[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;47379921]Taking a tolerance break from pot for a while.
Any suggestions for how long the break should be?[/QUOTE]
I just had a one month break and it feels great. honestly, It'll not make you get more high, it just makes getting high easier with less pot.
I've smoked 3 times in the past week because I only smoke as an occasional social thing now, it's much easier than cutting it off entirely and my tolerance is still falling
Also, get your stash to a trusted friend, or just finish it off and don't buy more
[QUOTE=ZenX2;47380686]Also, get your stash to a trusted friend[/QUOTE]
This, and tell them to be hard so they don't let you smoke all the time, but only on the weekend or something. This way makes it easy to realise how much you actually smoke as well, if you want to cut down!
And focus on looking for the positive parts of being sober rather than just thinking to yourself "I wish I was high right now"
[editline]23rd March 2015[/editline]
Set and setting are just as import when you're sober
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;47369554]The NFL announced to the players that they will be drug testing on 4/20 with a month notice in advance. Sucks for them but at least they gave them a warning about it, though the nfl may restructure the players conduct contract and remove marijuana from one of the tested drugs soon so eyyy.[/QUOTE]
They've always started testing that day, nothing new. Crazy that so many players still get suspended for it even though they're told when they'll be tested
my first time on shrooms tonight, i wasn't feeling anything until i got high too and now i am tripping absolute bollocks
Parents out for a week,
commence operation smoke till I pass out
[QUOTE=thermobaric;47379974]I just had a one month break and it feels great. honestly, It'll not make you get more high, it just makes getting high easier with less pot.[/QUOTE]
I get wayyyyy higher even if i only stop smoking for a few days
Working 6 days a week, but now is my fucking weekend. I don't even know where to start. So many things I could do.
[editline]23rd March 2015[/editline]
Giving up smoking weed and eating junk food after work, which was something that made me feel good temporarily and I would do it every day, but I really feel the madness in it. I'm sick of that shit. It's a crappy habit I picked up as a coping mechanism to "relieve" me of my stress.
I was flipping out because I failed another class this quarter, took my last 1.5mg of lorazepam (no refills fuuuck), and took a long walk around my town. I'm super relaxed now and I got all my hanging worries and responsibilities accounted for so I was able to spend the second half present and tranquil, taking in as much information from my sense as I could
[editline]23rd March 2015[/editline]
Tripping on a beach on Thursday. It's gonna be a fucking blast. Gonna take two hits this time, and jam, freestyle, and meditate the day away with friends
[QUOTE=thermobaric;47379974]I just had a one month break and it feels great. honestly, It'll not make you get more high, it just makes getting high easier with less pot.[/QUOTE]
I make a point of not smoking weed/hash when I'm on holidays and I always get stoned as fuck when I smoke at home afterwards.
[QUOTE=ZenX2;47382678]I was flipping out because I failed another class this quarter, took my last 1.5mg of lorazepam (no refills fuuuck), and took a long walk around my town. I'm super relaxed now and I got all my hanging worries and responsibilities accounted for so I was able to spend the second half present and tranquil, taking in as much information from my sense as I could
[editline]23rd March 2015[/editline]
Tripping on a beach on Thursday. It's gonna be a fucking blast. Gonna take two hits this time, and jam, freestyle, and meditate the day away with friends[/QUOTE]
I feel like i might fail a class or 2 this semester. It sucks but all i can do is try harder to submit all my assignments... ive missed a good amount but i havent missed one class yet
[QUOTE=ZenX2;47380686]I've smoked 3 times in the past week because I only smoke as an occasional social thing now, it's much easier than cutting it off entirely and my tolerance is still falling
Also, get your stash to a trusted friend, or just finish it off and don't buy more[/QUOTE]
I'm doing the same thing, mostly because my throat can't handle smoke. I took a 4-month break when I was in Minnesota and when I came back I got sick almost immediately after I smoked again.
