on getting stoned

so i found out the other day that i have kidney stones in my kidneys. and i think that they're not very cool but i have found a few things that makes the pain subside that are not some weirdo hallucinogenic pharmaceuticals that i can't pronounce.


1. drinking insane amounts of water and mint tea. i drank so much mint tea the other day my pee smelled minty.
2. shit tons of home made tomato soup. okay, so i am very poor and all i did was buy one pound of plum tomatoes, a clove of garlic, a left over red onion, and some egg noodles. total cost was under 3 dollars anyway. all i did was put the tomatoes in a food processors cook them with the other stuff, did not use salt, used pepper. and bam. kidney tonic to bring to lunch for work for the next three days. and i can feel it working.
3. i take some supplements of ginger root, magnesium, aloe, and all this other stuff mixed together that a long time ago i stole from the whole foods. it costs actually only 8 dollars and it seems kind of effective in this kidney stone battle. also omega 3 fatty acid pills. since yo body can only absorb a certain amount of these supplements anyway, take them with food and water and don't over do it, it won't really matter.
4. exercise. at first i was being a baby and did not want to move but then i started riding my bike a lot more and doing like a 15 minute stretch session every night and the pain has subsided especially when i sleep.

anyway, here in san diego i went and saw some bands play last night


http://www.myspace.com/therubysuns
it was the first time i have heard either of these bands. the ruby suns were definitely my style : songs that i didn't know but i could still dance to. something about san diego bars with music means that people are either afraid or do not like dancing. they kinda fiddle their legs but no one really moves their feet. anyhoo, they're a lot like a smaller new zeland spin on animal collective but have a lot of beats similar to the tough alliance and studio. euro dancey shit i don't know, i liked it though. i think i embarrassed my friend because i was dancing too aggressively for these so cal peeps. surfs up

also,
http://www.myspace.com/thedodos

i was expecting an old school punk band when i heard the name but this also shows how much i know about bands and their names. i liked the sound ok. maybe the venue called the casbah dopes not have the greatest sound or maybe in tampa florida everyone plays really fucking loud. i felt like i would have enjoyed both sets a lot more if it were louder and the quality of the sound was a little more clear. cause this was not some lo-fi shit, ya know?

my experience here in san diego is mixed. i try to get out and do my thing but most of the time i feel like i am out of my element and have no initiative to start a conversation with anyone. archetypes scare me because i always think i see someone i know but then i remember how uncreative white kids are. we all look the same. it freaks me out.