I actually just IMed for the first time recently, it was MXE. I have a needle phobia and I will still never cross the IV line but I'll try IMing a few things in the future, namely, MXE again (I enjoyed the difference in feeling), K, DPT... those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
We had a beautiful practice last night... the whole thing was good but the end was wonderful. We took some 4-AcO-DMT (the guitar player is one of the most insane people I have ever met who is still functional and he LOVES to trip, even more than I do), and as sometimes happens with 4-AcO-DMT and me, I found myself in a sort of weird state where I felt really scattered, just like smoked DMT does but way less intense, and I couldn't really speak very well. I was getting by but I felt like I had a blockage or something. After the main practice, these 2 girls came over to buy weed from his roommate... the vibes were a little weird, to me anyway. So after smoking a bit, me and the bass player both went back out to the living room where the guitar player was still jamming (he plays like 8-10 hours a day, it's really impressive - also he's about as good as anyone I've ever heard, really lucky to have hooked up with this guy). We started jamming with him and something clicked really solidly, and the blockage was gone... we were jamming this really peaceful sound, not jazzy, not funky, just beautiful and serene. Then the girls came out and told us we sounded amazing, and one of them asked if she could jam on my keyboard for a bit. She came up with this gloriously beautiful line, and immediately the guitar and bass player wrote a song from it, including words. it was pretty incredible. Then the girl got self-conscious so I jumped back in and we just went on that vibe for like another hour. I left glowing brightly, feeling as serene as I've felt in a long time.
Practicing has been a full-time job this week... 6-8 hours a day, every single day, on top of my normal full-time job. But we're starting to sound really good, and I think we're going to be ready for our first show which we only have a week and a half to prepare for since playing together for the first time. The band and music is pretty much all I've been thinking about... everything else is receding in importance. I hope we can get to the point of playing festivals and touring and getting paid well so I can quit my job and just do this. That would make me so happy.
