Wow.

When I first got involved with Burning Man back in 2007 I knew there was something about it that felt right to me. First, there is just the immense appreciation and encouragement and support that I have continued to receive from the community of my art. That is huge and I am incredibly grateful for it. It helps keep me doin' what I do!

Then there is all of the remarkable people that I have had the pleasure and privilege to have gotten to know during the past couple of years. Not to mention the awesome things that everyone contributes and adds to make Black Rock City such a wonderful place to live, if only temporarily.

All of that right there is enough to move me. But something happened today that just blew my mind. I didn't think that I could get more impressed with the quality of people that are what make up Burning Man. But I did.

See, I put out a modest little post request to the Burning Man email newsletter Jack Rabbit Speaks a while back asking for help with bottle cap collecting for my Bottle Cap Bar project. That post was included in the the newsletter that went out today. Literally, within an hour of it being sent, my email inbox began to be flooded with messages from Burners wanting to help: offering to give me bottle caps that they currently have or to begin the collecting process on their own, etc. Fantastic! I am touched. Truly.

This gives me new hope that Bottle Cap Bar can be a reality for 2009! What a dream. I started to get so overwhelmed with the magnitude of the project that I didn't think I would be able to do this for next year but now it actually feels possible.

I really did not expect the response to be so large or so fast. I am overjoyed and grateful. Thank you Burning Man Community. You are part of what this is for and what makes this possible. See you at the Bottle Cap Bar!

Realization of the Day: People Care!