Confestions To Make #1: MUSHY SPOTTING!

One of the various species of mushroom you can find growing on the Confest site

DISCLAMER:

I AM IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH DRUGS AND NOR IS ANYONE IN THIS BLOG POST, AS IT IS A WORK OF FICTION.

I DO NOT BY ANY MEANS INTEND TO PROMOTE DRUG USE OR MUSHROOM PICKING IN THIS POST, AND IF YOU DO THESE THINGS AND KILL YOURSELF, DON'T BLAME ME.

IT'S YOUR FAULT.

kthnks.

Mushrooms. 

Mushies. 

Shrooms. 

If you can't afford a rocket, these bad boys will take you on a trip to the moon no problem. I've heard of people stewing them and making tea with them, but you can just eat them raw, and the Confest site is absolutely littered with them.

So, it comes as no surprise then that one day, as I was helping set up the Vibes Space, Jonah walks up with a mushroom in his hand, looking very pleased with himself and impressed by it's size, claiming there were larger ones around where he'd found this particular specimen. I asked how he knew it was trippy and not poisonous, and here is what he told me...

(Please get out your pens and paper, it's time to take notes, class)

SHROOM PICKING 101:

A WHAT TO LOOK FOR BASED ON WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HIPPIES AND THE LIKES OF

Step 0: Google this shit before you believe me and do the smart thing (I can't be bothered) and make sure you have an emergency plan ready in case shit goes BAD

Step 1: Find a place where mushies grow (I guess)

Step 2: Find some mushies (could be a smart move)

Step 3: Pick mushy BUT DO NOT EAT! (you could die)

Step 4: Search the stem for any skirting (it should be smooth. If there is any skirting at all, fuck it off and wash your hands before eating)

Step 5: Search the cap for any oily residue (there should be NONE)

Step 6: Now you know this particular fungi is fairly not too poisonous really (possibly), feel free to break it open with your fingers (no eating yet). If this mushroom is going to get you high, you should see this:

The yellow (or whatever color the mushy is) flesh of the shroom will slowly (or rapidly, if it's SUPER trippy) turn blue.

Step 7: If you have followed all the steps above and are feeling confident about your little "Fun Guy", take a tiny bite to test exactly how strong it is.

Step 8: enjoy the effects, and take as much as you feel up to, or as much as you can handle! 

Safe to say, none of us went past step 6. I was game to try mushies whilst at Confest, but not until I was TOTALLY sure that they weren't poisonous (taste tester, hehehe). This day never came, but it was only my first, and I plan on going back to this marvelous festival again and again!

If you aren't sure what any of this is about, here is a link to my Confest article:

http://acoupleoflines.blogspot.com/2014/05/confest-1742014-2142014.html

Other than that, thanks for reading! More Confestions to ome, and more travel stories to tell! Feel free to share and follow!