This comes to mind because while I'm at the office in the evening working on a design that is due ridiculously soon, I'm listening to a really nice mix that was posted on the White Party page. Wait, what? White Party? Yes, this kind:
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So that takes up half the first weekend in April. This coming weekend (Friday) we have this to go to:
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One week later, up at the north shore of Lake Tahoe:
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A week after that is the Pagan Bunny Burn up in the western foothills of Glenn County and I don't know how I'm supposed to miss that.
A week after that is the Sacred Dance I mentioned ("white party") which is a great deal of fun.
A week after that is our housemate / manny's birthday party and if it's a fraction as epic as Sunya's was last weekend it will be more than epic enough.
A week after that, Beats Antique and Desert Dwellers and others perform at
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and it will be mind-blowing. When we saw multiple groups join Beats at the Fillmore it was absolutely amazing. This is even better groups and at the Warfield, where I haven't been since my Joan Jett days.
A week after that is the last weekend in April and the next weekend without anything big in it, and the week after that is the Dragon Ass Ball, which is invitation only but pretty much the premier local Burner event full of close friends. then we're into summertime and I'm almost out of time to prepare for Burning Man, much less fix / build anything useful or work on cars or my house.
Well, this poasting didn't go where I thought it would. I was just taking a break but wound up taking a look at all the events I've already committed to. Every got damn weekend. I dunno. I'm not sure that can actually work.
But, thing is, I'm not as shy or introverted as I used to be. I really do like meeting people. I find that when I approach people with happiness inside me, they sense it, and the whole interaction adds to the joy of the day. It's weird. I used to be nothing like that. And so these crowded events, as much a pain in the ass as they are, are well worth going to. To make sure of that, we just need to make some damn costumes. That takes time. So, back to the beginning.
4 comments:
Respect. For being objective about why you do what you do and taking responsibility for your own choices. It's amazing how many people over, say, 40 are still blaming others for their own decisions. There's nothing more pathetic than some elderly, like us, waaahing about how his life is his father's fault, or her mother's, or Obama's, the banks, some asshole former friend, a bad ex-husband, or whatever bullshit. Jesus. There may come a point where you decide to turn down some of these events in favor of having longer blocks of creative time, but for now you are choosing to do this. Nothing wrong with that. You appear to be happy and loved. Yay!
PS: Great pics!
I am those two things. And the choices are working out: I'm having fun, though my credit card balances are hella scary. I'll probably skip that bunny burn thing, though. I want to spend a long springtime weekend IN TOWN or maybe even AT HOME.
I'm with Paula on the respect thing. I'm also quietly celebrating with you that you're less introverted and you've got the joy of people responding to your genuine inner happiness.
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