before leaving the pharmacy i decided it prudent to ask a few questions regarding my prescription:
me: so does this stuff work with alcohol?
him: you mean can you drink alcohol when youre on it?
me: yeah
him: no, you cannot
me: for the whole duration (about 6 months)
him: thats right
me: what about ... ummm ... (nervous glance sideways)
him (quickly, and with a smirk): no
me (equally quickly): ok, see ya
he could have meant "no, you cant smoke either", or "no, smoking drugs will not interfere with your prescription". though i hope for the latter (sp?) i expect the former. im not sure i said that right. but you all know. anyway, there is a good chance i wont be able to drink or smoke for 6 months ... ouch.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
i have many many pet peeves. often small things that bug the shit out of me. while i am working selfconciously to suppress many of these, here is one that kills me on a near daily basis. smoking etiquette. important for tobacco, marijuana, and probably crack and other drugs too. but i will be harping on the marijuana variety. here is a list that i have come up with on the spot (as i write these words im trying to formulate what to put on the list) so it will no doubt be incomplete.
1. always thank. if you have just smoked someone else's weed, you better thank them. weed costs money. essentially you just took someones money. say thank you, you ungrateful bastards. an exception to this is if you matched someone, or atleast contributed to a blunt/joint. in this case since you have put up some drugs, the thanks can be forgone by all contributing parties.
2. be subtle about asking how the weed was acquired. weed is illegal. and that means jailtime for those who supply as well as those who consume. on many occasions i have obscured the origin of purchases. for example,
tommy: who got you this?
me: my friend from school/back home/summer camp
tommy: where did he get it from?
me: someone he knows i think, not too sure.
this should be more than enough. afterall, the less people that know, the better. use your head on this one.
3. criticizing of other peoples smoking technique should be kept to yourself. if people are unfamiliar with the particular mode in use, advice can be given. but be selective on what you say.
4. lighters. the stealing of lighters is sadly prevalent anywhere i have ever been. while i have stolen (and yes, mainly it is by accident) many lighters, at every opportunity i encourage lighters to be returned to their owners. for this reason, its annoying to lose your lighter. not only are you without the physical flame it provides, but this means you have to BUY ANOTHER. this sucks. on a similar note, lighting lighters just to light them, should be done only if the lighter belongs to you. lighters have life spans, and it isnt long. stop wasting them. they cost money. along the same lines, dont burn random shit just cause you never got over the fact your a pyro.
5. passing. this is a tricky one, and depends greatly on who is smoking. for simplicity's sake, ill only go over the basics. if you paid for drugs about to be smoked, you should smoke before the people who didnt. however, passing almost certainly goes in a circular motion (most commonly clockwise) so if multiple purchasers are not sitting adjacent then this becomes a choice between maintaining the circular flow, or appeasing those who paid. my opinion, if you are friends with the people, continue the rotation. however, if this is the first time youve smoked with this group, try to pass to the contributors (especially if you just met them).
well, thats all i got for now.
1. always thank. if you have just smoked someone else's weed, you better thank them. weed costs money. essentially you just took someones money. say thank you, you ungrateful bastards. an exception to this is if you matched someone, or atleast contributed to a blunt/joint. in this case since you have put up some drugs, the thanks can be forgone by all contributing parties.
2. be subtle about asking how the weed was acquired. weed is illegal. and that means jailtime for those who supply as well as those who consume. on many occasions i have obscured the origin of purchases. for example,
tommy: who got you this?
me: my friend from school/back home/summer camp
tommy: where did he get it from?
me: someone he knows i think, not too sure.
this should be more than enough. afterall, the less people that know, the better. use your head on this one.
3. criticizing of other peoples smoking technique should be kept to yourself. if people are unfamiliar with the particular mode in use, advice can be given. but be selective on what you say.
4. lighters. the stealing of lighters is sadly prevalent anywhere i have ever been. while i have stolen (and yes, mainly it is by accident) many lighters, at every opportunity i encourage lighters to be returned to their owners. for this reason, its annoying to lose your lighter. not only are you without the physical flame it provides, but this means you have to BUY ANOTHER. this sucks. on a similar note, lighting lighters just to light them, should be done only if the lighter belongs to you. lighters have life spans, and it isnt long. stop wasting them. they cost money. along the same lines, dont burn random shit just cause you never got over the fact your a pyro.
5. passing. this is a tricky one, and depends greatly on who is smoking. for simplicity's sake, ill only go over the basics. if you paid for drugs about to be smoked, you should smoke before the people who didnt. however, passing almost certainly goes in a circular motion (most commonly clockwise) so if multiple purchasers are not sitting adjacent then this becomes a choice between maintaining the circular flow, or appeasing those who paid. my opinion, if you are friends with the people, continue the rotation. however, if this is the first time youve smoked with this group, try to pass to the contributors (especially if you just met them).
well, thats all i got for now.
in the summer, the shortest class is 100 minutes long. ive found that after about 85 minutes my brain packs up shop and i dont learn anything else or barely even take notes. probably has something to do with the length of the class as well as the near proximity to the end of the class. it occurred to me today that if the classes were say 120 minutes, then i would pay attention for 100 and then would achieve what they think i should be already. a much happier thought occurred to me directly afterward however. that northeastern has been in the business of educating longer than ive been in the business of learning ... so they must have already taken that into account. hence the hour and 40 minute classes rather than the conventional hour and a half. with myself justified, i was pleased to see that my class was over so i could stop pretending i was attentive.
Monday, July 05, 2004
the all-star voting for baseball is a sham. if you dont think its a popularity contest then you probably got voted in. jason giambi winning by a landslide should be a good indicator. how about jeter cruising in with nomar second ... neither deserve to be there. the all-star game is a disgrace. its a bunch of players who have had good years, regardless of whether they are having one now. bad. very bad.