Blog 3

So, I just tried i-Dosing. Am I high? Not so much. First, I watched this video and it was garbage, to say the least. The images in the video kind of freaked me out at first. I felt as though I was being brainwashed rather than drugged. The image looked a lot like a warping eye -- maybe the Eye of Sauron trying to possess me? -- but sometimes warped into a snowflake or some random religious symbols. In the background, your typical techno music was playing: heavy on the bass, very electronic, and super obnoxious. As I said before, I was a bit freaked out at first, but that wore off quickly. About two minutes in, I was hoping for the video to end so I could go get some eye drops.

Second, I watched this video, as per Patrick's recommendation. This had a bit more of an effect, but I still can't really say that it got me high. It was more trance-y than anything, with its constantly moving, bright graphics and techno music. Once again, it made me want to reach for some eye drops, but this one actually had a pretty neat aftereffect. When I moved my eyes from the screen to my New Super Mario Bros. Wii poster, the edges blurred and the poster kind of wiggled, if you will. After a few blinks, this effect completely disappeared.

All in all, I think that i-Dosing just seems like a bunch of optical and auditory tricks. I don't really understand why there would be such an outrage over the videos themselves. They don't seem that much different from a deadmau5 concert, but I feel like the same people who have a problem with these videos would probably think that deadmau5 is the leader of some Satanic cult. I feel like the bigger problem with the videos is that people are afraid that their kids will try real drugs if they are so willing and able to try i-Dosing. Me? I'll stick to deadmau5.