Aaaah, there’s nothing like starting a New Year with a massive hangover. The throbbing head, the churning gut, the fuzzy memory of doing something incredibly stupid while you were drunk the night before. It’s enough to make you swear off booze for the month of January.Before going that extreme dry route — remember, nobody likes a quitter — let’s review some tricks for relieving a bad case of the bottle flu.Start the night you’re planning on getting pickled. You’ve probably heard this one before, but Dr. Feelgood’s gonna lay it on you again: Chug-a-lug some water in between those shots. Those killer hangovers are all about your body getting dehydrated. Well, that, and you marching up to the brink of alcohol poisoning, shaking your fist and saying: I’m going to win this battle, Booze. (Sorry, just having a flashback.)Take two aspirin before passing out. It helps. It really does.Sleep in. (Yeah, like I have to say that.) You’ve heard the term “sleeping it off”? We prefer to think of it as a booze-induced coma, but there you go. Do not plan on doing anything ambitious after a night of hard partying. Isn’t that why they invented The Rose Bowl?It’s tempting to go load up on a big, greasy breakfast, but you’re going to feel better if you keep it light and lean. I’m still searching for a diner that makes my favorite hangover comfort food, Cream of Wheat. When the pain’s just too much to bear, there’s always the Bloody Mary. Check out Julien Perry’s excellent roundup of Seattle’s best BMs. I’d add Spring Hill to that list because they garnish their tomato cocktail with a chunk of mortadella. A drink and an appetizer, all rolled into one.