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Burning Man 2011: Rites of Passage -::- the moving pictures show
Maybe soon the right song will slide on or an opportunity will blossom from a seed planted in the desert, but I haven't been able to positively frame my time at Burning Man this year. I'm too drained to regret it, but nor am I happy I went. To make up for that, and for my lack of pictures, as my camera died its first day there, here are my videos ( Read more... ) -
on whom the pale moon gleams
Ode
by Arthur O'ShaughnessyWe are the music-makers ( Read more... ) -
the basic essentials of burning man: a packing list
As of today, I have 14 days until I leave with Robin and Nathan for Burning Man 2012.
I am not even remotely prepared. I can't even pretend that I am remotely prepared. The two people I'm travelling with are two burn-virgins, too, so I am somehow the most experienced leader of our little pack in spite of being the one with the least resources to ( Read more... ) -
I want you to know that some things are still hard, but a lot is getting better.
My injuries are still significant, though my ankle is almost entirely fixed thanks to a birthday massage session with Doug in May while I was down there for Joe and Drew's wake. He helped my back, too, enough that I can get around again, even if not very well. I'm still going through naproxin like candy, but I'm no longer so regularly bed-ridden. ( Read more... ) -
cigarettes and chocolate milk
"... the best power/weight ratio for humans is found in 12-year-old girls, but unfortunately they don't have the stamina needed to be long range human powered aircraft pilots.I recently spent a week and a half in Seattle attempting to take care of Tony, who just had all four of his wisdom teeth yanked out. It was, oddly, good times, even though I ( Read more... ) -
my very favourite art car
Duane Flatmo's steampunk-styled artcar, El Pulpo Mechanico
El Pulpo was made entirely from recycled materials, mostly scavenged scrap metal, and only completely assembled for the very first time on playa.
It was astonishing, how there could be so much in one place. We arrived to a line-up, dust and darkness and running lights, every tenth ( Read more... ) -
leaving for burning man and I'm not afraid. i have binoculars and my cape and my fangs.
500 people in 100 seconds.
And with that, I leave for the desert. Jordan's due here any minute and all of my things are packed. We're hoping to stop in Tacoma on the way down, so Andrew and I can finally meet, but as I haven't heard from him yet, it may be something we'll do on the way back. Our only other stop is Reno, to shoot some cards and ( Read more... )
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