I am pretty sure if I tried Burning Man I would think it was a lot of goddamn people ruining a perfectly nice trip to the desert. Like most festivals I've been to, really, give or take a desert, but without a compelling draw. I suppose if I was into that sort of art - that's the idea isn't it, art?
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Mar 22, 2016 5:16:30 am PDT #18042 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Amy - Mar 22, 2016 5:20:36 am PDT #18043 of 30003
Because books.
I'm glad you and Mac are home, msbelle. The world won't stop being frightening and sort of awful.
Pleasantly Cool and Breezy Man, maybe.
Oooh, we should do that. On Buffista Island!
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 22, 2016 5:26:10 am PDT #18044 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That and a return to tribal community in theory, though I suspect recreational drugs, sex, and the opportunity to run around naked have eclipsed the original goals. (Not that I necessarily think those are bad reasons to hold a festival...)
-t - Mar 22, 2016 5:43:54 am PDT #18045 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
All of those things (community, drugs, sex and nudity) are unmixy with strangers, in my mind. But I am pretty old, I guess.
Pleasantly Cool and Breezy Man with Buffistas, otoh, sounds excellent.
Zenkitty - Mar 22, 2016 5:44:54 am PDT #18046 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm with -t entirely on this.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 22, 2016 5:46:39 am PDT #18047 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am also with -t. None of those things should happen with strangers. Also with Matt- it should not be that hot. Why would I want to be hot, dirty and naked with strangers.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2016 5:48:13 am PDT #18048 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Now the water kerfuffle I can understand. That's a conundrum. I suggest you all get unfired clay cups you can break after using (so as not to share germs) and recycle into new cups and melt snow to drink.
Perfect! If only we had caught the snow yesterday before it melted.
Why would I want to be hot, dirty and naked with strangers.
My nightmare.
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2016 5:48:38 am PDT #18049 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I hate wind and dust and sand and have a low tolerance for strangers wanting to interact with me. Burning Man sounds like hell.
Also no indoor plumbing or climate control. Fuck that.
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2016 5:55:06 am PDT #18050 of 30003
brillig
The plumbing would be a no-go, but I see the appeal of "I'll never see you people again, behold my unharnessed bitch and tremble!"
Zenkitty - Mar 22, 2016 6:01:30 am PDT #18051 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Yesterday I got yet another $170 bill from my (now former) psychiatrist's office for missed appointments. This is the third time I've gotten billed for appointments I never made. I was starting to feel like they were gaslighting me. Today I called and informed a very nice admin that I had in fact not seen this doctor since last summer, and she investigated and discovered that the doctor has been writing the wrong name on his files. So that's solved, and it's one more thing to add to the list of reasons I'm glad I dropped that doctor. What a useless pile of diplomas.