Caffeine

            I’m going to quit caffeine.  That is the thesis of my current thought process.  Something so daunting could never be achieved without help, so, I will first educate myself on the ill side effects of caffeine, tips for quitting, and healthy alternatives.  Some may ask, “Alternatives to caffeine? Are you serious?”, Yes, I am serious.  I owe my light sleeping, lucid dream having, leg twitching sleeping patterns to caffeine – which I happen to be hypersensitive to.

    How great would it be to take nap? Pretty great in my opinion, but, in my current stimulant riddled state, there are no naps or peaceful afternoons listening to the rustling leaves outside my window as I bask in a dream filled opening in my schedule.  There is only continuous thought and busy work.  Before choosing to write this useless blog post, I was writing a poem in German, a bad one.  It was bad because I cant think because im TIRED.  I’m tired because I should sleep instead of drinking sooo much coffee.

    In a previous, very brief search into the side effects of caffeine I discovered an interesting tidbit of information: Caffeine causes one to think in a linear manner.  This means we lose our ability to think abstractly about what needs to be done, our priorities are skewed, a bit of creativity is lost and to top it all off, in case you’ve been living under a backyard log pile for your entire life, it’s also addicting.