I'm going to be in the SF Bay area from the 8th through the 12th, on pleasure, not business. If any Nick fans out there would like to get together, drop me a line at nick dot hess at gmail dot com.

What's Burning Man like?

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I'm in Berkeley, makin' pickles for the desert:


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Clay and I shipped off most of our Burning Man equipment today. This was one of the biggest hurdles to face, in terms of absolute time. Now I just need to finish selecting my recipes, make sure that the kitchen and meal menus are sufficiently organized, shave my head... and go. 9 days and counting.

Ten years ago, fearfully, I headed out to Burning Man. I had never been before. I knew nobody there. I was driving from Atlanta clear across the country in a 80s Honda Civic wagon. But thanks to my MUD friends, I had a camp in which to stay. And I had my my secret weapon: I knew how to cook.

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