Filed under: Music | Tags: Garden State Soundtrack, Lebanese Blonde, Thievery Corporation, Weed
My first reaction after hearing this song (while high) was to ask my friend who put it on to play it again. He was a bit aghast at the idea, especially because the next song on the album (the Garden State soundtrack) was a Simon and Garfunkel song; and, well, he’s a big Simon and Garfunkel fan. Anyway, this song basically has all the cool different things going on that jazz songs have, except it has a different sound, which arises from the different instruments used and the fact that there is someone singing (which isn’t typical in jazz songs, at least the ones I listen to). The difference in sound comes from the fact that the instruments being played are, well, Middle Eastern instruments (or at the very least they sound Middle Eastern).
I don’t really know what this song is about, but I don’t think it really matters when it comes down to it, especially when you’re high. It just provides with a really cool groovy sound that you can get immersed in. Although I will warn you that you will be a little bit upset when this song finally ends. But it’s okay, you can play it again when it finishes (as long as you aren’t in the same room as a Simon and Garfunkel fan). I could see this song eventually getting old, and when it does I guess you can stop listening to it, but until that time, put it on.
Here is a link for the song if you want to listen to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04bg9IC9N6w
Filed under: Music | Tags: Chameleon, Gettin High, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Weed
This song comes off of Herbie Hancock’s album, Head Hunters. Herbie is one of those musicians whom I don’t have enough music by, but I try to listen to as much of what I do have and what I can get my hands on. This song starts off the album, and does so in a magnificent way. It just has a really jazzy (bass?) line and a drum come out and play around a little, then the other instruments chime in. It would really be pointless to try to explain every part of the song, so I wont.
But the reason why this song is so great to listen to when you’re high is because it’s just jazzy and funky and fun. It’s also a really well-done song, so it’s not as if you’re listening to something shitty that’s also fun to listen to. I would recommend listening to this song right after you finish smoking; i.e. you should try to be as high as possible when you put this on, if you’re burnt out then you might just get irritated. There really isn’t too much else to say about this song except that I think you should listen to it because it’s amazing.
Filed under: Television | Tags: Elaine, George, Kramer, Seinfeld, Television, Weed
I feel kind of guilty writing a recommendation for Seinfeld, just like a felt a little bit guilty writing something about Abbey Road: it just seemed self-evident. In fact, I don’t think there was ever a conversation that mentioned the word “Seinfeld” and “Television” and didn’t have the word “good” or some synonym. Basically, it’s understood that Seinfeld is one of the best shows ever.
This show basically did everything right. It was hilarious, there were amazing situations, it was completely self-aware (but not in an obnoxious “breaking the fourth wall” way; one example is the series of episodes in which they were trying to start a show). All of the characters are ridiculous and three-dimensional, I guess I can say this means that the acting was always impeccable. And this show was able to portray caricatures effectively and in an entertaining manner, but most importantly with a deal of restraint that stops the show from having a worn-out exaggerated feel. They were able to tread this delicate balance, and tread it effectively, unlike other shows that deal with the same subject matter (Dilbert comes to mind) in which the characters blatantly state their stereotypes.
I don’t really know what else to say about this show, except that it is really funny. It’s also refreshing because it deals with everyday situations that make our lives interesting; instead of focusing on the same overused metanarratives that other shows subscribe to (are they going to end up together?). This isn’t a show about that stuff, it’s about the consequences of taking a dollar out of a tip jar so that the pizza guy can see that you put it in. And when they deal with romantic issues, it’s a wedding called off because of the incorrect glue used on the wedding invitation envelopes.
If you need a place to watch episodes, you can go to http://quicksilverscreen.com/videos?c=347 or just search Seinfeld episodes on google. And if any of you find a better place to find more Seinfeld episodes, please post a comment with the url.
Filed under: Music | Tags: Can I Get Witcha, Mashup, Notorious B.I.G., The Guess Who, These Eyes, Weed
Somebody showed me this song one day, and I didn’t really like it at first, but that was mainly because the friend who showed it to me usually shows me really crappy songs and I just assumed that this was one of those. Don’t get me wrong though, this song is pretty shitty, but it is also a little fun to listen to. I think what eventually makes this song is the fact that there is a sort of a lead up, and I really like both of the songs that are mashed up. Anyway, just listen to it and decide what you think on your own.
Filed under: Food | Tags: Chinese Food, Crouton, High, Munchies, Weed, Wonton Soup
I was hanging out with my friend in his dorm room, we were smoking pot and listening to the Beatles. When I was packing the bowl again, there was a knock on his door and he opened it and stepped outside. I was a tad nervous because I was packing a bowl and there was a guy outside, you know, standard fear. Then my friend came back inside with what I took to be Chinese food. I got a little excited because this is the type of friend who is very open about sharing everything (an extremely positive quality) and I thought maybe he might give me some. I looked into the bag a little and thought I saw some dumplings.
Then he asked me, “Do you like wonton soup?” I thought yes (and answered in kind) but I was a little disappointed that that was all that he was going to let me in on, but at the same time I was happy that he was going to let me in on his food in the first place. Then when he pulled out all the contents of the brown bag, and I realized that it was just three wonton soups, I realized that he was, in fact, sharing what he had and wasn’t doing that thing when someone shares but says you can only have a certain portion. Anyway, that’s enough on how good of a sharer he is.
