Sunday, June 03, 2007

caffeine 2

the rain stopped. i ran out to a non-starbucks nearby and got a shot of expresso. my brain stopped aching within 10 minutes. i wonder if the caffeine coursed through my body that quickly or if it's all in my mind. but does it really matter if it's physical or psychological? the effect - agony to be followed by relief - is the same. maybe it's both. the ease in which i fall into an addiction is why i don't smoke or do drugs - a caffeine addiction is much more affordable. i'm also grateful that i'm allergic to alcohol.

2 comments:

Lilith said...

mmm caffeine. i think if i cut out my starbucks habit, i'd be able to feed all of Africa for a year. but then i'd be unproductive, moody and headache-y.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, caffeine does that to you. It's a natural vasoconstrictor and when you are off it for a while the blood vessels in your head start to expand again causing pressure and pain.