not crazy about all tickets being $380...but what are ya gonna do?

"Monkeypoo": name backstory?

Yes----i KNEW i had to come back to E-playa and thank all you guys, reconnect, and let u all know that i was alive and well...it just took me MONTHS to get around to it ever since being on the Playa, i have been experiencing subtle but profound shifts. i am making art on a daily basis now, pulling b...

Hey everyone--I have missed u so much, and have not been on E-Playa since getting back from my first burn this year. Just wanted to take a minute to share where i am at, and what it has meant to me: --Memories of my burn coming flooding back to me at odd moments; it has become like a faint music alw...

that makes much more sense now--gonna stay away from that, thank you!

my camp is building a small evap pond for camp showers, so i should be okay

candle your ear

Last night, I dreamt that I was at a supermarket a day or two before leaving for Burning Man, and I was buying lunch from the salad bar. I put down my bag (a pink backpack) near the salad bar so that I would not have to lug it around while I made my salad. By the time I finished making my lunch, I l...

I've heard many times NOT to follow behind the water trucks for the purpose of cooling off with a free "shower"... the main reason given is that it is not "potable" water, or that the water sprayed is contaminated "gray" water... Here's my question: --If it were gray or contaminated water, wouldn't ...

pickle with peanut butter on it wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla

FINALLY packed all my clothes (or about 90% of them) tightly and neatly into my suitcase--I ROCK!!! Used large ziploc bags to organize the clothes, squeeze out excess air, prevent dust, and make outfit planning easy. Actually fit WAY more stuff in the suitcase once in the bags with air squeezed out!...

Hey, do you happen to know if a fellow named Chris is coming from Sacramento? That's where he was last year. Fishy: I dunno whether Chris will be there or not--don't really know anyone in Camp Contact, and since this is my first year, don't even know that many Burners :) Just stop by Camp Contact (...

MountainDew Code Red

Actually, i think it is never too early to be posting, or planning, or PACKING--ugh! STRESSSSSSSSSS!

TPBM is not sure how many pairs of undies to pack...

The only thing that really bums me out about the shitty bike riding is all the art in the deep playa not getting the love it deserves.... If bike riding does get really tough, i plan to load up on water, stretch my legs, and just hoof it out to the deep playa. is that feasible to do daily, or will ...

I had a strange dream last night: that I missed the burning of the man, and never got to see it: Burning Man was set up indoors, almost like a college dormitory arrangement--there were cafeterias, escalators, etc. I had a dorm room that I decorated. At one point, this young Asian guy who was in love...

there are some really good points here in the thread, and you are all right: i have been focused on the label "newbie" without really realizing that established burners are simply reacting to CLUELESS newbies, or SELFISH newbies, or WIMPY newbies. guess it's kinda like the hippy thing or the vegan t...

I'm also a ex-professional jazz-modern dancer/choreographer. I recently finished my yoga teacher's training in India and love to share/teach the pranayam (breathing yoga technique for better living). My other favorite activities are vinyasa yoga, urban rebounding, pilates & kickboxing. I'm well tra...

yeah, yeah, i guess so... it's just that i hate that newbs seem to have such a bad reputation preceeding us before we even get there. :x I just have this sense that of all the newbs on playa this year, it's gonna be the 5% of us who mooch food, clog potties, and photograph people's tits without aski...

yes, i did some occult calculations and divined that i would be menstruating during event week. i cannot abide that. so, i am gonna be taking my BC pill packs back to back that week to avoid the menses week. i usually never mess with my hormones like that, but as a first year Burner, i have way too ...

Asking to borrow stuff, while technically interacting with other members of the community, is NOT participating Actually, I have been packing EXTRAS of items (sunblock, snacks, even costume pieces) to GIFT to others in need or who have forgotten theirs. Oh, and I am a "newbie". But wait, that's a c...

Yes--i am actually, naively, looking forward to the DUST! i even wanna push my luck a go barefoot a couple of times, just to tempt fate.

TPBM had a crippling case of Playa-Foot, and finds my above remarks reckless and irresponsible...

LOVE your post, Friday Freckled, and I could not agree more!!! In fact, I've been sewing bike shorts in funky fabrics so that they don't seem so utilitarian (read: boring) to me! and i think dance pants may become my go-to option rather than skirts. i even sewed a sexy chocolate brown one-piece jump...

In my dream last night, someone was telling me that the most recent sale of an extra 1,000 tickets this week was actually a hoax created by hackers and scalpers. I don't remember too much more than that, but something about how they hacked into BMorg servers, sent out fake JRS newsletters, and sold ...

Just a quick update:

the above-mentioned offer of a ride has been FILLED. found a rideshare. no more room in my vehicle now

true--the olympic events i like most are the more "musical" ones, the gymnastics and such...

TPBM thinks it is ridiculously hard to find live streaming Olympics footage online for free!

I, for one, am kind of hoping that community members stop by the event on their buses: I would want to smile and talk to them, pose for pictures with them, and show love. It's kinda like how I always go out of my way to hold doors for old people when my tattoos are showing: what better way to revers...

Actually, that's true: I was planning a spontaneous nude Butoh solo performance at the Temple (Butoh is very concerned with life and death), but instead changed it to a small (partly clothed) group performance at a dinner at Camp Contact on Thursday night. TPBM is asking, "what the hell is 'Butoh'"?...

Don't almost all dudes self-identify as non-creepy?

Ah, too true, Fishy! I need to watch out

And thanks, Trilo for moving the thread--I was unsure where to post it, but will remember for the future.

Here's the quick rundown: -offering a ride to and from RENO to BRC. -you must have a ticket or will-call arrangements -please do NOT be on drugs/drunk (or carrying drugs) -you must be able to pitch in gas money (we will travel in a small box truck, gas could get pricey. have $100 budgeted for gas. s...

...or "Prob. Ability"