caffeinated

yesterday night i could not sleep....am not sure what it really was....i think its the caffeine overdose that i have been taking.....every day for the last 4 weeks.....endless cups of coffee and soda keep me awake.....its become a need....its amusing how things that to start with are minor diversions in the day....things that keep your brain alert....over a period of time become routine....and then an addiction....i have always been one for addictions....balance is something thats always been beyond me....extremes the norm....it has to be something or the other...a tv serial....music....coffee...though substance abuse has never been something i have been into....i guess i have been lucky to try out stuff with the right people....the friends i started drinking with taught me the importance of drinking responsibly....at that time i used to stay on kr road near garadi apartments...we used to hang out in some pub or the other every friday....b11...styx...haze...we would have a few rounds of beer with nirvana, dire straits, metallica and judas priest in the background... and then head home....noone used to stay as far as i did....so i wud essentially get a ride to jaynagar....the last couple of kms would always be a walk back....so i could never overdo it....cause i had to carry myself home....i never ended up smoking because when i started of college my closest friend told me not to....somewhere in the back of my mind over the last 10 years its stuck on.....but otherwise addictions are my thing....its always been a part of me....have to find a new one though....caffeine is altering my sleep cycles....a friend of mine asked me to shift to tea a year back.....tea has antioxidants which is good for health....and tea is also used as an alternative to stay awake....tried...but didnt work....a glass of tea clears my mind for a few minutes.....not much more....so i switched back to coffee.....need to honestly switch though....so my search for a new addiction and an alternate drink is on.......