Too many science experiments

I tried Salvia divinorum again last night, in an attempt to feel its effects more clearly. It was one of the craziest experiences of my life. The world all became more crystalline, almost like a kaleidescope at first, before revealing itself as more fractal-like. I was frozen in place, staring at the lighter I had just dropped down. Joe and Kris were sitting to my right watching TV. If I looked at the lighter more, then 2 points on the top surface were Joe and Kris again, their parallel lines of sight the top sides of the lighter, the far side of the top of the lighter the TV screen, and the side of the lighter was me. I was trapped. I tried to escape from one level and just moved on to the next, at a spiral right angle from where I had been originally. In and in and in. At change points I was able to move sometimes, to glance around and make sure everything was there. It was all still the same each time. Joe and Kris' observation was that I sat like a statue for about 7 minutes. I had no concept of time. I thought it might take forever, but it also felt like one moment. I think I'll try it alone again next time so I don't feel so paranoid about other people being there, and about the TV's presence. At about minute 7 I looked up and laughed, "That was weird!" They started asking me questions but I told them I needed about 4 more minutes, which I think was an accurate estimate. After half an hour the effects seem to have completely warn off. I felt good, and strange.

In my more main stream science experiment, I got evaluated at the gym for my fitness program: 72.6 kg/160.06 lbs, BMI 24.3 (Francisco and I are exactly tied on this one, crazy), body fat 35% (a little high, he said, but way better than what Nikhila's scale told me last month, 49%! Nikhila, your scale may be a little off, which is good news for everyone.), Blood pressure 130/91! He said it sometimes measures a little high. I'm hoping that's the case. Jesus. My BP was only 120/70 when I had it measured in June. I did some cardio stuff the past 2 days, although it seems to have given me a license to eat everything. The major factor keeping me from eating like crap in the past was that it made me feel tired and headache-y, but working out seems to prevent these problems. I'll try a little harder to return to a substantially raw/unprocessed spread, although it would be interesting to see whether working out or eating crap foods wins the body tug of war.