strain: Bubblegum (indoor)
cs: Lucifera
€: 9/gr
odor: piney
Lucifera was empty, except for the 'tender, who was sitting forlornly at a table near the door. I went to the counter and looked over the menu in the silence. The 'tender padded behind the bar to serve me. I asked for the Bubblegum; it was about time I tried the strain. Transaction complete, I headed for the door. The budtender, left again on his own to fight off the gloom, waved farewell from from the back of the space.
I am sitting here in the well-lit confines of De Supermarkt as I write. I am absorbing the music over the entirety of my body. There are no worries. I feel very, very good. The stone is a burgeoning pulse. I call it a stone only because I can tell the Bubblegum has a hold of my head; the effect is not transparent. There haven't been any thorny rushes to puncture my happy balloon, but, oh, yes, the effect is there. I am feeling good.
Eventually I wander out of De Supermarkt into the cold night. (The budtender is probably relieved to see the nut with the notepad go.) Cold, hot, whatever – this walk is going to be a pleasure. I've discovered I must have lost my map of the neighborhood while I was on the Africa Bambata … I march on in search of Paradox, which I believe I can locate from memory. What I end up doing is walking in two enormous loops, each of which inexplicably leads me back to the intersection of Rozengracht and Marnixstraat. I walk on, only to get lost again. I give up on Paradox. Eventually I stumble upon a stop for the 7 tram. I wait there and get aboard a tram going in the wrong direction. I get off, jump on a tram going the other way, and head for the landmarks of the Centrum. Getting lost never felt better.
This isn't going to sound right, but here goes … Lucifera's Bubblegum is the best pot I have smoked, in Amsterdam or anywhere else, in years and years. The effect is *euphoric*. With a lot a weed, I'll get a shot of euphoria right when the buzz peaks. In the case of the Bubblegum, though, the positivity stayed with me. On top of that, it has staying power and does not keel over into a stupor.
So I guess I've discovered I've got a thing for Bubblegum. For me, it's euphoric from start to finish – and what could possibly trump that? OK, I should also mention that the Bubblegum is not absolutely flawless: In a later session I realized its buzz got blotted out by the effects of other weed smoked soon before or after. But never mind. My next trip to the 'Dam will be dedicated trying everything Bubblegum, including Lucifera's, again. Wow.
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