Thank you Savannah! Lamplighting looks great.

And ty trilobyte and Clar-i-ty. I suppose I don't want to over-commit, but I really don't have any commitments atm, so it would be nice to contribute. Plus my time is about all I have to give away.

Hi all, I am a first-timer and I'd like to volunteer, but I have not heard back from anyone after filling out the Volunteer Questionnaire, which I did about two months ago. Is it still possible to stay after the event and volunteer for clean-up? Who should I contact? I can stay for about a week afte...

Hey people... Anyone from Abraxis camp here? I am to be a guest at the camp and a first-timer, just wanted to touch base with someone. My people from the camp who got me on the list may be late to the burn, so I just wanted to make sure I was a known quantity and that it will still be cool for me to...

Thanks, all. I'll shoot for a morning arrival. I don't want to be part of anything that jeopardizes the event... and I don't really want to get there solo in the dark on my first burn.

I will forgive Gerlach its radioactive water, and not refuse them patronage. Plus, maybe it will be like being bitten by a radioactive spider. I'm bringing a web-slinging kit just in case.

Right on... thank you, illy dilly.

OK, cool. Thank you very much.

Is driving up Sunday evening and getting in the line discouraged? How soon is too soon?

Hi all, I have been looking for the answer to this for some time, and I apologize if it's hiding in plain sight, as it were. As the event starts on Monday the 29th, does that mean the first people are driving up late Sunday night to get there at midnight as the days change, or is it early Monday mor...

Thank you all for the insight; much appreciated!

Thank you Savannah.

Yet the edict does not preclude the consumption and gifting of mass production elements of commercial culture. Is that generally frowned upon? (I.e., gifting neon bracelets or alcohol or just about anything produced as part of a for-profit culture.)

Just curious... is anti-commercialism part of Burning Man? A read an article where a burner seemed to imply as much. Is that officially part of Burning Man, is it something that grows out of the gifting environment, or is it not an issue addressed directly by the festival? Thanks for any enlightenme...

Thanks, all! One less thing to worry about.

And we're getting closer. I'm starting to get really excited!

OK, thanks!

I read in the guide that water had to be from an approved source. I don't remember reading what that means. Can someone point me in the right direction? I presume store-bought gallon jugs are fine? What about bottling my tap water? Sorry if it's a stupid question, I just don't want to arrive and be ...

Welcome... back!

Greetings and salutations!

Hi Jody! Welcome! First time for me, too.

Hi Seth, I'm planning to leave mid-August from Connecticut. Currently it's just me and my Maxima, which is not huge, but I can manage a passenger. I'm looking to visit friends in SoCal, though I was planning on heading there after the burn. I will not be on a tight schedule. In any case, hope to see...

Not sure Bob... I was last in that production in '97, I think! Do you mean the scene with the drunken porter talking about people he doesn't like?

Thank you, FaeTora, and I'm so sorry for your loss, as well. The Temple sounds healing. I think I will bring a poem I wrote about him.

Thank you ibdave, Shambala, and Roger Dodger. And I am sorry to hear about your friend, Shambala. And yes, we must.

That might be good, yeah. I think I can find some things. Or make some things. Thank you.

Hi all, While I have suffered a number of lost loved ones, as many of us have, there is one I have not worked through. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I traveled the country with a friend many years ago, and we ended up sharing a place in California for a while after the trip. He moved ...

Hi unicorn, Thank you for the input! We'll find a place for those interested to meet up as we get closer. And again, it's my first burn, so I am mostly looking to meet people and see how the whole thing works this year. I do have stage time at Hair of the Dog if I get some people together and we fle...

Hi Katie! I am in the same boat. My first burn, and going solo. Have some friends I am supposed to meet there, but no idea yet if that's a sure thing. Anyway, I'm incredibly excited to be going! And glad I still have some time to get everything together, too. But I really want to get out there. :) H...

Found this message in search and didn't realize how old it was! Anyway, I am from CT, virgin burner, and I'm driving out. I don't have passengers yet. Can take one, maybe two. Would not mind the company or sharing gas cost. I'm staying around a while after to volunteer then heading to CA, though, so...

dr.placebo wrote: Polonius: What do you read, my lord?

Hamlet: Words, words, words.

(Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2)

Well played.

Hi Tamara, I think I'll try to make it something more people can participate in. The "clothing optional" proposed is probably best. :) I have seen others try this and have come to sever opposition by ePlayans and other Burners. You may want to only choose something that is BORG approved or they can ...

Right on, Bob. :) And "come as you are" sounds like the way to go. Good choices, as well, though as the Cryptofishist points out, there are some great, and often highly amusing, scenes in the tragedies as well. The histories too, for that matter. And methinks the good doctor is quite a fan of the Ba...

It will be my first time as well, and my last year in CT before moving back to the west coast, so we'll be crossing as we move in opposite directions! I am going solo, but meeting friends when I get there. However, I am fully prepared to camp solo if my friends don't make it for some reason, and I a...

Ooooh, making the line waits more tolerable is a noble goal as well, good doctor. :D

Something to think on! And feel free to take part if you would like.