HOT DOG MADNESS THURSDAY?!
So I have worn my kilt a couple of times until this point but I always have my backpack and no shirt on so I was starting to chafe city. It blew. So today is the day to be a hot-dog. I got this costume from my moms garage sale. She was trying to give it away for $2 brand new in the fucking bag! DUDE THIS IS MINE!
((Another side note: Something about me and food. I am a disgusting animal. I love to eat, I love food and I am generally ready to eat at all minutes of the day. Chef Boyardee has been virtually floating me now through the first three days. What ever I didn’t finish I would put into a zip lock bag, throw my spoon into this little vat of grey dust water to clean my utensils. As far as I’m concerned it was the perfect survival food. high in salt, carbs and everything bad for you.))
Anyway, Redtah lost his ID the night before and obviously that’s a sad time because you need it to drink. We take a walk out to the temple to look for it and a few other places. When I walked into the temple I got the same feeling as the day before. Super beautiful but intense. We couldn’t find it, we went to lost and found and it hadn’t been turned in yet.
We were looking at a bunch of the art on the playa. We stopped at this one gyroscope thing where you can use your core to literally turn your body. I got almost all of the way around. haha so cool. We took a walk back to the camp and I decided I wanted to go back to the temple and deep playa and start drinking.
I grabbed my bike in full hotdog mexican attire and left my backpack behind. if it didn’t fit in my pockets I didn’t need it.
Just in case you are wondering Dan’s survival needs in the desert they are simple:
1. A cup that I hung on the handle of my bike for booze
2. A full bottle of water located on the bike frame
3. My ID to obtain booze
4. A Pack of Camel Crush Menthols
5. A Zippo
6. My phone for pictures
7. Aderall because you just never know :p
I had a few drinks and went back to the temple because I am a mush and wanted to see the deep playa.
When I got there I walked up to the center so I could just watch and listen. I am going to stop describing it because all of my efforts are for naught. I helped this couple put up a poster and pictures to their old girl who died a month after last years burning man. We had a big hug and then I sat with another kid and we talked and he went through his own thing. I am really only trying to demonstrate how people you’ve never met are just so open and willing to be there for each other. It’s something we need a lot more of.
My brother also texted me as this was all happening and I hope he will get to experience this one day. He would benefit greatly.
I headed out to the deep playa which was more random art and then a plastic gate guarded by rangers and cops. I took a picture of some of it but it was really far from camp. Like at least a 35-40 min bike ride for my fat ass. I met a bunch of cool people out there and this one girl asked for me to take a pic and vise versa. So she gave me a bunch of different goofy poses and was laughing at how elegant I looked as a hot-dog in the sunset.
Most of the things I did scattered throughout the day were just not that interesting to watch or read, but to be a part of. So sorry if some of this sucks. hah
The ride back just consisted of me getting drinks at the different bars and places. I am clearly working on a serious day glow.
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Finally, I get back to camp for some of the CHEF! Fuck yes give me that delicious. When I get back camp themeless told me to come eat some food so that I wasn’t off of cans haha. Those guys were so fucking awesome to me. <3
Two things happen before I head out already drunk ready to get way more drunk as a hotdog.
- Sky comes up to me and gives me this beautiful crystal his friend made for him. I gave him a huge hug and thanked him. I don’t know how any of you feel but I really love the little things in life and when someone gives me something from the heart, it means the world to me.
- I pee in Stan’s water evaporator thing. I was drunk and reasoned that it would just evaporate. It did not. That’s for tomorrow.
Just to explain what this thing is, you aren’t suppose to pour out grey water onto the playa. So anything that isn’t clean water. So you make these tiny ponds and during the day the plastic heats up and evaporates liquid, however I didn’t realize it had to be a very thin layer. =/
I take some aderall and it’s time to really drink. I bike around the playa doing random shit, dancing with girls, talking to people and I will spare you the nonsense details.
I ended the night in probably the best way I could have. In my opinion. I walk into another double door bar called the egg or something. I sit down and start bullshitting with the people sitting there and I am fucking HAMMERED at this point.
Just about every bar has a “signature drink” and most of them are not good, just loaded, LOADED with booze haha. I feel it’s my duty to try them all first before consuming anything else I may want.
I ask the girl for the signature drink and she says I have no idea, this is what we have and lists the things. Lmfao. She said I literally just got behind the bar .like 15 min ago I was sitting over there before. Thinking shes full of shit and just pulling my chain the other bartender straight up just leaves. Mind you its like 2am now. The other girl gets flustered and I decide fuck it I’ll help you. I go back there and she leaves. Wow, she wasn’t fucking with me.
Now I have become the bartender, as a hot-dog, in a camp I know nothing about, and I am shit faced. Lets do this.
I’m checking IDS and serving out drinks, smoking with all of the people and this pretty girl comes walking out.
Oh… wow…. Who are you? No one from my camp is here? I was sleeping. What’s going on? and she starts laughing.
I said don’t worry. I got it for you guys and I’ve been checking all IDS, except for that guy because he doesn’t have it and hes obviously older than me. Lol
She laughs and comes over to whipser thank you but we need to like end the night.. So you mean like last call? YES Exactly she responds. Alrighty I got this.
I give last call and give everyone drinks for the road and then hang out with her and a few other people. I finally stumble my ass on my bike back around 4 or 5am. Oof. Hahaha
Good fucking night ladies and gentlemans!
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