I never realized how fucked up my throat was until I smoked again. It's worth not smoking just to get rid of the cough and the mucus and tonsillitis that've plagued me for years. I smoked a single time during spring break and I'm planning to keep it at a less-than-once-a-week level. Plus my friends are all about to start probation and I don't want to fuck that up for them.
I just want to do shrooms and molly again right now. Drank enough to kill a horse during spring break and now I'm sick of alcohol
Got prescribed 150mg wellbutrin XL :)
Attempt at being a normal person #239082234 starts tomorrow.
I've been real stagnant after leaving my last job in hopes of landing another or getting training for career jobs. When you guys were talking about doing something more than just consuming and incorporating creation into everyday life at first I ignored it, thinking it wasn't anything special. But then I looked at how I was going about everyday life and how I was doing nothing but consuming without doing anything constructive. By solely indulging myself I felt hollow and un-motivated to do shit. Stuff just fell in my lap and I wouldn't do anything interesting with it. I've been in a real rut after my dog (best friend a man could have) passed away not long ago and sitting around callously consuming weed, drinking, media, what have you has left me in the same spot I was before. Now I realize how important creating something is, whether it be making funky tunes, making deep conversation with people, working on your body, or developing skills in other parts of life, it really brings that 'spark' back to make your realize "hey if I can do this, maybe that thing I've been putting aside I can do too." It's funny how we aspire to the future of retirement, of that vacation or kind of life where you can relax and take it easy, but that's not what gives you passion or motivation. Doing new things or working at them makes you feel good. Sure taking a break between projects helps you recover both physically and mentally but when you put yourself in a place where you do nothing but absorb or intake without making something of it, it can really make you stagnant. Thank you guys for that message, I'm finally sticking to my workout routine for once, and working toward getting a job in drug education/counseling so that'll be interesting, but seriously even though it may seem like a post goes by unread or no one visibly acknowledges it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect on someone else, thanks for that.
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;47383288]I've been real stagnant after leaving my last job in hopes of landing another or getting training for career jobs. When you guys were talking about doing something more than just consuming and incorporating creation into everyday life at first I ignored it, thinking it wasn't anything special. But then I looked at how I was going about everyday life and how I was doing nothing but consuming without doing anything constructive. By solely indulging myself I felt hollow and un-motivated to do shit. Stuff just fell in my lap and I wouldn't do anything interesting with it. I've been in a real rut after my dog (best friend a man could have) passed away not long ago and sitting around callously consuming weed, drinking, media, what have you has left me in the same spot I was before. Now I realize how important creating something is, whether it be making funky tunes, making deep conversation with people, working on your body, or developing skills in other parts of life, it really brings that 'spark' back to make your realize "hey if I can do this, maybe that thing I've been putting aside I can do too." It's funny how we aspire to the future of retirement, of that vacation or kind of life where you can relax and take it easy, but that's not what gives you passion or motivation. Doing new things or working at them makes you feel good. Sure taking a break between projects helps you recover both physically and mentally but when you put yourself in a place where you do nothing but absorb or intake without making something of it, it can really make you stagnant. Thank you guys for that message, I'm finally sticking to my workout routine for once, and working toward getting a job in drug education/counseling so that'll be interesting, but seriously even though it may seem like a post goes by unread or no one visibly acknowledges it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect on someone else, thanks for that.[/QUOTE]
I too had an epiphany of sorts while reading those posts. For the past few years Ive subconsciously reduced my consumption. No TV in my room, i cannot stand listening to commercials. I've developed an underlying dislike for work and for authority. My goals focus less on money, and i would prefer to end up living somewhere in the middle of nowhere, devoid of shopping centers and mini malls. Hell i could freelance program from a cabin not too far north of Seattle in a small town of less than 6000. This goal is a long journey and i fully expect to remain a corporate working robot for decades until I've raised the funds necessary. I don't know if this is the manifestation of psychedelic drug use, my middle class white upbringing, musical influence, the comedians i consider philosophers (George Carlin, Bill Hicks), or a combination of all of these things.
