Birthday Adventures 4: Romancing the Stoner

[geekymonkey]

Luvtick, Thanks again!!! And a million more thank-yous.

The pictures are fantastic, and I'm really enjoying them!

[chrismonsta]

Just woken up to this & makes me wanna be there. Great pics too. Gutted I didn't get to meet you guys last month, def gotta be done in 2012!! Happy Christmas & can't wait for the next instalment

[damagedagain]

brilliant report thanks so much for sharing

[Bongbhoy]

quality start to a friday morning. cheers!

[badbone]

+1 amazing

[jimi62471]

"That’s SICKMANN:"

I'll See your SICKMANN, and raise you a :

[luvtick]

LMFAO jimi...

isn't that what the girls in the windows do? are these travelling windows?!?!? LOLOL

[jimi62471]

couldn't help myself.. ( i used the SICKMANN pic as a screen saver) , reminds me of walking away from Voyagers to the train station..... sniff... sniff.. wiping away a tear, and I have this thing for funny vehicle pictures..

[DanFromUk]

[Sky]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Fr ... r_embedded

[luvtick]

my holiday gift to all, since i already got what i wished for most... : i am going to post in a few minutes...just have to proof read... hope you have wonderful days surrounded by those you love the most...

p.s. sky!!! that is SO AWESOME!! he even has heart eyes at one point!!!

[SloWhite]

my holiday gift to all, since i already got what i wished for most... : i am going to post in a few minutes...just have to proof read... hope you have wonderful days surrounded by those you love the most...

Merry Christmas Luv!! And...

[luvtick]

Day 1 Part 3

BASJOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No way are we passing by. So up and over the bridge…but first a quick pic:

Canal outside Basjoe



So funny that we can’t park the scooter and get inside fast enough… Bong opens the door for me (which he INSISTS upon doing…) and I walk in first.

James is behind the counter rolling a joint. He looks up when he hears the door and as he sees me he says, “Luv? Is that you?” I smile, clap and jump up and down all at the same time. James comes around the counter and gives me a hug and a kiss. Bong casually walks up and gives the requisite fist-to-heart bump… (…I think my technique is WAY more exciting…just sayin’…lol…) The smiles on all of our faces are genuine and we stay for a bit.

Before even asking, James’ son (damn…can’t remember his name…so I’ll call him Prince Dread…) comes out of the back with the bong! He does not, however, hand it to Bong…he hands it to James. James loads the bowl with some Bas Special. We both take our massive hits, I burst into my obligatory coughing fit and before I’ve recomposed myself, James has loaded something else into the bong.

"…LOVE was hangin’ behind budtenders…" Prince Dread and King Dread James



The Bas Special is very tasty and Bong buys some. As we sit, we meet an ACDer: Dagger! Our new friend is from Switzerland…wow…he tells us he is new to ACD. Dagger, I only write your name down in my notes…nothing more, so I’m unsure of the “how” of our meeting… I do know that our usual table is filled with happy people playing games so our chosen table is the one next to the cigarette machine. The two photos on the wall catch my eye and then I realize what they are. (c’mon…you didn’t think there would NOT be a photo…lol…)

POWER of the HAIR



We let James know we are leaving to go check into our room but we’ll be back at 10pm...and eventually we leave.

The usual salutations are given when we walk back into Voyagers…but those “usual salutations” now include petting kitties too! We now just wait for our keys! I still have my camera out, so you know what’s next…photos…but only one…for now…

BONGS!!!!!!!!! I just LOVE bongs…



The blue keychain with two keys is given to Bong. We gather all of our bags from Danny, head out the door, turn right and we are here! OMG…to be RIGHT HERE…is so awesome… The first key opens the door to the…

…ever-present steep stairs…with luggage…one flight only though!!



Yay! Our room! It’s AWESOME! The first thing I notice is the clean and shiny wooden floor. The giant window over the Voyagers sign is open and the cold, fresh outside air fills the room. Then a quick glance to the bed…a REAL queen sized bed!! NOT two twins pushed together! That is exactly what we’ve been waiting for…I don’t really remember who had their clothes off first, but it was a close tie to say the least. The afternoon is topped off with a 4-2 victory for Bong.

