I will be going this year.

I'm attending MidBurn and the spirit of these burners is amazing!

Not only will I be returning to BM this year, but I'll be embracing on my first international regional next week - MidBurn. What an adventure!

Fuck, Pink. So sorry for your loss.

fucking sorry AntiM. I've heard of a very large, preventative mesh.........maybe ask about that? Oh, fuck yes, there are two of those in there. I'm fat, which makes things prone to letting go. They say exercise. But the very exercises which would help me lose weight place stress on the abdomen, eve...

Thanks for sharing your detailed trip report. I really enjoy hearing peoples transformative experiences in BRC. Seems you got the full ride. It's still a process that is life changing and I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend. I've known people from my home town that have gone, but never r...

pink wrote:I read it thinking you were in my camp. Poutine? Just maybe....

Life 2.0. I like it! Because if you are a burner, it really isn't the same afterwards.

I would have to say, yes.

fix the oblivious spelling mistakes I made. Thats what I get for writing at 3 AM. what time did you post this local time, tho? rofl, i kid. correctly spelled wrong words kill me in this era of autocorrect and trigger finger spell check It was 3 AM (PST), mine was autocorrected in Word. I like bring...

Well done. I find writing helps a lot during decompression and always like to read about others experiences. Reading your experience really helped me out the same way and inspired me to eventually write about mine. How is your decompression going? Welcome to Life 2.0! It's one heck of a fun ride. :...

Patsh wrote:

BootKickingStrumpet wrote:I was finally able to put my BM experience into words.

What?

You mean there are words for that???!!

Nearly 2,000 of them. I have to go back and fix the oblivious spelling mistakes I made. Thats what I get for writing at 3 AM.

lucky420 wrote:Fuck I'm sorry bootkickingstrumpet. Hope the surgery goes well

Thanks to everyone for their kind words. It really helps. Yet again, FUCK CANCER...preferably in its ass with a rusty chain-saw.

Fuck cancer! Found out a Burner friend is having major surgery related to this fucking disease.

I was finally able to put my BM experience into words.

My interest in Burning Man began in 2000 after watching Ian Wright on The Lonely Planet. I watched entranced about this temporary city in the desert and the things that went on there; I knew then that one day I would go. Life went on its path and Burning Man became forethought in my mind for years a...

Seacompression was a blast, it gave me a taste of home with a chance to reconnect with friends.

Was feeling really down today...then I figured this time last month I was on the Playa. The tent has been washed and is drying and waiting to eventually be packed. Looking forward to Seacompression this weekend.

Well I prepared for Burning Man in all the items I would need during the time I was there and during transport of said items...but then I FORGOT to acquire the things needed to clean my tent. So after a shopping trip I can finally clean the tent tomorrow. Must Buy all the things! In preparation for ...

Feeling reconnected to myself and the world in ways I haven't in over a decade.

Still cleaning, washing, drying, and repacking stuff into storage. Surely, but slowly it'll all get done. Kinda amazed at the space freeing up in my small apartment as I put things into storage.

The tail end of a Italian pizza delivered by some beautiful stranger from the Eridu Society along with a dog tag from them; the also beautiful people that gave me random slices of pomegranate and water melon, and camp mates that spritzed me with lavender infused water from a rose sprayer.

I've begun to find the motivation to clean. I was feeling funky, but feeling better now.

Eplaya is giving me a place to process during Decomp and has given me tuns of info beyond the survival guide on how to prepare for BM, and gives me laughs when I need it.

I am thinking of writing on my own experience. But I am still processing, so all in due time. Thank you DAB for writing this. Its what brought me out of being just a lurker here on eplaya. Reading threads like this help me to understand whats going on with me during Decompression. I have friends tha...

This will be my first time attending Seacompression. I was wondering who else from eplaya will be attending? I am looking forward to making more connections with local burners.

Dr. Pyro wrote:From my observations over the years, too many people mistake playa lust for playa love.

I think for me it is a case of both. If it were just pure lust....maybe it would not hurt so much....I also need more time to pull my head out of my ass about my whole BM experience.

Well its been 3 weeks today since I left the Playa. I did more traveling not long after leaving and after being home a week from that....my playa stuff has exploded all over the place. Still no motivation to clean it at all.

maladroit wrote:Sometimes love can open your heart like a warm, comforting knife.

That pretty much describes the state of my heart off and on right now. Hard to believe its been 3 weeks since I left the playa.

Cheers: -letting go of some major emotional shit at the Temple of Grace -finding my heart/libido on the Playa -having years of emotional walls built up by depression washed away -having my mind opened to new ways of thinking -all the new friends I made -reconnecting with myself deeper level -being p...

Go to BM. It will change both your lives. Another Canadian Burner here....I had dreamed of going for years and this year I finally able to make it happen. I am still in Decompression mode and its alot to take in. I strongly recommend attending a regional. There are many not far from you.

The truth was the exact opposite, so I was pretty pissed off. The last time I saw her was in a courtroom. She'd been arrested for extremely drunk driving and had put someone in the hospital in the crash. Since it was a public proceeding, I decided to attend, dressed in a very nice suit, sitting up ...