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Burning Man 2014: It’s a Wrap

Kirsten — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 03:33:56 +0000

And that was Burning Man 2014: my fifth and best burn yet. Waiting for my flight to the Default World, admittedly I just want to turn around and go back to a place that already no longer exists. Magic.

Auréole Boréale

Kirsten — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:51:39 +0000

Love.

(via Creators Project)

Tonight’s bedtime story

Kirsten — Sun, 25 May 2014 01:31:28 +0000

Once upon a time there were giant wales, as big as this apartment building. They were a thousand years old and knew all the world’s secrets. The giant whales lived deep in the ocean, where they circumnavigated the world, watching the stars and following the gravitational pull of the turning planet. They had voices and sang songs to one another about the deep ocean and faraway stars.

One day the whales disappeared. No one could find them. They had swum up into the sky, through the atmosphere and into outer space. The whales swam through space until they found another planet where there weren’t any humans and they lived there happily ever after.

Good night. Sweet dreams.

We landed on a mountain on an island

Kirsten — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:38:55 +0000

Where it’s all very civilized.

Somewhere in the Rockies

Kirsten — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 17:24:35 +0000

We took a train through the mountains. It was epic.

Great Grandfather & Mr. Nibs

Kirsten — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:11:02 +0000

Red Deer, Alberta

Kirsten — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 17:30:07 +0000

We’re spending the weekend in Red Deer, visiting my grandfather. He’s turning 95 in a few weeks.

Epic spring journey: Day 1

Kirsten — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:57:24 +0000

We’re embarking on an adventure for the next 10 days that will involve great grandparents, the Rocky Mountains, a sea lion that lives inside a mall, and other marvels. Sadly, it got off to an unfortunate non-start when we missed our flight. It threatened to derail our entire journey… (I won’t bore you with the details.)

Espresso porn: forbidden fruit

Kirsten — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:53:32 +0000

Understand before you watch this that, for health reasons, I recently had to cut my espresso consumption from two cups a day to one cup a week.

And then I see this.

Gamelatron = Auditory & Visual Joy

Kirsten — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:24:37 +0000

Gamelan + tron = Gamelatron: multiple, mechanized, Indonesian musical gongs, powered by robotics.

This is the third time I’ve visited the Gamelatron: Burning Man 2012, The Clocktower Gallery, and now Times Square.

My favourite activity at Burning Man was to curl up and snooze to its music. So naturally I had a little nap at the Times Square installation for old times’ sake.

If you’re in the neighbourhood, you can see/hear it in Times Square before July 26, 2013.