The FNP's blog

I never really realized how far away Florida is from NC until this weekend. Somehow the time passed quickly for the DSB caravan. Maybe it was the fact that none of us got much sleep Thursday night, or maybe it was the jokes, the Interstate Megaphone Usage(At the gas station: "Attention burners, get back in the cars, we're leaving"), Bubba John Fuckin' with everyone we met along the way, the truckers, everyone at the Burger King(Are we in Arizona yet? No we're in Georgia. How'd we get to Georgia? We were going to Arizona! It's on the way. No it isn't, its the other way!) and general fun with the clean-living DSBs(Ahem!) Then we got there, and everyone from Florida was so wonderful. The Burns were spectacular, aside from the faceplanting burners that is. Apparently, running around a fire can be hazardous to your health. In fact both Friday and Saturday night, we had burners paying more attention to the _BIG FUCKING FIRE_ than where their feet were going. But only minor injuries resulted. (We had warned them: "Warning: We are required to treat you as though you would sue us over accidents or injuries resulting from your own stupidity!") The Ohio Burn Unit came down from Cleveland and brought the Burner TV, an interactive fire installation that allows the viewer to change the pattern of the fire. As usual, I can't even go into everything that happened, but once again, if you were there, you saw it. If you weren't, you missed out big time. And even letting Chwdog near a megaphone served the greater goals of the community for a change. But letting him near bacon didn't. (Don't throw the bacon!) Anyhoo . . . we'll do it again sometime soon. --The FNP

CarnEvil was the Shit! With Gizmo and Phyrebolt on the Fire Art Installations, and the Charlotte Crew on the fire, we had a blast, Literally. The new name for Phyrebolt's toy is the Applause Button. Wanna get a cheer out of the crowd? Just hit the Applause Button! Did one of the dancers do something kewl, that deserves recognition? Just hit the Applause Button! Are you bored and looking for a shot of adrenaline and joy right to your brainstem? Hit the Applause Button! Is the Fire Marshal looking? Who Cares?!? Hit The Applause Button! Everyone was wonderful. We were safe without being too safe or tame. We were freaky without (most) limits. We had fun, and we even had the Aerial Fire Whip!

I've finally recovered a bit from my last couple of events, and now I need to arrange to get from Greensboro, NC to Afterburn. If I cannot arrange my invasion of the PENISula state, I cannot get tix. Advantages: I can help pay for gas, I drive stick, and I can tell entertaining stories for hours on end. I can take up very little room (if I leave my fire toys at home) and don't need to camp with whoever gives me a ride. I also have a very flexible work schedule that allows me to leave whenever a ride is available(Thursday - Friday until Sunday - Monday). I don't spontaneously combust (yet!) (Possible) Disadvantages: I (may) need a round trip ride. I don't have a santa suit(but I do have a kilt).

So tired, So incredibly tired. I have just had a wonderful double weekend. Alchemy back-to-back with FreeFall. I'm glad I get an entire month to prepare for AfterBurn. If anyone will be going through Greensboro NC on their way to Afterburn and may have a ride available, contact me. I tried to make it to Afterburn in '06, but failed miserably. And boy was I miserable that weekend.