Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

Alternative theory: Cannabis = Cannibal?

Hell, THEY'RE BASICALLY THE SAME THING!

Oh, and don't worry Link, some of the old posts I've made........
Not even that old, like last year. I'm just.... so ashamed lol

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

I left here and went to CNN. You pot smokers are going to be facing even more harassment:
Tests in cannibalism case: Zombie-like attacker used pot, not 'bath salts' - CNN.com
WTH? I've never heard of pot causing something like that...

Yeah, they've ramped up the reefer madness again. This is just one of many anti-pot stories that have been (and soon will be) covered by the mainstream media. It's in response to all the decriminalization/legalization initiatives that are going on right now. A bunch of states have these initiatives on the ballots so this is just an attempt at turning the tide towards prohibition. It might sound like another tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory but if you go on sites like Grasscity where things like this are being compiled and scrutinized, you'll notice that it's a lot more than just a coincidence.

We'll be seeing a lot more coverage for stories like that soon enough, especially after this:





Pro-legalization sentiments are at an all-time high and now that Uruguay just legalized (causing other South American countries to rethink their stance on cannabis), the prohibition front is on the defence. This is just one of many anti-pot stories that we're gonna have pushed on us for the next little while.

Ordered 2 books two days ago, they should be sending them to one of their shops in the closest city in some days.... but they still didn't send me an email that it arrived and i can go and get it....

This waiting is killing me... i want to read, lol.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

I bake it into cookies and brownies but I end up finishing my stash pretty quick that way. When I was smoking, I'd make a joint last me the entire day with a few puffs every other hour so 1 gram was enough for a couple different sessions. But when I bake edibles, I ended up using 1 gram per serving so as you could imagine, it becomes costly. That wouldn't be a problem if I had a job, but I can't really do that with my anxiety.

Huh. I always heard you actually got a higher percentage of the good stuff into you blood system when you ate it than when you smoked it, it just takes a lot longer before it kicks in.

Originally Posted by tommo

Remember if you grow, you can't just leave em there and take the buds later on. You're gonna have to figure out some sort of
water system, not automatic but some easy way to water it. Then when it's all done you need to hang and dry the buds. Guess that could be done up a tree. But you have to do it well or it tastes horrible.

That depends, really. Cannabis really is like weed, it grows fast and it's not too picky about the environment. As long as he doesn't live in a particularly dry place, he should probably be able to find a strain that can grow wild there.

Originally Posted by tommo

Yes I know you have no initiative or energy. You can say that you were worse off than me or whatever other excuses you want to make to justify not getting yourself better.
The fact is people have had it worse than you and gotten through it. You just need to push yourself once to go for a run or a ride or a swim and you'll feel infinitely better.

That will give you enough energy and initiative (initiative is to feel good) to do it again the next day. It seriously doesn't have to be long or intense, a 10 minute medium paced walk is good.
Just do it.

I'm not claiming I'm anything special, or that I'm the worst of that anyone has been or anything like that. But last semester I went swimming twice a week and to the gym once a week. Now that I'm back "home" for the vacation (where my parents live), I have mostly gone on a > 30 min walk or bike-ride each day. It's not that I don't try to be active, I just find it hard to do anything requiring ... well, work.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Most people just need to get used to it and make sure they're smoking in a really comfortable setting. Unfortunately, some people don't have a positive reaction no matter how many times they try it. Shame. =/

It also depends on what kind of weed/hash you get. Since THC can cause anxiety while CBDs lessen it, the ratio is important for the kind of experience you want.


Also, good luck with your lungs Gavin! Hope you don't really need surgery.

bah, third day in a row i feel asleep on the couch.

just woke up to my phone ringing. my dad called me... from work (he works for the same company as me). i guess my boss was trying to get hold of me, but i forgot to give him my new phone numbers. so now i'm eating breakfast then leaving to go in early.

but that's not all bad. that means i can also LEAVE early. and this is my last day before 10 days vacation. so i should be home before the sun's down, meaning bike ride.

Originally Posted by khh

Huh. I always heard you actually got a higher percentage of the good stuff into you blood system when you ate it than when you smoked it, it just takes a lot longer before it kicks in.

You do, but that's because you use a lot more of it. Smoking, you can spread a gram over a pretty long stretch of time.

i've yet to try edibles... but i will soon. i'll be using my vaped bud, so they might not be too potent. guess it all depends on how much i use, i probably have about 14g right now of abv.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Yeah, they've ramped up the reefer madness again. This is just one of many anti-pot stories that have been (and soon will be) covered by the mainstream media. It's in response to all the decriminalization/legalization initiatives that are going on right now. A bunch of states have these initiatives on the ballots so this is just an attempt at turning the tide towards prohibition. It might sound like another tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory but if you go on sites like Grasscity where things like this are being compiled and scrutinized, you'll notice that it's a lot more than just a coincidence.

