Posted January 25th, 2008, in: Uncategorized

I live in Sebastopol CA.

When I was younger, I used to be really into mushroom hunting. My friend Wes and I would go out and look for mushrooms and then look up the ones we’d find. I always wanted to find a Fly Agaric because they’re so damn pretty.

I noticed a bunch yesterday when I was walking, and I was going to leave them alone until my desk got attacked today by some ants (for no reason. There’s nothing for them here and I even just cleaned everything too). The Wikipedia says Fly Agarics contain a natural insecticide. Maybe having these pretty darlings on my desk for a few days will make the ants go away.

Aren’t they beautiful? They’re like the quintessential fairy-land mushrooms. Big too!

Amanita Muscaria are generally considered poisonous, but are also ‘psychoactive,’ causing a delirium or dream-like state. Don’t eat them. Delirium is not a desirable form of intoxication, especially at the cost of the sickness these mushrooms also promise. These mushrooms are good for looking at, and possibly for killing bugs.