At 8 pm or so, I took ~20mg of 2C-T-7 in solution. I'd gotten some uncomfortable body load at 20mg, so I was apprehensive about taking a lot at once, especially since there'd be family around for the first few hours. 45-60 minutes later, I ate another 10mg.

By the time I'd eaten the second dose I was already feeling it, very slightly. 2c-t-7 seems to make its presence aware early on, hours before the real trip starts. By 10 or so I was a definite +. There seemed to be visual things happening, but nothing developed further.

By 11 or so I was getting a bit frustrated, and also feeling quite tweaked and uncomfortable. An acquaintance convinced me to take 5mg sublingually, and I figured it couldn't hurt (plus, I didn't want an other underdose) I was feeling things, alright, but nothing terribly remarkable. The body load was kind of protracted since I had staggered the dosages. Gradually I began to get more relaxed mentally, and by 1 or 1:30 I was FINALLY tripping, at a definite ++.

The computer gave off very bad vibes, so I turned it off and listened to Tortoise's TNT, did some stretching. I did notice I was much more flexible than usual, and I had a sort of increased body awareness. And when I took my mind off the comp I noticed some very complex, but sublime visuals. It wasn't anything you'd look at and say "wow," but there was a lot going on. I also noticed a very nice mental aspect to the trip. As I'd read, the feeling was happy, calm, and content. Some resemblance to MDMA. Bodily there were feelings of warmth emanating from deep inside if I sat in a comfortable position and stayed still.

The visuals required a lot of suspension of disbelief to get much out of, but what was there was quite pretty. I found lying on my back on the floor and staring at the ceiling to be a nice activity. I turned off all the lights, then put my face smack in front of a 120 light bulb for a minute or so, then turned off the light, lay down, and enjoyed the color show. Rich rainbow tones were predominant. It took minutes for my visual field to recover from this.

Around 2:30 I decided to smoke a joint. This did me in. It really put me in the frame of mind I needed to be in to appreciate the t7 visuals. I noticed swirly patterns. The coolest visual of the night I think.. I was listening to music and looking at my desk. There were a few ashes from the joint on it, but they looked like notes to me. Like, sheet music notes. Studying the scene further I found t7's visual workings to be quite deep and complex. If only they were more immediately obvious!

The mental aspect of the trip was very nice, and I started to notice it more as the trip progressed. An ability to analyze things that bothered me detachedly and objectively. This material was heart-opening in a subtle, but authentic way. I had many deep insights during the night, especially towards the end when I was trying to sleep.

By 4:30 or so I noticed I was coming down a bit. I smoked some more pot. By now I was getting a lot of uncomfortable neck and shoulder tension, as well as a pounding headache. This didn't bother me as much as it would have on say, acid. The mental set was such that it didn't matter tremendously, though I found the headache to be a problem when I was trying to sleep later on.

I tried going to sleep at 6:30, but wasn't able to until about 8 am.

In retrospect, it was a big mistake taking the doses so far apart from each other. 35 all at once probably would have been significantly stronger. But ah well, that's how you learn. I'm going to save my remaining 45 mg for an occassion when I have a lot of time to myself and don't have to worry much about external circumstances. Even had the idea of combining it with MDMA, but I'm not sure. I'd have to ask the mushroom first.

2c-t-7 is quite nice. It's a pity I seem to be so resistant to it visually. The mental aspect, however, is very, very nice. Honest introspection, deep insight, and a clear head.