realizing that parts of yourself you thought were dead are far from it
... priceless

watching brian finally fucking get in the water on sunday and stop being such an irritable (but simultaneously adorable) bee-atch
... priceless

watching some of the best (and certainly most beautiful) hoopers and dancers in the bay area kick up dust, gnarly boogers be damned
... priceless

reading the sign in the chill tent about puddling with your new best friends right before a new best friend dived into your lap
... priceless

singing along to jack black's remake of "let's get it on" with amy loudly on the way home, holding hands, distracting ourselves from the sweet sorrow of parting the party
... priceless

slam dancing with mosaic, before he went down for the count
... priceless

Wow. What a great campout! Who knew so much fun could be had whilst dealing with 105 degree weather!
Thank you so much for putting on such a splendid event. Now if only I could figure out where i put all my merit badges. . .

Trying to be productive at work while walking around while grinning like an idiot in a persistent state of euphoria...

...Yep, you guessed it.



Thank you so much for the absolutely amazing amount of effort and energy put into this. I can't imagine having a better time, at a better spot, with a better group of people.

it's truly an amazing weekend when i work my ass off in the heat and sun, dance my ass off in the heat and sun, suffer a fairly miserable drive home and arrive exhausted, blistered, and barely able to think straight, and yet have zero regrets and only the loveliest of memories dancing in my (still somewhat dizzy from heatstroke) head.

perhaps, and i do not say this lightly, 'twas the best party i've ever had the pleasure of attending. the FP/DL crew is unstoppable. (and Belden Town rocks!). everyone deserves all the merit badges received, especially the crew for putting up and striking that elaborate set-up in 100+ degree heat, and smiling all the while.

mad love~

Whoa. Double whoa. It really was an incredible weekend.

My priceless moment: just looking out at everyone spread out at the beach party, swimming, dancing, frolicking, gulping down liquored up sno-cones and generally without a care in the world.

So many people gladly put in so much time and effort to make so many other people so happy. And the weekend went off better than anyone could have expected. Thanks to everyone who believed in us and showed up for an epic time.

Hmmmm . . . next year . . . .

sick!

props to Toast for guiding me through my downcycle.

you are all my beautiful, beautiful bitches.

WOW!

THANK YOU to FALSE PROFIT and DOWN LOW!
this was a legendary weekend for me and will be way up high on my list of best memories.
both FP and DL are serious about making fun happen and it shows in the quality of the good times they provide. get these professional fun makers to collaborate and the outcome is, well... PRICELESS!

at risk of sounding like an award ceremony speech...
Thank you to the fabulous miss orange for the many ways of ensuring my attendence.
Thank you to kyle for the round-trip ride and to dabu for being part of it.
Thank you to every single person i met and all those i got to know - you made my weekend.


realizing that there really are strangers who will provide when unknown friends are in need...
wowing a group of children by pointing out the stars...
being presented with the dancing leprechaun merit badge...
discovering dozens of people i can truly relate with and realizing _i've_found_my_tribe_...
Priceless!

it'd be ridiculous for me to define my favorite moment because the weekend was just one priceless continuum (and because i remember very little of friday night)...

but if i had to pick...like...if someone was making me...

...two straight hours of boreta, ooah, and kitty-d mashing it up with such intensity that the bodies on the floor were dancing with impossible greatness...priceless.

i mean, seriously people, that shit was silly crazy.

thank yous to everyone, especially the ones planning, setting up, taking down, cooking up, etc.

Amazing amazing amazing.

Reconnected with so many people, as well as making tons of amazing new friends. Mmmmm.... and how about that Trouble Youth mashup?!? I danced my ass off. Super yummy.

Thanks to everyone for a blissed out weekend. It was perfect.