Or really none of the above. Well, if I end up listening to some rock while smoking a hookah and that leading into some great sex, then it’s all of the above, but as at this point I don’t see that happening any time in the near future, I should be saying all of that in subjunctive (I’m practicing spanish verb conjugation at the moment, in case you didn’t get the silly joke that isn’t really funny)
So, drugs…. I smoked shisha for the first time more then 3 years ago, liked it, but was an anti-alcohol, anti-smoking kid up until recently and I haven’t really sought out places where I could smoke one. Of course, all of my friends now are of a similar variety and I realized that the only way I will some shisha next year if I get meself a hookah.
It’s not that I’m super obsessed with shisha and have caved in after 3 years. Mere – things changed. I started accepting drinking alcohol as something normal last summer, and twice drank enough to throw up since. I’m not proud of it, but I am glad for the experience. I hate how I was so judgy and stuck up (Then, I loved it and I felt like I was superior). The truth is, I kind of like being tipsy (duh), and I don’t mind social smoking (although I’ll do it only if (I’m tipsy). I has some wonderful things happen to me while I was all sociable and intoxicated to the point where I was relaxed among other drunk people (something that usually makes me feel nervous), but I was still aware of everything, remember everything. My inhibitions were impaired only to the point of saying ‘yes’ to things I want to say ‘yes’ to, and I kept saying ‘no’ to only because my obsession with being a ‘good girl’. Result – quite fabulous threesome.
Going back to the beginnings of this blog, all of this would seem to be slightly off-topic. I talk about goals, about cookie baking and making quilts and being happy and striving for more. And yes, that is me, and me who I want to be and whom I don’t mind showing to my parents. But there’s more to life, I realize that now, although albeit late. There’s alcohol, and tobacco and marijuana, and great sex. And it’s good (good you say? GREAT) as long as it’s not harming anyone and it’s done in good company. That’s the key: stuff sucks if people around you suck and that’s a fact, and the reason why, for years, I’ve been against it all. And a younger me would now say: But you can have fund with friends without all of these socially-condemned things. You can, of course. I love watching Miyazaki and star-gazing, and baking and hiking with my friends. But sitting on a floor and passing a hookah around and chatting – that’s a different type of spending time.
Moving on to my future hookah! What I’ll need is:
- hookah = cca $45-50
- possibly a vortex hookah bowl, $13, apparently they make heat management much easier.
- aluminuim foil = i dunno $2-3. buy form a store,e cut up wit scissors
- charcoal = $2 per 10 pieces of three kings
- tobacco = depends. I think I like Social Smoke for it’s variety of flavors (my favorite part of shisha smoking!). 200g, 4 flavors – $17-19. Nakhla is $25 for 500g, 10 flavours, Lyalina $13 for 250g.Hydroherbal, to go with a non-tobacco variety, even cheaper. one should try a bit of everything
- extra mouth pieces – $4 for 25 (they come in colors!)
- cleaning brushes – $6-7
- pipe cleaner – cca $6
- decorating the hookah (decals/paint?) <$5
Few online stores that I found and that seem decent:
- Hookah-Shisha Central
- Hookah Company
- Buy Hookah
- Fumari
- Hookah Hub
- The Hookah
- Whooka
- Sahara Smoke (make your own hookah!)
The hookah
I admit, right now, I don’t know much about hookahs (is that even a plural?). Like what is the difference between an egyptian hookah and some other hookah? What I know is that I am looking for something relatively small, and not expensive. I decided to aim for one that costs <$50 (some pictured bellow are slightly more expensive thought). It might be a bit more if I decide to go for two hoses (smoking on a windowsill with a friend? sounds good to me.) And these are the ones I found (most of them come with extras, some of them even with a case. Although I’d kind of like to make my own, out of wood, carve it. who knows?!). Recommended brands seem to be KM, Temsaah, and Mya(?). Or Magdy Zaidan. I should also decide whether I want a one or a two hose hookah. While most One hose hookahs can be converted to two hose ones, some can’t…
Now what to do with a hookah once you have it? Follow some online guides!
- “How to use a hookah” at Hookah.ws
- “How to set-up your hookah pipe” at hookahshop.co.uk
- “Hookah setup guide” at hookahcompany.com
And also, so I don’t forget, it’d be soo cool to get little cute jars to store tobacco in!
There are also a few things that I would like to try, such as kava or yerba mate. And maybe some other slightly conscious altering substances which are legal (do not want to get myself in trouble, right!). I’m really surprised as to how many things you can purchase, that seemingly do quite a good job of getitng you to feel/act different, and aren’t really addicting.
So, for kava and yerba mate, I found this site. They offer a variety of types of kava, and I’m probably gonna go for something milder (first time user!). They have neat kits as well:
Apparently enough for 45 servings of kava, with some equipment, pretty bowls and Lecithin (helps dissolve the cava into water) – $75 (I’d rather buy those them shoes!)
I might rather just by 250g of Fiji kava for $19 (and a $2 strainer bag) and see if I like it. Or 10g of instant kava powder for $6 and add it into some hot chocolate.
yerba mate goes for 500g for $6 (I’m not sure if you can buy normal tea for that price.
And now, the example of what has caught my eye while randomly googling instead of researching C.C. or conjugating spanish verbs:
- Mood enhancing pills – not labeled as herbal ecstasy by fda law (That’s what it actually says on the website). $30 for 8 capsules of Bliss. Is it worth a try? for the sake of experiment?
- legal drugs – $30 for 12 capsules. How much will these mess up your liver, and how much will the affect your brain? Now those are the questions!
And more precious time spent on dreaming about next year and not doing work! (although I kind of have done everything on my today’s To-Do list!) Enough for today. Tomorrow, I have cards to buy, travels to plan, grammar to learn and essays to write. Most of it in a language I don’t really know.
e eke ana au i aku wawata 
