Burning Man 14 I woke up that Friday morning with much sloshing through my mind, including what felt like the steady thump of a bass drum filled with margaritas. For starters, the festival was only 3 days from being over and I still had no place to go afterwards and no source of income.That was beginning to make me a little nervous to say the least.I also had it in my head that finding a sailboat was another priority... for some reason.As part of my c...

Burning Man 13 I walked away from the Noodle Camp feeling satisfied on multiple levels.The sun was starting to sag in the sky, darkening my surroundings.Blinking LED lights began to illuminate darkened costumed bodies along Chaos Street. My bike was standing upright, when I arrived at my tent, resting on its kickstand with a small note stuffed into the wheel spokes. "Hey Hassan, she is fixed.Let me know if it breaks on you again. " It read....

Burning Man 13 I walked away from the Noodle Camp feeling satisfied on multiple levels.The sun was starting to sag in the sky, darkening my surroundings.Blinking LED lights began to illuminate darkened costumed bodies along Chaos Street. My bike was standing upright, when I arrived at my tent, resting on its kickstand with a small note stuffed into the wheel spokes. "Hey Hassan, she is fixed.Let me know if it breaks on you again. " It read....

Burning Man 12 I woke up really late that Thursday.By the time I made it out of my tent, the sun was high above the mountains.The city was awake and bustling with life.Chaos Street was filled with burners of all shapes, sizes, creed, and sexual orientation, hustling past me, all on their way to fulfill their daily contribution to the city's collective ode to freedom of thought, freedom of speech, and uninhibited radical self-expression. I stretched and ...

Burning Man 11 After a quick dinner at Camp Spontaneous Salad, it was nearly time for me to go to my evening shift at the Fishbug. Tonight was a special occasion. We were going to have a live DJ and a dance party on top of lighting up Chimera. If I was ever going to learn to love techno, tonight was the night. I walked through my camp block heading to the street and was slowed in my progress by a large crowd of people. I pushed my way to the front with a se...