We'll be seeing a lot more coverage for stories like that soon enough, especially after this:

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Pro-legalization sentiments are at an all-time high and now that Uruguay just legalized (causing other South American countries to rethink their stance on cannabis), the prohibition front is on the defence. This is just one of many anti-pot stories that we're gonna have pushed on us for the next little while.

Wow, rock on, Colorado guy. I'm just throwing out there that even though I'm personally a straight-edge, I'd like to see pot legalized... especially since two of my friends have been battling near-constant nausea for a while, and it was the only thing to keep them going until they got very strong prescription medications.

As for the backlash you're talking about... sounds like a job for the Liberal Crime Squad! (Don't mind me, I'm just referencing an obscure game none of you have probably heard of. )

Ugh... I think I'm awake for a while now. I want to go back to bed. I woke up in a foul mood. And then my youngest son dumped straight bleach all over a floor he's cleaning at the BACK of the house and I can smell it all the way in my room. Why is that child so stubborn?!
I dreamed of dismembering a body and hiding the pieces in the ash catcher of some furnace. Only the catcher was inside a wall and never cleaned. There was a whole lot more to it- all very dark and disturbing but I've forgotten most of it because my boys insisted on talking my ears off the moment I woke up
And while I slept. they locked the puppy in my room and she tore up a bunch of stuff that was on my shelving unit. I've been kicking her out of my room most of the time when I sleep so she doesn't pee on my bed.
To further annoy me, I only have 3 Cokes left out of the 24 pack I bought on Sunday. I go through little more than half of one of those each week which means my boys have been helping me drink it, but they deny it. And I KNOW I haven't gone through that many because I've been chugging a lot of water to boot. And I simply don't get that thirsty very often.

Grrr... stupid Valium hangover. Now I remember the other reason I hate taking the stuff lol. But it DID take care of my headache

Just because I want to charge up my game account with some money,this game company wants all my informations like name adress and phone number...Although I'm using an external pre-paid card What the hell?!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by tommo

Also I so badly want to tell people not to have more kids. But it's the one thing I feel like I have to restrain myself from saying for some reason.
The world has more than enough people, stop giving in to your selfish desires which will never be fulfilled and try to be happy with what you have.
If you HAVE to, have two kids, as that will keep the population under control.

Sigh.... I just want the government to implement maximum child policy of 2 and be done with it so I don't have to filter myself all the time.

This isn't directed at the two young mothers here specifically. I just want to say it coz I can never say it IRL.

Wow. That's some bullshit right there. Way to puss out at the end too.

My rant today is at ignorant people who think they have the right to tell me what to do with my life, especially how many children I get to have. Go live in China if that's the way you feel. How dare anyone tell me I don't deserve to have as many children as I want when I can provide for them? If people really gave a shit about over-population, they would do something about the fucking ridiculous adoption process so that people could care for the children already on the planet. If I could adopt right now, I would, and I probably wouldn't have any more biological children.

Oh yeah...and this totally wasn't directed at tommo specifically.

Just one of those days where everything is cloudy and confusing, with a strong sense of disconnection to reality. Much like a dream. Damn sluggish brain needs to wake up.

My paycheck is going to be extra small this week. I left early yesterday, but I refuse to make up the hours this weekend since it's already going to be 2, 10-hour shifts. No way I'm making them 11-hour shifts.

So I guess I'm going to have to buy plain old domestic butter instead of the imported stuff.

I've been voicing my opinion on how utterly fucked up the way we work is.... for example, if we all worked half as much, but were guaranteed a liveable wage, there would be no person out of work. Homelessness could be fixed overnight (short time anyway). But it just doesn't happen because we have this culture that work is good for the soul or some bullshit. And the rich think they need the poor.

Anyway, I just found last night, this essay by Bertrand Russell "In Praise of Idleness," by Bertrand Russell - Classic British Essays
He wrote that in god damn 1932! And still it's like no one has even given it thought.
Why do we not listen to our greatest minds when it comes to social and political matters? They're obviously the best people to deal with it.

Fucking scumbag humans....

\Someone help please I'm going crazy

Originally Posted by Kitties

\Someone help please I'm going crazy

What's going on?

Ah god, sorry, false alarm. <3

I worry too easily. that's all.

Originally Posted by Kitties

Ah god, sorry, false alarm. <3

I am going to rant in advance

My tummy is VERY happy right now but heartburn will kill me later. I had only a few chips throughout the day. At around 9, my son made some rice so I added some butter and seasoned salt and devoured it because hubby decided to take me to the office at the time. Then my stomach revolted. Seriously? I'm seriously going to get diarrhea over rice now too?!
BUT... hubby saw the friend of another doctor last week and hubby didn't charge him for the visit out of courtesy. The other doctor sent hubby a HUGE fruit basket as thanks. I just ate an orange and a couple Milano cookies. I'm now full and very happy. I can't remember the last time I ate an orange. They trigger acid reflux to an extreme so I usually don't risk it.
It was SOOOO freagin yummy though

We also have apples, bananas, pears, grapes, strawberries and a pineapple! I LOVE grapes, so I'll probably devour them in a few hours when I get hungry again.

