pot is awesome

[snoorkel]

But as soon as I start drinking rum everyday they call me an alcoholic.    I wouldn't call pot a niche either.
Knitting designer yamakas or mastering trick shots at the pool table is a niche.

No, but seriously, if you smoke enough to be defined by it, I think there's something else going on.
I love smoking and everything, but I can't fathom doing it that often, daily as in what some people do.

Dunno.

is medicine for i, without it my brain becomes bored and sad. bogged down in the irreal with no willingness to live, amd complete disaffect.

now I don't advocate total stoning all of the time for anyone but smoking weed every day (like a few small bowls spread over the whole day) makes it easy for me to

-) communicate with people
-) think of a lot of things I wouldn't otherwise think of
-) explore my ""creative process"" (kind of same as above?)
-) avoid terrible self-defeating anxieties
-)
-) make better posts on boyah.

though I don't require it at all and frequently go 1-3 days without thinking about it. it's main;ly a way for me to convert bored time into creatively rpoductive time. being a STONER is a whole other thing that is fun to be for a couple days sometimes because there's not really any  consequences at all but deffinitely not a g ood'lifestyle"

[??????]

They make octo fries taste amazing.  Just saying.

YES
but it lasts for a few minutes
until my other senses steam in
and everything becomes too incredibly vivid

the veins
the vibrations
the movement of my body
the eyeballs
the breathing
the light
the taste
the smells

IT'S TOO MUCH SOMEONE TURN IT OFF AAAAAH

[snoorkel]

YES
but it lasts for a few minutes
until my other senses steam in
and everything becomes too incredibly vivid

the veins
the vibrations
the movement of my body
the eyeballs
the breathing
the light
the taste
the smells

IT'S TOO MUCH SOMEONE TURN IT OFF AAAAAH

you should probably never try psychedelics

I mean.. *other* psyechdelics

[piano moths]

I smoke weed a lot and I'm sure I talk about it sometimes I don't care though.... its way more annoying when its junkies instead of stoners...

[??????]

you should probably never try psychedelics

I mean.. *other* psyechdelics

yes i thought this
it makes me disappointed

weed doesn't even i\improve my cognition
i can notice how strange the weed high is to comparison to my manic highs
everything is just so 'separated' while on weed
i dunno

weed high just doesn't possesses the special quality i have while sober
it removes it completely and butchers it into meaningless,  sporadic things with no substance
it's fun though
it's like watching television or those artsy art films
but no substance

[strongbad]

But as soon as I start drinking rum everyday they call me an alcoholic.   I wouldn't call pot a niche either.
Knitting designer yamakas or mastering trick shots at the pool table is a niche.

No, but seriously, if you smoke enough to be defined by it, I think there's something else going on.
I love smoking and everything, but I can't fathom doing it that often, daily as in what some people do.

Dunno.

I think there is a hefty difference between being an alcoholic and a stoner. I definitely don't smoke enough to define myself by it or anything, but I definitely know people who do and I don't see anything wrong with that. It's no less productive than somebody being into knitting. And I don't mean niche in that sense, I guess I mean everyone has their particular hobby of interest. Niche just sounded nice.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

clucky go get a real psych and get padded walls.
that is all.

[Boogus Epirus Aurelius]

is medicine for i, without it my brain becomes bored and sad. bogged down in the irreal with no willingness to live, amd complete disaffect.

now I don't advocate total stoning all of the time for anyone but smoking weed every day (like a few small bowls spread over the whole day) makes it easy for me to

-) communicate with people
-) think of a lot of things I wouldn't otherwise think of
-) explore my ""creative process"" (kind of same as above?)
-) avoid terrible self-defeating anxieties
-)
-) make better posts on boyah.

though I don't require it at all and frequently go 1-3 days without thinking about it. it's main;ly a way for me to convert bored time into creatively rpoductive time. being a STONER is a whole other thing that is fun to be for a couple days sometimes because there's not really any  consequences at all but deffinitely not a g ood'lifestyle"

It tends to have somewhat of an opposite effect on me I think.
I can remember one time I specifically set out to do some stoned writing because I thought it would be great to generate some unique ideas, things that I normally wouldn't touch. Not so much. Garbled, rambling, incoherent and awful.
Same with music stuff. You get back into that sober frame of mind and all you can ask is, "what the fuck was I thinking?"
Not that it wasn't fun getting to that point though.

I had a weekend back in late august and that was pretty much the last time I really smoked heavily. We all went up to my friend's place up north and basically toked the entire weekend. I'm a light smoker at best, so things hit me harder than most.
It was great and everything, but the day after, I got into this really startling paranoia bent. Incredible anxiety and everything too, something that I've never dealt with to any real capacity. First time it happened and it really bugged me out.

I've vaped a few times here and there in the past few months, but nothing real heavy anymore. Maybe I'm just losing my taste. I'd hope not.

I think there is a hefty difference between being an alcoholic and a stoner. I definitely don't smoke enough to define myself by it or anything, but I definitely know people who do and I don't see anything wrong with that. It's no less productive than somebody being into knitting. And I don't mean niche in that sense, I guess I mean everyone has their particular hobby of interest. Niche just sounded nice.

I'll go ahead and respectfully disagree with you there Sanchez.

[??????]

clucky go get a real psych and get padded walls.
that is all.

i'm too high functioning

[snoorkel]

It tends to have somewhat of an opposite effect on me I think.
I can remember one time I specifically set out to do some stoned writing because I thought it would be great to generate some unique ideas, things that I normally wouldn't touch. Not so much. Garbled, rambling, incoherent and awful.
Same with music stuff. You get back into that sober frame of mind and all you can ask is, "what the fuck was I thinking?"
Not that it wasn't fun getting to that point though.

