I got so high I had an amazing vacation alone...

In the spirit of this blog I have to, I guess, brag about my vacation. My new job starts in a week so I'm spending THIS week snowboarding in Mammoth Lakes, California. I got up here last night, drove to the mountain this morning.

One thing of note, turns out lighters are prone to temperature. So if you think you can just break out the BIC lighter mid mountain, you are wrong, that shit wont even LIGHT.

I ATTEMPTED to get BLAZED 2 separate times mid mountain and COMPLETELY FAILED! BUT........as a resourceful potehead, I just went inside and got high in the bathrooms...YES!!

Anyway, man this is a GREAT vacation. My stupid phone tricked me into think it was around 3, when it was actually around 1...which meant I kicked out of snoboarding early. Oh well, I'll hit it hard tomorrow

There is NOTHING more beautiful than nature, it has ALL the best colors, it combines them in the best way. I am literally surfing down white snow, lit in pink, against a blue sky, contrasted with dark brown rocks and dark green trees. It's a wonderful place to be and honestly, it would not be as beautiful if I wasn't a pothead.

High on creativity..

...........or something. But a full bowl got me wanting to mess around in photoshop. I found a photo I took at the Salton Sea on a little roadtrip. So after about 30 minutes I had this, seems like a good image for a post nuclear something or other.

Going to the Weed Store, Pt. 2

Last time we left off at the boring "registration" portion of the shopping experience. Well now that the lame and boring part is over, it's time to go into the actual pot store....the most glorious place on the planet.

Based on my experience, the interiors of most dispensaries range from being a one room "storefront" to having smoking lounges overlooking the beach. I frequent 4 different dispensaries in my local area, and have been to 6 different dispensaries overall in my A.C. (After Card) time here in Southern California. So I'll just describe each one in as much detail as I can stand, and with that..............................OFF WE GO TO WEEDLAND U.S.A.!!!!!

Store #1
This was the very first store I went to once I got my recommendation so I have a soft spot in my heart for them. Once you've rung the bell, been greeted by the security guard and have shown your credentials, you head into the back room where they keep all their merchandise. Most stores operate in this way. A waiting/registration area, and a back room where everything is kept and purchased. Sometimes the areas are very discrete, and sometimes they meld together into one large room.

Once in the back, you are greeted by a menu being displayed on a nice big plasma T.V. on the wall. Under the menu screen are 2 generic jewelry cases where they keep some product and on a little shelf there is a fridge with edibles. I like this store because they also have an ATM inside the showroom. This is a nice feature because almost all dispensaries are cash only.

This store stocks almost entirely hydroponic Indica and Sativa dominant herbs, usually carrying about 6 or 7 types of each. Prices here are a BIT on the high side with 8ths of high end Sativas reaching $80, and Indicas getting closer to $90. In addition to marijuana, they sell various edibles, THC oil, T-Shirts, Hash, Hash Oil and Kief. This store also sells a few glass pipes and rolling papers, but it's mainly a weed only store. Like all stores, you can ask to see a sample of anything you want. They have a magnifying glass with light so that you can examine various strains/types before your purchase.

Once you put in your order with the person behind the counter (who is usually stoned) you take your order over to what used to be a door. Now that door is blocked off with a plexiglass window separating you from the guy who is gonna get you your items. Slide your order form and the appropriate cash through a slot in the window and talk a little BS while he fills your order. Wait for him to get it all sorted and drop it through a slot, you then bag it up with some brown paper bags they have stored for you right there and you are on your way.

I like to go to this store for a few reasons. The number one reason is they have a membership program. Join their club for $10 and you get a card, then each time you spend $10 they give you $1 credit to spend in the store for anything they sell. In addition to that, they sell THE BEST "Breath Strips" I've run across. Think about a Listerine breath strip, make it slightly thicker and DRENCH it in delicious THC. They are $8 bucks a pop, but are the only way to fly when you are on the go.

So that's what it's like in a nutshell. Next time I'll talk about buying medicinal marijuana on the beach................and not from a bum.

420_24_7 out, keep smoke in your brain and your lips around a bong :-)

Going to the Weed Store, Pt. 1

First off, let me talk about a few misconceptions.  First, you don't get a prescription for Marijuana.  You also don't go to a pharmacy to get your medicinal marijuana.  And not shockingly, you don't claim it on your medical insurance, NO FREE POT OK!!!!  :-)

What you DO receive is a recommendation, and you take that recommendation to a dispensary to get your medicine.  Now from what I can tell, 99% of dispensaries are built EXCLUSIVELY to sell medicinal marijuana to people who have recommendations.  And buy that I mean, these dispensaries are not selling ANYTHING other than Marijuana and Marijuana related products.

