Early Retirement

Well folks, this is the end of my Up in Smoke blog, yes there are still lots of blends out there that need to be reviewed, but on Sunday night, 3-20-11, I tried a blend called Capt. Good Times, and I ODed. I spent the night in the hospital fighting for my sanity and my life. I was hallucinating, and in hysterias. I am lucky the police out here saw how scared I was, and decided I had learned my lesson. I will not be doing even herbs. I have quit smoking everything, at least till I am off probation, then I plan on moving to NV and getting a green card.
 A few days later I came up positive for meth. I don't like saying bad things about anyone for any reason, but I warn against purchasing spice on the internet, unless you trust your internet spice provider. In all truth the maker of any spice could put absolutely anything in their stuff. I found that out the hard way.
My views have been changed, I am undergoing rehab, and some major therapy. Spice is addictive, I have been experiencing withdrawals, and have lost weight and sleep since I stopped smoking spice. Spice is not a natural herbal smoke, I am still all for legalizing Cannabis, but I am no longer for man made highs. It kinda sucks though, because I had just barely ordered more of my favorite Thunderphuk incense.
Eventually I will find something else to write about, but for now I have not smoked any spice since 3-20-11. Lets see how long I can stay clean. For now I am doing fine though, and remember potheads, no matter how hard you try you can't OD on weed.

Red Bag X Herbal Incense

I found this blend on ebay, RedBagInc has this blend for sale, for around $15.00 for 3 grams. They shipped extremely quickly, I was very happy about that. This blend has a very strong aroma, its list of ingredients include Damiana. Now the thing I absolutely love about this blend is it states:
"Does not contain JWH-018, JWH-073, CP-47, or cannabicyclonexanol."
Meaning there are no DEA banned chemicals used in this blend. This blend is 100% legal, now don't get scared away just because its legal, this blend still packs a good punch. I will be honest I was skeptical at first about this blend, I wasn't sure if I was actually getting my definition of herbal incense.
 I first tried this blend in my purple pipe. I would rate my initial hit to be about a 5 or 6. This blend has a very robust flavor, it smokes extremely well. I don't think this blend is just damiana, it smokes smoother than damiana. It took me about three hits to start feeling that familiar melting feeling. I felt light and happy. This is an extremely relaxing blend, its not too strong, but its not weak either. I really enjoyed smoking this blend. I would suggest anyone who likes to just kick back and relax to try this blend. It also smokes great in a bong, but a joint was almost too harsh for my tastes.
Overall I would rate this herb at a 4, 1 being the weakest, and 10 being the strongest. I usually prefer to smoke incense at about a 5 in the scale, and I don't like going over an 8, after 8 it's just too strong for me.

Apple Thunder(phuk)

This is one of the flavor variations of Thunderphuk by Sampsonoodle on ebay. I was honestly going to add this entry to the main Thunderphuk post, but after I tried it, I decided this one needed a post all to itself.
When you order Thunderphuk, you can ask for certain flavors, or if you don't specify they will send you what ever they have in stock. I am not sure what other flavors they have, and if they are anything like Apple Thunder (as I call it). I decided to try this blend for the first time in my bong, because a bong makes everything smell good. This blend not only smells like apples, but taste like apples too. I would rate my initial hit at about a 4 or 5, it wasn't very harsh compared to the other Thunderphuk I had tried. When I exhaled I could taste the apple. Now the main reason I am giving this blend its own post, is because of how strong it is. I smoked about half a bowl, and then it hit me. It came on like a rolling tide, setting everything the whole world, into almost like an electric shock. I could feel any emotion I was having not only where ever it is that emotions feel, but in my toes and stomach too. It would start in my toes and make its way up through my body, it was like I was feeling the most intense emotion I had ever felt. I will be honest the first time I tried it, it scared the hell out of me. I thought I had taken too much. I had no way of understanding what I was feeling, because I had never felt anything like it. The next day a friend of mine came over and I mentioned what I had experienced to her, and she said it sounded almost like a meth trip. So I loaded another bowl and had her smoke some. She loved the apple flavor, and loved the way it hit. She felt it was almost too strong. She did confirm that the high she experienced was nothing like meth, so I have nothing to be worried about from that. I am against drugs that are associated with major dependency problems. After she came down all the way, we decided it was safe enough for both of us to try it this time to see if it hit just as hard each and every time. She loaded my purple pipe up with about three hits worth, she was the smart one, she knew it was a new drug so she did not try a whole freakin bowl, with this stuff you don't need a whole bowl. After smoking, we both experienced the exact same type of high we had the first time we tried this blend. I myself don't like being that high, I would have to call this blend Sampson's Private Reserve, because it was so strong. This blend is not for your everyday smoker, this blend is for special occasions. My friend said she felt like she was smoking Chronic. This is the strongest Spice I have ever smoked. I have dubbed this blend Apple Thunder, because I feel that it would make an awesome name for it. If you want to try this blend, click on Sampson's seller ID above and when you place your order ask for the Apple Thunder, you read about in this blog.
Alright Thats all folks, keep blazin and toodles. :-)
If you like spice so strong you can feel the Thunder, Apple Thunder is the spice for you.

