I can't believe I live in a day in age that consists of a place where people can live, love, and laugh in the purest form. It is remarkable that I am fortunate to know the people I've encountered and lives I've touched just with my energy and presence. Burning Man was again the best time of the year thus far, and my life for that matter. It's seriously becoming a community that I'm a stronger part of. After my third year at the wonderful place, I get stopped by people that recognize me from years past, and that my friends is the greatest encounters.
This year was a strangely magnificent one, that being the weather. Of course our entrance is never graceful and this year allowed no exceptions. Our first year, we landed a flat tire a mile from the event. We could SEE it we were that close. Unfortunately our jack broke and after about hours of frustrating energy circulating throughout us, we stumble in with our lousy flat tire. Granted, it was dark and there was a heavy dust storm coming in so our placement was WAY out there. Second year, we had to wait in will call which delayed the wait by double! We finally arrive at 7 am, park our car at 9:30 and D and pass out after driving and waiting for nearly 30 hours. The weather throughout the week had its calm and crazy wind rides. I truly started loving the personality of those dream-like dust storms that can never be anticipated because of it's sporadic approach. This year, the wind and rain and freezing (literally 32 degrees) temperatures was almost unbearable. But we pulled through it of course, especially with all the extra hands we had this year. It is really unfortunate we didn't have Taylor's 32 foot trailer then. The next couple days, it rained and blew and it wasn't too much warmer. Then finally on Tuesday, the weather took a sudden turn and the rain stopped. Once the view cleared far out by the mountains, a colorful slope of a rainbow appeared.
It started off very subtle, then it got more vivid and euphoric. Before you know it, a DOUBLE RAINBOW peaked through! We were in SUCH awe. ("What did it mean?!" haha) Of course, after that rainbow, the rest of the burn the weather was in our hands. 90 degrees, 95 degrees the next day, and I think it even reached 100! It felt hot. Speaking of......
I had a great posse this year and they all came in different groups. San Diego, San Fran, LA, Las Vegas, Seattle (basically the west side) is where we all came from. I don't know how we did it but our camp was full of smokin' hot, attractive characters. There was officially 19 of us. Could have been alittle overwhelming for the returning burners considering most of our camp were newbies, but it was a great camp nonetheless.
I'm officially blessed to be a part of this life of mine. I keep reading how I need to become something of myself in older posts. It's all for the money, the structured lifestyle, the American tradition. I guess I'm just not completely ready for that agenda yet. I am brewing a few ideas right now and hopefully I can make something out of anything this next year.
And now that I'm back to reality, I have a few things to finally pick up that I've been putting off for quite some time. It is now officially time to get my dad out of this house. It is now time for me to get a new j-o-b knowing that Allure is just not going to cut it and move to SEATTLE! I'm ready to make the most of it since I don't know any other way to live anyway. I am considering San Francisco in the new year or possibly San Diego, just like I had planned the year prior. We'll just have to see how the rest of this year pans out, professionally, financially, and intimately.
Oh, I love my new beginnings... how scary and exciting they can be.
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