Now lets talk about the mead I made. It was the joam recipe and it is fugly looking still. 6 weeks in and I would not drink it. Black looking and just plain ugly
JAOM just sounds gross to me in general. Mead with orange juice sounds quite unappetizing.
That's not at all true! I've always had hybrid tiff-green (golf coarse grass), and every dog I've ever owned left little yellow, dead spots everywhere they pi$$ed. I will agree that cat pi$$ is far worse, though. That stuff can ruin ANYTHING it touches! Stupid cats!
Sure, some dogs are worse than others. Also, people who already fertilize their lawn with plenty of nitrogen are obviously going to be prone to more nitrogen burn from any urine.
My papillon has never burned the grass like that though, and living on a very dog friendly street in 2010, where almost all of the older residents (as in not as new), where most people just let their dogs roam off-leash, frequently unaccompanied, despite municipal bylaws (and not about to be dictated to and have things completely changed by people who just moved in), nitrogen burn was pretty unusual despite there being plenty of dogs peeing everywhere.
I think a lot of the time, stray cats or other animals cause those problems and they naturally get blamed on the dogs that people see. If it is your dog, he may be getting too much protein in his/her diet.
Dont worry about that.. someday .. Ah crap! Lightbulb just turned on. Has there ever been a get together amongst homebrewers of this thread? Could we pull off some sort of HBT "I like this time of night" get together? Planning things is not my strong part. Anybody here that knows how please chime in. We're spread across the country. But sure would like to have a beer with you guys. "That" would be heaven.
There was a big get together in mid March... how come you missed it?
Did you even taste it? Sometimes ugly things taste really good. Like lobster.
Hubby and I finished the chicken trailer thing today. My hands are all cut up from the chicken wire. Worse part was getting all the chickens moved in. The white ones are mean, biting and scratching me. Hubby won't touch the chickens so his helping, was quick, grab this one, and that one's getting away! And hurry, more over here are trying to get away!
Oh man I love lobster.
And... try wearing gloves when you handle the chickens. A cheap, rough leather pair would be great for avoiding bites and scratches... and salmonella!
Please don't get into any type of debate about religion.
I don't think it was really a debate so much as a discussion of beliefs. I didn't detect any arguing.
I don't think it was going there... I know I certainly wasn't going to. I think the core group here is well enough acquainted with each other to be above a petty debate in the glorious thread about, well...
Yes, this.
Wait, that isn't what LSD does to you? I've experienced every single one of the other effects you listed without chemical intervention.
Not that it was on my list to try anyway, but now it's really not. If I can achieve the effect without the chemical, then what's the point of the chemical?
It's actually pretty much the safest illicit substance there is. And yes, those illusions happen without chemicals (more accurately, without exogenous chemicals), and the so-called "flashbacks" are thought to really just be these natural occurrences that people never really noticed previously, and after the chemical experience, are better able to recognize it and associate the experience with those prior, intentional experiences, thus believing them to be CAUSED by them.
However, anybody who takes it for the visual effects is pretty much an idiot. As I said previously, they are really only secondary. They have a profound (if I could describe it in only one word, profound would definitely be it!) impact on the way you think and your thought processes, often facilitating a greater understanding of certain things and a greater capacity for seeing the relationships between various concepts. It's notoriously difficult to describe to the uninitiated, as it's very much a different "reality" (in fact on first use, many people even have a hard time seeing how it's even possible to go back after so "unlocking" the mind) but I really think it's the one thing humanity could benefit from if most (mentally capable and mature) people even just tried it once. There's a reason Steve Jobs (among many other very successful people) described it as possibly the single most important experience in his life.
To clarify (and I'm not sure if we are allowed to talk about this) the particular incident I mentioned would have fallen under you criteria of visual distortions. It was a very clear night, the stars were bright indeed and it seemed as though a large portion of them were sliding along in the silhouette of a large ship shaped object. I've done massive amounts of these types of drugs through my teenage years and into my 20's, and the only times I've "seen" things that weren't actually there was in my minds eye.
I'm also trying to phrase a question regarding whether or not you think psychedelics are producing these effects in them of themselves, or if they are really just triggering some sort of mental domino effect. I've seen many people try to take them and had a profound incompatibility with the experience.
PP, I'm more than willing to discontinue this if it somehow conflicts with HBT protocol.
Okay, makes more sense.
The effects are only poorly understood, but a major way it's thought to work the way it does is to disable "filters" the brain puts in place in early childhood in order to be able to focus just what the brain thinks is important for survival.
As for "bad trips", the major causative factor is excessive dosage. Modern doses in single-serving units are fine for almost everybody. Other, "natural" psychedelics (Iike mushrooms) are more likely to cause problems because strength can vary quite a bit without anybody intending it or being able to detect it. I deal with depression and anxiety, sometimes quite severe, but even I never had a major problem (only one bad trip on anything, which was an EXCESSIVE amount of mushrooms), so most people should be fine. For perspective, I could never handle weed at all; in fact, it's the only thing I COULDN'T handle, and causes me a great deal of psychological distress. The other possible contributing factors are what are referred to as "set and setting" - that means going into the experience with a positive (mind)set, and staying within a setting that you can decently control, to minimize the chances of being overwhelmed by things that could affect your mindset in a negative manner. A buddy who can help you keep calm and positive is really a must for many people, and really anybody without prior experience.
Also relating to the mindset part, if you're doing it for the funky sensory effects, you're doing it for the wrong reasons... it's really just like a voyage to the center of your mind and psyche, and not everybody likes evrrythonh they find. It really serves to "amplify" everything in your mind. So if you're not mature enough or otherwise unprepared, there is certainly a possibility it will become overwhelming. It's a tool that needs to be given immense respect.
All that being said, it's not something I've done since I was 21.
Now, on a different subject, the other thing I wouldn't mind you clarifying is why you called bull on my claim of atheism.
Acid is the same thing as LSD? Been a while, but used to love the stuff.
Yes, the exact same thing. I used to love the stuff too, and it really allowed me to learn a great deal about myself and to "work" on myself, so to speak. Never mind your great big green bag for facilitating the creativity you need to make another CD... a little square piece of paper can do oh-so-much-more!
And yeah, that stuff will keep you awake alright, much better than caffeine ever could. Not because it's much of a stimulant, but because you just can't stop THINKING SO INTENSELY.