Caffeine, plus a free-form poem / lyrics... thanks, Spoz and Corey!

This is part of an MSN conversation that my friend Corey and I had last night about caffeine and sleep. I know that there are some people out there who have an immunity to caffeine.. how the heck do they do it?! I'm not a big coffee-drinker.. at most, I'll have two or three cups a week. (and not every single week, either)


split ends says:
had some coffee and red wine earlier tonight.. that's why I'm up now..
Corey says:
wine would make you tired.... :P
split ends says:
yes, but it was only half a glass.. and I had a small mug of coffee afterwards.. so no idea if the coffee would cancel out the wine or whatnot :P
Corey says:
that keeps you up all night? I fall asleep after drinking triple-strength coffee I made just to keep me awake :P
split ends says:
hmm.. maybe you have this immunity to caffeine :P
Corey says:
think so?
split ends says:
depends if you drink coffee all the time..
Corey says:
no, but I drink Coke all the time
split ends says:
there you go :P Coke has a lot of caffeine in it
Corey says:
not a lot :P coffee has way more
split ends says:
probably.. although Jolt Cola certainly has a lot
Corey says:
I've never had that. I know what it is, and know of the kind with double the caffeine as normal Jolt, but I haven't had it myself
split ends says:
Double the caffeine as normal Jolt!?! :O oh my..
Corey says:
it's called Mega Jolt or something like that
split ends says:
hmm.. I think it's a good thing I never had that! there was this time I had normal Jolt at like 11:30 AM, and stayed up till 5:50 AM the next morning!
Corey says:
well, you could just drink two normal ones too
split ends says:
if I had, I don't even want to know what time I'd be up till!
Corey says:
drink 10 of them and never sleep again!
split ends says:
um, no.. although you were telling me a couple weeks ago that you wanted me never to sleep for a week.. that would be the way to go if I really wanted to do that :P
Corey says:
wouldn't you want to break a world record? you might even get on tv for it!
split ends says:
not for THAT.. besides, I think that after a certain amount of time with no sleep at all (not even catnaps), your body will start to shut down
Corey says:
what if you did something like meditation instead?
split ends says:
I have no idea on that one.
Corey says:
well give it a shot :P
split ends says:
I'm not one of those holy people that can just trance themselves into whatever state they wish, y'know :P
Corey says:
well you'll have practice over the week
split ends says:
eh.. I suppose.. but I really am going to bed now..
split ends says:
(funny that my vicious slaps still have some force to 'em.)
Corey says:
vicious slaps?
split ends says:
oh, I'm not slapping anyone.. it's just a test I do :P
Corey says:
okay.... what sort of test is that?
split ends says:
to test if I still have strength left in me.. if not, I definitely go to bed.. though I should in this case regardless
split ends says:
shouldn't YOU be getting to bed, too? ;)
Corey says:
no, I slept all afternoon. I've been going to bed at like 2-4pm these days
split ends says:
hmm.. ok then..
split ends says:
but I did not sleep all afternoon.. been up since 11:35 AM
Corey says:
that's about when I wake up if I'm on a normal sleep schedule
Corey says:
normal for me anyway
split ends says:
my sleep schedule is anything but normal sometimes :P sleep when I'm tired (some of the time, anyhow), get up when I feel like it (also only some of the time..)
split ends says:
but I'm going to bed NOW.. so good night.. and I'll tell you about my afternoon later :P
Corey says:
ok, goodnight :)


Ah well, it was an amusing conversational tangent. :) But how would you become immune to caffeine? Any ideas out there?


For a bonus today, here's some nuttiness stolen from Spoz's blog.. enjoy! :)


sitting
in one spot
waiting
for this plot
to enact
as I rot
pee in a pot
world held to ransom
by a dimwitted despot
wot the hell is this mess
that we got ourselves into
does it continue
to chew
the hand
that feeds us
we discuss
the lies
but are we any more wise
to a conspiracy by any other guise
a disguise
crack head in a vice
as we roll the dice
to determine the fate
set the traps with bait
terminate
those who dare debate
one voice disembodied
endlessly copied
to the point of no return
burn
the books
no lessons to learn
just hanging on fish hooks
why you giving me
those dirty looks?
I aint your enemy
invading your territory
do we learn nothing from
repeating history?
or does it all end in misery?
no mystery
but pay a small fee
and you shall see
under the curtain
and you'll know for certain
doors you cant open
count to ten
turn blue and collapse
throat smashed
in a holding pen
trashed
drugs stashed
stock market crashed
head bashed in
therein
again?
is this where we begin
low blood sugar
head spin
rental car
filled with nicotine tar
chances are
you wont win
living in
a wheelie bin
not really
wot I expected
fuel injected
serving suggested
for four people
dirt poor
missing a floor
hear the roar
of the THX certified boom
you can't afford
this hotel room
untimely doom
captured on digital zoom
situation critical
but pitiful
minimal
mammals
secret panels
hiding weapons
of mass destruction
b-grade movie
with a volcanic eruption
corruption
at the highest levels
devils
in the details
sliding off the rails
saftey fails
the agent bails
leaving flame trails
cat of nine tails
hold the line
what's yours is mine
where IS your spine
give them a sign
stars align
to send
this around the bend
to the final
end