So as you might have guessed, I am hungover.
Not only am I allowed to drink at my job but I am encouraged to do shots with customers to bring some life to the party. Many people, (including myself when I first got hired) think this sounds amazing. "You get to drink at work? How cool!" Fun times? Not always the case.
My tolerance is, if nothing else, disgusting. Yeah, I can put back 10, 15, even 20 shots of just about anything and still slang drinks and count money (sometimes accurately) but the real repercussions come the following day.
Your mouth is arid, stomach is in knots, head throbbing, can't sleep, can't move, hate yourself and life- we've all been there. If you haven't than you're not doing it right.
And yes, I know it is almost 11pm and I'm still hungover. Don't judge.
So I've spent the last few hours combing the web for hangover cures and most of them were pretty generic:
-Hair of the Dog always works but can create a vicious cycle
-Bloody Mary's still hair of the dog but not as blaten as ordering a tequila shot at noon
-Greasy/ spicy food personally eating something shitty just makes me feel shitier. I'll opt for a salad and then feel like I'm doing something right
-Exercise sounds awful. last thing I wanna do when I'm trying not to ralph
-Sex! might not be up for a wild romp but there are ways to get around that
-Water, water, water most the time when I'm hungover I am so thirsty but too lazy to even drink. Best to pound that stuff the night before.
So I leave you with the perfect hair of the dog suggestion for the brave:
BANDERA MEXICANA
-Tequila (blanco is best)
-Lime Juice
-Tomato Juice
Shake and strain each liquid into three separate shot glasses. Serve and shoot the three glasses in order of the Mexican flag: green (lime juice), white (tequila), red (tomato juice). Boom boom boom! You're back!
Soooo.....did it work? Are you back?
ReplyDeleteI hate all of those three indgredients, but when duty calls, I will step up to the plate. Thanks for the suggestions. They are so helpful! ;-D
Why is drinking after drinking called Hair of the Dog again?
ReplyDeleteI checked out the wikipedia page "hair of the dog" and alas: The phrase dates back to Shakespearean times- when people got bit by dogs they used to take some of the hair from the dog that bit them and place it on the wound to prevent "evil consequences." I guess it evolved and stuck...
ReplyDeleteAnd it definitely does work.
I like how you post how to make drinks. What is your favorite drink?
ReplyDeleteMy girl Jess. I love the way you put everything together on this site. What's the best mix with Baileys?
ReplyDeleteMy suggestion is that you only drink to liven up the party... ONLY when customers want you to take shots. It sounds like a fun job but over time this can deplete your health terribly. I'm not trying to sound like a downer or anything, I go out and drink too, but after I turned 21 I became health concious and learned so much about the long-term impacts of alcohol. Think of it this way... you're body's a temple so treat it that way =). If you look at webmd.com for instance, you'll be amazed at what you find (I was)
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