NOTE: Still not number three of four. Bare with me. This one will be short. ;-)
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We each have our fixes to get us going each day. Some go for a jog/run; Some workout at the gym; And regardless of whether you do either of these to start your day, most of us hacker-types have one *VERY* important trait in common: We each tend to keep a steady supply of caffeine, from various sources, infused into our system.
Energy drinks have been "all-the-rage" over the last five-years, and for good reason: They most certainly do a good job of both getting and keeping you going throughout the day. And let me reassure you, I am no stranger to the fad: I tend to consume more RockStar's et. Al each day than should probably be legally allowed.
That said, due to a recent shortage of on-hand, caffeine-based "nutrition", and not enough time available in my schedule at that particular moment to run to the store to fix the situation, I found myself getting a bit creative with various elements I had available to me in the kitchen: A 2-liter bottle of Mountain Dew and a box of Emer'gen-C, the latter of which I will take each morning mixed in some water to combat against the rest of the junk I will then "chase" it with for the remainder of the day.
The result?
While I'm considering picking up a couple liters of diet Mountain Dew (I tend to avoid the sugar-based RockStar's, opting for the chemically-alteredenhanced? ? sugar-free version instead), I'm also making serious considerations in regards to replacing my RockStar's with my newly discovered Home-Brewed elixir of (current) choice,
Emer'gen-C and Mountain Dew
NOTE: In case you are wondering how much of each belong with each serving, I've found that a 32oz tumbler filled about 3/4's to the top (you need to be careful -- there's a bit of a chemical reaction eruption that takes place between the "Fizzing" of the Emer'gen-C and the Fiz of the Mountain Dew) and two of the 0.3oz packets of Emer'gen-C seems to be just the right combination of both taste and "umph" to keep those fingers happily-hackn' throughout the dev-day.
Of course, as always, results may vary, and even more importantly, if you choose to experiment with the above recipe, you are doing so on *YOUR OWN FREE WILL*, with full knowledge of the fact that the above comes with know warranty, guarantee, or anything other than a "this seems to work well for me" tip to surviving the daily rigors of a typical hackers dev-day. If something *VERY* *VERY* bad happens as a result of engaging in any activities related to the above tip, it's because you chose to do something *VERY* *VERY* dumb, like take the above advice, (possibly) alter it to your own "taste", and do so without first consulting your doctor, or qualified medical professional.
Consider yourself *warned* ;-)
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