DannyDover

I'll give the short version as this venue is very public.

I did it once and will never do it again.

I took it alone in a highrise apartment building in Argentina. It was by far the most disconnected from myself that I have ever been. The high was incredibly high (it was very physical and frankly sexual) and lasted for hours. It was a pivotal point in my life in that everything afterwards was different. After the high, came an extremely low, low. I got lost in my kitchen and being in Argentina the only thing I had in my fridge was uncooked meat. The sight of the meat and blood set me in a bad direction. It was the most scared I had ever been in that I was convinced that I had eaten part of my own body (but I couldn't figure out which part)

After the experience, I had periodic flashbacks for months afterward. I could feel the distinction between my bones and the flesh on my body. shiver

I didn't expect this outcome but after the experience, I have had no desire to take any kind of drug (even things like Asprin). I am just different now.

You are going to have to manually clean those suckers. I hear they keep out leaves but not the dirt that is in the rainwater.

Well before I do anything I am going to throw a really big party that day. This is a bit of a morbid idea but I am treating that deadline as my dead day and prioritizing the things in my life based off of that.

Am I actually going to kill myself on that day? Doubtful but it would be quite fitting if I got hit by a bus or flattened by a train carrying buckets or something.

Feel free to phrase it however you want :-)

I hear you on the rich guy talking about how cool he is thing. It something about this project that bugs me.

This is kinda going to sound like bullshit but I am being heartfelt here. I started this project during a really rough time in my life and used it as a ladder to get myself out. Money is a huge factor in enabling me to do this but it is only fair to note that I didn't have very much money when I started and I don't have a lot now. I just keep my other expenses way down and focus all of my financial resources on the list.

Regarding Ron Weasley, it was burning man. I don't even know how that got there :-)

Hey ReluctantMuffEater,

I'd say that is oversimplifying my life a bit but generally I think that is correct. I am 26 now so since high school those areas have been my primary focus. I am sure that will expand as more time passes.

How is this any different?

I find a lot more meaning in this work. I really enjoy storytelling and this list gives me a lot of new stories to tell. I hear your sentiment though, I do feel a little uneasy about how self-promotion this is. But its an AMA, so naturally its going to be a bit uncomfortably about me.