ok.

so, the last several weeks have not been productive, as i've been experimenting with how to adjust to maintaining pot in the house without smoking through it on binge mode. i essentially got overwhelmed by the wonderful weather, and needed to use it as an excuse to get outside to enjoy the heat, if nothing else.

i made that choice because that's what i wanted to do; now, however, it means i'm behind, and i need to catch up before i even consider getting back to the experiment, regardless of how nice out it is. so, i'm going to spend the next day or two (at least.) fully sober, cleaning and focused on catching up. after i've caught up, and when i do buy the next quarter, i'm going to be exceedingly strict about it for the first little while. i've got a better handle now on what the change actually means - i can get in the 35-42 range for most of the quarters i've bought, i can get about 100 joints per pouch of tobacco and i shouldn't be smoking cigarettes after joints. i just have to habitualize myself to the new normal.

the fifth quarter i purchased was a strain called "limelight", which is a higher thc content than the last few, pushing 25%. i was going to get another quarter of raider, but they were out and that was the sale item that week. i won't pay more than about $60/quarter, so i may just keep buying sale items for a while. the higher thc content probably offset the tolerance i was building, meaning i realized the higher potency, but i didn't often feel it. this is also a sativa strain that is ultimately a diesel hybrid, so it had that "sativa taste" that i'm actually not much of a fan of. it's kind of herby and weird; it doesn't taste like pot. but, i've been saying that for years, that's not a new observation.

i actually bought some flavoured rollies a few weeks ago, hoping that they would alter the smell of the burning joint to be a little more fruity. it turns out the sticky just tasted a little like strawberries. foiled. but, if you could cross a marijuana plant with a strawberry plant and get something that tastes and smells good, i'd be willing to jump to it. but, i don't exactly like the smell of burning diesel, and i'm not sure how we got to the point where people actually do.

don't misunderstand me: i know that diesel strains are popular, but i've always been disappointed when somebody hands me a j and i get what my brain says is that "sativa taste", which is in truth the diesel taste. so, i'll avoid this strain in the future, if there are better tasting and equally potent options available.

i would recommend the product, though, if you actually like the diesel taste. it came with a humidity regulator, good counts, minimal stems. if you could take the general product here and port it to a strong strain that tastes better, i'd keep coming back for it.

this is what i really want, though - a strain that smells and tastes like strawberries, and is 30-40% thc.