Day by Day

How is a festival plot mapped?

Over and over.

A large stretch of land is measured. The center is located. Then somebody discovers that a small patch within the estimated area is unusable. And the whole thing starts again.

Yesterday, as the sun went down, we left Sheriff with the deputies at the festival site to do the grunt work. We joined Batman and Kaptaan for a ride to Jaisalmer.

Rides to Jaisalmer are becoming rare. The city is 45 kilometers away.

We returned late. Deputies were woken up for updates. There’s some new information about the plot. Last-minute changes are made to the layout. They have spent more than three days on it already. They have been plotting the dunes 100 feet by 100 feet every which way. On foot. In this heat.

It takes some serious dedication. People are beginning to lose weight. And not just the deputies. Last night, I had a conversation with a lampshade thinking it was Stage.

Yes, Stage loses weight even in the shade. It's THAT hot.

I told Batman I still find it all terribly exciting.

“It’s almost end of October and we haven’t moved a brick yet.” He laughed and shook his head. “At this point, I’m just dealing with this day by day.”

Then he fell asleep with his glasses on and his thumbs on the keypad of his phone.