Now we need to eat. Guess where Bong wants to go? Yep…Wok to Walk… We ride to Wok to Walk. We get in the always-insane line and order our food when it is our turn. My ritual for eating at this particular establishment is to order the 1-1-1 the very first time…subsequent visits will find other combinations in my carryout box. Bong will ONLY order the 1-1-1 (Noodles, chicken and teriyaki) but he orders his with a twist: NO VEGETABLES. (What?!?) Being that the place is usually insane and we are here at a seemingly uber-insane time, Bong thinks they are going to make his food with the veggies anyways. When the familiar orange boxes are ready, we open them. Bong’s is FULL of veggies. Damn. He eats what he can…and so do I. The very first time I ate here, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It has NEVER been as good as that first visit…it’s like I’m chasing that flavor…and never finding it. Maybe this fiasco with the vegetables will keep our visits here to a minimum this year…I said maybe.

Across from Wok to Walk is:

Pathé!



After the disappointing meal, the decision to hit Basjoe again is a no-brainer. The ride is quick and in no time we slip in to the booth next to our “usual” table. I am now facing the wall I was previously sitting next to. The sparkly clean bong is brought to us and we immediately fill the bowl with some Bas Special that was purchased earlier. Mmmm…. Still very tasty! (more than I can say for that so-called “meal” …lol…) As we sit, letting the sounds of the booming bass bump our brains, I look at the pictures on the opposite wall. HOLY SHIT! There is a FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC picture of Leo:

Our friend, Leo



Now it’s time for me to get metaphysical on your ass(es). Admittedly I check my horoscope daily. If I like what it says, I believe it…if I DON’T like what it says, I brush it off…lol…

ANYWAYS

As is my pattern, I checked my horoscope before I left home. It said something about LEO being in my sign…and blah, blah, blah…feel the “positive vibrations.” OMG. I didn’t even remember that until I saw that picture of LEO! For those who never had the pleasure of making his acquaintance, Leo was a very, very special person. He would come up to the tables and talk with everyone…and often would talk about “positive vibrations.” Too weird…I like it…

We smoke bong hits of G-13 Haze and finish up with a Vanilla Kush cone. The G-13 never ceases to please…it has the smell, the taste, the look and the high! The Vanilla Kush…well…it isn’t Bong’s Vanilla Kush…Bong’s VK kicks ASS on this…

With the conversation heading in the “who we need to see” arena, we decide to roll past Barney’s. We again tell James that we’ll be back for the 10 pm smokefest, jackets are bundled on and the scooter is soon off with its payload of Luvbong…and camera…

…SEE why i (normally) close my eyes?!?



…seconds later…



Barney’s Farm is the first location on our right…slowly the window is passed as we peer inside for any familiar faces… No one we know is in there… Next stop, Barney’s, just next door… Doesn’t look like anyone we know here either…wait…wait…is that…is that…it IS…Soulrider is back there! And he’s shaved his head bald!! On that note…there is Kharrum…he, too, has shaved his head bald!! They are nearly unrecognizable at first! …I seem to remember a third bald budtender…????

Our scooter is quickly deposited in the alleyway and we are soon navigating down the steep stairs. Soulrider and Kharrum are both in the back, so we work our way around the other stoners and through clouds of smoke…past the bumping bass in our ears to the rear of the shop. Hugs and kisses go around and again, genuine smiles are plastered on our faces. As usual, Kharrum sets us up with cones and papers…then hands Bong some Vanilla Kush shake…They are pretty busy in here so we take off. We agree to head back up to Voyagers to see if Highly Blessed is there yet. Traversing the top of the horseshoe back to Voyagers only takes minutes on a scooter…just sayin’…

Scootin’ back home



Canal by Voyagers



Lights on the buildings across the canal from Voyagers



Before even parking, we see the tell-tale loooooooooooooooong dreads of Highly Blessed… Yay! Double-yay because Mrs. H.B. is here too!!!!! Yay! Yay! The chance to share cookies is upon us… I have brought samples of some of the cookies I bake for my infant-stage online bakery. (No…these are NOT the cannacookies…these are just yummy cookies…) I brought as many as I could until my luggage was at the weight limit! Those who know Bong know how he LOVES to share his Spoon…those who know ME know I feel the same way about my cookies! We both know we make the best out there!! So when Mrs. H.B. absolutely RAVES about my cookies, I feel as proud as a peacock. Some of the “lucky” people in Voyagers get a cookie or two as well. The one that is the favorite? The one they are eating NOW! Lol…

One of the “lucky” is a friend of Mrs. H.B. I remember her from last year. We sit next to each other at the counter with all those bongs…we get into some deep conversations…cuz we’re high…(and probably because we are women too…) Though we more than likely solved the world’s problems, I only write down my two favorite quotes I spew to her: “Fake it ‘til you make it” and “There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be.” Whatever world problems we figured out…well…went up in smoke and out the door…lol…

As I am chitchatting Highly Blessed is having us sample some STELLAR weed: it smells so A++…it tastes so A++. Then he gives us a bowl of something else. No comparison to the first one. Great, but no comparison… He says the first was Skywalker OG…my god…that was some TASTY weed. HB says it was their second choice for a Cup Entry… I didn’t note nor do I recall what that second bowl was. Holy shit…if the SECOND choice for a CC entry was that good…I can’t WAIT for the actual entry!!!!

