Posts Tagged by intoxication
Poetry of the week – clarity and intoxication
| June 25, 2012 | Posted by Georgie Tindale under poetry |
The Downs the Joyous Clarity After Cerone died and rocket girl blown away The shutters flickered, and opened; the machine Drunk on its own dreams clattered to life. The tempter was gone with its violin. The room stank Of sweetness and solitude gone stale. I don’t want to die; I don’t want To grow old; I don’t want to lie in bed On Sunday afternoons in the April thaw And think of nothing but you anymore. I don’t want to watch the light stream through The attic window, or see the particles of dust Fall in its wake, disturbed and shaken Like the atoms of you stretching in my bones. The world is noisy outside but empty here. The airtight… more
AJ’s advice – dealing with drunk friends
| May 26, 2012 | Posted by Alaa Jasim under AJ's Advice |
As many people do, I have a close group of friends, and often when they get together a large volume of alcohol will be consumed. Honestly, I don’t know how they do it. Large amounts of alcohol often mean large numbers of drunken friends, who can be pretty hard to look after. I’m fortunate enough to only have heard tales of the really bad bits, but I thought it might be prudent for us all to have a checklist for when we’re in the “designated driver” or just the “I don’t drink” scenario and everyone else is completely trashed. Keep them hydrated Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it flushes all the water out of the body, so after a certain… more
