Monthly Archives: August 2009

Sunrise at Burning Man

August 31, 2009 Posted by Issa under Burning Man
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I travel to a Circle of mountains. I step inside and live and know that pre-history is now and the future is now. Keep Reading

Burning Man – Gifting

August 24, 2009 Posted by Issa under Burning Man
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I was at a regional burn once, and an acquaintance who was new to the burn scene grumbled to me that she hadn’t seen any of this gifting thing that everyone was talking about. Five seconds after she was done speaking, someone ran up to us to give us some handmade soap. The “gifting thing” is an integral part of burns, and is truly everywhere when you are open to it. Keep Reading

Using Parsley to Start Menstruation

August 24, 2009 Posted by Issa under Nature
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I have some mixed feelings about it, but I’m going to use parsley this week to attempt to bring an early onset to my menstrual cycle. I’m currently on schedule to start bleeding at Burning Man, which wouldn’t be the end of the world, but wouldn’t be perfectly ideal. I’ve got plans to get laid as much as possible at Burning Man this year, and while menstruation rarely causes me any consternation since I use the Diva Cup, it does get in the way of sex, especially with new partners. Keep Reading

Compost Beginner

August 21, 2009 Posted by Issa under Gardening
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I simply love the idea of composting. You mean I can take my trash and turn it into something highly useful? Awesome! Keep Reading

O Gauge Ears

August 20, 2009 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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I’m looking back through my tweets trying to see when I started stretching my ears… looks like April 27th. On August 9th they went up to 0 gauge, which means it took almost exactly 15 weeks to go from 18 or 20 gauge to 0 gauge. Keep Reading

Raising a Pig?

August 18, 2009 Posted by Issa under Animals
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One of my big goals for homesteading is to raise animals for food. Bees are in the works, and eventually down the line there may be chickens and goats and rabbits. What I’m really excited about, though, is raising a pig!

I first settled on a pig because I’m curious about how I will feel raising an animal on my own and then killing and eating it. Keep Reading

Burning Man – Radical Inclusion

August 16, 2009 Posted by Issa under Burning Man
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From the Burning Man website: “Radical Inclusion: Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.”
Radical inclusion. Everything about Burning Man is radical, to be sure. It starts at the very basics, though, and says anyone may be involved. Keep Reading

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