Birthday Adventures 4: Romancing the Stoner

[BigRigRob]

Love your writing style!

[Hypno]

Amazing reporting thanks. Your trip reports are really enjoyable!

[redeyezman]

I think when I go back I'm going to Paradox for breakfast! Caramels for breakfast every Saturday until then! Great pics, and log!

[luvtick]

I think when I go back I'm going to Paradox for breakfast! Caramels for breakfast every Saturday until then! Great pics, and log!

Caramels for breakfast...mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...melt some in your oatmeal...or in your coffee...or just eat 'em!!

those paradox cakes were kick ass!!! you'll see over the next 2 1/2 days we obsess about them!!

[redeyezman]

Mmmm was great in coffee! Thanks for tip! My 3 day weekend has begun!

[Twichaldinho]

Leaving days suck.

[cattales1960]

another great installment. lol. I would of passed out long before you did. hehe. what a great day

[TwoCanucks]

I just spent the last three days reading this thread from start to finish... what a great report... enjoyed even the parts I ended up reading twice more the second time.

More please and thank you.

[luvtick]

I just spent the last three days reading this thread from start to finish... what a great report... enjoyed even the parts I ended up reading twice more the second time.

More please and thank you.

awww...thank you so much! more is on the way...

i MUST finish, since I am returning in -- GULP -- less than 3 weeks!

[luvtick]

Day 13 / November 28, 2012

Waking up next to…WITH someone…is fabulous. And when it’s your lover IN AMSTERDAM…well then, it’s even MORE fabulous!! I am not sure how he (or we) can do this! Not true, exactly, when you consider this is the ONLY time we can enjoy being together. The embarrassment of passing out has faded as soon as we are consciously aware of each other…

When we have had enough (or at least when we are jonesing for some THC) we decide to bundle up and make our way south. Bluebird opens at 9:30 and we are there shortly after that. This morning finds Kees in his office and Jessie manning the floor. When we climb the stairs Jessie greets us with a warm, friendly smile and loud “Hello!”. We are lead to the tables situated between the restrooms and the Kees’ office. Bong heads up to the bud counter to make an early-morning purchase.

It is not long before Kees exits his office and joins us at the table. Today he is bearing gifts! He starts off by leaning over towards me and putting a Bluebird beanie on my head! WOW! It is sooooooooooooooo awesome! Bong returns to the table and is WOWED by the hat…Kees then tells Bong that he has a gift for him too: a Bluebird bag…not exactly a hat, but it is a nice gift too! Jessie joins us at the table as the place is not too busy (most stoners are still sleeping at this time). We are also treated with coffees as well…thank you, Kees!

Kees drove into the city today and he is concerned about where his car is parked. He tells Jessie that he is going to move his car. Jessie nods in response and we soon start a conversation about cats. You see, Jessie just got two new cats. They are his pride and joy…Bong tells him about Stompy and I tell him about my three. When asked if these are his first cats, he gets a little melancholy and tells us (me) a tale (or would that be “tail”?!?). Jessie inherited a cat from a friend. He took care of this kitty well into her old age. She had lots of health problems later in life and needed medicine. Jessie had to take a trip somewhere and had a friend come over to take care of her. Bottom line, correct care wasn’t given…when he arrived back home, she looked malnourished and dehydrated. She died shortly after.

Of course Jessie’s version was MUCH more emotional. During our conversation, Bong had gone back up to the bud counter and when he returns, both Jessie and I are DRENCHED in tears! “What the hell was going on here?” he asks as he sees our faces. “Sad kitty stories,” Jessie replies. Wow…

Kees returns and has a bag with him. He gives the bag to Bong. Inside the bag is a bong! Kees just gave Bong a bong! That beats a beanie! Lol… We smoke a bit more and enjoy two more coffees before saying goodbye. All of our goodies are stashed away and we descend the stairs out into the day ahead of us. Scooter’s seat is filled with as much as we can fit. The bong won’t fit. We decide to roll up to Voyagers to drop off our loot, which turns out to be a great call.

The place is already filling up with ACDers who are all working on filling the place up with smoke! Matty223, Marriageuana, Balou, Strawberry Soul, Kermit, and the Japanese crew are all here and working diligently, too, I must add! We get the sad news that Dagger has left to go home. The news is a bit bittersweet when we are also told that he left us his Liberty Melt! THANKS, DAGGER! In the meantime, we are all enjoying the Skywalker OG that’s on the menu here at Voyagers.

