Q: How does one bathe without a shower and with limited water? A: This will honestly be my first burn in '05, but this is how they solve the exact same problem in rural Thailand: with a cup. Squat in whatever greywater pan/bucket/collection device you are using, within arm's reach of your main clean...

i actually prefer luna, which is an offshoot of cliff bars.

they're marketed at being just for women, but they're perfectly good for anyone.

any my absolute favorite luna flavor is "nutz over chocolate".

i wanna do it to!

:little bitchy voice:: nooo! i'm more industrial than thou!

:D

hanging things from one's belt is the most useful thing ever. i was one unit with my backpack since about sixth grade, until i joined cast at the bristol renn faire. the costume had no pockets - you hung purses and pouches from your belt. MOST USEFUL IDEA EVER. your mug/water supply, your hand fan, ...

For growing it... braids are also good for that. That's how women in the 1800s and before did it. Only wash it only once a week if you can, twice if you must - be very thorough and use and anti-dandruff shampoo, as dandruff will become an issue. Then condition the fuck out of it and very, very gentl...

oh btw...... the arab-headdress also serves as a very nice way to avoid sunburn.....

couple it with light, flowy, muslim-style robes and you're good to go.

[quote="robbidobbs"] My own experience is to keep 1 yard of unbleached muslin around my neck like a kerchief, or tied to my butt-pack AT ALL TIMES while out there. This way, if a dirt-storm does come, I just wrap it around my face and keep on going. Thousands of years of technology can't be too far ...

IF THERE IS CELTIC DANCING, I'M THERE.

what can i say? i'm undenyable, inescapably addicted faire folk. if there is celtic dancing, i am so, so, sooooo there.

please. keep me posted on how i could possibly find you on the playa.

so what time on monday then, do the gates open?

"you're only young once, but you can remain immature indefinately" :D

saw that on a greeting card with a picture of old people playing hopskotch.

when do they actually start letting people in to set up? i've been able to discern "monday" in general, but i mean.... do people arrive a day or two early to set up large art displays? or is there a specific time monday when the gates open, so to speak? from my renn faire experience, i've become the...

oh yes.... one more thought...... a friend of mine, 19, narrowly escaped becoming a father a few months ago. he said to me "i can't deal with this yet! i'm only 19! i'm too immature, i'm in no place to be reproducing!" to which i replied "that revalation might've mattered before you chose to have se...

[quote]some of us smile wryly when we see this coming from a 20 year old.[/quote] i don't pretend to be 40. but no one's watching me, and no one's going to....... i may not be any more mature than they are.... that's exactly my point. it's not going to get much better, maturity-wise, between 16 and ...

both. this year, or ever.

because if there is, i'm so going over there. if there isn't, one of these years i'll start one.

but to the best of my ability, i cannot discern this without asking outright: are there any "nest" or "Church of All Worlds" theme camps a la Heinlien's "Stranger in a Strange Land"?

oh, btw mizz blonde iguana.... if the boy wants to be de-virginized by both a boy and a girl (and probably a few more) you could always send him my way..... i rather find that group experiences early on can help with open-mind-open-heart and nip potential jealousy issues in the bud. i swore i'd had ...

I take the side of treating them more or less as adults. I'm 20, personally, so I can remember being 18 pretty clearly. For one thing, 18 *is* an adult (as much as legal status can be said to matter) and 16 is close enough. At this point, it's too late to be paranoid and clamp down on them.... what ...

What spf and how many reapplications daily would you reccommend for someone who doesn't really burn... ever? I have deep olive skin that has literally never burned with or without sunscreen..... I realize, of course, that the playa would burn me if I wore *no* sunscreen, but I'm not sure how much is...

sharpie stays beautifully, untill you wash it. it wont smudge, it wont sweat off, it wont fade... until you take a shower. then all the abuse it took from your sweat and clothing catches up and it comes right off, leaving a barely existant ghost. this, of course only applies to showers or actual att...

pre-chopped and frozen curries and stir fries... sounds brilliant :D i also find the idea of sticking a can of soup on the dashboard in the morning to be brilliant. i've seen things akin to the tasty bites... just add water stuff in boxes. those are expensive and overly-packaged in small containers ...

Here's my beauty-school qualified response, allthough this knowledge really comes from trial and error starting in the sixth grade. 1.) Take heart and keep trying. I totally second the suggestion of constant upkeep to allow your skin to get used to it. You know those hot 20something women without a ...

Now, I know that most of the things that spoil easily are animal product, so theretically, a vegan diet would be the easiest to bring along. Unfortunately, I have little experience with living out of a backpack since well before I went vegan. All I know how to cook that's vegan involves... well... c...