Saturday, March 1, 2008

Use it wisely

I'm all for smoking weed. I'm not going to tell you that getting high all the time is a good thing but if you use it occasionally, it has stimulating properties. It's mental exercise. At least I think so. I'm not gonna tell you do it or don't do it. Not my purpose here. I'm just going to advocate using it wisely. A sweet unexpected adventure is cool. Sitting on your couch watching American Gladiators, not so much.
I think a good time would be showing up at a random party in a Brooklyn loft owned by a friend of a friend of a neighbor. You're stoned out of your mind as you walk into a large place with a unique layout that leaves you excited about the confines within. The walls are covered in a loose hanging, dark colored velvet tapestry. The lights are on but dim enough to notice the people you pass as you enter the loft but unsure of any distinctive facial features. The music in the background is a cross of old skool rap from the Sugar Hill Gang and new wave downbeat electronica, possibly Zero 7 or Morcheeba. Someone, you aren't sure who, passes you a bottle of beer, which you are happy to get as the slight twinge of cotton mouth due to the pot is slowly settling into the corners of your mouth. The rest of the night is blur of faces, tunes and the occasional puff of someone elses joint to keep you floating in the space between sobriety and pot hangover. Waking up the next morning, not quite sure of the exact way you got home, the thought of the previous night's joyous revelry enters you mind... that's how you're suppose to roll.

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