Research @ Home 17 October 2009

This was my first ever research @ home night and it proved to be a very rewarding and puzzling night, rewarding because this was the first time that Topcat ever took part in the research, and puzzling because of the strange experience I had where I came back up again after taking ketamine, very odd, I still do not have a satisfactory explanation for that one.

Date: 09 October 2009

Venue: My House

Weight:180lbs

Height: 6' 1"

Researched Substances: Methylone, Butylone, Mephedrone and Ketamine

Total Dose: 400mg Butylone, 50mg Mephedrone, 75mg Ketamine

Route of ingestion: Oral, insufflated

Main effects: Music appreciation, empathy, euphoria, would not shut up

Side effects : Some jaw tension, sweating, temperature fluctuations, bowel moments, nice.

Research @ Home 17 October 2009:

Introduction

The evening started with and quiet night in for NME, Topcat and myself, it was always a possibility that NME and myself would do some cheeky research, it was a nice surprise that Topcat joined in the research also, it was not planned that she would which I think made it all the better. As I don't need to tell anyone who has experience of this, but the next best thing to your first time, watching someone else experience their first time, especially if that is someone you love.

Saturday

21.00

Parachuted 300mg of Butylone, NME parachuted 300mg of Methylone and Topcat parachuted 250mg of Methylone. We all start to play cards whilst we wait in anticipation for the effects to start.

21.20

Both NME and Topcat report feelings of warmth from withing their bellies and general well being, NME as an experienced researcher says he is definitely "coming-up"

21.30

Both NME and Topcat report more of the same feelings, Topcat getting very flushed and excited, she will not shut up, but not in a bad way, she is however paranoid that she is talking too much, to be fair no one else can get a bloody word in.

21.45

I seem to be late to join the party, I have absolutely nothing, unless you count my urgent trip to the toilet 20 minutes ago, yep that was the highlight for me, you are lucky I never took a picture.

22.00

Whilst team empathy, carry on about how good this stuff is, and can wait no longer, and to be fair I have had this before but on Methylone, when I did not come-up on 300mg. I therefore get the straw out a snuffle, a further 100mg of Butylone.

22.10

Oh yes I have now joined the party, I am getting the start of a rushes of euphoria and empathy

22.10 - 23.00

We continue to play cards, even have a little dance, Topcat complains she is not really "feeling" the music.

23.00

We all have a little bump of Mephedrone, approx 50mg each to see if these helps Topcat "feel" the music a little and also because, well any excuse really.

23.15

No one has felt anything extra from the Mephedrone, we wisely decide not to chase this one.

0.00

We are all pretty much baseline, probably a little stimulated, but none of the previous rushes and warmth. This we decide will be a good time to try some Ketamine, this is turning into a big first night experience for Topcat, not one or even two substances for a first time but three.

0.15

We all have some Ketamine, NME and myself insufflate 75mg whilst Topcat does 20mg

0.30

I am feeling the effects of the Ketamine, when I move my head from side to side, the images can not quite re-map quickly enough, like a cheap plasma very entertaining. NME has gone into his own world and Topcat is experiencing threshold effects, maybe a little judder.

0.45

This is when the weird thing starts, about this time I start to come-up again, I am not getting mad rushes or euphoria but nonetheless definitely coming back up, I start to get very talkative, even Topcat can not get a word in.

01.00 - 02.00

I am buzzing, happy chatty having a great time, NME is coming out of his interest in his fingers, we decide to call it a night. We all go to bed.

02.00 - 04.00

Topcat and I talk for all this time, well when I say Topcat and I, it was really just me, we get to the bottom of many issues that have been nagging at our relationship for quite sometime.

04.00- 06.00

I can not sleep still thinking about will likely become a life changing night, so much going though my head I just can not relax, just too excited, the drugs have worn off, however I am like a kid before Christmas.

Debriefing

A night with no sleep, but a night with no sleep has never been more worth it.

Planet Angel October 2009

Whilst at Bestival I had met the "Kent-Massive", these are people that I was introduced to by Mr M Cat, and Planet Angel was the club event where he had meet them. I was persuaded to come along to the next Planet Angel event, not that it took much persuading of course.

I found out that this event is like no other I had been to before or since, it has serval features that make it unique, firstly it is run on a non for profit basis and secondly it does not advertise its events, the "marketing" is all done by word of mouth. This on the face of it may seem a little crazy, but it seems to work really well, it certainly was the most friendly event I have ever been to, and I only knew a handful of people there.

Date: 09 October 2009

Venue: Club Hidden Vauxhall

Weight:180lbs

Height: 6' 1"

Researched Substances: 2C-T-7

Total Dose: 50mg 2C-T-7

Route of ingestion: Oral

Main effects: Music appreciation, (for some music) completely unravelling of myself, lose of identity, dysphoria, huge visual distortions both open eye visuals, (OEV) and closed eye visuals (CEV), time dilation ,tactile enhancements.

