4/20 ADVENTURE!
I had pretty good Sunday. While many people use 4/20 as an excuse to get high and smoke, I found it a perfect opportunity to hang out and socialize with a few friends that I never get to see anymore. While we would be getting high, it was of secondary importance to the point of my visit. We had all made brownies together on the Saturday, something that none of us had ever done.

After reading a multitude of recipes on the internet, we decided the best way to go about all of it was just to do whatever looked right. So, we got a brownie mix ready, minus the oil, and proceeded to heat about a quarter ounce (7g) or so of some old shake and stems, with a little bit of new bud in a quarter cup of vegetable oil. After letting it sit at just under a simmer for about 1/2 hour, we decided no more THC was getting off the weed. We strained it, and used the oil in the brownie mix. I tasted a little bit of the raw mix, and about 45 minutes or an hour, after a couple beers, I started to feel the effects.

That probably should have been a warning sign about the potency, since I had only taken a finger of the batter, and was already feeling better than normal.

So, cue to next day. We've all been hanging out for like 4 hours, when we pull out the brownies. I was waiting for my girlfriend, so I didn't eat any with the big group of people. They all had one piece each. They were about the size of a folded Post-It. Later on, my girlfriend showed up, and we split one piece. I had wanted to go get groceries, so we quickly head to the grocery store... I buy groceries because I have none, everyone else bought snacks for later on.

We head on a quick picnic before the rain hits, and end up finding a nice quiet spot on the lawn of the nearby high school. As soon as we stand up to head back, my girlfriend looks at me, and I instantly knew what she was thinking. There was way too much weed in the brownies, and we were gonna have a shitty time over the next little while. I voiced my concerns, and everyone else kind-of looked around and was like "Yeah, we're super high... almost too high.", but the one thing everyone agreed on was that hanging out on the streets in our condition wasn't cool.

So, we all start heading back to someone's place for having a quiet evening together, rather than tripping around outside for a couple hours. I say my good-bye's to everyone, and Em and I came back to my place and watched an episode of Rob and Big, Life of Ryan, and Dexter. We had a pretty good time together, and getting inside and back into a nice comfort zone with each other was definitely key.

All in all, there were a few moments there where I thought I was in for a seriously bad trip off only 1/2 a brownie slice, basically 1/4 of a Post-It. I used to smoke all the time, but it hit me like a wall while we were out on our dinner-picnic and it didn't feel right.

I can't recommend that just everyone eat pot. It lasted much longer than any other high I've had, and my room-mate and I thought we were still feeling lingering effects this morning. It was a complete body high as well... so that was something different from what I usually have. If I were to do it again, I'd use like 1/4 the weed, and make sure it is not shake. I think all the crystal in the bag is what made a mess of most of us. Apparently after getting back to their respective houses, a couple of the others that were more adventurous and ate multiple brownies greened out and were sick. Not so fun. My time was good, but I think I probably only had a good time cause I was chilling out in a quiet environment watching t.v.

Comments about this are welcome. I don't mind negative stuff either so if you hate me for my lifestyle go ahead and let me know! I'll fight to the death defending my right to do whatever I want.

OTHER NEWS!
Why is it always so hard for me to find a job? I'm barely skilled, that's why. How do I get skilled? By getting a job. Why doesn't this make much sense to me?

Exams are going on right now. While I shouldn't be on Newgrounds at a time like this, it provides a nice break every hour or so to distract me and lurk or post for 5-10 minutes. I probably shouldn't be wasting Sundays getting high either, but I had planned my studying habits all week around seeing my friends so it was a right-off anyways.

I got a really nasty sunburn the other day on the roof of my house. I went up there with my Rubik's cube, and practiced solving it for speed. The burn is now gone, and all I've got to show for it is an itchy back and a tan that only a burn can leave.

RUBIK'S CUBE!
You might be able to see the sunburn in the following videos.
This first one is solved using the Petrus method. I only learned it this week, so a 2:10:00 time isn't that shabby.

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Here is me doing the layer by layer method. I'm a bit speedier at this one, but not by much.

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The sound in the background of the first video is my computer trying to take off. Apparently the CPU was getting a bit hot and the fans decided to go buck wild.

Anyone out there ever practice speed-cubing? I live with someone who's dating a speed-cuber. His fastest time ever is 22 seconds, and he can also do it with his eyes closed!

Thanks to all who offered music suggestions for my Marathon over the last month! More are always welcome.