I’m packed.
I sort of want to throw up in my mouth.
It’s just stuff and things.
I told myself as I looked over the stack.
Three bins, one cooler, one tent, one camp chair, blankets, bedding, pillows.
It doesn’t sound like much.
But it makes enough of a stack that I am a little concerned about my playa ride share.
He’s got a VW Cabriolet.
He’s also picking up food for some of his camp mates plus whatever gear he has and of course water.
I keep envisioning the car already full and there’s no room for my stuff and I’ll have to leave something behind and what the fuck would that be since I have everything I need and want in those bins, clothes, crinolines, boots, tent stakes, work gloves, hammer, lantern, extra batteries, tights galore, bunny slippers, a leopard print coat for night time gamboling.
I need it all.
And I am also still on the look out for a person to bring it all back as well.
I have co-ordinated with the people who are gifting me the airplane ride home, pinch me, it’s still so surreal, and I’ll be meeting them at their camp on Wednesday of the event at noon.
So I’ll need to be all packed down and tidied up by eleven, giving me an hour to get across to them.
It shouldn’t be terribly difficult.
I’ll be camping at 5:40 and Guild with Anonymous Village.
More specifically I’ll be staying with the ladies of the Wolf Pack.
All my things will be staying there to be transported, by whom TBA, including my playa ride, which I will be loaning to a friend who’s going up with her fiancee–it’s his first burn and he doesn’t have a playa ride.
I got some lovely and sweet news today.
My ride will arrive on playa one week from today.
And.
The front fork has been fixed, my tires pumped up, pedals greased, chain greased, and, holy moly talk about service, my bicycle light batteries recharged.
I was just astounded.
Thank you Thumper!!
I have been so blessed with gifts this Burning Man and I haven’t even gotten out there yet, but it does feel like a miraculous thing, this getting out there.
I know I don’t have to worry about my stuff.
It’s all just stuff and things anyhow.
Yet.
I would be upset if it didn’t come home or it was mishandled, but ultimately as long as I get back safe and sound it doesn’t matter about the rest of it.
Sort of.
I would miss my hats and boots and utility belt, my new shoulder harness, my hair flowers and my make up box.
I would miss all my funny knee socks and silly tights.
But ultimately.
I would be ok if somethings went missing.
I repeat.
Luckiest girl in the world.
Ride to the event.
Early Arrival pass.
Fluffing shifts with Media Mecca.
Dusty Family reunion.
Ride home in a Cessna!
I got the low down on that too.
Aside from the meeting the crew, pilot and one other passenger, and getting to the camp by Wednesday noon.
I’ll meet them at their camp which is 7:30 and A at noon with me, myself, and I and one small carry on bag.
They will take me to the airport, load us up and the we fly to Reno, one hour pit stop for refueling and then back into the air, final destination San Carlos airport.
I didn’t even know there’s an airport in San Carlos.
A little secret.
I didn’t even know where the fuck San Carlos was until I googled it.
Heh.
I can BART and MUNI back to my place.
It’ll take about two hours via public transport.
Possibly more.
I may opt for a car.
Not sure yet and I certainly don’t need to figure it out right now.
The plane will be picking up someone in San Carlos and turning right back around.
They could be back in Black Rock City before I even get home!
I am still in shock that I am packed.
Heh.
I still have to re-pack to go back to Glenn Ellen on Monday.
I have been unpacking and repacking my rolling suitcase a lot for the last couple of weeks.
One more go and then I can put it back in the close for a little while.
Such a good little suitcase, it’s been a lot of places-Paris for six months, Rome for a weekend, London for a weekend, New York for two different weekends, Florida twice to see the moms, Anchorage, Alaska, Minneapolis, Madison a couple of times I think, LA, Chicago.
The little suit case that could.
And so many other short little jaunts here and there.
I’m wondering when it’s going to lose the back wheel, it’s starting to wobble a bit, and that will be the end of her, but until then I’ll be hauling it back out for the last week of work before I go to Burning Man.
All the packing.
Whew.
But.
I really am pretty much done.
Today I got the last few things I needed for playa and a couple of household things that I have needed and went around the Haight to peruse the vintage shops and the Burning Man supply stops and you know what I bought?
Post card stamps.
Heh.
I really don’t need anything and though I tried on a bunch of stuff, there really wasn’t a thing that I wanted.
Oh, I had ideas, but they were all thwarted and I realized as I was wandering the foggy street that it was really nice to know I’m prepared and prepped and my food is waiting patiently in my fridge all nice and frozen and really, all I have to do is the next action in front of me.
And it will all happen.
Right on time.
Like it always does.
OH!
The one thing do I need to do, note to self, PRINT OF MY EARLY ARRIVAL PASS.
There.
I will remember that now.
Thanks.
And.
Good night.
xo
Auntiebubba 