pee in a cup

just out today aids-write.org

i got a heads up from richard kearns at aids-write about this post. it was originally posted on craigslist on july 4th. it's fascinating and i thought i would share it.

i have some opinions here, but i would rather hear what you may have to say.


WeeTest© We are a group of Medical Cannabis patients against meth
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Reply to: comm-366801340@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-07-04, 11:50PM PDT

We are a group of Medical Cannabis patients against meth use and other hard drugs.

We have our meetings and we play a game we call WeeTest©. Any one of us can purchase ANY $40 dollar drug urine test and pass around the dice at the next meeting. We all roll the dice until snake eyes come up, Whoever gets snake eyes on the dice pees in the cup . It is OK to come up positive for cannabis. If you come up positive for other illegal drugs you will not be allowed into the meetings for another month and then you must test negative to get back in the door of that meeting. This WeeTest© game is part of our weekly meeting ritual. All newcomers are expected to bring any home drug screening test they can find at their local pharmacy that screens for meth and other drugs so we can use it on you or another newcomer.

We are a club that is against the use of hard drugs and drunkenness.

We draw the line between Medical Cannabis medicating and hard drug abuse and drunkenness. If you do not like our mission leave us alone. We are against harm in every way. We do not want any druggies hanging around us and we are dead serious about it. We are tired of alcoholics and druggies messing up our medical needs based environment. If you are interested in being initiated into our group email me. Narcs are welcome to come. We are on your side. Stop the harm. Stop the waste of lives. We draw the line. WeeTest©

On Ebay I have seen urine drug screening tests as low as 6 dollars per test. Play the WeeTest© game with your family. It works. It can save your family. Are you afraid to play? Why? Is dad afraid to play? Is mom afraid to play? Are the kids afraid to play the WeeTest© game. Who’s afraid to play WeeTest game? It’s nothing personal and it can be very random. It could save your family. Play it with your friends to see who they really are. Show them who you really are. Roll the dice. Snake eyes and your it. Some dice, a drug testing kit, and some guts is all you need to play the WeeTest© game. Show your family and your friends who you really are. Play the WeeTest© game.

what do you think?

through to the next round

today is a short post. i am hoping to start a conversation about rectal microbicides in my city. i don't hear about them much here. i only hear about them on lifelube . but the implications are exciting to me. they are exciting because i never liked giving head to a baggie. and condoms are much more work than i've ever heard eluded to. i think rectal microbicides may bring a new face, a new voice, and a fresh perspective to safer behavior and to gay men taking care of each other. just what do you think?

rectal microbicides - through to the next round.

serosorting my dreams

i sent out the link for the new mhmp website and have gotten back some pretty good feedback. it is not all original text. we made arrangements with a seattle agency to "lift" some collateral. there is hardly logic to recreate a lot of information if it has already been done with excellence. there is certainl growth necessary on the site, and changes are bound to be made. but i am glad it is off the ground. this whole project is truly a dream coming true for me.

in the "getting off" group last night, we were discussing "coming out all over again" about our crystal meth addiction, or use. it turned into a very lively discussion about many things, including coming out about hiv, coming out as a gay man, and the very timely topic of serosorting popped up. i think serosorting could be a healthy sign for our culture. it doesn't need to be divisive, however. it could just mean that someone is paying attention to some risks, and does not necessarily have to be a tool for mean-spiritedness. i only wish that it would become commonplace to have conversations about status and no longer be an issue. do the psychological difficulties of serosorting outweigh the physical risks in not asking? does the "barebacking" philosophy dominate? can we have hot sex without it being anonymous? there are not simple answers to these questions from where i stand. i think it would be a step in a great direction if we started moving towards acceptance of both status(es), looking at our own individual fears, and think about becoming a more unified culture around hiv again. and maybe start teaching the rest of the world how we have learned to heal ourselves, so they can start to do the same.


well, a guy can dream can't he?





way to go - paul potts- way to go. funny how seeing a clip of someone else's dream coming true makes me feel better about having my own dreams.