Posted by jkm822 at alb-24-195-224-21.nycap.rr.com on July 21, 2003 at 21:56:33:
In Reply to: I'd love to give you a lecture.. posted by Elfy on July 21, 2003 at 21:09:20:
: especially about how pot turns your brain cells that cannot be replaced into water cells.
So why are we always thirsty?
:Also how stoners are really only good for comedy relief..
Really? See, I thought I was good for reasonably intelligent conversation. Theological discussions and shit. I've done that before. I've gotten into all sorts of different conversations while high. I'm not saying I'm at my most high-flown (so to speak) when I'm stoned; I know better than that. But I don't think I'm exactly brain dead, either. Would you disagree? 'Cause I always got the impression you didn't mind me that much.
:especially when they think everything is better on pot, or that they are more creative on pot.
While I won't say that there aren't stoners like this, it's a broad generalization that I resent. Back in the day, when I was a good girl and didn't drink or smoke ANYTHING (that lasted until I was 18, during my freshman year of college, by the way. And the very last day of it, at that), I watched my friends. I watched them get drunk, and I watched them get stoned. And I thought that when they were drunk, they were fucking goofy, thought they were funnier than they actually were, and generally ended up with them either doing something they regretted, or being physically ill. Whereas the stoned people were amusing to watch, seemed to genuinely be having a good time (rather than working excessively hard at having a good time, as drunk people often seem to be), and seemed to have very little in the way of regrettable side effects. Don't buy the Truth commercials, kids - I've never known anyone who hooked up with someone just because they were stoned. That entails stupidity, not lack of sobriety, where weed is concerned. I made my choice, and I've never regretted it. I have been known to drink, but I don't enjoy it nearly as much, and I don't do it very often. However, I've smoked this evening. I don't think it's prevented me from being coherent, do you?
:It's just self-medicating and sad really.
But the variety of prescribed drugs for the purpose of mood alteration or enhancement are OK? 'Cause of course I'd rather have tons of chemicals I can't spell in my body than a little of something that grows naturally. Is it sad? Perhaps. But no sadder than being a drunk fuck. Or a Valium head. Or a convert to Zoloft.
: Me..I like smart guys who are confident enough alone and don't need anything else.
That's nice. Good luck with that. No sarcasm here - I sincerely wish you luck. But I'll tell you something - everyone's got issues. Some are harder to see than others. And some of those are far, far worse than the ones you poo-poo so quickly.