Blog - Stripped
Small FontsDefault FontsLarge Fonts

Stripped

Tales of the naked city, from a Las Vegas dancer.


June 7, 2008 · 9:25 AM

Dalliance with coke a bad idea

By Justice

Illustration: Justice

I haven't really done coke since I was pregnant a few years ago. Don't judge me. I'm not a bad parent. I killed the baby right away. Getting an abortion was the only logical decision. That is a story for another time.

I've never been heavy into coke. I do it maybe twice a year when all the factors play out right. Or if I'm bored and it’s going around. I did it a little more while I was pregnant but only because I was drinking so much and my judgment was clouded ... and the guy in the parking lot had a trusting face. Hard times, I tell you.

Since I barely dabble in it, my body isn't used to coke at all and it was exceptionally potent when I did it this weekend. I was in control and it was a lot of fun. I was at a party with good friends and good strangers. I dressed up in an “Alice in Wonderland” costume and pranced around in good company.

Other adult workers were there and the stuff was in no short supply. Fat rails sat on mirrors like hors d'oeuvre platters. We gathered around with our own straws (sharing is dangerous as it can spread disease) and partook of the party favors. It burned hard when I breathed it in and left an icky taste in my mouth. It was much like eating nail-polish remover.

It was getting late so I excused myself to go to work. I stripped out of the puffy pastel blue skirt and white apron and left. I arrived at the campy strip joint, signed in for my shift and quickly realized that the coke made me too reactive and that I should never work while high. I just feel like I might have been violent with someone if they crossed me. I couldn't even start talking to people until I started coming down several hours later. I should have stayed at the party.

The next day when I woke up, some time around 6 p.m., I went to the bathroom and blew my nose. The snot was plentiful and swirled with blood. It looked like that pre-mixed creamy peanut butter and jelly stuff you get in jars but sprinkled with sugar. I suppose that will be enough coke for me this year. Blacked-out drunkenness is more my speed anyway.

5 Comments So Far

Do you ever NOT make bad decisions, Honey??? Are you kidding me?? And when you become addicted (which doesn't happen by choice honey, it takes hold of you before you can stop it), was it really worth it?

I hate when I meet new people, and you find out the hard way they're into this stuff, because if I would have known from the first, I would NOT have made that anyone I would associate with.

No, cocaine (not the cool "coke" as you call it) should not be messed with. Thanks for the warning, but the real adults probably know that...You know, the ones working a 9 to 5, not a pole and a lap.

Posted by: nokneed on 6/8/08 at 10:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow! It's hard not to judge.

Posted by: johnvegas-old on 6/9/08 at 8:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks for reading, sugar.

"To err is human, but it feels divine" - Mae West

Posted by: Justice_4_all on 6/9/08 at 11:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey nokneed. You may have a 9 to 5 job, but you also have no idea of the real world. Don't judge someone on something you know nothing about, and don't condescend to someone just because they're different from you.

Justice, you are intriguing. And a really good writer. I'll be bookmarking this blog. Keep it up, and take care of yourself.

Posted by: Morgan on 8/11/08 at 5:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

nokneed:
Don't push your puritanical views on the rest of the world. It's annoying and pretty pathetic.
Justice, your blog is alot of fun to read. You are talented.Keep it up.

Posted by: C_Marie on 2/4/09 at 11:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Commenting requires registration.

Comments are moderated by Las Vegas Weekly editors. Our goal is not to limit the discussion, but rather to elevate it. Comments should be relevant and contain no abusive language. Full comments policy.

Already Registered? Log In Below.
Username:
Password:  Forgotten your password?
 

SMS Alerts

Videos

Video Library

Flash is required

Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Nov 5, 2009
by Xania Woodman

Beergarita

It was quite by happenstance that I came upon the beergarita, or perhaps it found me. I was blissfully unaware of the house-party staple’s existence until two glasses literally put ...
Read more...