a run in with the ugly stick

i dragged my sorry hungover arse out of bed this morning feeling very odd. My lips were all swollen and one of my eyes wouldn't open. I mentally retraced my movements last night, no memories of fisticuffs, macings, tumbles or the like. Further examination revealed I was experiencing some sort of allergic reaction. My elephant man symptoms started to fade by lunchtime, along with the disproportionately severe hangover. Something didn't agree with me over the course of the evening, but I'm buggered if I know what it was. The only variation to any my usual food and beverage were some low fat corn chips and the first use of the BBQ for a few months. The mystery remains...