I just realized it's been several weeks since I've posted anything new on here, so I figured I'd at least check in and write something, even if there is very little new Husker news. Yes, there is that little issue of losing Anthony Blue for the spring (and some say longer) to a knee injury, but I didn't want to write about that because it is, to be completely honest, downright depressing. Just once, I'd like to make it through a spring without having one of our best cover guys blow something out......
Also, sure-fire starter Andy Christensen was arrested for allegedly putting his hand up a girl's skirt at the Brass Rail in Lincoln. If sports followers have learned anything, it's to let things like this go through their due process before jumping to rash conclusions.......I made the mistake of predicting Mo Purify getting kicked off the team last summer after his two arrests, and I was only off by 11 games, considering he only missed the opener. The lesson, as always, is that I'm a dumbass.
Now, to the main part of my post.
Having turned 24 this past winter (I should say the one we are currently in, considering that there is no such thing as spring in Minnesota), I've noticed over the past few months that my ability to consume large amounts of alcohol has lessened severely. Now obviously, I never thought I could drink like I was 20 forever, but I really didn't think that my ability to recover would be so greatly affected at such an early age. I went out Friday night, and over the course of the night drank enough booze to kill a small-to-medium sized family of people. Even two years ago, this wouldn't have fazed me all that much. I never used to get hangovers, and when I say never, I really mean I'd never get them. I could drink liters of hard alcohol and wake up the next morning and go work out. I've noticed over the past couple years that I can't drink as much as I used to, but despite that, my recovery time was still seemingly way faster than that of my peers.
That illusion came crashing down this past Saturday morning, when I woke up feeling like someone had hit me in the head and stomach with a boat oar. Usually, something like that would dissipate pretty quickly for me, but this was different. I didn't feel human until about 10:30 that night, and there was no way I was going out after what I had just endured. I've never had an all-day hangover, and it marks the first time one has prevented me from going out for a 2nd consecutive night. Now, maybe this was an aberration, a fluke occurrence that won't happen regularly. Or maybe, as I suspect, the time has come when my body has finally started to punish me for my liver abuse. If it sucks this much when you're 24, let's just say I'm really not looking forward to when I'm 30 or older.
That said, I'm going to test which is really the case this coming weekend. I figure, what better time to figure it out then on St. Patty's day weekend? Hope you are all finding something to do to satisfy your Husker fix, because I myself am going into withdrawl......Spring ball can't get here soon enough, it's getting so desperate that people are starting "blackout" threads on message boards just to have something to argue about.
Monday, March 10, 2008
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Yea.... that's one aspect of getting older that really sucks. I still have my fair share of beer on the weekends, but I stay away from hard liquor as much as possible.
Yeah, this winter can get over any time now. I've never felt so weary of the weather.
Some advice for professional drinking -
1. Eat something while you consume (don't wait until after you're done, it's far too late by then) preferably something greesy with some substance to it, like pizza or burritos. This has the added bonus of contributing the greenhouse gas of methane to eventually warm those Minnesota winters.
2. Drink a glass of water or two somewhere during the evening's festivities. If you feel pressured by your buddies not to do so, sip a couple of mouthfuls every time you hit the can - assuming the facilities are clean enough to do so.
3. Don't smoke, and avoid smokey establishments. I refer of course to tobacco products only. If you smoke other substances due to your glaucoma or some other painful medical condition, conduct your activities with discretion.
4. Use a designated driver, rent a bus, take a cab, use the subway (if available), call a friend or walk (the last one has the added benefit of burning off some of those excess calories you've just consumed from the refreshments and the pizza). As Smokey the Bear says, "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires", so don't be dumbass, plan things out beforehand and make proper arrangements.
5. Control all those urges that might get your face slapped, a drink spilled over your head, get your a** kicked by an angry boyfriend, or slapped into the klink with a half a million bond.
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