burning man

To go to this festival would be a dream come true.

I've always been fascinated with the desert and the lifestyles that have emerged from the desert.

This festival is really really RADICAL! All of the ideas are just baffling to me, but it's awesome!

The first thing that the community of Black Rock City do that amazed me is a "gifting" economy. Nothing is allowed to be bought or sold or even bartered! It's all about giving without the intent of receiving. This idea is just crazy to me, but it would make for a very interesting week.

The second is the idea of "leaving no trace" and this means, no trash, no ashes, no bodily matter, NOTHING can be left behind. I feel like that would be a major challenge but also an awesome one, if you really think about all of the objects we leave behind when we go to places, it's crazy, so the idea of not leaving any trash or anything of that matter is crazy. It's like you were never even there.

I love the idea of extreme freedom of expression. I love all these ideas but I don't think I'm mentally or physically ready for Burning Man. Maybe one day I will make the pilgrimage to Black Rock City and experience the eye opening world of Burning Man. But for now I can only imagine, take the ideals of the festival with me and dress as I am a participant of the festival itself.

And no, I don't mean crazy costumes, naked-ness, or extreme oddity. I mean embracing cut off shorts, woven vests, denim, rock n' roll t shirts, glitter, feathers, turquoise, leather, aztec prints and anything handmade or vintage.

Something somewhat like Ke$ha wears in the "Your Love is My Drug" video. I feel like that style would go over well at Burning Man.

Something tribal, something glittery, something whimsical and torn. It's a perfect carefree summer look for a girl like me,

who just wants to go and go and go and feel in the moment for as long as she can. Summer is upon us, I need to begin

embracing it.

As for my summer being embraced, I also need to embrace my artistic endeavors and fashion challenges.

Find an aztec print dress/skirt.

Finish an art piece.

Write a poem.

Get tan.

On a commercial, totally typical suburban teenager route, I am waiting for the MTV Movie Awards to start so I can laugh in the

comedy of my favorite comedian of the moment, Aziz Ansari. And because I just love the fashion, the glitz and of course the glamour.

I am old hollywood with a radical brain.

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