missing burning man

Back at work and missing some of the fun things about Burning Man. ie the playa water skiier, exploring the art and the dessert and some nice times with Brad. It was really a spectacular experience. This week work was good and then got to spend Friday night at a Nepali place with Shinta and her family celebrating her getting her green card! This is huge since now she can work and they won't be SO strapped for money. They are so happy and I so enjoy being with her. She really is a special person! This weekend we are upgrading our server at work and that is an expensive and scary thing. Tonight I went to a party of a friend (Anna, a rocket scientist) in celebration of her moving. She is very cool and I will miss her. It was a tribute to her that the party was an 80s party and tons of people were there in costume and dancing up a storm. That is it for this week. Hope you all had a good week. Lots of love and peace, Kim

beautiful hiking near telluride

Sorry for the late update... was at Blues and Brews celebrating Brad's 45th bday... had crazy weather from rain, snow, sun etc but weathered it all in Mercy which performed stuningly. Listened to great music including live performances by Willy Nelson and others... hung out with friends and had a superb meal for B's bday. Had a great hike up to these waterfalls and did it all with a cold. Not a bad way to spend a weekend... back to reality and work though :)

Burning Man 2011

Burning Man 2011... we are no longer Virgins! WOWOWOWOWOW... I can't even describe the experience...

The pictures tell you so little since you can't hear the sounds, smell the smells, feel the heat etc etc. It was a mind blowing, wonderful, jaw dropping show of humanity, imagination, artistic talent and SO MUCH MORE.

There was TONS of love, lots of helping each other, working together, community, love, love, love...

You can see more pictures by checking out my facebook page or google Burning Man and go to their web site to learn more about it...

I loved the philosophy of Burning Man with no commerce but rather gifting as the philosophy.

People were very free with their hugs... it was SO GREAT! I would do it again in a heartbeat!

Allscripts 2011 in Nashville

An early weekly update since I will be out of commission for then next week (no cell/computer etc). Had a really good time in Nashville. You saw the first night with Alison Krauss and then the conference started. It was good overall. Really nice facility, excellent food, good lectures and got to exercise and recover... 2 things I haven't had a chance to do in a while. Tonight they had a "Music City Experience with 9 different venues including dueling pianos, 2 bands in one large ballroom, guitars and tiki bars, a jazz lounge, a dj with karaoke, an authentic Irish trio, a country/ rock/top 40 band and then a country band and all were VERY FUN! We danced, ate and played... got lots of compliments on my new boots (which you can't fully appreciate in this pix since you can't see the sequins sparkle)... Tomorrow is a FULL morning before the conference ends and then fly to Reno. We drive out to Burning Man early Thursday morning to join the melee. Check out a live web cam (if you get this on time) at www.ustream.tv/burningman ... You might see me :)

it's over :)

had another busy crazy week at work and it is over... by the time i get back on-season will be over and then Jenny will come and we will be adequately staffed and it won't be so buys. Clifford had his surgery Wed in the middle of all of it. Ken, Holly, Satori and Bohdi stayed Wed night and it was great to see them and they helped in the middle of CHAOS. Brad left for Burning Man Fri and after a rocky start on Thurs (forgetting to lock down the uhaul so it came off our trailer on the way down the hill- sometimes reading instructions are good) all is well. He and Steve are having a good adventure getting out there and Bridget and I are having a good adventure in Nashville. We flew here Sat (I didn't get home from work until 9:30 Fri so didn't start packing/cleaning the house til after that and had NO IDEA what I packed). We got here, walked around, shopped, and went to see Alison Krauss play with Jerry Douglas at the Ryman (original Opry). It was VERY good but again we didn't get home till after midnight. THEN we slept in because Bridget suprised me by having booked us here 1 day early so the conference doesn't start until tonight and we have a day of PURE RELAXATION! We are getting massages, I exercised (twas great), Bridget is still sleeping, and we are just hanging out before the conference begins. It is a luxury I haven't had in a while.
Clifford is being taken care of well and so I am more at peace.
Love and NOT STORMY weather vibes sent to all who read this...
Kim

1 week to go

So this past week was busy at work. Tis truely on-season and there is no slowing of the economy in my office (ok we are busier and working harder but getting paid less so I guess that is the economy hitting us). Had a GREAT Peer Review Committee meeting during the week and that was fun. I learn so much on that committee. Then regular work and trying to arrange surgery for Clifford. Then this weekend has been getting ready for Burning Man and doing stuff around the house. Notice our garden and our new composting bin. I have a little composting jar in my house and then bring the sludge up to the bin when that is full... supposedly that will help our garden even more next year. Last year we had corn etc, this year we got a late start and have lettuce, strawberries, spinach, etc etc... tis fun to eat out of our garden! Just gotta keep the bears away (there was a bear attack this weekend at the Bells that was quite unpleasant. BUT on a good note, Brad has been working on getting our bikes etc ready for burning man. See his creation with my bike above. Pretty funny really. Should be an adventure. I have a VERY busy week ahead this week after going to see the Buena Vista Social Club tonight and then off to Nashville for a electronic medical records conference and then to Burning Man. I will be able to update from Nashville but not after that so you get one more week and then a hiatus from me until the stories come a flowin!

This is it...

The second of 2 killer weeks has ended... last week worked >50 hours in the clinic plus 2 12 hour shifts at the hospital. I was exhausted by the end. Then while still having the pager for work which drove me crazy Fri night and Sat day I started making my way to meet friends who were camping. Finally caught up with them after Anne (who also had a killer week) took over call from 6pm Sat til 12 noon Sun since they were out of cell range. Spent the night camping and taking care of Clifford... He had hurt his leg earler Sat morning while going "mach" speed after some ground hogs. This was his good leg he hurt so, like his mom, he proved to be average in that those dogs/women who blow 1 ccl/acl likely will blow the second. He will need surgery but the Vet who did his first surgery is no longer in the area and there is only a visiting surgeon who won't be her for a few weeks. He is scheduled for surgery the 24th... I leave the 27th so it should be wild... If we don't do it then then he gets it done after I am back and then it is 6 weeks of not doing much. Since he can't do much right now we have a long several months ahead of us. Tis a real bummer.... oh well...
On to another week of work but at least this will be a more reasonable one with surely <50 hours of work :)
Life goes on and I better get back to my work as I have peer review this week and several hours of preparation for that. I do love that committee though :)