At Burning Man Decompression there is no way of picking one candidate out of the crowd. Everyone is art and beauty: Nowhere else have I seen diversity and colors, forms and cultures jamming together so happily and freely. I couldn't take my eyes off of the countless costumes and beautiful dance moves, the smiling glitter faces and exchanging of hugs, the meditators and the druggy bouncers, the kids playing next to transvestites who were deeply engaged in an intellectual conversation while over their heads a naked crowd played hide and seek in a tree.
I had random high fives approaching me, "Fuck yeah!" stamps on my forehead, danced tango with strangers, jammed a little violin on the pavement. The soundscape: Beats, languages and whoops. The smell: Street food, patchouli, weed, old spice. The feeling: overwhelmed with awesomeness.
In an infinite surrounding of joy and aesthetics there are uncountable compliment opportunities... Unfortunately I arrived shortly before dusk so I couldn't take too many pictures but here's who I met in my first 10 minutes:
Who?
Lots of Burners
Where?
San Francisco, California
What?
"I dig your costume! It is super impressive (beautiful/stunning/...). I especially like... May I take a picture of you?"
How did they react?
All of them were open and down for a picture. All of them hugged me. All of them said: "Thanks, that is the sweetest thing!"
How did I feel?
I've said it before- absolutely amazed. And slightly overwhelmed...
I had random high fives approaching me, "Fuck yeah!" stamps on my forehead, danced tango with strangers, jammed a little violin on the pavement. The soundscape: Beats, languages and whoops. The smell: Street food, patchouli, weed, old spice. The feeling: overwhelmed with awesomeness.
In an infinite surrounding of joy and aesthetics there are uncountable compliment opportunities... Unfortunately I arrived shortly before dusk so I couldn't take too many pictures but here's who I met in my first 10 minutes:
Who?
Lots of Burners
Where?
San Francisco, California
What?
"I dig your costume! It is super impressive (beautiful/stunning/...). I especially like... May I take a picture of you?"
How did they react?
All of them were open and down for a picture. All of them hugged me. All of them said: "Thanks, that is the sweetest thing!"
How did I feel?
I've said it before- absolutely amazed. And slightly overwhelmed...
Burning man haiku...
...Burning man!? What is this all about? Check the link on top. Short explanation: It's a festival happening once a year at black rock city, a town that exists only for the duration of the burn. But really it is a universe people - the burners - find themselves at home at year after year, creating a community based on these ten principles:
...Burning man!? What is this all about? Check the link on top. Short explanation: It's a festival happening once a year at black rock city, a town that exists only for the duration of the burn. But really it is a universe people - the burners - find themselves at home at year after year, creating a community based on these ten principles:
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