The good news is, most things that are challenges, require you to learn, and learning is always a very good thing. Maybe they’re just a liar trying to glorify their life, but in reality, getting to and through Burning Man is a challenge, and yes, a lot of work. Again, I will say it, if someone is gloating about their Burn being absolute perfection, totally a cinch, didn’t encounter any sort of challenge, they are completely full of fucking shit! That, or they are a one-percenter, a sparkle pony, or an unfavorable combination of a non-participant and spectator. Anyone that talks about Burning Man saying everything was absolutely flawless, perfect, no worries, the experience was a complete and udder supremacy, and they didn’t cry or almost shit their pants at least once, out of some sort of stressful factor, leading up to, during, or post Burn, is…(drumroll)… completely full of fucking shit. If the thought of attending has ever crossed your mind for a second, something you mentally should be preparing yourself for is the amount of effort and work it will take to get yourself there, survive, and return. First and for most, and to put it most simply, Burning Man is a lot of WORK. So, you want to go to Burning Man, huh? Lets start from the beginning and set a few things straight so you can fully understand my story. I suppose I am still trying to grasp everything that happened, before, during and after this challenging experience–and the posts will unfold just in that way–encompassing passionate, honest, and raw thoughts. I’m still not sure if I fully understand it all, but the periods of reality bends coinciding with the accumulating days post Burn, have been just as educational as being there. What I’ve found out is–the amount of time preparing outlines, looking through my notes, or reliving the photos captured, will never be enough–nor do much justice for what it truly is. It’s hard to believe that more than three months has gone by since I started my journey to Black Rock City, NV. Know that I have put a lot of thought into how I should approach writing about this trip, this adventure, this “place” called Burning Man. I’m aware that many of you reading this, have been eagerly anticipating the write up(s). Burners, are the dreamers and doers, who make this otherworldly city what it is–and now… I am one of them… For Starters… This is a place masked as a dream, and it continues to shock and awe many people, because it actually is REAL–all because of Burners. For that matter, you take what you think you know about everything and anything, and thrown it out of this world. You take what you think you know about everything and anything and throw it out the window. What seems impossible, is possible there. Maybe– just maybe–that all was a dream… or maybe it’s just a small amount, of the few thousands dreams that others had, made into a reality at Burning Man–and, yes, I 100% experienced all of that and so much more. For all one knows, you might enter a “human car wash”, where over 1,000 naked people are dancing around a giant tree of life, getting their naked bodies foamed and doused in water, while Allyson and Alex Grey live paint a brilliant mural painting… How about a theme camp where they play The String Cheese Incident live, while serving you gooey grilled cheese with a side of Sriracha sauce. Maybe you’re cruising on your bike, watching a pirate ship float by on sand in the middle of no where. What consists of anything and everything? Perhaps it is a party where you are listening to music, lounging in a camp made up of hundreds of giant plush teddy bears. A 9.5 square mile radius city, that appears for one week, where anything and everything is possible, and then…it disappears. It’s hard to imagine that this is a place that really exists. Some might question, why? Why would you want to live and try to survive in the desert, a place that essentially wants to kill you and everything your bring to it, for over a week? Why would you want to solely rely only on yourself and your resources to withstand its terrain? Does that really sound like a DREAM? Let me tell you something, it IS.īurning Man is a dream that crosses reality. Getting myself to Burning Man has been a dream of mine for well over half a decade.
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