Happy 4/20, friends. I don’t know how many of you are, like me, lucky enough to have access to weed if you want it, but if you are, here are some things I have found are fun to do while baked as fuck. Give some of ’em a shot today if you like!
- Listen to beautiful music. Ideally with good headphones and while you’re not doing anything else. Just focus totally on the music and feel it in your body.
- Watch people perform methodical tasks on YouTube, such as making cocktails, cleaning workboots, or applying a full face of makeup.
- Read a children’s book you love, for the nostalgia and the pure childlike glee of it.
- Take a shower and really revel in the sensations. Bonus points if you have wonderfully-scented soap or body wash.
- Go for a walk and appreciate nature. (While maintaining social distancing, of course.)
- Masturbate decadently, with toys and lube and self-administered foreplay. The whole nine yards. You deserve it!
- Listen to a hypnosis file. Some people find that drugs and alcohol hinder their ability to focus and thus to go into trance, but some others find that trance combines well with intoxication. Find out which camp you fall into!
- Write love letters to your favorite people. Don’t send them until you’ve sobered up and can make rational decisions about whether or not it’s a good idea to do so – but you may find that the words and feelings flow more easily in an altered state.
- Pursue pain, whether through a little light scratching and pinching of your own skin, or through a full-on S&M scene with a partner. I find that pain feels much more pleasurable when I’m high.
- Wear your comfiest loungewear and enjoy the way it feels on your skin.
- Think about God. Do you believe in a higher power? What are your reasons for holding that opinion? How would your lifestyle change if your theological beliefs changed? These are interesting questions to mull over, even if you’re staunch in your religious views (or lack thereof).
- Sing or play music. Karaoke tracks are easy to find online and are ideal for this purpose.
- Watch stand-up comedy. Everything is funnier when you’re high. The stand-up section on Netflix is a goldmine; James Acaster’s absurdist specials are faves of mine.
- Moisturize. Mmm, luxurious.
- Read a fascinating and long piece of journalism, the likes of which you might find on Longreads.com. Let yourself get absorbed in the story.
- Dance to great music. I recommend Reverie Sound Revue and Robot Science.
- Cook an elaborate meal, if you think you’re level-headed enough to be trusted in the kitchen.
- Journal about your feelings, recent events in your life, things you’ve been thinking about lately, and so on. Sometimes drugs can help you access a deeper, more authentic self than regular life tends to allow for.
- Do yoga or stretch. Feel how the weed makes the sensations register differently in your body.
- Sit and look out a window, contemplatively and at length, like you’re a sad boy in a Victorian-era novel. We so rarely spend time just being quiet with our thoughts these days.
- Watch videos of baby animals. No explanation necessary.
- Make art. Pull out your paints or pencils or tablet or what-have-you. If you’re feeling uninspired, start by picking a random object in your room to create a likeness of.
- Play a video game, especially one with beautiful graphics. Virtual worlds can feel extra immersive on drugs.
- Talk on the phone with someone who is also high. It’ll either be really weird or really funny or both.
- Eat snacks. “The munchies” are very real.
- Take sexy selfies for you and/or a sweetheart to enjoy later.
- Put on a cam show, either for your sweetheart or in a more public venue like FireCams. (Just be sure that this is something Sober You would’ve wanted to do, too!)
- Watch a really dramatic TV show like The L Word or Westworld and allow yourself to get swept up in the ensuing emotions.
- Answer questions on Reddit in subforums like /r/AskReddit, /r/AskWomen, or /r/Sex. (You can make a new account to do so anonymously if you prefer.) This activity typically requires some self-reflection, which weed’s creativity-boosting properties can help facilitate.
- Focus on your breathing, in a meditative manner, for as long as you like. Notice the thoughts that come up.
How are you spending your 4/20, friends?
This post was sponsored. As always, all writing and opinions are my own.