The Natural Highs FAQ made Nutmeg sound like a substance
definitely worth avoiding, but after talking to a friend of mine, I
decided to give it a try.  It didn't do much, but I was extremely groggy
for the remainder of the following day (something I didn't relate to the
Nutmeg for quite some time)...

	I didn't give up, however, and I decided that I had a neat
alternative to watching the Super Bowl...  I kept a little account of
what happened - it reads as follows:

January 31, 1993 -
 
        4:35 P.M. : I toss enough nutmeg in my mouth to make closing
it difficult (due to a snap of the wrist that was a bit more zealous
than I'd planned).  Ice water as a chaser (that -has- to be relatively
safe).
 
        5:05 P.M. : Another 3/4 tbsp or so, and water.
 
        5:20 P.M. : Felt like about a tablespoon this time.  I've been
eating quite a few itty bitty rice cakes, due to hunger.
 
        5:35 P.M. : Effectively finished off my bottle of nutmeg...  I
barely coaxed down 2 more mouthfuls of about 1/2 tbsp each.  Let's
assume about 3.75 tbsp over the past hour.
 
        6:13 P.M. : Mild headache
 
        8:00 P.M. : Slightly dizzy, especially when walking.
 
        8:51 P.M. : Unbelievably dizzy, and my hearing is indefinate.
I feel soooo heavy.  I am sinking constantly, and my vision is slowed.
Neat. Pleasant.  Relaxed.
 
        9:08 P.M. :  Same as above, but I am spinning, also.  This is
still very relaxing and peaceful.  My head is swimming especially, and
my motions feel much different than I am used to - sort of as if the
motions are dragging behind the limbs that are moving.
 
        9:20 P.M. : Just got off telephone - my short-term memory is
virtually nonexistant - I couldn't repeat something I'd said 10
seconds ago.  I had been watching Acidwarp, and - wow.  It was
unbelievable.  Somehow my vision seems amplified.  I noticed patterns
I'd never seen before, and I felt like I was "in" many of them.  I am
spinning in 10 ways at once, slowly. On my way to bed.
 
 
February 1, 1993 -
 
        6:05 A.M. : I wake up, with a bit of a headache, and a mild
spinning sensation.  I'm a bit tipsy, a little less balance than I'd
like, but I'm not moving inefficiently.
 
        6:06 P.M. : Almost all the effects are gone, I had cottonmouth
pretty bad all day, and I was weak - not tired, but weak, and my head
was never quite still.  Not at all unpleasant, just a bit of an
inconvenience.


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I went back and edited that a tad, because a few of the errors I made
were embarassing - I dropped some punctuation, spelling, even a word or
two...
 
	Anyhow, I really enjoyed this.  I used pre-ground nutmeg, bought
relatively recently...  It's not something I plan to use regularly, but
I have some whole nutmeg I plan try try freshly-ground...  I've also
heard good things about mixing it with mace.  I never felt sick, apart
from certain times during the hangover on Monday (I had P.E. that day at
school - somewhat nasty, I'll admit.)

	For thsoe of you that missed it, "Acidwarp" (which I referred
to) is this wonderful PC VGA kaleidescope program written by Noah
Spurrier.  I always liked it, but I am definitely glad I thought to
watch it while I was on the nutmeg.  Also - I went to sleep listening to
music (Skinny Puppy, actually..)  That was nifty, as I heard things
differently.  Most of the new things I heard were in the higher ranges,
which made the entire CD sound different.  I noticed some spoken words
I'd never heard before and can't find again - either they're not meant
to be heard consciously, or I was putting it there myself.

	The only unpleasant part of this at all was the hangover, and
that was even kind of nice - it was refreshing to have something to do
at school...  I found that I felt as if I was falling, most of the time.
 If I leaned to the side, I kept going that way for quite some time.  If
I leaned to the left, and then the right, I kept falling in both
directions for quite some time.  I would have to say that this was, all
together, a positive experience.  Anyone else have a story to share?