Crashing

I've just come back from an evening of bowling to commemorate my birthday eve. It was great even though I played a shameful couple of games. I don't think so many of us have been together at the same time since school split.

Before I left I dosed up on a substance (gasp) called Lemon Crystals. This is basically a bag of sugar, dipped in acid, and then told to behave like a lemon. Some people use caffeine, some people use alcohol, I use sugar to get me hyper ready for an out with mates*.

While there I was pleased to find that I was asked for ID before going into the bar. I had no ID, he asked me how old I was, I said 18 and he said "No, sorry". I didn't think to try the "my birthday is tomorrow" but this one has snook up on me. It feels strange I'll be crossing this milestone in forty eight minutes. Anyway, I took it as a compliment that I look so young. Something I hope to retain through many more milestones.

As you may have noticed by now, this post has no wit, no humour, grammatical structure, or any particular interest as it is now fourteen minutes past eleven in the evening and I'm beginning to crash.

What I mean by crashing is that the induced state that the sugar gave me is now wearing off. This, unfortionally, always coincides with the parting of my mates. Either state in itself isn't that pleasant to undergo, and both at the same time is downright horrible. I miss my friends a lot now that I'm spending a lot of time on my own now that school is now officially out.

However, add into this mix, I'm going away for a week tomorrow which will induce homesickness. Homesickness occurs as the car engine is turned off. I could travel right around the world so long as I didn't stop. While homesick I'll feel completely out of place and excommunicated from my friends. Most of my friends are out of the country next week anyway, but while at home I know where the popcorn is stored in my house i.e. comfort eating.

So, to summarize, crashing from lack of sugar, missing my friends, going to miss home. All add up to a wreck.

That's it. No particular point. Just that.




*In this context, "mates" and "friends" are interchangeable