Longer days, working pushing harder, eating less or forgetting to at all, severe climate change (heatwave in NY, extreme humidity), being taken out to party harder and the drinks in Gotham are So Much Stronger.  Like on the Continent, bartenders don't measure out hard spirits with little shot-glass measures, they just pour.  So after 3 nights in a row, I hit breaking point (though I didn't know it at the time)at Marquee (Vodka martini with 3 olives, delish), got taken home to pass out in bed (complete with glass of water for waking, and a note "if you need anything, call xx", and curtains closed: I heart my trusted crew) - but critically, without having drunk enough water.  I never get hangovers.  I can count on one hand the number of times I've had hangovers.  And they're never very severe.  I'm lucky.  Except when you combine it with food poisoning....

This took me out for 2-3 days after.  I dont think I ate anything in 48 hours, only chundered.  Bleah!  Then I devoured pretty much a continental breakfast (toast, jam, orange juice, Gatorade, tea, english muffins, fruit (melon, berries), nibbled at Danishes and mini-muffins). Yum. And kept it down. And it's been well from there.