Sept. 3, 2023, 12:42 p.m.

An incomplete list of things that have turned me on while on drugs

Drugs taught me that unconventional stimuli can trigger sexual arousal - from music to sitcom blooper reels.

Sub Missives

Weed, and occasionally shrooms, make my body respond with sexual arousal to some unusual stimuli. Here are some notable examples:

  1. Music – especially chordally lush orchestral music

  2. Videos of people being competent at tasks, such as shining their leather boots or chopping wood

  3. Makeup tutorial videos narrated in soothing tones

  4. Videos of people doing improv (I like funny dorks, okay?)

  5. Videos of people doing musical improv (I like funny dorks who can sing, okay?)

  6. Memories of wistful moments with former crushes

  7. Sunsets

  8. The feeling of fabric against my skin

  9. The seam of my pants pressing into me

  10. Videos of people playing video games at a high skill level

  11. Pictures of mountains

  12. Pictures of various celebrities' hands

  13. Pictures of designer shoes

  14. Perfume

  15. Videos of barbershop quartets

  16. Sex toy reviews

  17. Poems (and not even necessarily sexy ones)

  18. The feeling of the tip of my pen gliding against smooth paper as I write

  19. The idea that someone in the world could theoretically have a crush on me right now

  20. Chocolate

  21. Pictures of really gorgeous ukuleles

  22. Sitcom blooper reels

  23. Videos of classical guitarists

  24. Oil paintings

  25. The concept of being self-sufficient

Drugs have taught me many lessons over the years, and I guess one of them is: a lot more things can be sexy than what we traditionally deem to be sexy! I always seem to be happier and hornier when I lean into my very Taurean desire to fill my life with sensual delights, plus media that makes me laugh or cry or scream or all of the above.

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