Most of the weekend
Originally uploaded by .Ariel.

Another year of Meadowfabulous! What can I really say other than that I love being with my friends in the woods? I love it when the only thing separating the people I love are forested paths. I love it when mornings start with a stumble into a meadow. I love it when whichever way I turn there’s someone to hug.

Meadowfabulous was different this year, though: no soundsystem. We had an ipod hooked up to a speaker, but the focus was less on dancing and freaking out than it was on sitting around the campfire and catching up. I think we just lost 5% of our last remaining raver cred.

We also had about a third less people, which was a very conscious decision, and very difficult to enforce. Anyone who’s read my book knows how hard it is for me to play bouncer. I hate it, and this year I got some practice saying things like “I’d really rather you not bring that person because I’ve seen them perhaps once in the last year and I don’t really know them.” But it was worth it to have a gathering where everyone fit around the campfire. I suppose this means I’m in a social contraction right now.