Burning man! What are the dates this year? What are your plans? I've always wanted to do it, my dad has gone a handful of times, but I sometimes wonder if it's past it's prime. But I also suspect that that supposition could be completely baseless. Have you been before? I have to second what everyone has said about your Ranger buddy -- how cool. And your friend is beautiful! What a great picture. You're right, you've got some incredible people around you.
It's the first week of September, we leave next Friday! It's my first year so lots of stress. I'm staying with Time Colony, a historical pre-enactment society. There's a joke the burners toss around "Last year was better". I don't really care if it's past it's prime, for me I'm going for an interesting life experience. If it is getting slowly changed into something far from the original ideals, all the more reason to go sooner rather then later.