We haven't heard much from the Logtown boys lately, because the mushrooms Simon found were, of course, psychadelic. So our heroes have spent a lot of time dazed, confused, and rubbing their faces and thinking the ants in the trailer were much larger and colorful than they actually were.

The least desirable result of this is that the boys no longer have jobs. Or, more specifically, Simon and Fletcher have joined Richie in the jobless department. They traded mushrooms for pizza delivery and beer. They sold mushrooms to Richie's mom so they could pay their utility bills.

But now the mushroom patch is barren, and the boys have begun to return to reality.

"(unintelligible mumbling)."

Richie's eyes opened. "What?"

Simon rolled over from his face-down position on the floor.

The mumbling became more coherent. "When are we?" Fletcher asked.

Richie was silent for a long moment. "I don't know." His eyes began to focus on his hands, which were slowly working their way around his spot on the sofa. "Where's my cigarettes?"

Maybe we should give them some more time to recover......