[QUOTE=cody8295;47383397]I too had an epiphany of sorts while reading those posts. For the past few years Ive subconsciously reduced my consumption. No TV in my room, i cannot stand listening to commercials. I've developed an underlying dislike for work and for authority. My goals focus less on money, and i would prefer to end up living somewhere in the middle of nowhere, devoid of shopping centers and mini malls. Hell i could freelance program from a cabin not too far north of Seattle in a small town of less than 6000. This goal is a long journey and i fully expect to remain a corporate working robot for decades until I've raised the funds necessary. I don't know if this is the manifestation of psychedelic drug use, my middle class white upbringing, musical influence, the comedians i consider philosophers (George Carlin, Bill Hicks), or a combination of all of these things.[/QUOTE]
I think as a society we have gotten too obsessed over corporate job titles that require college degrees and have forgotten the very backbone of our infrastructure, trade jobs. If you are a person who doesn't see the appeal of corporate work then I seriously consider you look into jobs like welding, plumbing, electrician, etc. Not only are those jobs necessary for a healthy society but they allow you to interact with the public and be your own boss. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs says how most of the people he worked with in the blue collar community are some of the happiest, most wise people he knows, how road kill workers legit whistle while they work and so on. Hell I'll just post his TED talk cause my summary just isn't as good.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc[/media]
It's just something I feel like never gets mentioned enough in today's current events, and I know there's so many people out there who would do better if they realized that there is this alternative job market instead of the usual, pounded in mantra of "college college college, you cant get anywhere without a degree" nonsense.
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;47383622]I think as a society we have gotten too obsessed over corporate job titles that require college degrees and have forgotten the very backbone of our infrastructure, trade jobs. If you are a person who doesn't see the appeal of corporate work then I seriously consider you look into jobs like welding, plumbing, electrician, etc. Not only are those jobs necessary for a healthy society but they allow you to interact with the public and be your own boss. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs says how most of the people he worked with in the blue collar community are some of the happiest, most wise people he knows, how road kill workers legit whistle while they work and so on.
It's just something I feel like never gets mentioned enough in today's current events, and I know there's so many people out there who would do better if they realized that there is this alternative job market instead of the usual, pounded in mantra of "college college college, you cant get anywhere without a degree" nonsense.[/QUOTE]
The real problem is that most people don't set goals and know what they want to do to get to there. College also isn't a bad way to start if you lack the drive on your own. If I took the noncollege, route, I'd have to do a lot more work to make myself marketable and initially probably wouldn't be making very much due to the lack of degree. The degree is powerful signaling that you have persistence and can work hard to achieve a goal.
In the end its spending around $200k(private) for a piece of paper and an experience. On education per dollar it's a joke that it costs about $600 per day for what I'm doing, whether I go to all classes or not. I get much more education on a per dollar basis from my internet, nevermind the extended use of google for classes. I don't think the college business model is sustainable long term, but the bubble hasn't burst yet.
[editline]24th March 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;47383288]I've been real stagnant after leaving my last job in hopes of landing another or getting training for career jobs. When you guys were talking about doing something more than just consuming and incorporating creation into everyday life at first I ignored it, thinking it wasn't anything special. But then I looked at how I was going about everyday life and how I was doing nothing but consuming without doing anything constructive. By solely indulging myself I felt hollow and un-motivated to do shit. Stuff just fell in my lap and I wouldn't do anything interesting with it. I've been in a real rut after my dog (best friend a man could have) passed away not long ago and sitting around callously consuming weed, drinking, media, what have you has left me in the same spot I was before. Now I realize how important creating something is, whether it be making funky tunes, making deep conversation with people, working on your body, or developing skills in other parts of life, it really brings that 'spark' back to make your realize "hey if I can do this, maybe that thing I've been putting aside I can do too." It's funny how we aspire to the future of retirement, of that vacation or kind of life where you can relax and take it easy, but that's not what gives you passion or motivation. Doing new things or working at them makes you feel good. Sure taking a break between projects helps you recover both physically and mentally but when you put yourself in a place where you do nothing but absorb or intake without making something of it, it can really make you stagnant. Thank you guys for that message, I'm finally sticking to my workout routine for once, and working toward getting a job in drug education/counseling so that'll be interesting, but seriously even though it may seem like a post goes by unread or no one visibly acknowledges it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect on someone else, thanks for that.[/QUOTE]
Posts like these made me think about time management the most. Before I did just what was necessary on that front, but now I try to squeeze things into time slots that I previously would waste away. For example today when I realized I was on dinner duty in my fraternity and that after that there was no way I'd want to go to the gym after, or be able to do hw and watch BCS. So I went straight from my last class to the gym instead of computering for 45 mins.
