I drink like crazy. I drink and drink and drink. Water. Milk. Soda. It's a good thing I have no interest in trying alcohol, because I'd probably end up a raging alcoholic. I sometimes drink so much so fast that it ends up going down the wrong pipe, and I choke. My parents tell me that I did this when I was a baby, and that it was so bad one time that I stopped breathing and turned blue. The fire department and paramedics had to come to fix me up. You'd think I would have learned my lesson. Nope.
I go through phases. I've already spoken of my love for milk, especially organic milk. Because of its freshness and the fact that it's 100% natural, I will probably never give it up. Other drinks, however, tend to be fads:
- Mountain Dew Pitch Black: this was my favorite drink when I was on the Atkins diet. Yes, you're not supposed to have soda when you're on the Atkins diet. I would have one glass a day, in lieu of breakfast. I lost 75 lbs on that iteration of the diet, so I think my trade-off was a good one. Too bad they don't make this soda any more.
- Jones Soda, Crushed Melon flavor: this is an amazing soda, one of the best I've ever had. It tastes like cantaloupe, which makes it a miracle that I would even like it. I find cantaloupe to be one of the more vile fruits out there, and it was only on my mission that I learned to control my gag reflex. Anyway, this stuff is impossible to find. It was sold in my work cafeteria for a while, but as is the case with most good things, those days quickly came to an end. I once ordered a case directly from Jones Soda, and it cost me almost $3/bottle. I'm thinking about doing it again. Totally worth it. Also, in another lucky twist of fate, the good people at my local Super Target brought Crushed Melon in as an icee flavor for a while. One of my favorite sodas converted into one of my favorite types of drinks? Impossible to resist. I was in there at least 3-4 times a week.
- Jones Soda, Cream Soda flavor: unlike many cream sodas, it's clear. I always want to drink more when liquids are clear.
- Ocean Spray Cran-Grape juice: I affectionately refer to this stuff as "liquid crack". When we get bottles, I quickly destroy them. It's especially good with tomato-based sauces and Italian foods.
- Mountain Dew Code Red: I used to hit this stuff like crazy at work. The label on the bottle says something like a "rush of cherry flavor". It's more like a rush of completely artificial colors and ingredients that somehow manage to taste really good. It was starting to make my heart feel weird, however, so I had to stop. After a long hiatus, I had a couple last week. Tasty, in a phony sort of way.
- Sprite Zero: In an effort to be more "healthy", I finally taught myself to drink diet sodas without simultaneously having the desire to vomit. This is one of the best diet sodas out there, but only after I've shaken out the carbonation (I do this with all sodas, hence my preference for bottles). Sprite is always over-carbonated.
This brings us to my current obsession, Hawaiian Punch. Oh, Hawaiian Punch, how I love you. We became fast friends when I could get many cans of you in the Morris Center with my BYU dining card (thanks, Mom and Dad--your money well spent). The Hawaiians laughed at you because there's nothing about you that's Hawaiian, but I didn't care. You taste good, especially the 5% of you that consists of real juice. I don't have to shake you up. You go down smooth, and you're super sweet. I got sick of you after pounding can after can after can of you for many months of my Deseret Towers sojourn, but I've found you again. I will quickly tire of you, but for now, I'm letting the good times roll. It's not like I want to live forever anyway.
I am a total milk drinker. Between the two of us, we go through a ton.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually mind your drinking problem. The only time it bothers me is when I go to get a cup of cran-grape juice and it's gone. Well that and when you special order Crushed Melon soda. So not worth $3 a bottle.