Side effects : Sweating, temperature fluctuations, mental fogginess, paranoia, bowel moments, stomach tension, generally uncomfortable, heroic time dilation

Planet Angel October 2009:

Introduction

Following on from my research with 2C-T-7 at Bestival and decided to push things a little further with the new chemical, after previously trying 20mg and then 30mg, both with threshold effects I decide up the dose. My first thought was to up the dose to 40mg, seemed reasonable, however for some odd reason I was worried I would just get threshold effects again so at the last minute I decided to take 50mg, to ensure I got the full effects, well I certainly got a big and full effect, oh boy.

Friday

22.00

Parachuted 50mg of 2C-T-7, also took a couple of motion sickness pills as on other occasions this has always almost completely stopped any nausea.

22.20

Warm tinging and anticipation, particularly in the legs, could be placebo effects.

22.30

Things start to happen very quickly, already getting visual distortions, walls breathing and pulsing. I am taken aback by this considering my previous experiences with the substance, I am starting to suspect I have taken too much and I am fully aware I am in for the ride as a passenger going wherever the 2C-T-7 train decides to take me.

22.40

Urgent bowel movement required, toilet walls are going mental breathing massively, also water seems to be pouring down the walls, legs definitely heavy now.

22.50

As above but more so, 10lbs lighter now, I think I realise I will be alright, but fully aware I am not in control of this one.

23.00

Massive effects, I am getting the first signs of dysphoria and mental fogginess, if I could just stop going to the toilets things would be better. This is where I get my hatred of the toilets at Club Hidden from, but to be fair even if you are not lost in acid the toilets are fecking grim.

23.20

The last urgent toilet visit, I will stop mentioning them now, no one wants to hear about that any more.

23.30

I am now 90 minutes in, and I am still coming up, which would be fine except, I am now quite confused and although I can still speak I am finding this more and more difficult to find the words in my acid addled brain. Huge visual distortions going on, walls breathing, and people start to look zombniefied, very strange although oddly not scary as I can rationalise this, and I am aware they are not really zombies.

0.00

I am asked at about this time, what effects I am getting and what exactly I have taken, the only words a manage to get out are thus: "like acid"

0.30 - 02.00

This is the peak and although the visual distortions are still there, I almost do not notice as main overwhelming effect now is the complete unravelling of myself and almost complete loss of identity. I can not fully understand where I am, or indeed who I am, and why I am where I happen to be, some of my theories at the time included:

1. We were all being rounded up between rooms, to make us think some "event" was going to happen. (This confusion was added and probably caused by the fact that someone was carrying this sign around at some point):
2. I was between life and death and the struggle was somehow be played out, as some of the event host were in yellow vests, similar to emergency services personal, in touch of paranoia in this one.
3. I just did not understand why everybody was all together in this one place, I had no concept of a club or anything, this was very weird, I just could just not quite grasp it.

02.00 - 02.30

Amazing closed eye visuals, were had whilst in the chillout room, along with the associated body-buzz and tactile enhancements, the DJ gave me a very knowing look whilst I tripped away like a raving loon in the corner very nice, just spoilt a little by the high body load that was being experienced, nothing horrible but could never quite get comfortable. I go fro a walk round the various rooms of the club, various rooms, there are three, however in the two main rooms they are playing drum and bass and one and hard house in the other, I can not live with either of these, it is just way to much for my acid addled brain to take in, I am forced like a scared meerkat back into the sanctuary that is the chillout room, oh yes back to the relaxing music and closed eye visuals for me.

02.30 - 03.00

Standing at the bar watching people walk from room to room I am finding this fascinating, seems I have been doing this for ages, but somehow I know, it has only really been one or two minutes very almost spooky experience. At this point one of the "Kent Massive", a Mr Ja Vu, says are you alright, which is nice, however as he walks up everything goes into a sort of super slow motion all I can hear is what I can only describe as the sound a helicopter blades would make but if there were turning at one revolution per second a sort of very loud whamp-whamp sound, basically it sounds as though I am in apocalypse now and just as quickly as it started everything returns to normal speed.

03.00 - 04.00

Patches of lucidity were creeping in lasting for a minute or two, before the 2C-T-7 would take hold again and pull me back into the abyss, a little over dramatic there, but you know what I mean.

04.00 - 05.30

Snatches of lucidity are getting longer, I want to leave for home, be I release it would be a bad time to leave the club and I am better off waiting until about 06.00 when the tubes and trains will start. I am experiencing heroic time dilation, at one point I look at my watch and all the dials are running backwards, what a bitching cruel trick to play on ones self. As patches of lucidity grow I can have a few chats with people and it appears I can now function and form sentences and everything.

