Blogging with Baggage

Everyone smokes pot for their own reasons. Some use it to medicate, to motivate, to pass the time, to escape, to relax. For the past six months, the reasons that I smoke pot changed.

I remember way back when I started smoking, I loved the euphoria I got from smoking. The first time I smoked - really smoked and got high - and just laid on my friends bed and laughed for what seemed like a long time. Since then I've had many different reactions to smoking - mostly the munchies - but some sessions still stand out in memory.

I remember inaugurating a newly remodeled bathroom quietly with an old friend.
I remember discovering new burn ride routes.
I remember the thrill from smoking at work.
I remember the joy of new pieces.
I remember the first time I smoked with family, and with old friends.
I remember the first time I wanted to smoke because I was angry at being evicted.

The last one is the most similar to what I recently experienced, when smoking went from being recreational to an escape from life. Between troubles with work, school, family, money, time management, friends, maturation, everything became overwhelming. No longer did I come home from a long day and smoke till I got high and enjoyed it, but I started power smoking more and buying larger quantities. I stashed lighters away in drawers, pockets, and corners so that there would always be one accessible. I had travel kits/smoking supplies ready to go.

Smoking was still a daily ritual, but now with a very different emphasis. It was a darker time for me, and as a result of me getting lost in the transitions of life, I lost the interest in blogging. Who wants to talk about how much they enjoyed smoking because their boss yelled at them, or they got a bad evaluation from a professor. I didn't have enough time for all the cooking projects or travel or exciting things that I wanted to do. I didn't even have enough energy to get my writing partner involved in the blog.

I managed to have some fun along the way, but now that it is all said and done, I am glad to be free of the pressure that I felt. I have things to talk about now that life is getting exciting again.

So friends, I apologize for the delay of fun, and welcome you back to the blog about the best times around.

Smoke Well,

XY