We are about to jump into the deep water here. I’m talking mid 2000s Livejournal type shit. If you doubt how little I care about monetization, let me show you.

This afternoon, I will be putting together my biggest paper thus far in any of my courses, and I’m honestly just using this space to get my creative juices flowing. It’s going to get weird.

Usually, before I have to write a big paper I listen to music and just vibe for a while. This has been my busiest midterm season yet, and while I am on top of things, it’s been a ride. Needless to say, I’ve been listening to a lot of tunes.

Today I put on Tyler the Creator’s Chromakopia for the first time in months. This album dropped in 2024 while I was in the middle of a harvest, so there were many front-to-back listens while trimming.

The thing about this album is it took me multiple listens for it to click. Normally, I wouldn’t advocate forcing yourself to listen to things, if you knew how many times I tried to force myself to like the Beatles you would be blown away, it was always an awful time.

Chromakopia, however, deserves more than one shot. I am big on giving albums a serious front-to-back listen where you focus on the music first. Most Hip-Hop fans who are willing to sit down and do that with this album would get lost in it, I think. I’m not going to review the album track for track or anything like those other White dudes on YouTube with the mustaches, but yeah, it’s really good, kind of strange, and really requires full attention to be appreciated.

Chromakopia is a great example of an artist being genuinely introspective and exposing themselves through their work. It’s good. Anybody reading this who doesn’t like Hip-Hop, I would recommend at least reading some of the lyrics

I have a really difficult time being still, and I tend to smoke a lot of weed while diving into school work, as it helps me focus and pay attention. I know you’re thinking of Jim Breuer from half-baked or something, but it isn’t like that. It’s more like sipping a scotch than doing gravity bong hits. This may no longer be the case, as I have finally dipped into my hash stash.

When you trim marijuana, a bunch of the trichomes fall off. If you have a screen to trim over, all those trichomes can be pressed into something called dry sift hash.

Really, if you are growing and trimming your own weed, these screens are a must. I have so much of it, and I only grew a few plants last season.

As my marijuana supply begins to dwindle and my next grow fires up, I decided to finally dip in. Next thing you know, my paper was in a minimized tab, and I was posting pictures of Elon Musk’s tits on social media. I regret nothing but wow this shit hits like a truck.

I’ve had the giggles all week and have written some pretty good papers. I’ve also wasted hours on social media being stupid and I need to stop. I am still ahead of the game, so I should probably mop up these midterms. Great, my brain has warmed up, see ya!

Tommy Cassidy