There isn't really much I've been interested in creating though I have played around with redoing my website recently. I'd just say if your consuming, consume the best, not garbage and multitask. Don't watch TV live and don't watch reality TV. Rather than some garbage posts by 15 year olds on forums I could have clicked, I've spent reading on various self improvement topics, and some physical books that my dad has that were just collecting dust on the shelf.
[QUOTE=CoilingTesla;47383225]Got prescribed 150mg wellbutrin XL :)
Attempt at being a normal person #239082234 starts tomorrow.[/QUOTE]
I hope it goes smoothly! I am waiting till the first of april to finally see a psychiatrist because I missed my appointment on feb 20th.
[QUOTE=CoilingTesla;47383225]Got prescribed 150mg wellbutrin XL :)
Attempt at being a normal person #239082234 starts tomorrow.[/QUOTE]
Wellbutrin takes away the hopelessness/sand in your head, but it doesn't make you normal on it's own. It just gets you to a place where you are capable of doing the work to become a normal person. It took me waaay too long to figure that out myself. Good luck man!
Well I'm awake at 7:30am. That's a start. Let's do this.
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;47383622]I think as a society we have gotten too obsessed over corporate job titles that require college degrees and have forgotten the very backbone of our infrastructure, trade jobs. If you are a person who doesn't see the appeal of corporate work then I seriously consider you look into jobs like welding, plumbing, electrician, etc. Not only are those jobs necessary for a healthy society but they allow you to interact with the public and be your own boss. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs says how most of the people he worked with in the blue collar community are some of the happiest, most wise people he knows, how road kill workers legit whistle while they work and so on. Hell I'll just post his TED talk cause my summary just isn't as good.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc[/media]
It's just something I feel like never gets mentioned enough in today's current events, and I know there's so many people out there who would do better if they realized that there is this alternative job market instead of the usual, pounded in mantra of "college college college, you cant get anywhere without a degree" nonsense.[/QUOTE]
Ive wanted to be a computer programmer my entire life, it's one of the few things i consider myself good at. I went to a trade high school and took electronics engineering for 4 years though, so if this plan falls through i always have a backup
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;47383622]I think as a society we have gotten too obsessed over corporate job titles that require college degrees and have forgotten the very backbone of our infrastructure, trade jobs. If you are a person who doesn't see the appeal of corporate work then I seriously consider you look into jobs like welding, plumbing, electrician, etc. Not only are those jobs necessary for a healthy society but they allow you to interact with the public and be your own boss. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs says how most of the people he worked with in the blue collar community are some of the happiest, most wise people he knows, how road kill workers legit whistle while they work and so on. Hell I'll just post his TED talk cause my summary just isn't as good.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc[/media]
It's just something I feel like never gets mentioned enough in today's current events, and I know there's so many people out there who would do better if they realized that there is this alternative job market instead of the usual, pounded in mantra of "college college college, you cant get anywhere without a degree" nonsense.[/QUOTE]
Mike Rowe [IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-allears.gif[/IMG]
Dirty Jobs was my favorite show, why did they have to cancel it?
