quickly now
June 12th, 2005 | by prick |Not sure where to start with this update. It’s very late (early) and I should be sleeping, but instead I am here. A lot has been happening, I imagine, but I can’t recall it all right now. I am mostly excited that the real planning for Burning Man has started. I am taking the plunge and I am volunteering this year. I have been 6 years in a row and I am inally breaking down and I will be working the gate this year. Maybe it’s the guarantee of being allowed in a week early that has gotten me so excited. This will be the earliest I have ever entered BRC. I will be there (with Amanda) for 5 extra days this year! Wow. That means getting to watch the city grow around us and building our ginormous shade structure (a-la 2003). I have been doing a lot of reading about the event’s history and I have a totally different outlook on it this time because of that. I have a deeper understanding of what is actually going on out there and I think this will allow me to better enjoy myself.
Things have been different as of late. My whole way of living my life (socially, anyway) has been turned upside-down. Lots of major changes happening and they all seem to be happening at once. Not saying any of it is bad or good. I have learned that if you expect things to change all the time, you will never be surprised by the changes. At this time, I am better able to deal with said changes than ever before.
Work has gotten a bit stale for me lately. I have lost some kind of spark that was there before. I don’t feel interested in doing this kind of work as much anymore. Maybe that’s just how I am with these kinds of jobs, but I am really bored with it lately. However, the idea of starting over somewhere else is too daunting to contemplate.
I have been doing a lot of cleaning, too. Not that interesting to read about, I know. It’s good therapy, though. It’s calming to have a space to live in that isn’t a huge mess anymore. It’s nice to know where stuff is and have some sense of being organized. Probably won’t last, but it’s nice in the meantime.
Celebrated Chris’ birthday last night! Milca arranged a great surprise party and Chris’ was tatally shocked. It was a great time. I’m terrible at remembering birthdays (as evidenced by my lack of call to Ryan on his).
Anyway, I am off to bed now. Must sleep before I wax poetic on here. I have a shitload of pictures to update with, so expect those soon!
