the key may just be belligerently ignoring what everyone else has to say, coming up with your own idea, and sticking with it.

Or, if you are into ego-maniacal narcissistic nihilism you may do just fine...

...get yourself some props, silly things to play make-believe with, and don't look back...

a big part of what you pay is the attitude exhibited on this message thread IMO. groupy-speak, or what is it? Be ready to jot things down to fact check later when people disagree with you... Laws of physics do not apply to some members of the burning man community to their knowledge. For instance, g...

Apogaea is nice because it is so easy. Not much to worry about logistically beyond a weekend camping trip.

If you are looking for a clusterfuck though, it might not be the place, from my experience. It's been a real easy time the two times that I've gone.

the aesthetic of "crash" 1996 might be useful, not to be confused with the more recent movie of the same name: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_%281996_film%29[/url] The theme also reminds me of cyberpunk: Ghost in the Shell, Neuromancer, etc. There should probably be a horde of paupers and c...

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Last year was my first trip to the burn. It all kind of blends together. One thing to watch out for is attitude. For someone like myself I would suggest having something to be absorbed in because a lot of the people are not always useful...some sort of project to tinker with and give others a way to...

[quote="trevkong"]Seems like the classic old timers feeling from any scene, you were BORN on the playa and did nothing but shit originality. Hows about you jump in, say hi to those folks, and help them make more of their week?[/quote] yep, sure sounds like that to me. Seems like people maybe do not ...

there comes a point where the desire to hear ones own voice becomes complaint and where that complaint may quickly turn against the complainer. I am going to the thing this year, first time.... sure it'd be great to go back in time to when everything was original and innocent. Everyone isn't going t...