greenpointgrad Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Out of the many obsessive rituals I've developed during this long app season (6 months, I'm looking at you), perhaps the most neurotic is my compulsive need to consume some sort of beverage to mitigate the pain of a 5-hour editing-writing-forum-checking session. So far, my triumvirate of libations are 1)seltzer water, 2)coffee, and 3) red wine. Depending on the day of the week, Kombucha may substitute for #3. Any one else love to consume beverages while working on apps? Share your neurotic ways here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorlessGreen Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Tea. And I have a tendency to work my way through entire bags of chips without noticing, too. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreamingHairyArmadillo Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Coffee. Definitely coffee. I have 2-3 cups in the morning, 2 in afternoon, 1 in the evening...needless to say, I've also developed a terrible sleep schedule. Another neurotic tendency is to check this forum all the time. And if not this one, the "favorite" student emails thread on the Chronicle forums (mostly to dream about how I must be so much better than all of those students and my potential future as a hard-ass professor ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenpointgrad Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Coffee. Definitely coffee. I have 2-3 cups in the morning, 2 in afternoon, 1 in the evening...needless to say, I've also developed a terrible sleep schedule. Another neurotic tendency is to check this forum all the time. And if not this one, the "favorite" student emails thread on the Chronicle forums (mostly to dream about how I must be so much better than all of those students and my potential future as a hard-ass professor ). Damn, that's a lot of coffee. I also tend to listen to a lot of classic rock while working on apps. Contemporary stuff doesn't do it for me. Now that's obsessive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexis Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 (edited) Liking this thread! I wish I could get into coffee for the boost, but I hate it for some reason. I'm on this crappy diet (for medical reasons, long story) where I'm not supposed to have any sugar, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, etc. I do sneak in a glass of wine occasionally, and eat a lot of sugar-free chocolate. Other than that, I drink a lot of water...lame. Edited December 6, 2009 by alexis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captiv8ed Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Water. Sometimes with ice, cuz I am wacky like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgk Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Not quite the same .. but when I'm working on writing up a paper I find a glass of wine allows me to focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLandis Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's freezing here so either coffee or some kind of hot drink with rum and nutmeg in it, closer to bedtime when I can't have the caffeine. That's good imbibing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziz Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Tea tea tea! I'm too much of a lightweight for wine to help me focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziz Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Plus I'm afraid if I drank while doing apps I would hit the 'submit' button in a drunken fit of "let's just get it over with." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's freezing here so either coffee or some kind of hot drink with rum and nutmeg in it, closer to bedtime when I can't have the caffeine. That's good imbibing. Any specific mixers you use to go with the rum and nutmeg? Because that sounds like a delicious idea... I typically drink water or wine while writing/brainstorming/reading. I drink wine or beer while grading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLandis Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Well I used to have this Turkish stuff called salep to mix into the milk, but I ran out of that, so now I just mix together milk (soya), sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon, microwave it for a minute and a half, then add a little vanilla and rum. A tiny bit like eggnog. If I were in the USA I'd buy the soy egg nog they sell around this time and use that! Hot chocolate and rum also works okay. Not quite as good for some reason, but still achieves the warming effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryLandis Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I suppose Kahlua would also be a good addition. But I'm still working on finishing off the rum I bought to use in pumpkin pies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingonit Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Yum to the above. Depending on the stress level, I usually had water (unstressed), tea (moderately stressed and needed help focusing), or a bloody mary from my favorite English pub (very stressed, wanted the downer effect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roll Right Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 It really depends on what's available. I've developed a new mixed drink (new for me anyway). I call it the USSR- mountain dew code red and vodka. Other than that, energy drinks, green tea, or coffee. I listened to a lot of RATM, especially this semester while writing on postmodernism and marxist philosophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyabean Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) Wish it was a nice cognac, a lambrusco or even a cordial but see earlier post about how much this process costs soooooo it's mostly beer, crown royal bummed from my roommate or plain ol' water. I also like a nice mug of tea -- cream and sugar. i was close to eating myself out of all versions of "fit" so i got back on my eating plan but some days its all i can do to not spend my gas money on a bottle of rum and a box of doughnuts. Edited December 17, 2009 by coyabean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wine. I also drank so much wine while studying for the GRE that I was tempted to drink a few glasses before I went to the test center, to more closely replicate my study/practice exam conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zilch Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wine. I also drank so much wine while studying for the GRE that I was tempted to drink a few glasses before I went to the test center, to more closely replicate my study/practice exam conditions. theory of drunken recall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHistory Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 theory of drunken recall? Do you happen to be a fan of Beer Fest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyabean Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wine. I also drank so much wine while studying for the GRE that I was tempted to drink a few glasses before I went to the test center, to more closely replicate my study/practice exam conditions. I like the way you think! And drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 theory of drunken recall? Exactly. Also see: herd of buffalo theory. I like the way you think! And drink. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubris Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Generally coffee, but some red wine and possibly a stella (or two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luar de ouro Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I didn't get to drink this when working on my apps because I'm in China, and western goods are expensive. But...I would've loved to make my weirdly delicious hot chocolate and tequila concoction. For those who are revolted by the idea of it, don't knock it till you try it A generous splash of tequila in hot chocolate gives it an extra edge as well as a burst of warmth, great for really cold nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainy_day Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sometimes I'll drink some wine in the evening, while I work on it. It figure I might trick myself into thinking I'm doing something *fun.* Other than that, I drink a lot of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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