I had a weekend back in late august and that was pretty much the last time I really smoked heavily. We all went up to my friend's place up north and basically toked the entire weekend. I'm a light smoker at best, so things hit me harder than most.
It was great and everything, but the day after, I got into this really startling paranoia bent. Incredible anxiety and everything too, something that I've never dealt with to any real capacity. First time it happened and it really bugged me out.

I've vaped a few times here and there in the past few months, but nothing real heavy anymore. Maybe I'm just losing my taste. I'd hope not.

I'll go ahead and respectfully disagree with you there Sanchez.

Yea, I can see how it would be like that for some people. To each his own. I will say that generally I agree, sober beats high for just creating, though at times it has allowed me to find the perfect groove that I didn't even know was there. Where it always helps is working through an aesthetic process where I already know the steps but need the burst of inspiration to do them, like building a design or structuring writing... I'll sit down, smoke a bowl, and by the time I realize I'm high, the work will be done for me!

[Hippopo]

is medicine for i, without it my brain becomes bored and sad. bogged down in the irreal with no willingness to live, amd complete disaffect.

now I don't advocate total stoning all of the time for anyone but smoking weed every day (like a few small bowls spread over the whole day) makes it easy for me to

-) communicate with people
-) think of a lot of things I wouldn't otherwise think of
-) explore my ""creative process"" (kind of same as above?)
-) avoid terrible self-defeating anxieties
-)
-) make better posts on boyah.

though I don't require it at all and frequently go 1-3 days without thinking about it. it's main;ly a way for me to convert bored time into creatively rpoductive time. being a STONER is a whole other thing that is fun to be for a couple days sometimes because there's not really any  consequences at all but deffinitely not a g ood'lifestyle"

This is my feelings on it too.

I like to smoke a small bowl after class, and then one again at the end of the day to relax and think about shit.  I can go months without it and not bat an eyelash.  BUT I prefer to smoke.  It's something that is a welcome part of my life.

[Socks]

It definitely changes my perspective indefinitely. I'm much more attune to a stream within a stream and following an experience of existence. The 'normal' world is just the vessel and everything else is a mystery. Life isn't about me anymore. I just want to see all the wonders that it holds. And oh how I speak and think. There are endless ways to express yourself, bound only by imagination and courage, you can argue your way out of anything! I am also always looking for meaning in things. Little gestures that people do, certain features that they have, how the days seem to pass, and when I am thinking on nothing but them thanks to weed, I am able to quickly separate truth from all the rest and envision and way forward. I think my thoughts are pretty original, but based on a common theme. And for this I am thankful. I know myself and just appreciate everything. Everything will come naturally.

[snoorkel]

This is my feelings on it too.

I like to smoke a small bowl after class, and then one again at the end of the day to relax and think about shit.  I can go months without it and not bat an eyelash.  BUT I prefer to smoke.  It's something that is a welcome part of my life.

Yeah. 

[hobbit]

is medicine for i, without it my brain becomes bored and sad. bogged down in the irreal with no willingness to live, amd complete disaffect.

now I don't advocate total stoning all of the time for anyone but smoking weed every day (like a few small bowls spread over the whole day) makes it easy for me to

-) communicate with people
-) think of a lot of things I wouldn't otherwise think of
-) explore my ""creative process"" (kind of same as above?)
-) avoid terrible self-defeating anxieties
-)
-) make better posts on boyah.

though I don't require it at all and frequently go 1-3 days without thinking about it. it's main;ly a way for me to convert bored time into creatively rpoductive time. being a STONER is a whole other thing that is fun to be for a couple days sometimes because there's not really any  consequences at all but deffinitely not a g ood'lifestyle"

same with me. when I'm stoned I'm a completely different person. I'm more open about myself, I'm less self conscious, I'm more outgoing. all of my daily anxieties disappear. I just feel, at peace. Marijuana, for me, is an incredible introspective drug. It completely removes my ego and I'm able to relax and just enjoy life without getting caught up in little trivialities. I can think about life and all my problems -and all that is good- and take it face value. when I'm stoned and I meditate using reiki I can feel the room revolving around me. I see shapes, beautiful visuals, and I have cathartic experiences. Marijuana has helped me in so many ways.

I used to be a big stoner. When I first started smoking it was infrequent but once I started hanging around this group of stoners I got baked all the time. I was high more than sober. It took me a while to understand why I was getting stoned so much. Marijuana suppresses all of my worst traits (I have a great deal of mental baggage that I've let hinder all of my abilities and ruin all of my interpersonal relationships). But when I'm high all of that is forgotten and I can finally be at peace with myself. It's taken me years of misery but now I feel like my life is finally on track, and I owe it to weed.

Weed has taught me beautiful lessons; lessons on how to respect myself, how to forget the past and move on, how to be open and loving. I've felt the beauty of each while stoned. But getting high isn't the answer to my problems. I could easily smoke all the time and live my life happily. But I can't rely on it to get me through the day. In the end I'm the one who has to make the change. It's taught me valuable lessons but it's up to me to apply them. I feel that I'm finally learning how to deal with my problems and now I can move forward. My past has been mostly mental anguish and I've been depressed and anxiety ridden ever since I can remember. But now I'm realizing that I have the rest of the future to look forward to; to be happy. Without the aid of weed or shrooms I doubt I'd be in the frame of mind I'm in now. I have the highest respect for these drugs and I guess it just peeves me to see them so carelessly abused.


However, I do enjoy getting stoned for the sake of getting stoned on occasion so I can't really put myself on a pedestal.