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Grabbed an eighth from Green Apple up in Brooklyn yesterday (among 4 other strands), came back home after a fun but long day running around the city with my 2 y/o for his bday. Had a bit of a headache the whole day that never materialized into anything debilitating, just like a storm off in the distance. This was the only one in a sealed bag instead of a jar, and felt kinda dry like it was old. Figured I’d try what I thought was the worst of my haul first and cracked open the bag. Immediately hit with a tropical breeze of strong berry and pineapple aroma, which took me back to my first and only trip to Hawaii as a kid. The buds were small and indeed a bit dryer than I’d prefer, but the scent gave me hope it was still somewhat fresh. Rolled up about .5g in a joint, took about 8 pulls and felt that “oh yeah, you’re stoned to the bone” feeling lol. Sat in front of my sp 404 mk II and said to myself “try to come up with or add to at least one idea.” Wound up laying bass lines for 5 ideas I’d been struggling with for weeks, wrote half a verse to one, and got lost in the rhythmic intricacies of another simple drum pattern I’d made a while back. I couldn’t stop thinking of how simple yet cool it sounded, just being ever-so-slightly off the beat and the equivalent of my musical heartbeat (my spiritual tempo, so to speak…yes I realized I was high out of my mind while doing it lol). Realized about an hour in that my headache had completely faded away. Didn’t go to sleep till 5am, woke up at 7:30 still stoned but weirdly energized, cooked breakfast for the fam and re-listened to what I’d worked on the night before. Only one sounded really good, but I could see where I was going with the others. At nearly 2pm, I can still feel the effects. If you’re a musician/producer/writer, especially if you’re in a slump, take a few hits of this and go tackle that one piece you’ve been struggling with. It’s like your brain will forget all the inhibitions, self-deprecation, and unoriginality we’re at times plagued with, and just go with the flow.