Entries by TATIANA

I was longing for the beach so I went back yesterday for some more. More beach. It doesn't take too long to drive from Portland to the Oregon coast. About two hours. I went to the Underground Shops in Astoria as well and found out that a clothing store I really like, Flower Haze Vintage is no longer there. Disappointment! I still recommend a visit to the Underground Shops if you ever find yourself in Astoria.
Went to the same place as last Friday with Barry, Hug Point.

My photographer friend Barry that I have done many photoshoots with in Las Vegas moved up here to the Pacific Northwest a few years ago, he lives about an hour away from me in Washington State. We have been talking about meeting up to take some pictures and today it finally happened. No rain and nice weather so we decided on a beach shoot.
I really hope we got some good pictures today! And I really need to take a trip to the beach soon! It was so beautiful there and I live not too far away either, two hours at the most depending on traffic.
Now I am home, showered off the sand and put some nighttime moisturizer on. It is time for ice cream, reading and then some sleep.





October is here.....Halloween is around the corner. And speaking of Halloween.....
Barry's wife Bonnie makes jewelry and has some amazing stuff. I got these two bracelets from her today. Love them!

Yesterday was National Coffee Day and I got a free latte (with oat milk of course) from the coffee shop I go to.
And I had a free coffee today as well at the place I volunteer at most Thursdays.
I have been looking at espresso machines because I would like my own machine sitting on the kitchen counter so I can make my own daily latte.
I have never been more busy in my life and I am tired. Currently I work at two different clubs dancing and I have a day job with weekly meetings and sometimes weekly classes.
I volunteer most Thursdays and most Sundays. I feel like I have no time to sleep or get anything done. I am sure people with kids feel the same way. And I don't have any kids but I feel way too busy.
Sometimes I am entertaining the thought of walking away from it all. Like what am I doing?
I like volunteering and dancing is still fun for the most part. But the other day time job has been......disappointing. In between the personal satisfaction of learning A LOT and managing difficult tasks quite well (I am impressed with myself) there has been some fun aspects of it but in general it has been a negative journey. I don't know if it is the right thing for me. But I will keep up with it for a bit more. So I know for myself (nobody else) that I at least tried and put in an honest effort.

Saturday September 4, 2021 at Black Rock Desert Nevada I gathered at 9 pm with thousands of others to see if there was going to be some sort of a burning of an effigy like at the previous Burning Mans I've attended.
And we were in for a treat! Listening to a remix of Jimmy Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower (a song that I love) playing close by I watched as several lights suddenly appeared and started moving back and forth in a cloud formation above the crowd.
I realized that it was drones......synchronized drones and then they formed the Man as the crowed loudly cheered. It was AMAZING and beautiful and I loved it. The Man raised his arms while turning and then fell down. A great moment that I am happy I got to experience. That was three weeks ago today......







There are plenty of videos of this online. My pictures do not make it justice.

I went in for my shift at work the evening, I work 9 - 2, that is 9 pm to 2 am. Five hours that go by fast. And I am always happy to work, I can relax at work, catch up on all my emails and I also have fun because we have a great group of ladies at the club and we all get along. Well this evening I volunteered to go home, one girl came in although she wasn't supposed to. We have a schedule and she was not scheduled so I offered her my spot so I could go home and do what I love to do. Drink tea, have something yummy to eat, read and maybe write something too. I love being at home. It is so quiet in my living room right now that I can almost hear the silence. Heavenly. I am fully enjoying this moment.



The other day I was thinking that it literally feels like yesterday.....well more like five months tops since I put away last year's Halloween decorations. I know I am not the only one that feels like time is going faster. Is time going faster? Or is it just me?

I have read different numbers for the amount of participants at Renegade Burn, some people also called it Plan B. Today the Burning Man Org reported that at the most there were 13 000 people out in the Black Rock desert for the gathering earlier this month but I have read numbers higher than that. Not that it matters that much to me. What matters is that it was a good time - and it was!
Before I went I was scrolling through all kinds of opinions online from large amounts of people predicting deaths, violence, accidents, overall mayhem and poop everywhere (so many poop discussions, a very popular topic). Well, actually Renegade Burn got an A in how well it went. The event went exceptionally well. And I realized for myself that I do not need to use the public porta potties next year, if Burning Man happens next year.
You never know.
Here are some pictures......
Of course I brought my bike, I love biking around out there. It is an amazing feeling.



I FINALLY got to wear my pink super soft fur (fake fur OF COURSE) jacket that has been hanging in my closet patiently waiting for this.





There was food in case you suddenly got hungry when out and about. Potatoes?
Yes please!



Late night oven baked pizza? Of course! And THANK YOU SO MUCH to the guy that made it for me.





Refreshments were plenty. Like this drink which I enjoyed one afternoon.



All you need is a cup.



I brought books that I actually read.



The owner of this Magic Bus and his friends were my neighbors.



My camp. It was not easy to find your way home after dark. I will say that. No street signs and coordinates this year.....so I found my way back to camp by looking for landmarks.
Like the mountains and after dark I looked for certain lights or camps but I got lost a few times. A bit scary. I think I will get a GPS, people were using those to find their way back to camp.
Home sweet Burning Man home!