THREE GEAR-&-CRACKHEADS were chatting in the street as I ambled along. One was a former dealer of mine, who is now clean and has a goofy smile all over his face. You should do it too!" he enthuses. But enthusiasm alone just won't cut it... as I've discovered. One of the three I didn't know. The other is notorious. He calls himself Mellow and I have little respect for him. He once pulled a knife on an Irish guy who was a friend of mine... next thing anyone knew Mellow was pelting up the road, knife in hand with Irish Guy raging up behind him. And that tells you all you ever wanted to know about Mellow. Except that I first properly met him in what the press call a shooting gallery and we called "the Burnt-Out House". I was sat round a table with two lesbians. We had all just had a pipe and were now onto the gear. Mellow, was at this time still smoking all his drugs, started pulling a pathetic rant about "don't go squirting that crap in my direction". It was me who pointed out that at £10 a pop we were hardly likely to be playing waterpistols with it, were we? Then again some people are stupid and he doesn't look like he's added any IQ points as he's gone... Anyway they didn't spot me today as I quickly pinged by...OK that's druggie story of the day done with. Now onto "cleaner" issues. No of course I have NOT touched any crack. At ALL. It really was as I said a once a week £10 thing in the end... and the end went on for months. Now the end is over. And done with. I'm fantasizing about breaking all my bottles. But I still haven't done it. (Not having a bottle has never stopped me piping in the past, so maybe that's it. Throwing needles away I found even more dodgy as when I was minded to "use" I would "use" no matter WHERE the needle came from. I'm just glad I tested HIV-Hep B-Hep C negative because I honestly didn't think I would. (Especially the last one...)
And now to hamsters. OK now mine have to be the best-fed in Christendom as I've gone out and got them a kilo of Wagg hamster Gerbil Mouse Munch. The packaging makes it sound so vitamin-packed they'll go supersonic... so let's see...For anyone new to these pages who might be bemused by my constant references to "robos", I mean roborovski hamsters and here's the writeup at roborovskihamsters.webs.com
Roborovski Hamsters (Phodopus roborovskii) are the smallest and fastest of all the hamster family and are kept as domestic pets. Of the hamster species, they live the longest (2 to 3 and a half years).
They are very curious, easily startled, and generally timid little hamsters. Their suitability as pets to be handled is further diminished by their size and speed. Roborovski's are, however, extremely social and affectionate with each other, and when housed together from an early age, sleep in one place and indeed eat, play, etc. together. They have a very good temperament and rarely bite either each other or people, which makes them ideal for family pets.
They grow to about 4 - 5cm long [2"](not 7cm like you sometimes hear) and have bullet shaped bodies and have very long back legs for running extremely quickly.
See why I find them so entertaining?
Congratulations on skipping your regularly scheduled crack day. How come it's so easy to skip laundry day?
ReplyDeleteYour robos are definitely sweet pets. They are so tiny - it's no wonder you flipped out when you lost one.
The worst thing is, even though she's fairly tame as robos go, all that goes to the wall the moment Itchy smells freedom and bang! she is gone
ReplyDeleteYour robos are adorable!! I once had regular little fat hamsters, and some gerbils once too, but your's are by far the most cute! I would like to get some, but I'm afraid my cat would eat them. I'll pass on them for now. I know what you mean when you were talking about how it didnt matter if you threw your needles out or not, if you were going to use, it didnt matter where the fit came from! Guess that's how I ended up with Hep C.
ReplyDeleteWell that's some good news! Testing negative and not using. I can't imagine the feeling of going in for blood work and discovering you have a life-changing disease. Scary.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a gay friend that would have unprotected sex (he would claim he got caught up in the "passion") and then freak out about getting tested and up until the moment they got the results, he were a nervous wreck of screaming and endless crying. Then, he would get the result that he was negative, but needed to be more careful. And he would for the next few days, but then, after a while, he would throw caution to the wind.
I can't understand how someone could continue to put their life on the danger line like that and continue to live life in a constant state of freak-out. I'd rather live life and enjoy it then be scared of it, you know?
P.S. Love your Paris Hilton picture!
Do you have an email addy somewhere on this blog? I've done a quick search but I may have missed it.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, I saw a British documentary about Heroin addiction in the UK, where they were giving addicts prescriptions to do it legally. I specifically remember one pharmacist using a syringe to load a pack of cigarettes for one of his addicted clients. Does this ring any bells for you? Obviously, I'm assuming, this practice no longer exists, right?
ReplyDeleteDyin4Somethin: I've had 2b v careful with self-thwarting behaviour bc I've either got round it or hated myself for it. Hmmmm robos and cats don't mix v well, they're fast but not that fast
ReplyDeleteDT: really? that's scary... Paris Hilton? aaagh I see what you mean!!!!!
Noah: I don't think it is up but it's hammynutter@lycos.com
I didn't think that Paris Hilton could become any scarier... until I saw that picture. I think I may have some nightmares about that.
ReplyDeleteYou poor Americans must be inundated with Paris Hilton pixx... I didn't even REALIZE it was her till I got a remark back... I'm double-glad I posted it now. How to make a witch look like a witch!!
ReplyDeleteSomeone has a thing against poor Paris to make her look like that (smirk). Very clever, actually.
ReplyDeleteI was so happy to hear you're negative for all those diseases, Gleds. How lucky are you? So...think about it. Keep going on with the drugs and it may not stay that way, hmmmm?
As for your robos...their little faces make me laugh. They always looks so surprised.
Good luck with it all, Gleds.
I'm really pleased the test results were negative :D
ReplyDeleteYour Robos are sooo sweet!
Mellow? What an utterly lame and predictable drug dealer name. He should have just gone with something like Dagger or Hacker....lol.
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased for you that (a) you tested negative for all those nasties and (b) you resisted the crack! Good on you m'dear. x
ReplyDeletePussinboots: the robos' faces make ME laugh too they're really funny... those tests WERE a while back but I don't recall engaging in risky behaviour since then...
ReplyDeleteMiladysa: ta!
AR: I had one called WICKED how crap is THAT????
Akelamalu: whoopeeee!!!