http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie Psychedelic Musings from the Center of the Universe Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:54:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love to trip by myself. It's refreshing to be able to let it all hang out once in a while without having to factor in the reactions of baffled witnesses. I also like tripping à deux with a friend or a lover. It's always good to have a buddy, ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/06/24/last-saturdays-club/ When I'm on psychedelic drugs, I'm much worse at most of the things that I try to do. I'm worse at tying my shoes, for instance, and I'm worse at keeping track of time. I suck at operating electronics when I'm stoned, and at finding large objects in small pockets. ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/05/11/hone-your-own-flow/ I can see excellent reasons for allowing drug experiences to unfold as ephemera.  I get it.  I really do.  But when it comes down to it we need more data, damn it, and I feel like I have a duty to the community to gather as much information as I ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/03/23/are-we-recording-hit-record/ My maternal grandmother passed away last year on September 11, a day when many of us might have been moved to reflect upon our mortality and some of its intriguing but ultimately unknowable implications. I mean — here we are, right? We've been born, and we can extrapolate with reasonable ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2009/02/04/what-dreams-may-come/ When I found out that my husband was going to be away at an overnight bachelor party I was thrilled to pieces. I'd finally have the house to myself for long enough to get some serious tripping done. A thorough examination of my lunch box revealed that I had a ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2008/12/17/and-not-a-moment-too-soon/ In case you haven't noticed, we're making some headway. I'm not talking about the recent slew of largely positive articles about psychoactives in the press or the controlled human studies that have finally been given the go-ahead by the Powers that Be. I'm talking about the way that psychedelic consciousness has permeated ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2008/10/30/its-a-red-pill-world/ I worked at a big concert venue for a couple of years in the early '90s, way back when I was first coming on to my vocation as a tripsitter. I was a Peachy Puff, which means I wore a tiny spangled outfit and carried a heavy box around ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2008/08/23/candy-girl-researcher/ Hi! I’m the Teafærie. Greetings from the Center of the Universe! Teafærie is a title, not a name. It's like Doctor or Professor. It denotes the office of the girl who serves tea at Teatime, in a traveling pirate teahouse of no minor psychedelic repute that is widely referred ... http://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2008/07/09/hello-world/