[QUOTE=gav618;47384115][B]The real problem is that most people don't set goals and know what they want to do to get to there[/B]. College also isn't a bad way to start if you lack the drive on your own. If I took the noncollege, route, I'd have to do a lot more work to make myself marketable and initially probably wouldn't be making very much due to the lack of degree. The degree is powerful signaling that you have persistence and can work hard to achieve a goal.
[/QUOTE]
Couldn't agree with you more. The ability to delay gratification (especially at a young age) is hugely important in today's society and is a life skill that can really determine your fate in the workforce/education. By being able to set and wait/work at a goal is the key to a lot of success in life.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g75lwNUpUQg[/media]
I don't see why we don't put a huge effort into teaching kids that skill from a young age. We just expect them to already have it
Dropped a tab of acid (100ug) a few minutes ago, here we go again :)
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;47387431]I think we shouldn't bullshit kids in drug education in school.
Like, tell them that drugs aren't always safe (they aren't), but tell them what each drug does and don't exaggerate. I remember in ninth grade we were told that smoking one joint was the equivalent of smoking [I]10,000 fucking cigarettes[/I].
I'd be laughing if it wasn't for the fact that everyone was eating it up. You hear of people asking people who smoke crack if they saw any dragons because they don't know what the fuck crack is or what it does. They just tell you that you see shit when you're on drugs instead of giving individual effects for each drug.
Face it, you're not going to be able to stop kids from doing drugs, especially with the access to the internet that today's youth has. They're going to look shit up and when they find out you were lying to their face, they're just going to get into more shit. You might as well tell them what they're getting into instead of filling their head with lies.
[editline]24th March 2015[/editline]
Honestly, the real danger is the crowd that comes with drugs, at least around here. People have put each other in the ground over this shit and it's all because it's a black market due to drugs being illegal.
I'm a firm believer that you should be able to put whatever the fuck you want into your body. It's your fucking body. As long as you aren't hurting anyone aside from yourself, who gives a shit? Most people wouldn't try a drug just because it's a drug, there's usually a few effects that appeal the them.
If you want to be a fucking idiot and do krokodil, be my guest. It just pisses me off that people are killing themselves with drugs because if they went and got help, they'd be made into criminals, which would ruin their life anyway. Pick your poison. We need to stop making criminals out of addicts and get these people the help that they need.
This has been a public service announcement[/QUOTE]
I think the solution to drug violence and a population of innocent drug "criminals" is to completely remove the feds from the equation. Right now, 1 single department has say over which drugs are scheduled where, they can change this without legislation but congress can also effect it. Anyways, we should instead leave it up to the state governments to decide which drugs they want in their communities. After a while a system like this could lead to state run recreational drug production. The idea is simple, the state produces the most popular recreational drugs and establishes some heavy regulation and taxes on the sale of them. This will run most of the black market out of the fuckin country real fast. It will also ensure that nobody ever takes a drug that they're uncertain exactly what it is they're putting into their body. Heroin and other opiate related deaths would plummet, cocaine and stimulants would be much safer to take, psychedelics would no longer be in the hands and mouths of negligent dealers or unsuspecting adventurers. All packaged into child-proof, RFID chip containing, FDA approved dispenser bottle just like medicine comes in, except it would be clearly marked as "Recreational, keep away from children." The taxes would generate revenue for the state to keep producing the drugs and possibly put towards more important things like education or scientific research or law enforcement. I bet some states would even land a deal with Walgreens and/or CVS to have them sell the drugs. If not, they'll just put em in gas stations like they did with tobacco and alcohol.
[editline]24th March 2015[/editline]
Ofc tho the feds would still handle affairs spanning multiple states or borders.
[editline]24th March 2015[/editline]
Btw the RFID chip is so police can scan for recreational drugs during a traffic stop, and it will be illegal to possess recreational drugs in public outside an FDA approved container.
To whoever else is tripping right now, or whenever, [url]https://haxiomic.github.io/GPU-Fluid-Experiments/html5/?q=UltraHigh[/url] your welcome.
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