Drug Diaries
These diary entires are Katy Brenner's documentation of her experience in the drug scene during the 60's in the early stages of the Hippie movement.
Diary entry #1 Febuary 3rd 1961
Dear Diary, due to the huge new "Hippie" movement going on here in portland and apprently around the U.S, drugs seem to have become very popular latley. This sparks my interest as everyday while at school my friends seem to talk about diffrent things they have tried and experienced and it's starting to make me a little jelous honestly.
My friend Colin mentioned that he is getting some Marijuana sometime tomorrow from his friend and i think i'm going to join him and some other people to try it, i'm a little nervous about it but i can only hope it will be as much of a blast as the others say it is.
Diary entry #2 Febuary 4th 1961
Dear Diary, so the marijuana was a huge let down after all, i'm writing this just hoping i don't be sick anymore. At first it was pretty amazing, i took a few drags from the "joint" as they called it and after around 30 seconds or so i started to become very light headed and a kind of wheightless feeling washed over me which made me rock back and fourth while staring into space, if i was to ever try to reach peace, i would say that will be the closest i ever get.
However, after having a little more the wheightless feeling starting overwhelming me and it started feeling as if i was on a boat that was shifting on very heavy waves which made me feel extremlly sick. I couldn't keep my balance and i ended up just falling over and lying there for a good 20 minutes before getting up and immediatly vomiting in the nearest bush. I have felt the same for most of the day except i have more body control now and i have somewhere to lie down which isn't the street.
I guess this drug is okay in small quantities but it's nothing amazing really other than for a quick buzz and relaxing. nothing special to me and i probably won't be having more but i'll try to keep an
Diary entry #1 Febuary 3rd 1961
Dear Diary, due to the huge new "Hippie" movement going on here in portland and apprently around the U.S, drugs seem to have become very popular latley. This sparks my interest as everyday while at school my friends seem to talk about diffrent things they have tried and experienced and it's starting to make me a little jelous honestly.
My friend Colin mentioned that he is getting some Marijuana sometime tomorrow from his friend and i think i'm going to join him and some other people to try it, i'm a little nervous about it but i can only hope it will be as much of a blast as the others say it is.
Diary entry #2 Febuary 4th 1961
Dear Diary, so the marijuana was a huge let down after all, i'm writing this just hoping i don't be sick anymore. At first it was pretty amazing, i took a few drags from the "joint" as they called it and after around 30 seconds or so i started to become very light headed and a kind of wheightless feeling washed over me which made me rock back and fourth while staring into space, if i was to ever try to reach peace, i would say that will be the closest i ever get.
However, after having a little more the wheightless feeling starting overwhelming me and it started feeling as if i was on a boat that was shifting on very heavy waves which made me feel extremlly sick. I couldn't keep my balance and i ended up just falling over and lying there for a good 20 minutes before getting up and immediatly vomiting in the nearest bush. I have felt the same for most of the day except i have more body control now and i have somewhere to lie down which isn't the street.
I guess this drug is okay in small quantities but it's nothing amazing really other than for a quick buzz and relaxing. nothing special to me and i probably won't be having more but i'll try to keep an