B Man has handed the overdraft problem off to INtTicketing. I just recieved an email from Steve Weisz who want to get my in a three way (phone call) with my bank to get the overdraft charges reversed. Hmmm...

Browsing my account history today I discovered that I'd been billed twice for my Burning Man tickets. I wrote the org and got a message back saying that I'd be refunded within three days. So if you bought tickets online, check your bank statement.

The erroneous overdraw caused two or three checks to bounce. Any bets on whether the org'll refund that?

Cheers!

-B

This afternoon found me standing in front of a local coffee shop talking on the phone. I glanced up to see a woman placing a small bird on top of the covered trash can outside the shop. The bird was alive, but looked wet. It stood there not moving much, but apparently not damaged or particularly weak.

My first impression was that the woman had seen the bird in a puddle and picked it up to prevent it getting stepped on. Then it occurred to me that this might be the woman's pet and not a... read more

Well we made it through the grueling online ticket purchase process, and my SO and I are set up to get into Burning Man next August. Now we just have to figure out how we're getting there. I'll probably drive out with a friend pulling a small trailer with our dome and other gear in it.