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Nunbuh_Chrubble
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My First 2C-B Trip
#9489215 - 12/24/08 12:59 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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My First Experience of 2C-B on December 23rd, 2008.
So I recently acquired a few capsules of what, at first, I was told was 2C-I. My last few 2C-I experiences were a little heavy, so I was cautious, even more so given the nature of mysterious white powders rumored to be synthetic psychedelic chemicals. But things like this don't come around very often, so I grabbed a few.
Then I was told that it was NOT 2C-I but rather 2C-B. I was a little frustrated because the person I was getting it from was totally clueless about what he actually had and didn't seem to care to inform himself for his own sake or the sake of the people he gave it to. At the same time I was a little excited because I've never tried 2C-B, I've always heard good things about it, and the idea of eating 2C-I again was a little unsettling.
The pills were small gelatin capsules, one half was red and the other white. There were no markings on them, but I was told that they were time release so it would be best to chew them up. Honestly they looked like some fucking tylenols and I was sure I was getting ripped off.
I woke up tuesday morning, Dec 23rd, and prepared my bag:
Hammock & Rope; check. Sketch pad and pen; check. Copy of Be Here Now; check. Blanket; check. Bundle of Sage; check. Peppermint Oil; check. Water Bottle; check. Tingshas (Tibetan chimes); check. Mala Beads; check. Bit o' kind bud and pipe; check and CHECK!
I was ready as fuck. Here in Southwest Florida the weather couldn't be more perfect. Clear blue, cloudless skies. Not even any chemtrails! A cool 65F in the morning warming up to a nice 70F+ in the afternoon. I rode my bike (I LOVE my bicycle!) to campus and found a nice spot by a duck pond where I could hang my hammock. I was by myself.
I kicked back in the hammock and pulled out the little mystery pill. I fondled it and examined it briefly, quite puzzled and excited. I figured there was probably about 10-15mg in it. I was just guessing.
I popped it in and sucked on it for a second. I realized that I didn't really want all that gelatin dissolving in my mouth, so I decided to chew it up. The capsule cracked open and I tasted the chemical bursting out. It was sweet at first, followed shortly by a bitter taste not unlike when you chew up a bean, but less strong. I wonder if the pill didn't also have sugar in it for filler. I soon washed it all down with a swig of water. It was 10:30 am.
I turned my phone off (as a rule) and sat back in the hammock waiting for it to kick in. It came on easy. The alerts were similar to those of LSD; my teeth buzzed with energy, that certain "taste" in the back of my skull. But these alerts were much smoother than with LSD. Whenever I feel the trip just starting to come on I like to smoke a little pot to just boost me right into the peak, so I did.
I felt a lot like people describe rolling, but with that familiar character I've come to know through 2C-I. That kind of speedy, comfy, psychedelia, but with a more uplifting emotional aspect. I decided that it was a perfect time to whip out the peppermint oil. Let me just say, fuck Vicks! Get some organic fucking Peppermint Oil! A little dab on the finger, rub it around on your gums and tongue… and you’re good to go! The sensation was so amazing I was reeling in my hammock. Stretching my legs, feeling the fabric against my body, the sunshine filtering through the leaves, giving each one it’s own tiny gilded halo, my breath running into my lungs like a cool mist, carrying a burst of peppermint each time, the cool breeze flowing through the fabric of my clothes. I was impressed at how strong the effects were off of one pill, and I was glad that it wasn’t bunk. I looked at my watch and it had been barely more than an hour since dosing! It really came on quick!
Then I had to come to terms with the gripping realization that not only was I tripping off of a seriously heavy research chemical, but that also I had to piss, and that this meant getting up. I looked around the open green of the campus lawn, the buildings, the construction fences and the sidewalks, all of them glowing with the sheen of late morning Florida sunshine. The nearest facility was a bush about five yards away, but since there were people walking around I decided to use the next nearest facility, which was a porta-potty a couple hundred yards away. I hopped on my bicycle and did the Hoffman (R.I.P.). If you ever have a chance to ride a bicycle while tripping on a synthetic psychedelic, do it. You will not regret it. In fact, it may be the happiest moment of your entire life. Seriously.
