Hearing a boat siren in the middle of the desert, turning my head to it, seeing a boat in the middle of the desert. On wheels. The Christina is magnificent

You mentioned somewhere that you didn't have expectations, but this is where they show up. OK, some expectations weren't met... but my bad experience stemmed from something a little more personal than, well, the bullshit. The bullshit was just annoying, not hurtful. What did hurt was feeling unnece...

I'm a little short on time and I can't type the long reply you deserve, but thank you @theCryptofishist. All I have left to say is, everyone I've talked to about BM assumes the "radical self-reliance" part is the hardest part: they think I'm incredibly brave for going to BM plus a long road trip in ...

What can I say? It just felt like a place where people who already feel good get to feel amazing for a week. No place for me. At least I didn't ruin anyone's experience with my horrible downer self (except possibly for the disappointment my neighbors felt). I worked hard to "fake it" hoping to "make...

shykat wrote:I think you just did it wrong......

I guess I did. I wrote a rant about "not getting Burning Man" on one of the temple's railings, in fact

Ditto on messing with other people's shit: it's wrong, and I don't want to be an asshole about the things I don't like (I gave shit to nobody. I still felt like shit). And I can't contribute much to the event without a massive fucking expense OR throwing away lots of shit post-burn (which doesn't fe...

Also maybe you can add to the positive by PACKING OUT what you Packed In instead of leaving 2 boxes of MOOP for others to deal with Not MOOP, fresh unopened camping supplies neatly organized in two cardboard boxes. I was asked to leave it for the cleanup crew. Repeatedly. I was asked if I had any, ...

Inside Burning Man it felt just like outside: dark, cold and lonely. Plus, dusty. I'm sad to say I enjoyed the long way to BRC, and the long (LONG!) way out much, much more - 3500 miles of me, my rental car, my GPS navigator and country music on the car stereo, and the amazing open spaces of Nevada,...