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July 17, 2011

What to Pack for Burning Man

After 9 years of attending Burning Man, I have a pretty good sense of how you should prepare. Here is the most important thing. Read this carefully. The most important thing is that you arrive in Black Rock City safely,…

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September 19, 2010

Local Burning Man Without the Techno

On Saturday, we went to this place I’ve been wanting to check out in Napa called di Rosa. It used to be called di Rosa Art Preserve or di Rosa Art, but now it’s simply called di Rosa. Dean didn’t…

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August 31, 2010

Why I Decided to Go to Burning Man

I swear I wasn’t going to go.  I wanted a break after all the wedding planning this year.  The only reason I went is because I saw a rendering of this piece called Minaret by my all-time favorite artist Bryan…

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July 18, 2010

Burning Man – The Trendsetter

Well, well, well.  So the Museum of Science and Industry in my beloved Chicago is looking for someone to live in the museum for a month.  The exhibit is a furnished cube complete with bed, desk , and chairs furnished…

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September 30, 2009

My Truth About Burning Man

I never wanted to go to Burning Man, at first. The idea of attending a festival in the desert didn’t appeal to me. But in 2002, I was a jealous girlfriend who feared my hot boyfriend would return from the…

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August 27, 2009

Blogging from Burning Man

Let’s see if this works. For the first time ever, there is cell phone reception here on the playa. It took us six and a half hours–a straight shot–from San Francisco. We probably stopped for a total of 15 minutes…

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September 4, 2008

Burning Man 2008

The theme for this year’s Burning Man was the American Dream.  I had high hopes for this year. Every burn, for me, gets better and better.  But this one, unfortunately, turned out to be bittersweet.  Let me backtrack.  Last year,…

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September 9, 2007

Praying at Burning Man

I’m not one of those religious freaks who proselytizes about her faith. I mostly keep to myself, very rarely disclosing my religious beliefs and opinions outside of my blog. A couple months ago, through a Burning Man newsletter, I read…

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July 24, 2005

Scorching Hot! Burning Man Ignites My Summers

When I first arrived in Chicago, I was bursting to tell people about my amazing summer adventures: trekking through the Amazon jungle, celebrating Bastille in Paris, living with a voodoo doctor in Belize, cruising through the Galapagos Islands. But more…

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