Once we are sitting comfortably, everyone begins to question our whereabouts last night. I tell it like it is: we got FUCKED UP by the Paradox space cakes! OMFG! Apparently everyone and their brother were at Basjoe and missed us… Of course, Kermit is VERY amused by this story and starts giving Bong a hard time. We all laugh and I mention the fact that he’s BONGlord and not CAKElord! Well, that just gives Kermit ammunition…he mentions something about “Cake Queen”…lol…I’m not getting involved in THIS one!

Soon we all begin to get more and more stoned and the conversations turn elsewhere. Bong goes up to the counter for some Skywalker OG and spots the giant Amsterdam bong we smoked out of last year:

KING BONG



We stay and smoke until we get hungry and one after the other everyone leaves to get food. We decide to finish up our shopping and trade our scooter for a freshly charged one. We all agree to meet up later…wherever we all may be…

The scooter is exchanged without incident and our shopping list is actively being checked off. Lunch is eaten somewhere I don’t note. We do, however really want to have some Shoreline. We also know the only place for Shoreline is Grey Area. Anyone that knows Bong knows that he has a problem with Grey Area. Right now the problem is they are the only place to get Shoreline! When we roll up to the place, I go inside and make the purchase. In no time at all we are rolling back up to Voyagers ready to smoke once again!

Now on the menu at Voyagers is some nice Amnesia. Bong buys some and I begin to grind it up while he uses the restroom. The keys for the restroom door prove to be a challenge for Bong. This amuses me so much I am compelled to write about it in THE NOTEBOOK! Bathroom disaster is diverted when he figures out how they work…lol…

When he comes back, the Amnesia from Voyagers and some Casey Jones from Grey Area (did we buy this too?) are both ground up and ready for bong hits. The Casey Jones goes first. Bong rates it 7.5 / 10. My turn. Bong grabs the bong to refill the bowl for me and flings the screen out! …directly into the ashtray!! LMFAO!!! (yay! …phew!) Kermit, not missing a chance to take a jab, declares, “Bong is wasted on Grey Area gear!!” Immediately Bong corrects this statement, “Bong is A LITTLE high off of Grey Area gear…”

Next up is Quaze Haze, also from Grey Area. I’m not sure who provided this one. The Quaze Haze looks like firewood kindling. Really. Appearance-wise it is rated 1 out of 10 and happens to smell MUCH MUCH better than it looks. Kermit is just thoroughly amused with all the Grey Area gear being smoked. He starts giving Bong shit about being a “Grey Area Fanboy”. LMFAO +1

After the G.A. weed is gone, we move on the Dr. Grinspoon. Not sure who contributes this either. It very well could be our own. Anyways, this stuff always looks bad. Usually, however, once you are past its appearance and have smoked a bit, you find yourself wondering what you were complaining about. That is not the case with this batch. This stuff tastes horrible (which, again, the good Dr. usually does…) and burns with a white ash. Bong says this is due to a bad flush. Damn…it’s gross… “I’m gonna throw up,” is heard…followed by ”I am going to vomit.” Bong says it best, “I wouldn’t give this shit to my grandpa to save his life!” lolololololololololol… At 15 Euro per gram, it receives a sad 4 out of 10 rating. So much for the Dr. Grinspoon…

The clock strikes 4:20…well, it SHOULD strike at 4:20. We are still at Voyagers. The place is busier than ever. People are making last minute purchases for the daily celebration…people are preparing their purchases for the same celebration. Notes are furiously being written. Jokes are told and some people laugh as others are lost in translation. Coughing is rampant, though not because anyone is sick. Bong hits, joints, pipes and vaporizers are the main culprits. The Japanese Smoking Crew is here and the iPhones are translating with lightning speed. The new-found understanding has opened up a new world for everyone. Hide, Tomoya and Yasuda share a Shoreline joint with me, Bong and Kermit. Kermit shares a joint rolled with Amnesia. Other smokes we enjoyed were a nice Amnesia Haze from the Noon and A5 from…I don’t know…lol…Lovely way to spend 4:20…

