{"id":434,"date":"2012-04-12T10:52:24","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimwetter.com\/?p=434"},"modified":"2012-04-12T10:52:24","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T17:52:24","slug":"burning-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimwetter.com\/?p=434","title":{"rendered":"Burning Ram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_435\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seabeck-washington.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-435\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-435 \" title=\"seabeck-washington\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seabeck-washington-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Burning Ram aka Heaven\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seabeck-washington.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seabeck-washington.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seabeck-washington.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seabeck-washington.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heaven as photographed by MuuMuu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Burning Ram was heaven.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never stuffed 20+ of your closest friends in a cabin out in the middle of nowhere for a weekend in celebration of 5 birthdays, you are missing out.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, you might end up sleeping on the floor or in cramped quarters, but it&#8217;s all worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Fireball was aplenty. A friend drove up from Eugene to surprise me. And since I&#8217;m not the<a title=\"I Hate Christmas\" href=\"http:\/\/kimwetter.com\/2011\/12\/27\/i-hate-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> best with birthdays and presents<\/a>, the effort people made to come spend time with me was worth a million presents.<\/p>\n<p>Friday was notable because of temporary tattoos. A friend gave me a present of a ton of temporary tats. And I LOVE temporary tats. Of course I attempted to give myself a sleeve, gave everyone who would take one a tramp stamp and got a super sweet band on my left arm. I was looking legit. We all were.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, some people had to leave and more shuffled in. It was a glorious sunny day on the beach. We had clams dug by the morning risers (not me). We drank and we were merry. <a title=\"How Governor Gregoire\u2019s Stance on Gay Marriage Will Change your Life\" href=\"http:\/\/kimwetter.com\/2012\/01\/05\/how-governor-gregoires-stance-on-gay-marriage-will-change-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gay<\/a>, you could say.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_436\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/freedom.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-436 \" title=\"freedom\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/freedom-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"freedom backpack\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/freedom.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/freedom.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/freedom.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/freedom.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FREEDOM in Heaven as photographed by MuuMuu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Boys started taking off their shirts and I started getting jealous. No joke, I love being shirtless. I still remember the day my mom pulled me aside as a child and told me <a title=\"Turtles and Rangers and Gay Women\" href=\"http:\/\/kimwetter.com\/2012\/03\/14\/turtles-and-rangers-and-gay-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I couldn&#8217;t run around outside without my shirt on<\/a> anymore. I loved it that much.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I had brought my bathing suit top with me. Same same.<\/p>\n<p>I was looking awesome shirtless with tats everywhere so we decided to up the ante and give me cornrows. Obviously, I was drunk, but I think cornrows are a good idea when I&#8217;m sober too!<\/p>\n<p>I had to be given a placebo drink by a friend though, just in case. He gave me &#8220;Gatorade and vodka&#8221; minus the vodka.<\/p>\n<p>This sobered me up enough to realize I should slow my roll. That is a perfect time to put on a backpack I call Freedom. I fill Freedom with booze and then walk him around and demand people partake in Freedom.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Snow Days 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/kimwetter.com\/2012\/02\/10\/snow-days-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can&#8217;t say no to Freedom<\/a>. It&#8217;d be un-American.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_437\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/burning-ram-horns.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-437\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-437\" title=\"burning-ram-horns\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/burning-ram-horns-300x169.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"a burning ram\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/burning-ram-horns.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/burning-ram-horns.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kimwetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/burning-ram-horns.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See its horns?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Plus, it is a great way to spend time sobering up, while also getting others drunker.<\/p>\n<p>We built a Ram in the fire pit and burned it down. Glory was had.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, a couple of us took our time getting back. We ate clams and oysters and had fun in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>I was <a title=\"Sick at all the Wrong Moments\" href=\"http:\/\/kimwetter.com\/2012\/03\/22\/sick-at-all-the-wrong-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sick for three days<\/a> upon my return. Looks like Burning Ram was too much for my immune system. But it was totally worth it.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burning Ram was heaven. If you&#8217;ve never stuffed 20+ of your closest friends in a cabin out in the middle of nowhere for a weekend in celebration of 5 birthdays, you are missing out. Sure, you might end up sleeping on the floor or in cramped quarters, but it&#8217;s all worth it. Fireball was aplenty. 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