Let's Drink

"Alcohol increases the desire, but not the performance."
The Chemical Buddha considered alcohol his best friend. And, except for those few times the liquor stores were closed, his friend was always available. His buddy alcohol always helped him feel good about himself and forget the stuff he didn't feel good about. And if that's not the very definition of a good friend then we don't know what is. Today's insight came after TCB found that, up to the point of blacking out, every sip of alcohol increased his horniness. It also made for some sloppy sex where he had trouble getting it up or getting off. Oftentimes, he couldn't even remember what he did. So to him, the sloppy sex stuff was more rumor and urban myth than anything.
Where in your life do you get excited about something only to not follow through in the end?
What might you do to ensure you're doing what (and who) you want to do?

Another Good Idea

"Drink until the bad ideas start to sound good."
Today's insight continues the theme from yesterday's focus on alcohol. The Chemical Buddha found he could ask someone the same question during the course of a night of heavy drinking and the answer would change. He was never able to figure out if it was because they had grown more and more tolerant of the question or if the alcohol changed what they thought of it. For instance, he found that a women who, at first, was repulsed by the idea of a quickie in the restroom grew more and more open to the idea as the night went on. Some would realize this meant they needed a ride home (or to the Emergency Room). TCB always tried to find the proper shot to question ratio. Just enough to peak their interest without killing them. And that balance was crucial. Because it was extremely difficult to have a quickie in a bathroom stall with someone who was passed out.
How have your attitudes changed towards things that used to shock you? Are they more or less shocking now?
What is the worst thing (or person) you've done after a night of drinking?
How do you know when it's time to stop? Or do you press on until someone else tells you to stop?

Taking A Poll

"Alcohol: liquid persuasion."
The Chemical Buddha discovered that somewhere between buzzed and alcohol poisoning was a sweet spot where he could get someone to do practically anything. Of course, this was the same zone where someone could want to kick his ass for practically any reason too. But to him, it was worth finding 'the zone'. TCB was convinced that some of the best sex he ever had was while he was drunk. The only problem was, he didn't remember any of it, so him being good in bed existed mostly in his mind. Judging by the stories we've heard and some of the videos we've been shown, we have to say his fantasy did not reflect any known reality.
How great do you think you are?
How great are you?
How often do you ask other people's opinion of you?
How often do you give your opinion to other people? When giving your opinion, do you tell them the truth or try not to hurt their feelings?

Running on Empty

"Alcoholics never have alcohol."
Today's insight was something The Chemical Buddha experienced in his early childhood. While his parents were drug addicts and drunks, within 45 minutes of them getting home from the liquor store (or dealer), everything was gone. They drank whatever they had. While his mother was a sex addict, outside of TCB's dad she never had sex with the same person twice. As a result, The Chemical Buddha was a 'use it till it’s gone' sort of guy. Believe us, you couldn't show up at his house expecting to find anything to drink, smoke or eat. Even if you brought your own stuff with you, he would quickly use whatever was within arm's reach. One time, while I was using the bathroom, he even drank the rest of my beer.
What is your philosophy? Do you save for a rainy day? Use what you have? Or does it depend upon what it is?
What do you save? What do you use up?

Pray Day

“I came here to play, not pray.”
The Chemical Buddha was pretty clear on how he wanted to spend what limited time he had on earth. And he decided that if he was going to be on his knees, he was either going to be puking into the toilet or clumsily trying to find someone’s clit with his tongue. So let’s just say he wasn’t a fan of praying. Unless he was praying to God to make the bed stop spinning or to keep him from throwing up all the alcohol he’d worked so hard to drink down. He figured all the time others devoted to their spiritual/religious practice, he would dedicate to his own brand of spiritual/religious practice. It was that very thinking that help put ‘enlightenment through pharmaceuticals’ on the spiritual map.
What do you spend most of your time doing?
Is it stuff you have to do or stuff you want to do?
What percentage of your day is spent doing things you want to do?

What'll you Have?

“The best beer is free beer.”
The Chemical Buddha was often asked, "What are you drinking?" To which he replied, "Whatever you’re buying." See, TCB didn’t have an alcohol (or drug or pussy preference). Whatever the universe provided was what he was taking. He didn’t want to refuse the universe and therefore make the universe mad. There’s nothing worse than living in a universe that thinks you’re ungrateful and don’t appreciate the bounty it lays out before you. Of course, this was also the line of thinking TCB tried to use on his ‘monks’ when he would walk around the house naked claiming he had a hard on (it was hard to see under all of his belly rolls). He would say, "Look what the universe has provided. Who wants to take advantage of this bounty?" Another thing you should know about TCB is he considered not answering to be a "Yes." So if you were passed out or too stoned to form a coherent answer, you were about to be filled with enlightenment (as he liked to call it).
What is your view of the universe? Does it provide everything you need? Or do you think it is always testing you or both?
Are you clear with your answers on what you will and will not do? Or do you move through life being taken advantage of and wondering how you got there?

Technicolor Yawn

“Waking up in your own puke gives you a different perspective.”
After one night of historically heavy drinking, The Chemical Buddha spent the rest of the night throwing up all over everything and everyone. (Not that he remembered any of it.) When he awoke, his mouth tasted like a zoo full of monkeys took a shit in it. And it smelled like it too. The Chemical Buddha claimed waking up in his own puke was a necessary step on his path. First, he realized eating was a waste of time. It killed his buzz and he’d just end up puking it up. So he stopped eating. Second, smoking pot didn’t make him puke but gave him the same feeling. From this point forward, he decided to only drink alcohol when he ran out of pot or couldn’t afford it.
What are some life changing events you’ve gone through?
How and why did it change how you lived?

Drink in the Enligtenment

"I thought I was enlightened. Then I sobered up."
The Chemical Buddha thought he was a lot of things while he was drunk: smart, funny, attractive, bulletproof and enlightened. (A crude definition of enlightenment is to know.) Once he reached enlightenment he knew he was none of these things. But he also became aware that other drunk people thought he was all of these things. Especially right before they passed out. So he turned his attention to learning how to keep people drunk enough to think he was awesome, but sober enough to keep them from blacking out. It was then that he turned his studies away from alcohol and more towards the hallucinogenic and cannabis realms. These seemed to offer the best combination for him and his followers.
Does who you think you are and who other people think you are match?
What would have to change for those to match?