I tried not to linger in the porta-potty, and quickly got back on my bike and headed toward the hammock. I decided to take a detour, though, and ride through the grass circling the ponds. The round, curvy slopes, the tiny white flowers, the crunch of large fallen leaves under my wheels, all whizzing by me as my youthful body powered my beloved machine and the sunshine glowed the world. Back at the hammock I decided to get out my sketch pad and pen.
I found it very easy, and even comforting to become absorbed in the short staccato motions, my hand almost twitching from those tiny muscle tremors familiar from LSD and psilocybin, but in a controlled manner, not discomforting at all. Clenching my jaw felt good as well, but I immediately became aware of it and kept myself from grinding my teeth. As my pen wandered so did my mind. Fortunately negative thoughts and emotions were only mildly intrusive. One of my thoughts was so fanciful to me that I decided to incorporate it into the drawing, “Our lifestyles each have unique aromas & odors… How do you want your life to smell?” I dabbed some peppermint oil on the word “smell”. The drawing is below:

After signing off on the drawing, I proceeded to roam around the campus on my bike. Since it is winter break there is nobody on campus, so there was this strange dynamic of being in public yet being totally alone. All of a sudden something caught my eye on the side walk. It was a writhing glistening mass of red ants devouring the corpse of a frog. I was fascinated and sat on the ground to examine and contemplate what I had stumbled across. Immediately I was reminded of the Buddha’s teaching of the Charnel Ground Meditation which involves thinking about, or actually viewing a rotting corpse and contemplating how the nature of your own body is exactly like the nature of the corpse, and that one day we will die and our body will decay as well.
The glistening red ants were beautiful, crawling in scores across the blackened carcass, carrying it away piece by piece, carrying it underground. The organic matter of the frog’s body would be carried directly into the living soil to feed the plants, the bacteria, and the insects. The ants were acting as tiny enzymes in the belly of Gaia, processing nutrition, converting precursors into other materials with other purposes. The soil is genuinely the living organism of Earth, all else is peripheral manifestations of that organism much in the same way that the main body of the fungus is the hidden mycelial network and the mushroom is simply the reproductive part. I chanted OM MANI PADME HUM. My attention fixed on this curious spectacle. I don’t want to be cremated when I die, or else my body couldn’t be used to benefit so many creatures as even the body of this tiny frog has done. So many living creatures will benefit from its death. I pray that my death should be the same.
I was locked in. My body, my mind, everything was locked in to the frog and the ants. My rational mind thought it would have been a good idea to move, but a force kept me there. My posture was stable and grounded, my body was comfortable, my mind was fascinated. I must have sat there for at least fifteen minutes. I should have sat there for more. I should have taken that gifted opportunity to contemplate and meditate until the trip wore all the way off and the sun had set. I felt that I easily could have ascended to extremely high levels of awareness. But the trip had taken on a very morbid tone in spite of the sunshine and the cool breeze. I felt that I also shouldn’t waste this opportunity to explore this wonderful new compound, and so I got back on my bike and continued on my journey.
The rest of the day was filled with a merry exploration of my campus of four and half years via bicycle. A few more bowls were smoked, a tree was climbed. I even saw a duck getting gangbanged by a couple other ducks. I wondered if it was consensual.
By 3pm (+4.5 hours after dosing) I was feeling the effects wane. I was still fully on, but the intensity was wearing off. I was able to keep the trip going by smoking, but eventually I just ended up chasing the dragon. The comedown was slow and easy. I headed home, took a shower in the dark while listening to Ulrich Schnauss, then I went outside again and made another drawing:

As I write this sentence it is 1:38pm Dec 24th. The 2C-B has kicked up my HPPD like crazy, just as I had feared. All the marijuana has no doubt increased these aftereffects. I still feel like I’m coming down almost. The one thing that bothered me about 2C-I was how long the aftereffects lasted into the next day or two, and I was hoping that 2C-B, with it’s reputation of brevity, would not be the same way.
