Losing a friend

[DeliciousToast]

The singed eyebrows, the same dirty pair of cargo shorts, and Ray Bans; this is my uniform. Ever-present Visine in my pocket, a can of Axe in the car, and a packet of that orange Trident gum that one can smell five feet away; this is my equipment. A goofy grin, non-sequiturs, and music; this is my setting.
At least that's the way it was...
Now I sit, Marine Corps haircut and tucked in shirt, polished shoes, and tie; this is my role. I am an actor. I acted in high school, college, and now I'm acting again. I have to pretend I'm not a weed-warrior, that there are actually things I'd rather do than get high. But the truth is there isn't.
A recent surgery sidelined me during the summer and gave me time to catch up on reading, relaxing, and smoking. All good things must come to an end however, and now I have to travel and study somewhere I am not comfortable smoking.
How will I cope? I am not certain. I plan on exercising more and reading. This is not goodbye; rather it is a mere "cya later." I will smoke again; I will take my place on the mountain of smoky enlightenment... I miss it already and still have my last emergency bowled packed for right before my flight. Pray for me, I'll pray for you. I'll pray every day until this struggle is won; till the sick can smoke and feel better and then eventually everyone will. Weed will save the world one day; we'll look back collectively and laugh... or cry. Throughout the centuries we re-invent ourselves as Americans. We jettisoned slavery, then prohibition of alcohol (which is a much more dangerous drug than cannabis), and then segregation. I am hopeful for our future. Someday maybe we can be like our Dutch brethren who make billions dealing in tulips and wooden shoes while smoking. Instead of invading countries, paying tax dollars for F-22 Raptors (when Al Qaeda has no air force), "no child left behind," and the war on drugs, maybe we can pay for better weed. We would be too sleepy to fight, too well-fed to complain, and constantly having great sex. This is my prayer. Amen.

DeliciousToast Reviewed by DeliciousToast on 08-23-2008. Losing a friend The singed eyebrows, the same dirty pair of cargo shorts, and Ray Bans; this is my uniform. Ever-present Visine in my pocket, a can of Axe in the car, and a packet of that orange Trident gum that one can smell five feet away; this is my equipment. A goofy grin, non-sequiturs, and music; this is my setting. At least that's the way it was... Now I sit, Marine Corps haircut and tucked in shirt, polished shoes, and tie; this is my role. I am an actor. I acted in high school, college, and now I'm Rating: 5

[Forwhat420]

My prayer goes out to a fellow countryman, I too had to play the role a few years ago...Make sure you save all of your medical records, get out and submit a veteran affairs disablitiy claim and get paid for your service. Sit back and you will one day be able to enjoy...
Hopefully one day the world will see that all we need is to legalize it!!

[painretreat]

Good luck to you with prayers! Drop in when you can, others do, rarely though. But, it is nice to hear from the people that serve! Keep yourself safe and well. Come home happy and healthy! To hell with disabity, come home safe and sound!

At least there was a lot of weed in Viet Nam. Has to be hard to go into a desert! Prayers and best wishes go with you and your family! :hippy:

[theforthdrive]

very poetic thread! Thanks for thinking about me... Ill be thinking about you now! :thumbsup:

[DeliciousToast]

Oh I hate to think I misled anyone. I am not in the military... I just wanted to look "business" with the haircut for the new job.

[trancefusion5]

Amen...

[flyingimam]

no worries bro

just say f it! firmly in your mind say a big no to it... u r only doing it for better times, u make your money and u can find many substitutions for it altho the temptation will be of fatal force sometimes... but u r a human being made strong in mind, strong enough to resist it when its "needed"

i too went thru this very same nostalgic moments 1.5 years ago and i gave it up voluntarily due to different reasons from $ issue to other legal problems... still luv it, still my brain itches when i smell a dead skunk passing on the road,heck even reading this forum gives me the feelin... i still have "dreams" about it!!!

but facts of life have forced me to retreat for now, but one day very soon regardless of it being legal or illegal i have promised myself to hook me up with me on some real good shit! 100% independence, i just hope in a legal atmosphere!

all we can do is to just cross the fingers that something maybe gets done by our system to ease the pain, or just wait for the right moment, when we can resurge!

but honestly: after a couple months of not thinking about it and not being in contact with it, u will be just fine... trust me! or at least thats how it is with me!

[painretreat]

Oh I hate to think I misled anyone. I am not in the military... I just wanted to look "business" with the haircut for the new job.

Too many toasts in this thread, are you the same person's?

I love the kitty! Since, your story lacks much of any real info. Forgive me for getting sucked in! I now, have no clue what the purpose of your thread was!

Welcome to Can.com and hope you enjoy your stay, you will find us where you find a PC! We go with you!

Surely, there isn't a job that would keep u off line though! You are very confusing! Is that job a sure thing? :jointsmile:

[trancefusion5]

I didnt think he was saying bye to us, I think he was saying bye to bud?

[DeliciousToast]

I didnt think he was saying bye to us, I think he was saying bye to bud?

Quite right.