10-05-2016, 02:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-05-2016, 02:38 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Truth be told, this part is a little blurry. DM walked laps around Woodward in some sort of irie haze, eating, dancing, admiring art and people. Hung out with Raven for a while, until he felt the need to check on Amanda and vanished into the crowd, leaving DM to explore on his own. It was wonderful. Symbiosis is the perfect place to trip - a wide range of activities from big concerts, wicked dancehalls, intimate shows, and tons of psychedelic art. It's very complex. Entertainment everywhere. Heck sometimes you are the entertainment. There are also workshops (dance, yoga, hacking, art, etc.), presentations, talks, circus acts and rituals. DM did none of that. He just went bass fishing, looking for places that weren't too crowded were he could get his skank on. The main stage, the Fringe, wasn't open on Thursday, and DM found himself mostly at the Family Circus Tent or the Juke Lagoon. The FCT was a classic big top that featured music and acts. The acts were vaudeville, burlesque strippers, knife throwers, freak show geeks, tissue, loop, hoopers, sword swallowers, contortionists, acrobats, and a stunningly beautiful skin suspension act (having worked on Folsom street, DM doesn't usually go for B&D&S&M acts, but this one was particularly tasteful and artsy). The JL was a soundstage that leaned towards reggae riddems. It had this bayou theme, ramshackle stage with two small buildings that had benches, and rooftop observation areas. One was decorated like a voodoo lounge. The JL got taken over by pirates - srsly, a band of pirate cosplayers. There was a bar. They were giving out free beer - a tasty IPA - for free - you just had to don this rainbow wristband. Dm was out late Thursday night. Activities go pretty much all night long.
On Friday, I did my first shift for Zendo and it was completely unremarkable. Most of the Zendo clients are what the JNK call 'softballs'. They are oriented X3/4 and just need a cool mellow spot to chill. That was super easy. There were like half a dozen of us on shift and we each took clients as they came. We'd lay them down, give them a stuffed bear and water (snacks and electrolytes were options too) and just let them lie. Some would want to talk. I had another religious trip but the client wasn't very literate so he couldn't really express his experience beyond a face filled with awe. He was totally fine within the first half hour, and the JNK would have kicked him back out into the crowd, but Zendo coddles a little more, so he was there for hours.
After that shift, I was completely obligation free until early Sunday morning. From Friday 6PM to Sunday 2AM, DM was completely unleashed.
On Friday, I did my first shift for Zendo and it was completely unremarkable. Most of the Zendo clients are what the JNK call 'softballs'. They are oriented X3/4 and just need a cool mellow spot to chill. That was super easy. There were like half a dozen of us on shift and we each took clients as they came. We'd lay them down, give them a stuffed bear and water (snacks and electrolytes were options too) and just let them lie. Some would want to talk. I had another religious trip but the client wasn't very literate so he couldn't really express his experience beyond a face filled with awe. He was totally fine within the first half hour, and the JNK would have kicked him back out into the crowd, but Zendo coddles a little more, so he was there for hours.
After that shift, I was completely obligation free until early Sunday morning. From Friday 6PM to Sunday 2AM, DM was completely unleashed.
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