Overall, I really like 2C-B and will definitely try to acquire a small stash, meant only for VERY special occasions. The overwhelming pleasantness, the ease of the come-up, the significant visual disturbance, the capacity for insight, and the general richness and cleanliness of the experience make this a real winner. I can see why the Shulgins expressed so much praise of this compound. The drawbacks of this chemical include it’s inherently mysterious and perilous nature as a research chemical sold in a black market, as well as the aforementioned increase in HPPD symptoms. As the trip wore on there was a noticeable feeling of speedy-phenethylamine-ate-up-ness, which probably would be more disconcerting at higher doses. Despite its friendly character, this chemical is pretty fucking heavy, and should be treated with much respect. All in all, I am still glowing.
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bryguy27007
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That was a brilliant report. It should probably be in Trip Reports though. Your drawings were amazing as well.
Man, I wish I could find some 2C-B.
Thank you for sharing.
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that was a great report 
i love the part about the dead frog and the ants. you explained it really well
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to you for bringing a hammock
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Nunbuh_Chrubble
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Nunbuh_Chrubble
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I used to be really into the whole psychonaut thing, and so the idea of distinguishing the nuances and minutia of different kinds of chemicals and different kinds of psychedelic experiences (regardless of the substance taken) is really appealing to me.
I just wanted to share my wonderful day in the sunshine and add a well written report to the literature. I'm glad that you all liked it!
Maybe the moderators can move this entry to Trip Reports. I was hoping to let it get some traffic in this forum first though...
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Prea
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You don't happen to live in the Florida/Tampa area, do you? Just wondering because I too got 2c-i about a year ago. And I have recently acquired some 2c-b, which is in the form of gelatin capsules that are red and white.
EDIT: nevermind, I read through your post and you are in Florida. Haha, pretty interesting. The 2c-i capsules I got last year were blue/white. So far 2c-i is the only psychedelic I've really taken, and I've found it to be pretty enjoyable. And for me, 6 hours after ingestion and I feel completely back to baseline on 2c-i.
I currently have 2 doses of 2c-b, not sure when I'm gonna take them though.
Edited by Prea (12/27/08 11:25 PM)
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Re: My First 2C-B Trip [Re: Prea]
#9505101 - 12/28/08 12:51 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Excellent report. Thank you for sharing and including your artwork.
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Nunbuh_Chrubble
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Re: My First 2C-B Trip [Re: Prea]
#9505547 - 12/28/08 02:59 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Prea said: You don't happen to live in the Florida/Tampa area, do you? Just wondering because I too got 2c-i about a year ago. And I have recently acquired some 2c-b, which is in the form of gelatin capsules that are red and white.
EDIT: nevermind, I read through your post and you are in Florida. Haha, pretty interesting.
LOL! We probably got that shit from the same dude! Don't worry man, they're really good. I recommend taking just one pill though. I know people who took like two or three at a time, but that's just fucking reckless if you ask me.
Take one out on a sunny day, chew it up, and chillax! I plan on saving mine 'till the next festival.
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Prea
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I don't really think you have to chew them up. They shouldn't have much of a slow release, if any. Plus RC's taste absolutely awful.
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Outstanding report. Really well written. Keep on contributing your drawings as well.

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Nunbuh_Chrubble
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Re: My First 2C-B Trip [Re: Nature Boy]
#9507142 - 12/28/08 12:38 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm sure you don't have to chew it up, but that's what dude told me. Honestly I kinda liked the taste. It was really sweet tasting. I've heard that most other RC's do taste awful, so I can understand your apprehension.
Thank you all for the compliments! I just wanted to share my wonderful experience with everybody.
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this is a wonderfull report. A+
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