…except when the last filter tip is crushed out, Kermit leaves for home…bummer…

We Skype with Bluelaru for a while and she keeps telling us, “Don’t forget about the elves!” lol…she made us a music video using our faces on top of animated elves…they are funny as hell…lol…thanks, Bluelaru!! Strawberry Soul and Balou arrive with a bag of goodies…real goodies: Apple Carmel Muffins from Dimitri's at the Dappermarkt. When I taste one, I agree with Strawberrry Soul’s other description: Heaven in a Bag… DAMN THESE ARE FANTASTIC!!!! She also tells us she had eaten some of the kippling at a fish stand. Then she really makes me laugh…she says, “If you want tartar sauce you have to ask them for sauuUUUUUUUUUUUuuce and then they’ll understand… It is so funny, we keep saying sauuuuuuuuuuuuuce…lol…

Since our time here is dwindling and our shopping list is nearly complete, we decide to do a bit more and see if we can finish. When we get back to our room, we pack up our next boxes to mail home and then go back downstairs for coffees and bong hits of Amnesia. Then some of the Dr. GriMspoon purchased from Bluebird is busted out. It is very stemmy…with little calyx-y buds, but strong as fook! These pics were taken at Basjoe later, but show what I mean:

Dr. GriMspoon



also Dr. GriMspoon



This session is rounded out with some Starbud that Bong purchases from Danny here at Voyagers. The sun has been replaced with the darkness of evening and I start to play with my camera:

lights outside voyagers…after a huge bong hit…



The clock reminds us it is nearly time for the nightly Toke & Talk. Tonight we make sure we are at Basjoe, since we didn’t make it last night…The night is a blast too! SloWhite and SloWife are here. Hide, Tomoya, and Yasuda are meticulously crafting bombs worthy of a kamikaze attack. Strawberry Soul, HPDrift(r), and Matty 223 round out the early crowd.

The Slos roll the most amazing joint: Blue Cheese with Grey Crystals...MMMMMMMMMM! I even comment on the taste of this one. Every time this joint makes its way back to my lips, I just KNOW it’s THE ONE…I can taste it!! SloWhite then jams a bowl with some Royal Jelly Hash and the coughing is shifted into high gear…pun DEFINITELY intended! Around this time our new non-ACD friends from the UK, James and Otis, join the party.

The second wave of ACDers are also here now: Braunezucker, Balou, Stoned Guinea Pig, Pauli Wallnuts, Winnie, and I seem to remember Sid here too…this is confirmed when I look at my pics. Munchies must be on everyone’s mind, and I bring up Apple Flappen… I guess my description is so, well, descriptive, that Bong declares he is “going on an Apple Flappen Run” because…I’ve “been apple-flappin my jaws” about it so much that now the whole place wants one! Bong leaves for the goodies and is back WAY quicker than expected, bearing a box:

apple flappin’!! …or appelflappen… (not really…they’re apple beignets)



mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



Damn these are SO goooood! I want to eat ALL of them! Lol… Instead, however, I indulge in some OG Kush. Plus tonight James adds to the party by giving us some Pollenator he got from the summertime. He quickly follows this with a bowl jammed with what we’ll call a Basjoe Salad…a bit of everything. Thanks James! As we smoke these bong hits, others are fashioning a Giganticone! Bong smears Spoon on it.

Tonight’s mighty beast…and the giganticone too…



Sparkin’ that bad boy…



…now it’s goin’



for comparison



…Japanese ancestors once smoked giganticones in Basjoe…



This bad boy takes us 1 hour and 10 minutes to smoke until we reach the filter…WOW! During the passage of the Giganticone, Winnie passes us a pipe with some hash in it…and then promptly lights a joint! I am so high!! Yay!!!

The evening eventually has to end here at Basjoe. We wait until the last second possible and then we head outside. A group photo of all of us remaining here tonight is taken on the canal bridge outside the Original Formula that is Basjoe, minus the photographer…Slowly and one by one, the ACDers and non-ACDers depart for their hotels, apartments or next eating establishment. Bong and I say goodbye and scoot up to Voyagers. Our keys unlock the doors and sooner than later we are enjoying each other in ways only lover know how.

Goodnight everyone…

[lazerbeam]

Look at the size of that joint!!

Top reporting - as always.

[TwoCanucks]

another great installment... how many grams in that joint? 15? 20? 25? love it.

it's like you guys were trying to roll all of Amsterdam up into one big fatty

[ftcarer]

great update

[Cisco]

Fooking awesome

[geekymonkey]

The one advantage to being away for awhile is coming back to excellent reports to catch up on. Thanks again for sharing, it led to a really enjoyable morning. Hope you're having a great weekend!