All dispensaries are different however, in their own subtle ways.  One thing that is the same at EVERY one, is checking in.  The first thing you do, when you go to one for the first time is show them your ID and your recommendation.  They then make a phone call to make sure this is a legitimate recommendation.  If it is legit then you are in the computer, and from then on only need to show your ID to get into the dispensary.  That much is the same in any and all dispensaries, but the similarities in there.

What it's like "on the inside"  NEXT!!!!!

Flower Review - Van Damme: Indica

Cheba Rating Scale 1 - 5

Van Damme (i)

Energy 2

Mental 2

Body 4

Smell 0

Taste 1

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Overstoner Rating 9

Note - This is the first time I have tried Van Damme.  This was recommended to me as an Indica that behaves more like a Sativa, and I don't know about that.   When I first smoked it there was nothing, no effect that I could feel.  This continued for a few hits off my water bong, my usual smoking method.  Then, I noticed that my eyes felt like they were VERY bloodshot and I entered a very zoned out world.

I like to have a lot of fun when i get high, I'm not sure that this would do the trick.  I may try it again before I go out in public and see if the clear effect it seemed to give initially would induce fun times.  I do not think I would purchase this flower again, it simply scored to low, and the end result didn't seem worth it.

I've been moving....

Moving sucks.....but being high can make it a better experience. I find the most pain in the ass thing about moving is the feeling of RUSHING to move a lot of stuff that simply can't be rush moved. So when you move....ON WEED...you tend to move at a more steady, albeit slower, pace.

The new place is amazing. Like I said, part of he reason I have this blog is to show that your life isn't a DISASTER on weed....far from it. While your life can be a disaster on weed, it's probably because your life IS a disaster, with or without weed.

Me?

I'm a professional artist, if you can believe it. Not only do I smoke weed ALL THE FREGIN TIME, but I also have chosen a career not known to be lucrative. It's certainly not the most steady of work, but I have had no problems living how I want to live while being high 90% of the time. I can share some pictures later perhaps. The new place sets me high above the ground, I've always wanted to live in a high rise, and this is my first one. Slowly places to call home are being checked off the list. I've done the ghetto loft, the more pimp loft, lived on the beach and now up in the air...cloud city style. Oh my, look what pot has done.

This isn't my photo, but this IS my view


Right now I'm focusing on a potential career switch, which is exciting. Career 1A, which deals in art for movies is in the pipe, so now I want to look into doing something that's a bit closer to my passion but still involves art. So I'm going to sign up for some classes and get that going.

Ok that's all for now....next time I think I'm going to give a brief written "tour" of what a day is like if you wake up in SoCal and have no pot, what would one do and what would the experience look and be like.....GOING TO THE WEED STORE!!!!!!!

P.S. Mid Mountain Timewarp STILL impresses, I'm at the end of my first 1/8th, after killing the first gram. When I went back to get an 1/8th because it was so good, it didn't look like they had much left. if they dont' get it back......i'm going to be upset. I thought I had learned my lesson with Mangoberry.....RiP Mangoberry

Flower Review - Mid Mountain Timewarp: Sativa

Cheba Rating Scale 1 - 5

Mid Mountain Timewarp (s)

Energy 5

Mental 3

Body 4

Smell 2

Taste 4

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Overstoner Rating 18

Note - This is the first time I have tried Mid Mountain Timewarp.  As the name suggests this is a somewhat mental trip, but with a lot of body high.  My legs feel very buzzy, and my eyes are wide open if blood filled.  I would say this is a VERY good sativa, as the Overstoner Rating of 16 suggests it should.  

I would repurchase this Flower if I saw it again, as it had an overall above average experience.

..trapped...

I love being high, I love being high all the time. I smoked out before I left the house and came to this coffee shop to do some work. Work = look for work, you see I'm currently out of work, just like any real pothead should be.

Anyways, I want to leave and go back home to get BLAZED but if I do I'll lose my spot at the coffee shop...ARGH.

420.1 - Never be further than a 1 minute walk from your herbs.

Today we start....

Today I start bringing you my life, my horrendous life, a life dedicated to the enjoyment of Marijuana.

I feel there is still a LOT of stigma related to this drug, so my goal in writing this and keeping track of my life as it moves forward will be to enlighten people who otherwise may have a negative feeling toward our friend THC.

For the record I can't remember the last time I went without. Ever since I moved to the state of California, it hasn't been an issue.