(Note: I wrote this on Tuesday evening. Hopefully by the time it publishes on Wednesday I’ll be well rested and powder free.)
The sleep fairy was a fickle critter last night. Studly Doright was out of town, and I stayed up past my bedtime packing for my own trip to Texas. My thoughts were racing and every little noise made me jump. One would’ve thought I was on a drug-fueled high, except that I don’t do anything stronger than caffeine these days, and that only sparingly.
Maybe I got in three hours of rest between the hours of two and five before I gave up the fight and decided to shower and get on the road. Since my night vision really stinks I waited until sunrise before saying goodbye to the cats and turning out the lights at Doright Manor.
For the first couple of hours I made good time, then weariness began setting in. I made frequent stops, and I’m fairly sure I have now officially patronized every rest area between Tallahassee, Florida, and Lafayette, Louisiana, where I stopped for the night at a Drury Inn. Look at this cool sculpture that adorns the wall of a welcome center in Mississippi:
At a gas station in Mississippi I purchased a product I’ve heard about my whole life, but had never tried–BC Powder. I’d wanted Bayer aspirin, because the hypochondriac in me decided I might be having a heart attack. I get weird when I’m tired. The clerk suggested BC instead, and I bought it and a bottle of water to wash it down.
Having never used BC Powder, I was unprepared for it to be just that, a powder. Go figure, right? As soon as I was back in the car I opened the package and white stuff went everywhere. It was on my shirt, my pants, the car seat. After cleaning up the mess, I gingerly opened a second packet and with some measure of control managed to shake it onto my tongue where I could then send it into my system with the water.
Now, only after I’d washed it down did I notice that caffeine is a key ingredient in BC Powder. Great. I’ll likely be awake most of tonight, as well. Oh, and when I had a chance to look in the mirror in my hotel room I realized I had BC Powder on my face. No wonder the hotel desk clerk kept giving me odd looks. I promise, it’s not cocaine!
Peace, people.
I’m sorry for your misfortune, but this did make me laugh out loud. I think the people at the BC factory are all practical jokers. I remember the first time I opened one and POOF. Powder explosion. It does work, though! Not for sleeping, of course…
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So I’m not the only one snorting, I mean, taking BC!
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I hope you sleep well enough to enjoy the event
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Thanks! I didn’t sleep last night either. Hoping tonight will be a different story so I’m fresh for Thursday evening.
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This made me laugh because that’s exactly something I would do. I’ve seen that product a zillion times and always wondered about it. I guess the theory is that in powder form it’ll get into your blood stream quicker? Hope you’re feeling better by now… – Marty
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I think that’s the premise, that it’s already been broken down and can get to work right away. I couldn’t tell any difference except I didn’t sleep for the second night in a row. 😢
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