So Last night I tried this blend again, to see if under a different setting this blend could be good. I was right, its the perfect herb for a nice quiet evening at home. I suggest watching the new Alice in Wonderland movie while smoking this blend.

Fat Sax Herbal Incense

I found this herbal blend while window shopping ebay, I liked the name so I decided to try it. This is a fairly new Ebay seller, so their prices are very reasonable. herbalfantasies have given me permission to add their seller ID link, so that anyone who was interested in trying any of their blends can find them. http://www.str8fire.net/ This is their website, where you can find more great deals on their products.
I have smoked about 2 grams worth of this blend, because I honestly like it, it's not too hard on my lungs, and it hits really well. I would rate my initial hit at about a 4. Now just to let those who read this know, I have a cold so my lungs are more sensitive than usual. This blend did not irritate my cold symptoms at all. This blend is not as strong as some of the others I have tried, this blend has the perfect amount of potency. I started feeling the effects of the herb within my first two hits. I did get the munchies, but did not get horny. I would rate this blend at about a 5 for quality, and and overall good smoking experience. This blend has a flavor, I will just call original flavor, it has a very sweet smell to it, and its not overpowering by any means. I couldn't taste the artificial flavors added to this blend at all, but it smelt amazing as it burned. In my opinion this is a great blend for the casual smoker, or first time spice smoker. It's not too potent, and it has a good flavor when smoked. I am finding most first time spice smokers are scared away from spice, because they get too high a potency.

As you can see from the picture, this blend has a few sticks, but you can smoke them just the same, it doesn't ruin the flavor any. You can also pick them out if you are a picky person, it won't change the quality of this blend any.
Alrighty Folks any questions or comments just leave them down in the Peanut Gallery below, and toodles all.

Frontal Lobe Spice

I purchased this blend from oddballstudio on ebay about a month and a half ago, but I had misplaced it in the black hole a.k.a my room. So the other day I happened upon it, and loaded myself a bowl. As you can see from the picture, it has too many sticks to roll a joint, and I am really into my bong, so I have been smoking everything in it. To me this blend smells like it has motherwort in it, now it could be Siberian Motherwort, because according to google Siberian Motherwort will give a user a euphoric high much like cannabis. It's on the legislation to be banned, so this makes me kinda optimistic, since I have never tried Siberian Motherwort, I have tried regular Motherwort, and personally I think it tasted terrible. It smelt bad being burnt and gave me a headache. This blend could have turned out awesome, or horrible. Alright so I loaded myself a big ole bowl and took my first hit. It must just be regular motherwort it tasted the exact same, and hit almost the same. I would rate that initial hit at about a 5, the only thing that made me cough was the taste, the smoke was not that harsh. After about half a bowl and nothing was happening, I decided to scrap the bowl and save my poor lungs from any more abuse. I honestly did not like this blend, it had too much motherwort in it. I am now looking for some siberian motherwort, that way I can see if what they say is true. It should be here in time for the weekend. If you like motherwort this is a great blend, but I personaly did not like it. The only head change or change in anything I got was a headache.
Alright well keep an eye out for my Siberian Motherwort review, and keep on blazin. Toodles

Lavender Flowers

Lavandula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender
Lavender is an easy to get a hold of herb. I found mine on ebay, but you can find Lavender everywhere. Flower shops, craft stores, smoke shops, its everywhere and cheap too. Alright so the reason I am smoking this herb, is because I love the smell of Lavender, its relaxing and doesn't bother my skin. Oh and because its purple. Alright so this is not the first time I tried lavender, I added it to some motherwort once, because motherwort tastes terrible. But today I am going to smoke lavender all by itself. 
Now I have not been keeping up on my checklist, I apologize for that, but I am as of this blog commiting to always or at least almost always remember to fill out my checklist. So here it is for Lavender:

What method are you using to smoke this herb?

Mini Hookah 

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst, how bad did it burn when you took the initial hit?

 4, this is not a very harsh herb, in fact its rather enjoyable. It's sweet to the taste buds and soft on the lungs. To me though it feels too sweet, so I would love it to be mixed with something

How many hits did it take for you to start feeling any effects?

 1, after one hit I felt a head change

In two to three words describe how the herb is making you feel

 Dizzy, relaxed

Are you feeling horny at all?

 No

Do you have the Munchies?

 No

Do you like this herb?

 Yes, it relaxes me and smells awesome.

Would you smoke it again?

 Yes, but not alone, I plan on making a mixture of this herb, as soon as I perfect the recipe I will post it on here. I plan on calling this blend Purple Paradise.

Would you suggest this herb to anyone to try?

Sure and if you can figure out an amazing mix for it, please let me know so I can try it.
Alright so i am gonna go try a few different mixes with Lavender in it, so keep blazing and toodles all.