The Book of Ashes

The story of my first smoke of weed 1:57AM

I'm sitting here in my boxers, with the nice smell of my natural body odour permeating through the air. I've just run to the end of the street and back, infact it was more of a sprint. Took 3mins 20secs which isn't bad. Was going to go for a run with Amy this morning around 7:15am but she's wussed out so thought I'd do it now and might as well sleep in a little this morning. I ate the mother load of skittles tonight. I didn't realise they made bags so big. So really I can't say that much has happened so far today. Well I had my first smoke for ages tonight (Friday), just a few puffs and nothing worth mentioning except that I can then lead on to the first time I ever tried smoking (weed that is). Flashback...

It was the time of poverty, when the Earth was still cold and we lived in the house of Speight. Just us three Lords and our Lady who is soon to be married. Tim was round and asked us if we wanted to go round to his place for a smoke. So us three went round there to smoke up. This was my first time and I didn't know what to expect. I was told that it didn't hit you very hard the first time so I went hard. Dan is quite susceptable to the stuff and soon began talking about being able to feel the inside of his body. When I thought about it I kind of could as well. Tim was just laughing lots which set Daniel off giggling like a school girl. Bev wasn't smoking as either he was driving or Jo didn't want him too, I forget which. Dan then started talking backwards or at least was trying too. I suddenly realised that Tim's eyes were really bloodshot. Unfortunetly this made me think of my eyes and of course straight away I found I could feel how bloodshot they were. I got stressed out about it which made them even more bloodshot. The more I thought about it the more I could feel the veins working their way across my eyes, ready to burst at any moment leaving my eyes bloody and useless. I was getting paranoid. I started looking at the ground, trying not to use my eyes, but its pretty hard not to use them. I think Bev noticed me freaking out a bit so I decided to get up and go out into the hallway for some fresh air. Walking out into the hallway I kind of spun out a bit and had to sit down against the wall. I sat there for a while then went back and joined the others. Dan was telling Tim that he had hypnotised him and that he was powerless against his command. He then told Tim to raise his arms and you could see Tim trying not to but he couldn't help it. The power of suggestion is great when you're stoned. You believe anything, its kind of like being hypnotised. Anyway we were all pretty hungry after that so we went and got some food then went home. This was my only bad experience on weed and it was kind of interesting in the long run. All other times I've tried it I just get happy and grin like a fucking idiot all the time. Hehehehe. Maybe one day I'll tell you of the night out with Lee Padila (that name will ring a bell with some) and how I lost everyone but ended up finding another friend and her married friend who told me I looked like one of the guys off Reservoir Dogs. I think I was slouched back in a chair wearing a black suit and tie with a big grin on my face and not a worry in the world. Anyway thats a story for another night, I might go read my book now..

TT bonus and stuff 9:45AM

Got up and went and saw Planet of the Apes this morning. It was pretty good. I'm still trying to figure out what the end meant though. It has one of those ends that are just left open to interpretation. I hate that, I'm a man of facts, I like to know everything or be told everything. So its probably not going to appeal to chicks that much but I was impressed to see Kate on her way in as I was leaving and she was real excited and hanging out to see it. Its cool when chicks are into sci-fi stuff as its not that common. Anyway came home, created a list of things to do, got through a lot of them. I have about 4 birthday presents to buy this month. Its Damian's birthday on the 25th (I think), then my little bro's birthday is coming up on the 28th, he'll be 19, then its my cousin Si's and my neighbour Amy's 21st's. Then my Dad's birthday next month on the 13th then my sister's birthday on the 22nd. Man am I going to be poor. Lucky I got that bonus huh? I checked my bank account and it turns out to be about $96, not quite tripple figures which would have been a little more impressive, anyway nice pocket money to spend. I went out and brought two bottles of Bailey's today, the start of my liquor cabinet. I saved $3 on each bottle by buying two of them so did that. I'm going to buy one bottle each month until its built up a little, then anything in my cabinet will be there only for the odd drink, no binge drinking. Then when I finish a bottle I will replace it. I was tossing up between Drambuie and Cointreau (both quite expensive) and Bailey's. Will start with the basic's huh. I am quite excited just thinking about having a nice big alcohol collection. Unfortunetly (or fortunetly, which ever way you look at it) I am still not drinking at the moment which means they will sit there untasted for a while.

So anyway have just about finished this mammoth book I've been reading that has taken me a month almost to finish. Watched the rugby in the afternoon and was disapointed to see that the All Blacks lost. Nice run by Wilson though. I had a bit of an upset stomach this afternoon, possibly from all the lollies I ate the night before but I don't usually get an upset stomach. Diner didn't settle it, neither did a Moritz, but yoghurt did. Go the aphodofolis yoghurt, it fixed me a treat. I must remember this one

Perihelion 10:06AM

It appears that the Earth's Perihelion (the day when the Earth is closest to the sun in its orbit) falls next on January the 2nd, 2002 at 14 hundred hours. This shall be an event to celebrate indeed. Also the Aphelion (the day when the Earth is furtherest from the sun) falls next on July the 6th, 2002 at 04 hundred hours. The anti-perihelion, day of doom and destruction. We shall celebrate that one as well.

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