From the monthly archives:

August 2008

The Journey

August 21, 2008

I leave on Saturday for my 11th Burning Man.
But for me, the pilgrimage began 2 months ago.

The preparation weeks are bliss for me.
It’s like I have a Pavlovian response…and I start to CREATE. Ideas fly thorough my head. Everything looks like a part of a sculpture or costume.
My world becomes a [...]

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A Bat Country Visualized

August 14, 2008

With the aid of modern technology, I was able to create the simulation of what my Burning Man camp is going to look like in 2 weeks:

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90sec – Construction Worker Hug

August 13, 2008

HugNation was interrupted by construction worker. Ended up hugging me live on cam.
“The world would rather hug you than hurt you.” Indeed.

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90secs – Rubber (Octo)Pussy

August 13, 2008

Before HugNation officially started, I found myself discussing a topic that is probably NSFW. And probably TMI. And may make you say OMFG, and all sorts of other acronyms.

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The Voodoo Tentagoggles of DOOM!

August 12, 2008

These are many weeks in the making.
First I ordered a bunch of animal bones off ebay.
Then a bunch of rubber octopi off various online stores.
After MANY attempts, I finally was able to paint the octopus how I wanted. Black and bone-colored.
Can you tell I’m going for a bit less of a fuzzy-pink [...]

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Halcyon, meet Halcyon

August 11, 2008

15+ years ago, I started looking for a cool personalized license plate idea.
I stumbled upon the word "halcyon" and thought it would be a great plate. Alas, it was taken.
A week later, in a rave-fueled haze, I introduced myself to people as "Halcyon."
Then I started using it as a pen name. A few years later, [...]

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my SXSW 2008 panel (if people vote for it)

August 8, 2008

VOTE for my SXSW panel!
“Digital Congregations & The Pixilated Personal Path”
“For a generation burned-out on organized religion, the Web provides a different, transparent kind of congregation & fellowship. We are exposed to the thoughts beyond our school or parents’ bookshelf. Allowing us to question things, over-ride our socialization, & claim [...]

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You never know who’s reading your blog

August 7, 2008

This video shows Caleb watching a video of me falling down. (He was also there in person…and laughed then, too)
He’s 26months and talks a lot. He has an adorable pattern of adding “now” to the end of most sentences. Like he some Eckhart Toll-ish zen master of The Now.

The “I am [...]

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