Oktoberfest took its toll on this girl. It's been a long, long time since I've drunk to excess. I suppose if you're going to do such a thing--intentional or not--Oktoberfest day 1 is the time and place to do it. After having passed out the night before, I woke up pretty early. Jet lag. A relic of it lingers. Unlike most mornings, when I am up for hours and hours, this version woke me up, I concluded I felt a lot better than I had the night before. Still, I felt off. So I drifted back to sleep. Jer woke up a few hours later. He tried to wake me up. He failed. I just felt...off. Not dehydrated, not hungover, per se, just...off. My body craved sleep, and due to the abuse of the previous day,
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