Want to help support the cause? Donate here! November back in Nor Cal. It was the better of the two homes to find peace and recovery. My primary home back in San Diego always had so much fun going on but there were times when getting away from it was necessary. Not just to recover …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! October started with a bang when San Jose Nicki (not to be confused with Nikki) came to town for her 40th birthday. As a reminder, she was one of my besties in my late teens/early twenties when the two of us and the Lugo sisters all went …
October 2019 – Nikki & Nicki turn 40! And, uh, a heart attack… Read More »
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! I had just returned from being gone for two weeks on the pilgrimage of Burning Man 2019 When days before leaving for it, I had gotten out of the hospital. All I wanted was some down time to finish my damn California burrito in peace, snuggles from …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! SEPT 2ND – MON I was a loony-tune exhausted, overheated and upset mess once finally done with packing up and sending my stuff off with an aggravated driver. Trevor, always being the gentleman, told me to go lay down in his trailer and drink some of his …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! AUGUST 31 Making it battered and bruised…literally… it was time to once again to burn the man. Determined to make it to one of Kelsey’s performances in the Black Rock Philharmonic at 11 AM that morning (early by playa time), I first prepped for the goal of …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! AUG 30 – FRIDAY Leaving Spanky’s somewhere around 4:30 AM to make a gallant attempt to catch sunrise in Deep Playa, I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t stop at Hardley’s Saloon for a shot of whiskey when passing it on the Esplanade at 5 AM. …
Burning Man 2019 – Friday August 30th – Pushing boundaries Read More »
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! AUG 28 – WEDNESDAY Following my favorite night was my favorite day. The morning started, as always, by hanging with folks at The Swan and PolyParadise until Spicy surprised me by showing up. Something he had attempted a few times before and would a few times after, …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! AUG 25th – SUNDAY August 25th was when the burn officially started and the days were already starting to blur together. I was so worn out that I don’t remember much of what I did that day. I probably started at camp hanging and connecting with everyone …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! Dr. Vlad and Mom (still can’t believe it) knew how important it was for me to get to the burn. Mama even helped by lending me a big tent last minute after the one I was going to borrow from a fellow burner fell through. She went …
Burning Man 2019 – Aug 22 – 24: Getting There and Getting Started Read More »
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! Well that was certainly the roughest journey to get to the other side of the world I’ve ever had. And I’ve been to the Himalayas! It all started on a Thursday, March 19th of 2020 at 9 AM when my mama called and woke me up. My …
Getting to Jeju Island to Teach – One HELL of a Trip Read More »