well, i finally felt ready to try the DMT last night - around midnight, my significant other having recently left to go to a club night (jungle, not something i'm particularly interested in... but i digress). i had the entire apartment to myself, it was dark out (so i wouldn't have to worry about too much light coming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.. i wanted my trip to be in total darkness), and i was in an extremely good mood.
well, after my first hoot, i understand the need for a device such as "the machine". god, what a horrible burning sensation, coupled with a taste like what i imagine smoking tires must be like. i could only take half of the 50mg dose before my throat threw in the towel.. oh well, i held the hit in for as long as possible and experienced very detailed, vivid, involved CEVs (i didn't take note of any open-eye visuals, as i had my eyes closed for the entire trip), an intense body 'rusing' sensation, followed by about 20 min. of what seemed like a very intense mushroom trip.
i took the last half of the 50mg dose once my lungs had sufficiently recovered, and experienced a similar, if slightly dimished trip. i am now convinced that, despite my love for smoking things off of foil, i need to construct a machine.. if it does indeed remove the horrible taste/burning sensation, then such a device is the only way i will possibly be able to inhale a full 50mg dose in one go. :D
i'm in no rush, tho. i feel pretty positive about the experience that i had last night, and i can def. say i enjoy the way low doses of this drug feel. i could see a 20-25mg dose be used to ease a newbie into the psychedelic experience, just cause of the general euphoria and shortness of the trip. as my mind went inside itself shortly after the first hit, i felt a safety net of sorts.. knowing that if i did have a bad experience, it would only last 20-30 minutes.
anyway, overall, a great experience.. i do wish i could've inhaled the full 50mg dose, but this just motivates me to construct a machine.. which should look... well.. interesting, sitting on my ottoman. :D