The notebook, I notice, has been sitting idle for a while whilst we smoke!smoke! I actually don’t know if I’ve smoked anything in a while. Then I realize that I need to smoke…yes…I need to smoke…Bong is nearly done loading a bowl, so I ask if that bowl is for ME. He tells me it is HASH. I grab the bong and take a mighty hit. It tastes gooooood! I even take a second hit… (she NEVER has a second hit at home…)

Noticing that it is fast approaching 10 pm, we give hugs, take the remaining cookies upstairs and head down to Basjoe. The first two people we see are Braunezucker and Hide! Hide immediately hands us a bowl loaded with Kalishnikov Rifle (I’m told that this is the first style of AK-47) mixed with SPOOOOOOON! Yes! The Spoon has been unveiled!!!!

As the sound of (my) coughing and the beat of OdedNir resonate through the place, the door opens and in walks Tuttiflutes, OhmSweetOhm and Winnie! They claim the spot Bong and I had this afternoon and sit next to the kid we call NASA. Bong named him. I am not sure why. I DO remember him though… Cute kid with glasses…reminds me of 08-420 a little…but this guy is American, if I remember THAT part correctly…As I’m skooching over to make room, a little rectangular rainbow delight is placed in front of me…A BASJOE SPACECAKE!!! YAY! The smoke is wafting…the Spoon is flowing and now the cake is…cake-ing?

Once that jar (or two) of Spoon is broken out…Bong begins channeling that inner Rembrandt…in fact he is quoted at one point: “The Everlasting Gobstopper of Spoon” lmfao… and speaking of Channels…um…er…well, I did say “channeling”… sidhe333 from Channels is also here…easier to just call you Sid…nice to meet you, Sid!!

Now the smokefest kicks into HIGH gear (pun DEFINITELY intended). We have:

* A Vanilla Kush cone rolled from the shake given to us by Kharrum… and oops! we find a seed…
* “Something happy from James” mixed with Himalayan hash from Winnie
*Super Silver Haze from Rokerij from Tutti and Ohm (with Spoon from Bong)
*G-13 bong hits
*Mystery hash (“one of your best” from James) from Ohm in the silver pipe
*G-13 Haze from Basjoe in a cone

As all this decadence is burning to ash Bong is getting higher. “The drummer from Def Leppard has only one arm.” Lol…he’s always spewing that…lol…lol…

Hide remembers many of us from previous visits. He has brought gifts for everyone too. He had gone to a nearby souvenir shop and purchased some Amsterdam ashtrays…some with the AMS shield and some simply shaped like pot leaves… I think Tutti, Ohm and Winnie get a gift, when lo and behold, Braunezucker busts out a bag of candy corn for Tutti! Hide LOVES sweets…he has never had candy corn. Those of us lucky or unlucky enough to know how they taste all tell him “Taste It!” “Run away!” It’s Hide…he’s going to eat some…there he goes…the orangeyellowwhite triangle moving ever-so-slowly to his lips…everyone is still yelling their opinions “do it!” “don’t do it!” It disappears in his mouth and a smile appears with an approving thumbs up. “He likes it! Hey, Hide!”

As I now read my notes, I am amazed at how much pleasure we ALL got out of that moment…LMFAO…

I even got a pic…go figure…

CANDY CORN!! or what Bong wants it called: This is what we did last night



The candy corn incident takes us right up to closing time. We all file out of the corner door and head our separate ways…but not before hugs and kisses and fist-to-heart bumps are exchanged by all. The scooter is awakened from its short slumber and soon we are silently rolling along to our home at the top of the city.

A night spot is found for the scooter and we climb our one flight of stairs to our Love Shack 2011.

Let’s see, it was 4 to 2 when we left off…

G’night all…

[luvtick]

sorry for the double post

[DanFromUk]

Thanks luvtic you just made my christmas extra special with that report.