Allow me to take on Grandpa Burning Man characteristics for one moment to say: Yeah, there were eight-hour blocks of strong wind on the Playa both Monday and (damn it) Saturday, kicking up dust so thick... could easily be frightened by them... Damn kids, get off my Playa! You're ruining my dry lakebed! Don't make me get out of this ergonomic rocking chair and take my sacred medicine stick to yer hide

fellow burner and friend and coworker on last year's massive art project (BigRigJig) has passed away . rest in peace my friend. you will be missed.

...coffee, both of which are semi-necessities for many. The new enormity of the Burn -- around 50,000 people, over twice as many as the peak year of my previous visits -- is a little daunting. Recent Burners tell me that the yahoo (fratboy douchebag) crowd is greatly diminished, and that the gender ratio is much closer to 50/50 (in the past, it was 70/30 with a majority of males). The crowd's still...

hey the intrepid burner trevor is back in town, and has managed to catch an earlier ferry thus will be in town around 6ish and prolly wanting to meet up with welly burners and kiwibuners, so i figure fidels will be on the menu this evening ifin you wanna come join... sometime after six? maybe more like 7 all welcomes who wants to come along?

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this weekend -- come out and play! FIGMENT is an annual participatory arts event on Governors Island in New York Harbor. The mission of FIGMENT is to provide a forum for community-based participatory... non-monetary ways of showing their appreciation. For more about FIGMENT go to http://www.figmentnyc.org On Sunday, I'll be handing out Gnomes & Cameras at the Gnome Adoption Agency. Stop by

...iron, etc at your disposal, and you can't use full-size cookie pans, but you don't need that crap, especially with just two or three of you. Pots, pans, and the knowledge that while there may be four burners, three or more pans on there gets pretty crowded. If you've got the standard small propane oven, try to bake as high up on the rack as you can, if you're making something that's tall and have...

The best thing about any rave/Burner gathering/etc. is the social impetus toward Peace, Love, Good Vibes, and all that sort of thing. Thus, these photos.

and non burners in wellington.. come to fidels on thrusday evening after works, cause Mog, aka Morgan is in town for a visit.. mmk.. *surprise!!* *bounces around*

I said my goodbyes to my now former employer www.Career-opportunities.net I will stay on as a guest blogger for the blogs but I will not be committed to any schedule. At least I can keep it on my resume... Next I start my new job on Monday and prepare for a middle school fund raiser event where I will be vending my stuffed animals turned into back packs and tween acceptable skirts and shirts. Busy..