If I Were a Zombie, Kickstart Would Be My Brains
Here’s how I fare on a day when I don’t have it.
Kickstart energy drinks are my form of coffee, and I turn into a zombie without it.
Yesterday was like that. A day that I don’t want to repeat. I survived but just barely.
Here’s how I did it:
Make minimal conversation
Just like a zombie, I don’t talk much when I’m Kickstart deprived.
I make my conversation minimal. I respond with a lot of grunts and one-word answers. Although not fun to be around, my brain can’t seem to stretch to come up with bigger words than “yeah”, “I agree”, or “hmmmm…”. So I don’t try.
What I do try is to be around family, those who know that I’m always quiet. They’ve come to expect that I don’t function without my brains (drink).
Let Everyone Know Up Front I’ll Be In and Out of Consciousness
Especially if in a moving vehicle, I tend to fall asleep.
Thankfully, my husband can carry the conversation. I leave it up to others to fill in my silence. I sneak a few winks of sleep when able. It’s not ideal, but it’s helpful.
Those little bursts of sleep allow me to try to function at other times of the day. Not always effective, but I must strategically pick and choose my times of functionality.
Eat More
Food can give energy to my brains. Therefore, I need it in large quantities.
On the days where I’m a zombie, I eat more. I’ll eat whatever is available and usually, it’s not healthy.
Assuming that I don’t have kickstart means that I’m not home. A Nutter Butter here, Cheetos there, small snack packs add up quickly.
Hide Behind Screens
Like a brains-deprived zombie, I’m not thinking, I’m just absorbing.
Hiding behind screens is essential for the whole not talking, and sleeping in bursts act. I can pull up anything on my phone and make it look like I’m scrolling or watching a movie when I’m not doing anything.
As a brains fed zombie, I try to be present in the moment. How far technology has come in my 30+ year span amazes me.
However, using it for long periods of time is a dead (pun intended) giveaway that I’m not in my healthiest state.
Those are the rules
It’s how I try to survive on the days when I don’t have my brains/kickstart. Hopefully, it gives you a few ideas as to how to function without your particular flavor of brains.
This post is a mash-up response post. As May is Zombie Awareness Month, I figured I’d try to slip some (un)dead humor in here. It’s also a response to the May 1st challenge prompt from Keeley Schroder which is to write a humorous survival guide to going without coffee, tea, or alcohol.
