For my first BM last year, I only had a general & vague idea from reading & hearing things over the years. I didn't have in-depth info 'cause I didn't know any burners. The attitude I adopted was much like that I was going to a (friendly) foreign country or another planet. I expected just about anyt...

mizducky, I have very mild sleep apnea. I tried a CPAP device but the discomfort was greater than I liked, so I don't use one. But I'd like to give you a little additional power info. There is a very handy and inexpensive device for measuring AC power consumption. It's called KILL-A-WATT Compact Dig...

Apple
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... removing software?
... in Redmond?

genghis, I found that Heinlein quote fascinating (along with the rest of your post). When I was younger (college age) and more inclined to argue & debate, I would sometimes advocate a similar position, claiming that any urban environment (e.g. NYC) is a "natural" environment, based on the same logic...

anticdevices, that was excellent, about the best I've read re being with an SO on tha playa. Kudos & accolades. And LaChatNoir, your on-topic views are equally on-target. But I gotta applaude your drift contributions one more time! Great visions! Just what I'd expect from someone who yearns for a gy...

So far I’ve only been able to get a scale or two and really scare the cats LOL ... that's about my current skill level, too. Interesting you bring up the cultural tradition of fiddling vs. violin playing in general. My old violins were collecting dust in my parents' basement. Some years ago I met s...

I'm looking for tips & advice from you SF/BA folks. I'm planning on relocating there but am not ready to find a room or apt yet. My playa home is a 72 Econoline van - nothing fancy, not an rv or conversion, just a place to sleep. I'd like to hang out in the sfbay area for maybe a month & am wonderin...

LaChatNoir, that gypsy wagon is fabulous! Like you, I want to turn my BM vehicle (a 72 Econoline van) into something like that. Oh Jeez, that would be soooo great. Well, won't happen for 04 but maybe another year. Speaking of gypsies, I used to play violin when I was a little kid. Wonder if I can st...

angrykittie25 said: "... I am hoping once I am out there I will just find my way..." Zulegoona said: "I have a fear that being in the crowd of people and not connecting would make me feel even more alone" LaChatNoir said: "I’m always interested in what other hermits have to say about all of this in...

I used solar power for a variety of things on the playa. I put a solar panel on the roof of my van & used a standard charge controller. Instead of investing in a deep cycle battery, I just borrowed the battery from my 2nd car. My primary need for electricity on the playa was for working on my costum...

Lydia, you're a genius! What a great idea. I've gotten into exchanging tapes a very few times when other communication wasn't feasible. Hearing someone's voice can make such a big difference. Cyndi, depending on how much of a ham you are, you could pre-make some pretend "from the playa" tapes. Have ...

What I want most is passion. Not just the heavy breathing kind, but passion for life. I try to live passionately every day. When I was younger my life was filled with schedules, responsibilities, duties, accomplishments ... a neverending agenda of being busy. I was a head person whose inner emotiona...

Here are designs for some custom modules I'll be adding:

Chai Guy, you're my Guru! I eagerly await your further instructions ...

Chai Guy wrote:I'm going to use mine to pull me around the playa on a rickshaw!

Waycool CG ... I want two of em to, well, umm, you know ... mwuhahaha

Pandora for being the first to show me playa spirit away from BRC

KenRom for his incredible optimism, doocracy & caring friendship

Ivy for introducing me to 3playa

Dyna-lite for friending me at the tribe

KristieEB for steering me to Puns!

Michelle T for introducing me to a local burner

foam & Chai Guy for giving me the darned nicest responses when I first arrived here

drowned_saved wrote:delusions of grandeur...deep seated paranoia...messianic fantasies...galloping insecurities...idle threats...bungled language...

... egos ... <-- candidate for the list

An interesting excercise is to observe first-person usage in posts ... i.e. "I" ... "my" ... and the like

Thanks for that link. A cool place in LA is the Museum of Neon Art http://www.neonmona.org/ Here's a piece I made some years back. WWII vintage transmitter tube, guts carefully removed out the bottom, handbuilt case styled after 1920s radios, neon coil made by my old pal. <img src="http://idisk.mac....

from "Clues For When It's a Good Idea to Keep Your Mouth Shut"

#724 - When a flock of birds flies overhead

Celebrity spokesperson Jane recently announced the merger of Ford & Honda.

The new company will be named ...





... Fonda

Whoa !! ... I need to clarify ... I don't actually make tubes ... wasn't suggesting or advocating glassblowing on the playa I buddyed up with a guy years ago who had his own neon shop ... his bread 'n butter business was signs for local businesses & architectural trim ... he had an artistic streak, ...

>you're much more likely to find people who support >your passion than share your passion well put & very reasonable ... sure, that fits with what I'm looking for >would you be willing to provide wearable neon for other people to wear? yup ... kinda what I had in mind >you're more likely to find a g...

Really good tips, folks. Thanx. I don't think a big theme camp is my bag. I've checked out a local group and it does seem like an in-crowd clique with politics, egos & psychodrama. Since I'm a comfortable gypsy, I think jumping into something like this would not be a good step. I'd like to participa...

2003 was my first BM. I went by myself and had a blast as a solo gypsy. It was an incredible experience. Like sex, I guess we never forget our first one, huh? I'm already thinking ahead to 2004 and wondering what path to follow. There's time and I'm beginning to do research on themes & camps. I live...