My biggest misconception my first year was that I would be attending all kinds of events and theme camps that I had been reading about for month previously. I had not yet encountered the concept of playa time, where everything takes 3x as long as it does elsewhere, and people you are supposed to mee...

I'd love to bring some stuff from Canada for trading and giving, but alas, that darn border! Last I checked you could still bring gifts across the border. The only ting I wouldn't do is print up 1000 matching t-shirts because they will assume you are selling them and taking $ away from hard working...

Yo Radule, I'm going to be in Belgrade in June. If you want to meet a real-live burner, drop me a line.

hey tawnee, how's it going? i'm going to be in amsterdam for four days in june, on my way home from a conference... you up for some sort of beverage?

The protest in Vancouver seems to be run by similar nitwits, who have decided to tack on a whole bunch of other issues to the protest (afghanistan, palestine, native people in canada). Oh and of course they also have to protest 'US imperialism in Haiti'. Not everything is about 'US imperialism', kid...

From my very limited experience with DPW and the work ranch you seem to have an accurate idea of what things are like already (especially the hard drinkin' part). I know if that had been my first contact with burning man I would have been pretty shocked and surprised, since there ain't no peace and ...

I'm too busy boycotting Luxembourg to boycott England.

shimmy!!! i suppose you know me as matt the melvin....
i've been around here for years, but most of the vancouverites stay away. you must have stopped hanging out here right around when i started.

Hey Mayfield, what's up? I heard you had quite a housewarming party. If only I'd have known (and lived about 950 miles further south).

yup, i was camped at the bayou (although it was mostly set up once I arrived so I don't claim any creative accomplishment). Very nice place to hang out on a hot afternoon after too many shenanigans the night before.

I would say go for the road trip if that's what you want to do. Somehow it seems like cheating to fly. As you get closer and the scenery gets more and more desert-like and your excitement builds. Ok so my drive is 'only' about 20 hours, but manages to be filled with many (mis)adventures (border cros...

wasn't the plan to light the fucker on fire at the end of '02 anyway?

Maybe, but the plan probably didn't call for them to be still building the fucker on wednesday of '02, which they were.

i'm all for rioting at the post office. this past year they berated me to give up my beloved hat, and then they threw a chunk of metal at me. i know they're supposed to be surly, but that was a bit much. good thing i threw the chunk of metal back at them.

illegal aliens i don't recall being asked for my social security # when they handed me some tip money. little did they know i pole vaulted over the us/canadian border in order to score some greenbacks. (don't worry i used the money for good - buying attractive women yet more coffee - and not evil -...

is that combustible russ?

i once got fired from K-mart for 'showing a lack of initiative'. one of the best moments of my life.

can't really help you out with immigration questions (although maybe i should learn since i've had quite a few americans ask me about this in the past year). i also go to ubc, but i'm hardly ever out on campus because i do research at a hospital in the middle of the city. most of the burner/artist t...

there's an ottawa burner rep (ottawa@burningman.com). i think they have a semi-regular pub night, but i'm not sure since i got the heck out of town as soon as i graduated high school. i think there are only a handful of real live burners there. there's not a whole lot of fun stuff to do, but i seem ...

Electrolux will be part of the canadian invasion of the playa pyjama party. He probably won't be referring to himself in the 3rd person when you see him, though. See you all there.

The fallopia setup with > 80 orange pillows will be crammed into various vehicles. But the more the better.

Electrolux will be part of the canadian invasion of the playa pyjama party. He probably won't be referring to himself in the 3rd person when you see him, though. See you all there.

I drove up through reno in july and we needed to buy groceries. I figured we could just get off at any exit and it wouldn't be too hard to find something. I guess we got off at the special liquor store and strip club exit because it was definitely the creepy side of the tracks. Generally gave me the...

Nice work. I'm glad somebody documented the meet&greet because it was a bit of a blur for me I must admit, and I was wondering if I even attended this year.

Chupacabra policia are mostly DPW types who dress mad max meets SWAT team and generally act like they're badasses. They were at camp baghdad at around 8 and the esplanade this year. Supposedly they are there to protect innocent goats from being defiled, but i think their main goal is to piss off the...

well i guess i was originally referring to yours, but you can probably have one of my testicles (presumably only need one).

as long as you're not doing too much damage to various body parts, i say go for it.

I used to get self-concious when I went to the fabric store (since I was usually the only guy there)... but not anymore. I still get some weird looks sometimes but then again it's also a good place to meet women.

Herself, weren't you supposed to fight Grace whatshername (of the yuppie slime comment) instead of mayfield? I'll take on anybody myself, but i have a feeling that i'd get flipped upside down and stuck like one guy i saw this year. There was a big flame war on the seattle bm list about a month ago w...

I don't know if this is was a set-up, but some really freaky looking guy went up on stage in center camp when reverened Billy was doing his thing and started shoving him. The G-men sprung into action and got rid of him. The way everyone was acting it seemed not to be a joke.

electrolux wrote: found some new york kids playing some electroclash saturday after the burn. cheesy? yes, but dammit i had fun anyway. beside the LED wall (a.k.a raver magnet) on the esplanade? yup. i was drawn to that thing like a moth... i thought that priest had exorcised all the raver out of m...