ok, so not sure on the spelling above, but what can i say. it happens. anyway, and with much rejoicing, i am now a full fledged Reporter. i now write for Full Value review ( www.fullvaluereview.com ). and will be covering a not entirely comprehensive review of my 2008 Burning Man experience. my first article will debut later today (thursday for those of us who keep strange hours) and will explain Burning Man to the essentially uninitiated, or at least, the uninformed. i expect most peo... read more

so yeah. im going to the burn. its still not quite sinking in that im actually going. i have been talking about it for a week since i found out, and it still doesnt seem real to me. so many things to figure out. so many things to plan for, and prepare, and buy, and pack.... but you all know about this already. its been 3 years since my last burn, and dammit, i have missed it. one of the things i plan on making before i leave, is my very own fire staff. a week or two ago, i finally came throug... read more

ok. so, lets take the pessimistic view of my life, in general. i have no job, no car, no license, no income, no money, and i live in a trailer i cant pay rent on.

if you think thats a pretty shitty view on life, i must point out that thats the pessimistic view.
lets take the optomistic view: i have job opportunites, i create a smaller carbon footprint, i am a man of the earth, i upgraded my living establishment (i used to live in a much smaller, much shittier RV).

now, its time for th... read more

so yeah. i have been extremely busy of late, what with running a newly (re)opened coffee shop, completely different from the last one i worked at (and ran when the owners didnt care enough to be there), with 12-14 hour days, and not much sleep inbetween. and then you couple that with me giving up drinking (temporarily) for 30 days (22 left to go), and gosh darn it, i miss beer. sure, i still feel quite good, and i have been eating better (curse of vegetarian employers), but i prefer my calori... read more

im sure there are a myriad of events going on all over the lower half of the state and elsewhere, but if you happen to not have anything to do, there is always the Temecula Music Festival. check out www.fullvalueentertainment.com for more info, and look for me running around like i know what im doing (or behind the sound booth)

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