05.45

I leave the club and start the short walk back to Vauxhall station, I am now getting time loops as I walk past the same garage three times, annoying but I just keep plodding on.

06.00

At station guard informs me that the tube is not running and explains I need to get the mainline to Waterloo then Northern line to Tottenham Court Road and change onto the Central Line, he has to explain this to me at least four times, really not as compos mentis as I thought. Sitting on the platform waiting for the train to Waterloo, let me tell you it was not easy to find the right platform, I have 5 minutes to wait for the train this takes at least 30 minutes from my point of view, also starting to get paranoid about other passengers.

06.15

Arrive at Waterloo, I am outrageously pleased with myself for making such a simple a straight forward journey, but it was a real struggle. Mr M Cat calls me to check I am okay, I think he was planning to drive me home, I then go to the toilet, these are better than the club ones, nice. Obviously still getting massive visuals but so used to that it as good as makes no difference.

07.00

The rest of the journey passes without incident, except I annoyingly have to get off the train a few stops early to go for a wee, however there is another train just behind the one I was forced to alight from.

07.30

I arrive home, on the taxi ride from the station to my house, I was again getting massive time loops, I mentioned this to the taxi driver that we had passed a particular bend at least three time, from my perspective, she seems a little concerned and drives a bit quicker, I shut up.

07.30 - 08.30

I am have temperature issues am I hot or cold, no just clammy and uncomfortable, I drop off to sleep at about 08.30.

12.00

I wake up, and to my amazement I am still tripping, not on anything like the previous scale however walls are still breathing a little.

Debriefing

Some important lessons learned here and not just the obvious one, i.e. don't take too much you dingbat. That said because of the amount taken and the large effects, I am now very confident it would take a lot to freak me out, as I am sure quite a lot of people I know would have freaked with what I went though, perhaps it does not seem so bad when it is written down, but it is my ability to take a step back from a situation and apply some cold emotionless logic to it which was enough to give me an anchor and keep me sane. That said maybe I am deluding myself a another 5mg would have turned me into a gibbering wreak!

Bestival 2009

This would be my fist foray into the festival world that was not Glastonbury. I remember the people I first when to Glastonbury with saying not to bother with any other festivals as they would are seem substandard once I had experienced Glastonbury, and whilst I can now understand what they mean, I don't agree with them. It just is simply not fair to compare Glastonbury to other festivals.

Bestival is a relatively new festival (since 2004) and has steady grown until its current size of approximately 43,000. However Bestival manages to produce a similar vibe to that of Glastonbury, although not quite as good, this is mainly due to the separation of the camping areas from the performance arenas, which is done to increase the bar sales as it is forbidden to take your own alcohol into the arenas, to be fair most other festivals operate the same policy. Notable exception are of course Glastonbury and Beautiful Days festivals.

After the Glastonbury debriefing, I was concerned at the steep tolerance curve that I seemed to built up, and I was keen to test out over a three day period to see when the drugs did really, if ever, stop working.

Date: 11 -13 September 2009

Venue: Field in Isle of White

Weight:180lbs

Height: 6' 1"

Researched Substances: Mephedrone / Methlyone / Two Pills contenting approx. 100mg of MDMA / Cocaine / 2C-T-7

Total Dose: 1225mg Mephedrone / 475mg Methlyone/ Two Pills / 75mg Cocaine / 50mg 2C-T-7

Route of ingestion: Insufflated / Oral

Main effects: Empathy, euphoria music appreciation, body buzz, eye wiggles, time dilation, Open Eye Visuals (OEV) Tactile Enhancements

Side effects :Some jaw tension, sweating, temperature fluctuations.

Bestival 2009:

Introduction

My usual Glastonbury buddies had bleated out, one at the last moment, yep still wont let that one go. However I was not deterred and I arrived at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of White 09.00 on the Friday morning, I met up with mate, Mr M Cat and he leads me back to his camp site and I am camped and introduced to his mates, the "Kent-Massive" and I have a cider in one hand and Woo-woo in the other by about 11.00.

Very excited about in new chemical I have to try, 2C-T-7, on with the report.

Friday

11.00

Eat some apples and oranges.

12.00

20mg of 2C-T-7 parachuted, expected 2 hour come up, and nausea and sometimes actual sickness is reported by users, I am well ahead of the game and also take two motion sickness pills.

13.00

Legs feel heavy and tingly go for a walk.

13.30

Feel a bit nauseous not to bad, passes quickly.

14.00

Now back at camp, sit relaxing in fantastic summers day, interesting cloud patterning start to appear, three dragons, breathing cloud fire, very relaxing if my mate would shut the feck up, threshold dosage as intended seems to have been achieved. Without relaxing and easing out the effects non are present.

15.30

Have been enjoying the sun and visuals for about 90 minutes, head for elsewhere on site, legs are heavy and I am a bit tired.