I always liked wonton soup, which was one of the reasons why I really liked this. And then midway through he told me to take croutons (which sound like alien invaders) and smash them up and put them in the soup, and I did (although I mashed them up into much larger pieces than he did), and that was great too. I think this is a great high food because it’s delicious, consistent and you also feel great after eating it, and you’re completely satisfied. It also defeats cottonmouth. So one time (not necessarily next time) you smoke, get only wonton soup (I’d say a large order) and chow down.
(Btw, I think the picture has a healthy amount of irony).
Filed under: Uncategorized
We’ll be posting regularly on Sunday, sorry for the little amount of recommendations we put up recently.
Filed under: Websites | Tags: Boots, CNN, Dishwasher, Healthcare, Salmon, Stumble Upon, Weed, Weed Again, yahoo
I don’t usually web surf that much, so I cant really give you an accurate rating for this site, because I don’t know what it is in comparison to other websites; so, if any of you veteran stumbleuponers can give me a more accurate rating, I’ll be really happy with you.
Anyway, I was checking my email one day and a link to this website showed upon on the website’s homepage. It said “Throw These Boots In Your Dishwasher.” So naturally I had to click on it. But before I did I read the blurb that accompanied the headline and photo. It ended with ‘Plus, it can cook!’ If I weren’t already convinced that I had to go to that site, this would have definitely convinced me. So I clicked on it, and went to the site and it’s just a list of crazy shit that you can wash in your dishwasher and some shit that you can’t put in your dishwasher. That’s how thorough these guys are, they predicted possible misperceptions that you could have about the article, and decided to pre-empt the seven most probable misperceptions. That’s how thorough these guys are. About shit you can put in your dishwasher. These guys are more thorough about accurately reporting what you can put in your dishwasher than all the major news networks are about fact-checking healthcare. The dishwasher people are the more dedicated reporters in the United States. That itself is hilarious. Plus, you can cook salmon in the dishwasher now. That basically means that if you had a giant thanksgiving dinner and it’s like, huge, and you don’t have any more silverware left, you can just cook salmon while cleaning your plates. If you think about it, there’s nothing really that significant about that, it’s just a funny concept.
Anyway, I hope all of you will realize exactly how versatile your dishwasher is after reading this article.
http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/kitchen/you-can-put-that-in-the-dishwasher-00000000022437/?xid=yahoobuzz-rs-101709&xid=yahoo
Filed under: Music | Tags: Classical Music, Classical Music When You're High, High, Holst, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Planets
I would like to start this off by saying that the version I heard was conducted by Zubin Mehta, and it was played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anyway, I was sitting in my dorm one day (in fact, I think it might have been yesterday) when my friend IM’d me and said something along the lines of, “here, I thought you’d enjoy to listen to this while you’re high.” He proceeded to send the fifth (movement? Song? I have no idea) called “5. Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age.” After hearing it I told him that I needed the whole thing and so he sent it, along with a couple of other classical pieces that I’ll be sure to put up here eventually.
Anyway, this is amazing classical music that will just blow your mind. I have no real idea what is going on, but it’s just beautiful music that tells a story, and when you close your eyes you can sort of see a story developing. I feel really inadequate describing classical music because I’m just breaking the surface of it, but… yeah. It sounds amazing and makes you think of crazy shit when you’re high and just puts you into another place. This is one of those trippy pieces that I would recommend you listen to in the dark of your room, laying on your bed when you’re just blazed.
Filed under: Television | Tags: Funny, John Krasinski, NBC, Shows, Steve Carell, The Office, Weed
I think this is one of those things which doesn’t have any particular characteristics that make it better when you’re high; it’s just a funny show that you happen to laugh at more when you’re high because, well, you just laugh at everything more when you’re high.
This show follows the happenings in a Pennsylvanian paper company called Dunder Mifflin. It’s about the antics of the boss, Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) and the way that other people in the office respond to him. They either do it with overzealous respect that borders on worship (see Dwight and Andy), with playful sarcasm (like Jim and Pam), with frustration (Oscar), naiveté (Kevin) or many other responses that flourish in their own comic right. And because there are so many different characters reacting in their own ways, a broad spectrum of comedy emerges, with everything from the lowest brow jokes to awkward scenarios and plays on words. At the end, this variety allows the show to be constantly original. This is one of those great shows that I can’t really ever see jumping the shark, but who knows? Either way, I think I’ll always enjoy it.
One great thing about this show is that you can watch shows free online at nbc.com; so I would recommend it if you have any free time.
Filed under: Music | Tags: Dollar Day, Hurricane Katrina, Mos Def, Rap, Righteous Indignation, Weed
This song is full of the righteous indignation that is a prevailing characteristic of the majority of Mos Def’s more political works. This song starts out with a story he tells about a lady who was displaced by Hurricane Katrina. While the first time this story pulls you in and rattles your emotions, on the third or fourth time through it eventually gets tiresome, which is the problem with these types of introductions (even the beginning to Method Man eventually). Regardless, if you ever get bored of it, then you can just fast forward through it.
This song is great, especially when you’re high, because it is extremely powerful. It is a rap sermon, with continuous invocations of God, interspersed amongst many other phrases and lines that work well in stirring up your anger at the establishment. These lines really strike a chord in you as you listen to them, with such statements as “God did not intend for the wicked to rule the world, and even if they do, it’s a matter of truth until the wicked’s ruling is through.” These, among others, work well with your emotions and work well in conjuring up a response and a feeling.
This is the type of song you listen to when you’re in a political sort of high. If you just want to chill and listen to music, you don’t really want to put this on. But if you’re high and are just like, “fuck the system” then put this song and it will really work well with your feeling. The power of the music, combined with the force of each individual line, coerce that response out of you.