But WTH? I love fruit. Why don't I buy it? Because it ends up getting wasted because we can't eat it fast enough :/

And of course, now all the fruit flies are coming out of hiding...

I so just beat Aly and liked Zhaylin's post first!

I'm freaking out because I've lost my phone. I have completely cleaned my room and it's not here. My mom is going to kill me so hard. I pray to every single god that it's in the dirty laundry or in my moms car. If not I'm screwed. So I don't post on here for a few weeks call the cops!

Oh and my iPad is acting very strange. It keeps freezing and restarting itself. I really hope that it's not getting ready to break. It's the first gen so I have had it for about 3 years. I have not gotten another one because I don't see the point in it. Yeah they have some cool new features that I would love to have. But guess what? I bought this for the Internet, and that still works fine. So I see no point.

Also our money troubles are over for now. We had a small scare but more money came in. That should last us a few months.

BTW Zhaylin: What does your husband do?

I'll be clocking in in approximately 53 minutes and 23 seconds
It's school holidays! Work sucks, I can't believe they stuck me with shifts ending at 9 o'clock.
I'd much rather get it over with early, rather than have it loom over me all day.
I've also got a bad case of the cold, which I'm sure will make work fun. Ironically, it's very likely I caught it off one of the many dick costumers I have to serve..
Fuck life </3

Originally Posted by tommo

I've been voicing my opinion on how utterly fucked up the way we work is.... for example, if we all worked half as much, but were guaranteed a liveable wage, there would be no person out of work. Homelessness could be fixed overnight (short time anyway). But it just doesn't happen because we have this culture that work is good for the soul or some bullshit. And the rich think they need the poor.

Anyway, I just found last night, this essay by Bertrand Russell "In Praise of Idleness," by Bertrand Russell - Classic British Essays
He wrote that in god damn 1932! And still it's like no one has even given it thought.
Why do we not listen to our greatest minds when it comes to social and political matters? They're obviously the best people to deal with it.

Fucking scumbag humans....

I still believe some positive twist on communism would be best for all. Except the greedy.

Dakotah.
My hubby's an Ophthalmologist.
Glad your money troubles have abated for a while.

My rant is that I just woke up after 4 hours and my discomfort is back. Dear God, I hope the pain doesn't follow. If it does, I'm going to the Doctor/Hospital.

Ok. I've obviously missed out on tons of rad conversation here. heh. There are so many things I want to respond to going over the last few pages but only one thing really stuck out.

Tommo: I thought I'd put in my two cents. I know that comment wasn't directed at either of us. You can't say it in RL, that's no problem. But, here's my piece.

I can halfly agree with you about limiting parents to having only two kids, but that's only because that is my own personal limit, too. This is my last child. I've never been a big kid person. More than two would kill me. But do you really think that would help with overpopulation? Personally, I don't believe overpopulation is a problem.

The truth is, people are greedy and selfish and don't want to share and they Don't want to spread out into areas where there are less people. There is plenty of room on this earth. Maybe cities should have population limits? You know, like they do buildings?

Okay, so these are broad ideas and that alone, they are only my ideas. I haven't given them too much thought, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

I also think we have enough resources in the world to feed, clothe, and shelter every single being on this planet. But the world is ruled by money and hoarders. It would make it easier on the world, sure, if people had less children, but that's not where the problem lies. This monopoly money we toss around is the problem. If people thought maybe in terms of inventory, what we have and where we can put it, where we can use it the most and how to get it spread out and to the people all over the world, then it might not be so bad of a place for children to grow up.

Ok, so this sounds like I'm begging for world peace, and maybe I am (there's nothing wrong with that). This is an unlikely future as I see it right now. But there is hope for it. I'm really down with the whole Zeitgeist movement, by the way, so. I don't know, you could look there.

Basically, I just don't think it's right to blame these people for "overpopulation". Why let the world spit on your dreams? I'm a poor mom, but my kid is well taken care of thanks to me and the government and yes, your tax money. Is anybody really missing their snickers bar right now? Ok. That's that. And that was basically my rant.

Ironically I came to rant about a friend of mine who recently found out she was having a baby. Along with two other close friends who are having a baby. lol.

You see, when I found out I was pregnant with my first, these friends stopped hanging around so much. Especially L. She made me feel like it was a curse, like I had some seroius illness and she felt incredibly sorry for me. Nobody wants to feel like that when they are having a baby. Now she's pregnant and I soooo badly want to give her a taste of her own medicine. Leave her alone and let her feel the misery I did. But I can't.

I would be a complete hypocrite and I could never do that to a person: purposely try to make them feel bad. It's just hard to be happy for her when I know she treated me like that. Now she wants to be treated like a princess or something, I don't know. I'm trying so bad to send her positive energy but I'm bitter. I'm just a plain bitter person sometimes. Gotta fight it. Kill them with kindness? right?