hey folks... wow I entirely forgot I started this thread last year after the burn. lots happened since.
let's see, i had a bunch more surgeries, beginning with my leg being surgically re-broken in january, then more infection problems, and more surgeries. i ended up in a external fixator - a cage - that held my leg together and that was pulled off in April. June 1 I moved down to LA where I'm now staying in studio city and working in Burbank trying to pick up the pieces of my shattered life. I got some assistance with a BM ticket this year, and made it up to the burn for a full 8 days. Camped in the same large village id been in for 4 years where so much drama came my way that I sorely regretted not taking the offer to camp at Carp, except for the gracious hospitality extended to my by Lahontan Korps which was my one saving grace. Had a blast with old friends I hadnt seen in a long time, made new friends, and even found myself hanging out with beautiful ladies on every single evening except one.
I spent the burn promoting a new idea I thought up with a friend of mine last year, made a stencil, and it seemed to be real popular with Gate, DPW, Rangers, and other old-schoolers. It's called Yahoo Vengeance Task Force, and if anyone is on Tribe.net the link is
http://tribes.tribe.net/yvtf - it's an experimental group organized to come up with proactive solutions to the worst of our community problems, and finding constructive ways to put them into action. The Rangers seem to like what we're up to, and who knows, if our hearts and actions are in the right place we just might end up being a supportive group working with them.
Well. that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
By the way, although most staffers dpw and rangers might remember me as Spaz, most of my closest friends are now calling me "simmer" and that's the name I can be found under on tribe.
peas luff & playa dust,
)*( simmer