Got my tickets through STEP today!!! Thank you to whoever couldn't use theirs!!! My timestamp on the original conf email was 12:09:24 for those of you keeping track. As I learned in 2010, the playa provides. Have faith all you who are in line. I can't wait to see you all on the Playa!

I'm 12:09:24. Glad to see the queue moving

Hi Scionozion, You're not far away from me. the night sky is amazing in the desert! you'll love it, but there's way too much to see without looking up. Last year was my first, some of the stuff mentioned above definitely are newbie mistakes and misconceptions. I was struck by how smooth the event wa...

Welcome to ePlaya!

Hi MaryAnimal 2010 was my first burn and I'll be back in 2011. It does a lot of prep, but I started in the spring and was ready in time. You'll love it! The toughest part is waiting til the actual event starts. It seemed to take forever for the end of August to arrive. Everyone I met on the playa wa...

You guys had a fabulous pub. Stopped there a couple of nights and had some great conversations! Definitely will come find you guys next year.

Thanks Homies. It's in the plan, but oddly enough the real world of work is getting in the way of all the tagging I'd like to do. Hopefully at some point they'll get tagged.

Here's a link to my photos. If you know the correct name of an art piece or car, please comment with the correct name.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/solalta/se ... 940245572/

Thanks,

Darren
aka:Phoenix

Hey CattiBri,

Good to see another Manitoban going down to the Playa for the first time! I'll be camping in the Black Rock Fun Jet Camp at 8:30 and the Esplanade. Look me up!

I've told most people who know me well enough and some of my co-workers, although the rumor that then started was that I was going on a pilgrimage to the desert to light myself on fire. Which always makes for an interesting conversation starter.

I've got my own consulting practice that focuses on helping technology based companies (mainly life sciences) define their ideas and focus their businesses. And I've got a tiny photography side business and a part-time job in a business development group for a Canadian government department.

About 1725 miles or 2750 km. gonna start driving on Friday to get there for Monday.

used to, then realized that it just wasn't possible

Canada here.

Hi Sara,

I'm going alone too (it's my first time to burning man), so you definitely won't be the only person by yourself.

I'm coming down from Canada.

I told some people the other day and yesterday I heard the rumor that apparently I'm selling all my possessions to go on a pilgrimage in the desert.

But generally, the response I've received is very positive, with only those with big religious hangups questioning my sanity.

Hi there, I'm Darren, and I'm very excited to be making the trip down to Burning Man this year (except for the driving part). I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to contribute yet, but definitely will help out where ever I can. I'm thinking of solo camping and volunteering somewhere for a day or so. ...

I'm going this year (first timer) and am open to ride sharing. It'd be nice not to actually have to drive all the way there myself

[quote="theCryptofishist"]Is the USA translation of "Winnepeg" "Land of endless, boring, flat fields to drive through for escape" or am I just an arrogant American yet again?[/quote]

I'm tempted to say the latter :). You just have to understand the unique charms of the place.

I'm coming for the first time. I'm based in Winnipeg, not looking forward to the drive, but definitely looking forward to the event.