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http://www.pandora.com/

I haven't used it for a while, but it's awesome. Type in an artist or song you like and it'll find more for you based on the style of music. Last time I checked, you got 10 free hours until you had to buy a membership. I doubt they could track that though. It also lets you skip songs you don't like. The music is completely under your control.

Edit: it just made me register. You can choose to pay monthly ($3-4) or use it free, but with ads. Oh well. Still better than AM/FM.

Why do people hate to part with their cuttings?

Is it a bad idea to buy the leaves off of eBay? I've bought a total of 1.5oz on dried leaves of Salvia for a total of $22... which sounds like what you paid for on iamshaman.com.

Also, I might be interested in buying a plant, what would be the best/cheapest way to do it?

Thanks for the reply and the tips. I'll keep trying the leaves... I suppose if that still doesn't work I'll try to "break through" using an extract, then switch back to leaves.

Is there anything I can do to prepare for a trip? Do I need to be in a certain state of mind, and what should my surroundings be like (light/no light, music, etc...)?

Salvia is the first "recreational" drug I have tried.

I bought 1/2oz of dried leaves online. I fashioned myself a Sobe bong (pounded in the metal cap, made holes in it, then made a hole in the bottom of the glass). I filled if with water, then put a pinch of salvia in the bowl. I left the lighter flame on it the entire time the water was draining.

The bottle was filled with a thick smoke. I breathed in about half and held it in maybe 15-25 seconds (i can't hold my breath very long). I did the same for the other half. I still wasn't feeling anything so I repeated this whole procedure 2 more times. I still didn't feel anything so I used it as a pipe, sucking on the hole on the bottom and not filling it with any water. I still thought I had felt nothing.

When I looked up, it felt like my eyes kept jumping around. If I stared at an object, my eyes would jump around slightly insead of focusing on it. Then I got up and tried to move around. It felt like I was in a dream, except everything was the same. Some thing felt different when I walked-maybe it felt like I was gliding a tiny bit. Also, my coordination was slightly off becuase it took 2 tries to pick up my lighter.

And that's basically it. I went to bed right after cleaning up all my supplies.

Is it normal for the first experience to be so mild? A friend told me that the very first time he tried smoking it, he couldn't feel anything. He said it took 2 or 3 times before he could really start feeling it.

I tend to be very pessimistic, and I was pretty sure I was one of the people who are really insensitive to salvia. I was glad to even get to level one on the 'salvia' scale. I haven't tried it a second time, yet.

Is there something I did wrong? Is there a step I forgot? Or am I just going to have to buy the expensive extracts in order to feel anything beyond 'subtle' effects?

Surprised this wasnt mentioned... http://www.thepiratebay.org/