No Ariela, I'm a journalist and I work for some french scientific magazines and website. Most of the time I write about astronomy and space exploration, but I also wrote some articles about ecology, medicine, etc.

Hello Ariela ! You're a scientist ? What's your field ?

It is quite strange how people don't react to these economic atrocities. I mean, we all have been lied to and thrown in a shitty situation because of the banks, the markets and the rating agencies. But still we trust them with our money, and they go unpunished for the financial crashes and the forec...

Unbelievable... I hope that these scumbags, local police officers included, will get what they deserve !

Let's talk less about sex ! The greatness of America is not made of words and wonders, but ACTS ! Now, when is this roman orgy scheduled ? Hmmm ? Come on, don't be shy ! :D And as Frank'n'Furter would put it : Give yourself over to absolute pleasure. Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh. Erotic...

They gave me a Jesus and Mary Chain cassette and I gave them a Jimi Hendrix tape. This is what I call an interesting trade, about two aspects. First, you trade a Jimi Hendrix "experience" with a Jesus & Mary Chain tape. That's must been a big change for them ! Thus, I noticed that the French gave y...

And in the same time, the French Assemblée Nationale (our Congress) rejected an identical bill proposed by the Socialist Party (it's not socialists like USSR's socialism, they are more like the left guys in the Democrat party). We call our president "the American" because he's obviously obsessed by...

Speaking of misconception, I think the one which explains all the fury, arguments, fights and tears during the last centuries have happened because the western culture has associated sex with procreation. But making babies is the last part of the sexuality. Sex is not about procreation, but about ou...

>Littleflower : Thanks for this warm welcome ! I guess I'll be a real tourist, and prefer the coast between LA and SF than going up north, in the fog... If I wanted some fog, I'd been to England (a swift & nice tackle to my dear graidawg) ! >Ibdave : I don't know if I'll have the time to go to Yosem...

Thanks everyone, you're big help ! >Foxfur : OK, you said the magical words : "Nuclear Testin Museum". Since I'm a child, I'm fascinated with the nuclear weapon, it's the worst thing I know and, although it gave me hundreds of nightmares, I watch and read everything I can find on this subject. So I'...

Hmmm that's interesting... I wonder how such an horrible death camp could have surged in BM, and what are Doc Pyro's most secret and horrific experimentations yet to discover... If this mad man shows up again in 2012, I volunteer for reconnaissance & sabotage. If I don't get caught by Doc Pyro... Th...

>AntiM : I also like museums and history, that's why I considered Washington as a "must see". But I've been told that besides the monuments and museums, there is not much to do, that the nightlife is less interesting than in NYC... >(You know I) can't sit still : When I started my research, I found ...

Hrmmm... Yeah, right, sorry about that... I guess I was a little bit tired yesterday night when I wrote this post... Or maybe I had something in mind I didn't want to say (freudian slip, as would note graidawg). Anyway, how foolish I am, to write "coming at BM" when we all perfectly know that unexpe...

Hi all ! In order to properly celebrate my 30th birthday next year, I intend to make a great trip in Canada and in the USA during summer 2012. Starting from may or june, my big journey through North America will of course end with the next, next BM. So I wondered that maybe the Burners here could gi...

... So the police officers can play hide & seek, but not the Burners ? Gee, they're no fun. At all. Ok, another idea : a week-long game called DATE-A-COP. Once you have spotted an undercover cop, you have 'til the end of the festival to date him/her (I hope they are female undercover officers). If y...

Yeah, it reminds me of an ol' saying : "If you think you're stuff is new, ask your parents, they probably did better"...

>Jella : Hi ! Must tell you, your fur coat rocks. I particularly appreciated the content of its pocket. You sure know how to survive ! >Graidawg : But I guess I'll have to take my pants off, or will you guys trust me enough ? I don't want to cause the jealous hostility of the other men on my first d...

Hello Dot Dot Dot ! I'm also planning to go to BM in 2012, hope I'll see you there ! (but don't tell people you work at subway, I've been told there are bounty hunters who catch gifted virgins to sell them as slaves for camps bars...) Eh... Wait... Did I whisper it or shout it to the whole damn play...

Thanks Foxfur ! I don't know what your evil plan is, but it sounds interesting. What is it ? Conquer the world ? A coup ? Financial crisis ? Business opportunity ? Revenge on BM's cops ?

Thanks for the advice, Savannah. Fact is that I'm not handy at all ; I love to help, but when it comes to construction works, I have two left hands. But I still can do my part ! I'll try to find something artistic and that respects the desert, Moop-friendly.... I guess coming at BM is also a way to ...

>Savannah : Hi there ! Yeah, I quickly noticed that socks can be a real matter. Reading through the forum, I even learned that if you wear black socks when doing nude yoga, you're probably a cop. So, even if I love wearing black clothes, I'll make an effort and only wear happy shiny underwears. >One...

I wonder why the police and all feds didn't think of building a camp in BM. I mean, it could be really cool !

Guns and law enforcement accessories (handcuffs, helmets, old & current vehicles) all along with "arty interventions" : combat skills, investigation techniques, law school... No ?

[quote]oh dear sigmund i think as you are french and i'm a brit its my patriotic duty to attempt to mock you.[/quote] Oh, come on ! There are now so many French in London that it will be soon our new 22nd county ! (and that's also because I've never been there, I hate meeting lots of my fellow citiz...

Hum...

Of course, in my last post, I meant "a pair of socks FOR EVERY DAY of the week". Let's not encourage some people (see who I mean ?) to say or think that the French have a problem with the elementary hygiene.

>AntiM : lol you have no idea... Glad to see that they are some Doctor Who's fans around here, although it's not really surprising... But truth is, the main reason for coming to BM next year is to expand my "inner me", I feel I still have some rooms that remain unexplored ! >Graidawg : that's alrigh...

Being a French myself, let me take my revenge on the delicate french-bashing I just read here. Beer ? At least we have beers. I mean, real beers. As the Monty Python once said, "Do you know what the american beer and having sex in a canoe have in common ?" "Well, that's f**king close to water !" Foo...

Hello everyone ! I'm Simon, 29, and I live in Toulouse, France. I plan to visit the US next summer, and of course I couldn't miss the Burning Man ! I still wonder what I'll be able to bring to all the people there... But hey, I have a whole year to find it out ! Anyway, I'm glad to be part of the co...

Hello everybody ! My name is Simon, I'm 29 and I live in France, in a town called Toulouse, not far from the spanish border. Next year I plan to visit the USA for about 2 or 3 months, and you'll certainly agree with me on this one, there's no way to miss such an event as the Burning Man !! So I real...