16.00

Insufflated 75mg Cocaine, as the tiredness and malaise would not shake, instantly back in the game.

16.00 - 0.00

Cider consumed and dance acts enjoyed, Mr M Cat and I find ourselves in the main dance tent waiting for 2ManyDJs to start.

0.00 - 01.00

Pill taken, of known quality containing 100mg of MDMA, no/little effect.

01.00 - 04.00

Another pill taken, this hits the spot, I am off this fecking planet the rest of the night the most intense rolling to date, great music 2manyDJs, and new friends are also found, makes for a near perfect night, fecking awesome, this is why we do this, brilliant. Okay I had a good night, I will shut up about it now. To be honest the pill had too much speediness in it for me, this gave me a wasted out crash at about 4.00. This was also true for my new friend (she had one of the same pills). The point is we all very groggy in the morning finding it hard to converse.

04.30

Totally burned out and wasted, escort new friend back to their tipi, hit sack, sack does not seem to mind.

Saturday

10.00

Look for some breakfast, all food outlets seem to have massive queues.

11.00

Return to tent and eat some apples and oranges.

13.00

30mg of 2C-T-7 parachuted, higher dose than yesterday, expected to be needed because of tolerance, which is now likely, and possible serotonin burnout, also take three motion sickness pills.

14.00

No effects, drinking cider

15.00

No effects drinking cider

16.00

No effects drinking cider

17.00

Still no effects, by this time down in the festival proper in our favourite bar, lounging on beds in the sun, nearly 4 hours plus now since consumption, in the queue for the toilets and the entire front row of loos, is breathing and pulsating, wow everything is vibrating man

18.00

Tactile enhancements, everything is vibrating which is really increased by the heavy drum and bass going on nearby, never thought drum and bass could be useful ever. Back at the bar, the vibrating feeling is really nice and I am getting excellent open eye and closed eye visuals I find myself grinning like a hippy, probably not a good look, so I keep pulling myself back, which was probably a shame.

19.00

Had some introspective thoughts, not a good time to have these annoying, definitely coming down now.

20.00

All effects gone, rather abandoned by the chemical there, only a small dosage though, cider fills in the gaps.

21.00

250mg mephedrone parachuted

21.30 - 23.00

Coming up, warm flow though body emanating from chest / belly area, can not stay still, no reason to stay still, why would I stay still in the middle of a massive music festival, bust some moves all over the shop.

23.00 - 23.30

Definitely over the peak now, will re-dose at 23.30, still feeling very good though

23.30

250mg mephedrone parachuted

0.00

Totally back up where I was now, massive music appreciation and euphoria, not massive empathy though which is a shame and no need to talk to others, others no doubt probably pleased by this news.

02.00 - 04.00

Enter turdis, and decide to have a big grand finale, I rail 250mg Mephedrone, a real head shaking eye wobbling freight train hitting, experience, but in a good way. Exactly the effect I was looking for, very similar to what happened in Egg in May. Does make me a little unsteady on feet for the first 20 minutes or so, but this then wears off leaving me, bouncing and bobbing around like a meerkat.

05.00

Back at tent go to bed, asleep by 06.00.

Sunday

11.00

Eat some apples and oranges.

12.00 - 21.00

Relaxing day time, shockingly only cider consumed, giving the 2C-T-7 a rest today. The real test will come tonight, can we do three nights rolling on the spin, or we will just get side effects, or no effects, will anything work, drugs of choice are Mephedrone and Methylone.

21.00

300mg of Mephedrone and Methylone parachuted, (combined weight).

21.30 - 23.00

I am and totally back in the game very surprised, pumping tunes going mental all as the previous night, although not as good as the MDMA night, obviously. I was disappointed not to get more empathy as this is what is reported with Methylone, hence adding it to the mix, however I think the Mephedrone effects are to much, and mostly mask those effects.

23.00

Re-dose with 300mg of Mephedrone and Methylone parachuted, (combined weight).

23.30

Not quite getting the same high now but still very good, a little unsteady on feet, and must be maxing out now.

12.30

Last re-dose, just for research purposes now, 350mg of Mephedrone and Methylone parachuted, (combined weight), all this does is bring back the unsteadiness which had passed, but worst, manage to keep moving though will power for no reason, should have just sat down, remembering venue shuts down at 01.00 on the Sunday in any case.

02.00 - 04.00

Chilling out back to the tents, I am shattered, go straight to sleep, concerned about possible massive crash in the morning.

Monday

06.30

Get up, no apples or oranges left, feeling tired but no other effects, packed up and off site by 08.00. Straight into taxi, straight onto ferry, back home by midday.

Debriefing

All in all very rewarding and worthwhile research, very surprised by the amount it was possible to push it on a one off, this information will be used for Glastonbury 2010.

NOTE:

If you just eat apples and oranges and drink woo-woos cider and water for three days you lose 7lbs.