how about a more advanced method of positioning pictures than the "older/newer" approach?

(this approach is fine for minor adjustments, but i'm certainly not going to sit there and press "older/newer" a hundred times to get a pictures to the front or back of my gallery)

>I flirted two times today and still havent got laid can you add a masterbate button for when the flirting gets boring?

lol

OMG, Noah, you're the best (this flirting feature is going to be soooooo exciting!!!!)

rad rocks!!!

It is true that there is much more research to be done on MDMA and neurotoxicity. I have read the article on erowid ( [ www.erowid.org ] ) and it goes through, very thoroughly, all the research that had been done when the article was written, and the results are not conclusive. One thing I do remember quite clearly is that they found that at very high doses, and with very long-term use (constantly for a few days), there was dramatic damage to the serotonin neurons (decreases in the number of terminal buttons and branches from a neuron, etc.). I can't remember all the specs, but I think the doses they were using were like 5 or 10 times the average dose a human would take. I've basically come away from this with a safer feeling that if I keep my quantity and frequency of doses in moderation, that the potential for neurological damage is relatively low.

Before I had done this research, my personal observations were that I had met many people who had been doing drugs for quite a few years (5 - 10 years) and some of them seemed to be perfectly fine, whereas others were noticeably sketchy all the time. Although there are definitely differnces in how our bodies react to different chemicals, I wouldn't be surprised to find that the people who are perma-sketched went way over-board with their drugs. In my experience, the sketchiest drug is meth, and in particular, meth mixed with ecstasy. I find after doing MDMA with meth or speed that I have great trouble talking or thinking, I feel strongly dissociated from my surroundings, my jaw, teeth, tongue, and mouth are all sore from grinding and clenching all night, and I feel like shit. When I stay away from meth and speed, I'm quite fine when I come down, aside from a general feeling of a lack of motivation or desire to move or do anything. This I find is linked to the depressed levels of serotonin, which can be recovered with 5-HTP, which is a serotonin (5-HT) precursos (it gets turned into serotonin in your brain). I believe 5-HTP takes 6 or 7 hours to metabolize, so it's best to do it before you drop. It will, howerever, still work if you take it later, and considering it can take days or weeks to replenish your serotonin levels naturally, it's better to take it late than never.

Some people do a big serotonin prep for a few days up to a party, taking varying amounts of 5-HTP to boost their serotonin levels so when they do MDMA there is more serotonin to be released. Some claim it works, others say it doesn't. I think there are limits to how much serotonin we can have stored in our brains, how quickly 5-HTP is converted into 5-HT (serotonin) (i.e. you can take a million tabs of 5-HTP, and your body is still only going to process a maximal amount in a certain period of time). One thing I think people tend to forget is that there IS a limited amount of serotonin to be used, and once it's used, it's used, and you can take as much MDMA as you want, and you're not going to get considerably higher (although you might cause damage to your brain).

Another thing is that every pill of "ecstasy" is different, and even if you have a kit to test for the presence of specific drugs, you can't test for strength (or quantity) without a lab (as far as I know). Therefore, one tab of high-potency E could be equivalent to 2 or 3 tabs of low-potency E. If you don't know what the potency is, start with a quarter, or a half, and move up till you're at the place you would like to be (wihtout being so high that you're awareness of your personal safety has been put in jeopardy because you're so high you don't notice that you're overheating and could suffer from heat-stroke, have a heart attack, and possibly die).

In sum, there is some research that supports the idea that in moderation there may not be any neurotoxicological damage. Much more research is needed, however, to have a full picture of what the long term effects of MDMA use might be. If you're messing around with things you aren't knowledgeable about, you might fuck yourself over. There are relatively more responsible ways to use drugs, and self-education is one of the best things you can do for decreasing your risks of personal harm.

Erowid rocks, check it out

listen to these guys that have their heads on straight and are trying to help you

Absolutely. I love happy hardcore so much. When I put it on, it puts me in the best mood, no matter what's happening. Even when I'm in my toughest times (lately while I'm tree-planting), I can use it to get through the most difficult moments where I just don't want to work anymore, but the music keeps me going. When I'm not using it as my happy medicine, it becomes like my happy radiance, and I just radiate happiness and love to all those around me. The lyrics, the melody, the music, the energy, it all culminates into pure joy and happiness, and I love it immensely.