I gained some weight while I was at Burning Man. I swear I don’t do well in all-you-can-eat environments like the Commissary where we ate our meals. Yesterday I decided to do something about it. I limited myself to 1200…
Black Rock City Post Office
Since Burning Man truly is a city complete with an airport, DMV, plazas, medical services, it also has its own post office. How cool is that? This year I gifted friends with handmade ARTery postcards stamped with the Black Rock…
What Do You Do?
Several months back I got into a discussion with some friends about our lack of awareness of each others’ occupations. “Do you even know what I do?” One asked. I stammered, “You’re like an engineer or something like that right?…
Money Monday: Burning Man Swag
Since I’m just coming off my Burning Man high, I thought I’d share some pics of all the great loot I brought back from the playa. The most ever! I guess when you work harder than you ever had, people…
Playing in the Desert for the Next Week
And I’m off! I will not be blogging, checking email, or phone calls for the next week. That’s what I call a vacation! I will be working, but very happily skipping around the desert. Yee-hah! SO EXCITED!!! For all you…
First Google Doodle? Burning Man!
Burning Man: Aug. 30, 1998 Google’s first doodle was a spur of the moment idea by Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Today, Google logo doodles, which can be anything from a quick reaction to a news item to…
Money Monday: Capitalizing on Burning Man
Burning Man operates as a gift economy. There’s no bartering, there’s no trading. You give, you get, you gift. Simple. But Burning Man is not free. In fact, it’s damn expensive which makes complete sense. The money it costs to…
I need help and the movie The Help
I have been suffering some serious blues lately which is why I haven’t posted for a while. Just taking it day by day. Staring at the walls in a daze with a few days remaining before Burning Man means I’m…
Summer Update
It’s that time of the year when volunteering for Burning Man is getting overwhelming. My inbox is exploding. Jibes are being taken. Feelings are getting hurt. And I’m sitting here with my hands on my temples, thinking I don’t even…
Money Monday: Summer Edition
There are so many money topics to choose from. The American debt debacle. My search for a financial advisor. More insight from the Millionaire Fastlane book. But the hottest topic today and yesterday has been Burning Man tickets. Holy shit,…