big meal etc. but it realy is a crappy deal: meal mark ups are so big, so many meals i've had i felt that  i could  buy the materials  in the stoer for much cehaper, , work on them  a little and it would  be compaarable. and im no sharp cook.  plus the burden's on you to tip or you look cheap and the waiter earns minimum wage or less, which really isn't your fault but it's dumped  on you. 


also health-wise: who  knows how many calories/fat/salt etc are iny the food. even NYC doesn't require them to publish it on the menus. plus i usually overstuff myself,  and then  need to sh--t where i eat at times (shout, haha). 


again at home: private, your own time, could be much healthier and cheaper, you can do whatever the hell you want, with who you want. 

How to Soothe Your Sunburn

now when i was young and ignorant (redundant) i did get some bad sunburns, being fair skinned, etc. so a couple of basic practices took care of it afterwards. i still get them accidentally at times so i do the same, they still go pretty well.

• cool down with a nice cold shower, cold towel etc. give it a good hose down/wipe etc. NO SOAP-- you can get an allergic skin reaction as i got once.
• then apply liberally a nice thick coat of lotion. preferably with aloe in it.
• do that periodically, when you need to, when you feel warm etc.

it'll turn into a nice tan actually, usually. of course i think sun bathing for a tan etc is one of those idiot youth get it while you can when you';re a young hot chick so you can snag a man and be taken care of deals, because there's nothing that ages your skin worse than the Sun.

there' also stuff that you can use that i've read: pat your skin with a tea bag, yogurt, apple cider vinegar etc. but the main point of water and cool, then lotion to keep hydrated, goes very well.