Thursday, June 25, 2009

Why does wine make me so sleepy?

Living in Sonoma can get a little slow. Well, super-duper slow actually. Only having moved back from New York a few months ago, I'm not really ready for the country life. All very Green Acres...

New York is where I'd rather stay.
I get allergic smelling hay.
I just adore a penthouse view.
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue.

Well, I did give up New York, by choice, but I didn't realize that would put me out on the farm. Life has given me lemons, and the only recourse is to head down to San Francisco for some lemonade. And therein lies the problem- it's about a 40 minute drive, which on the way down is fine. I plug in my Ipod, jam to some tunes or listen to an audiobook, and I'm happy as a clam. After a lovely dinner with friends, accompanied by a glass of wine, it's time to hit the road again. Dun dun dun.

I am very careful about drinking and driving, DUIs are serious stuff, so I never have more than a glass and a half throughout a two hour plus meal. But something happens to me and I am just exhausted, which I am pretty sure is not safe either. Why is this? I know it's the wine (or occassional beer) as I went down for dinner last night and only had a Fizzy Izze with no problems. I'd love to know a solution to this problem, aside from a post dinner espresso as I'd like to sleep when I actually make it back to Slo-Noma. For now, it's just something I'll deal with, moderating my intake accordingly. Since it's not like I could just skip the wine. Is this just an unfair chemical reaction that happens to me, am I doomed? Or am I exhausted in general and the wine makes that more apparent? Help!

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