Gone Like Nobody's Business....

The tickets have been claimed by Vic for Fu Bar folks without tickets.

If you still need a ticket, don't ask me just yet, but I *MIGHT* have one extra...this ticket is already paid for with someone's name on it but Idon't know for sure if it will be used. Should it become availible I will make it known in a timely fashion.


Big question....do I wanna camp alone this time and just use my tent for storage and napping or do I hook into a theme camp? does it matter?

This will be my 7th burn. I've always either camped alone (okay...so no one truly "camps alone" at Playa Del Fuego) or shared tent/dome space with someone, never been part of a theme camp. almost had one going once but then the other person whose big idea it really was kinda wasn't able to go.

I'm also seriously considering doing the healing ritual thing again. I did it once...why have I not done it again? The whole thing is so relaxing and stress-relieving...ideas to ponder.

Today is such a gorgeous day, i think i'm gonna have to drag out the poi and firestaff for some spinning.

How 'Bout A Hot, Sweaty Round...

...of poi spinning?

Hot Damn! I think I figured out why I'm not so into poi. All this time I've been trying to spin it like I spin the staff...that is to get it going and then start feeding off of the momentum...moving my body with it insrttead of moving it with my body. It works great for me with the staff. And admitedly, I'm not a bad poi spinner. I love going all freeform and doing different things with each arm. When I spun at Kathleen's last spinjam, Janet asked why I wasn't lighting up poi. Reasoning basically boils down to: Poi Is Not Staff.

I need to work on this a bit more but I was out with the Zuni twice today. The second time I just started moving without thinking...slower, and moving my whole body, moving the poi around me...somehting clicked...it was kinda like the feeling when I realize that something's become muscle memory...but it was never there before...I was twirling around on my lawn with the poi in a way that I had never moved with them before.

I can't really explain it, I guess you'd have to see it to know what I mean...and maybe what I'm saying makes no sense....though, one of my neighbors was watching me...before I went in she came over and talked to me for a minute, said that there was a noticeable difference when I changed how I was moving with the poi, she said that she didn't know anything about what I was doing but that the way I moved looked more natural and flowing.


Maybe I'm on to something.