Don Mann: Focusing on my Craft

Thursday, Mar. 18, 2004 - 3:22 a.m.

Life sucks after what happened to me today, of all days.

Hiccups. They seem like harmless little spasms of some stupid diaphragm muscle. However, have you ever had hiccups that lasted seven hours? It's bad enough that when I get hiccups, each one hurts more than the last, but when they just DO NOT STOP, it is entirely outrageous. I got the worst acid reflux of my life today because of the hiccups, and about 30 minutes ago I puked up a ton of blood.

I found the cure for hiccups. If it wasn't for the cure, I'd have either shot myself or driven into a bridge abuttment today. Basically all you need is a glass of water and a strong heart. What you do is basically simulate drowning by pinching tight your nose and breathing out all of your air, then you gulp water like a madman until you're sure you are about to drown and die. Then you slam the glass down and gasp. Hopefully, the hiccups will be gone. Today I had to quaff about 40 glasses of water to cure about 8 different cases of hiccups. It was the most miserable time of my life. Last time I tried, I was so full to bursting with water, I had to vomit in order to make room for more. Luckily, the puking cured the hiccups, and I didn't have to try and drown myself anymore.

Today was the anniversary of my father's death. The closest thing to an homage to him in all of my activities was some old-school guitar playing I did when I first woke up. THe rest of the day was pointless and uneventful, but most of all painful. I went to a small soiree at Dean's new apartment, where I was greeted by familiar faces and the old familiar antagonist; vodka. I drank enough to get me good and wasted then high-tailed it home before the stuff even took a serious effect. Then, to top things off, I downed another substantial amount here, and some codeine pills. Despite my state of euphoria I am still keenly aware of my misery...no need to think about that now.

Now that I've thrown up all of my food, I feel like eating something...

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