with the last hours of summer winding down, ive been inspired to reflect upon one of the busiest summers ive had in many years, which brought forth a farewell to a few familiars, the gathering of close families and a welcoming of past and new friends. beginning with immersion of flow arts with Madskillz, a privilege being part of an audience to inspire, improve skills, and entertain by the best circus and flow artists and performers at the moment. a return to Burn in the Forest since my last attendance in 2010 where a remarkable growth in creativity, expression, and attendance provided the love of familiar faces and a beautiful fire show which i was honoured to be a part of. hadnt seen tori amos live in concert in seven years and i missed her, i wont lie. to california to meet my newborn niece kinsley (whos face is near exact to my sisters in infancy) in welcome celebration along with my much of my family, whos distance is always felt. another long lost return to shambhala, where i havent been since 2009. much like that year i traveled this year with a handful of interesting strangers each with a journey to the kootenays with interesting expectations, with a giant seasoned enforcer on shotgun and a backseat full of youthful and barren perseverance. hearing their weekend experiences after the festival proved an incredible amount of self-reliance on their part, hoping they come fully prepared the next time they come around. and yes, mechanic organic, mat the alien, beats antique, bassnectar, liquid stranger, lucent dossier experience, terravita, and pegboard nerds KILLED IT. the surreal decadence that burning man was this year was different, as has each year since i began attending in 2011. a long peaceful drive with the incredibly serene princess kitten would have proved dreadful arriving in klamath falls without a hotel room if not for a drunk hippy from michigan looking for late night pizza delivery, who graciously offered to share her room. aside from a long wait in will call, entrance was fast and luckily before the storm on monday, as well as an unprecedented speedy exodus. camping with reverbia again this year broke near much of my want for edm and flow arts in favour of live music and aimless discovery. total bliss. it was my third year participating in conclave with radiant heat, who have become very close to my concentrated personal effort since joining. nearly everything seem secondary, providing the one week of controlled freedom that most people who know can agree upon. my fire troupes bountiful and charismatic expressions of dance and fire flow make me to be part of a incredibly talented group of individuals. the rise and fade of my heart belongs to you all until the last. finally, today was my first attendance to pancakes and jam, volunteering to make pancakes, seeing reverbia camp mates and listening to leah barley and buckman coe. definitely the best last day of summer evar. strangely fitting that a departure from my local neighborhood of familiarity brought a summer of so many returns to the places and faces that ive missed since living there. it seems that returning to bliss isnt so difficult if i dont stay in one place, jaded and aloof as i appear. so will i be living in vancouver soon? u damn right, ill be back in spring. until then, with the turn of the season, new adventure awaits. I love u all..
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:57:36 +0000
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