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    Hey there, thanks for the question! I use art as a way of releasing the emotional tension I acquire throughout life (for me, even positive emotions can make me feel tense, overwhelmed, or uncomfortable). As a long-time photographer, I have acquired a plethora of pictures which hold a great amount of sentimental value to me. Instead of posting them here as they are, I decided to take them a step further, and turn them into art.

No I haven't, so thank you for sharing that! Octopi are fascinating both visually and functionally. I'd love to have this particular ability, but I fear I might have myself surrounded by a constant cloud of ink, haha. Also, it doesn't sound as beautiful if it's being sprayed from human orifices. Erh.

That sounds both hilarious and terrifying at the same time. Fortunately, that's the best mix, at least when it comes to telling a story. It's interesting because even though you weren't physically skin cells on someone's arm, you still experienced what that could possibly be like. What if all our cells are actually conscious on their own little level, and get to deal with inconvenient shit like that all the time? Lol.

I've been curious about Salvia, but everyone I've talked to seems to be of the opinion that most of the time it's not worth it.

I think at the moment it would have to be Tundra by Squarepusher.

I love the contrast between the heavy yet cool atmosphere and the aggressive percussion. But I should probably stop blasting it while driving because I get lost in the beats and lose focus sometimes, lol.

Oh, thank you! Erowid is the kind of material that should be taught in schools instead of programs like DARE. As with sex education, abstinence-only or fear-based curricula fail to address the underlying reasons for wanting to use a substance, and do not provide information on safe behavior should a person choose to proceed.

I do believe in life beyond Earth, or perhaps outside our dimension. That said, I don't hold my beliefs about the unknown strongly, and either way, what I do or do not believe has no effect on what is actually true. "Truth" is always subjective, to some extent. No matter how objectively we may try to see the world, simply being human hinders our ability to do so completely.