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- Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:20 am
- Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Should I?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5593
Get a ticket. Basically at the playa no one (except maybe the undercover cops) gives a damn if you want to have sex or drugs or no, and no one gives a damn if you are flamboyant or no. If you do/are, fine, if you don't/aren't, fine. The great thing about the place is not that it is all flamboyant se...
- Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:52 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Ask Ranger Hot Head
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10083
Every volunteer event I have been involved with seems to have these people whose idea of fun is to walk or drive around in uniforms and serious expressions, wearing a headset and looking important. I admit that they are a slightly amusing kind of people, but I have learnt that they are also a very i...
- Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:46 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Canadians at Burningman
- Replies: 35
- Views: 13318
We actually bring out the fact that we're Finnish quite a lot in BM. No, we do not have a flag, but we like telling people where we come from and bring Finnish specialties to taste, and if alcoholically enticed to do so, I will also sing a little in Finnish. Sometimes I feel a bit uncomfortable abou...
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:47 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: So how did your shade structure do?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 19399
We had a tensegrity type thing built according to the 'net instructions of Camp Elsewhere (here: http://www.bweebweebwee.com/tensegrity/), and were very happy with it. For us the reason of building our own instead of buying a carport is that we need to fly it over from Europe in our luggage. If we b...
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:33 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Anyone else think this year was better than last?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7715
Objectively, I think this year and last were kinda equivalent. Subjectively... well, it felt more relaxed this year, in a way. I am not certain if it was, or if it was just me - last year was my first and it was pretty intense. Relaxed here is neither negative or positive, just different (well, diff...
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:29 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: 2005 Eplaya Meet and Greet
- Replies: 177
- Views: 36732
Yay, home at last. It was great putting some names on faces at the meet&greet, and everyone looked so different from what I expected. Chai Guy, your avatar picture does not do you justice at all, have a cuter one taken. :P Kinetic, so we did not meet after all... We had to leave when it started to g...
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:25 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: How Do You Feel About Go-Peds / Gas Scooters?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 19374
My 2 cents: if it is not man-powered, it should be decorated. And 2 ribbons trailing a golf cart or a couple of light-sticks on a scooter do not count as decoration enough to make your bloody motorized vehicle an art car, thank you very much. If you are not willing to put the effort into your motori...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:29 am
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: Tips for late arrivals
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2428
If you behave, you will more likely be pitied than actually looked down, I'd say. Unfortunately you really do miss out a lot if you are not there to see the setup, and I'd guess that the loss is even greater for a first-timer. :( It is unlikely you will find camp space anywhere very close to the esp...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:28 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Going, gone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 890
Going, gone
Plane leaves in less than 12 hours! Yay!
- Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:31 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Questionnaire. Need a little help for my thesis on B Man...
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9129
When I read that survey, I assumed the researcher was doing not a quantitative "survey", but gathering data of which kinds of different things people bring up when they are asked open-ended questions about BM. Such questions would serve the purpose - though a better way to do that would be to get yo...
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:55 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Questionnaire. Need a little help for my thesis on B Man...
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9129
In my opinion, writing and research can be your way of participating and sharing, provided the writer/researcher approaches it from a beneficial and inclusive point of view of the whole community. Research and art, or science and art, or participating and research, are not the polar opposites many p...
- Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:22 am
- Forum: The Greeter's Station
- Topic: Hello and Welcome... What's your name? Tell me about You...
- Replies: 5444
- Views: 917294
Nially, there is a separate part on this board for ticket sales, called 2005 Tickets. You can find it by cliking the big "eplaya" text in the top of the page, then look for "2005 tickets" under "2005 Burning Man event". On the ticket forum, you can find many people looking for tickets, to whom you c...
- Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:54 am
- Forum: The Greeter's Station
- Topic: Hello and Welcome... What's your name? Tell me about You...
- Replies: 5444
- Views: 917294
Bitterman, if it makes you less bitter, there are also newbies for whom the self-reliance point is a huge issue and who share your attitude to those who have not prepared. I have always heard that things just manifest when it comes to going to Burning Man - for example, despite poor planning things ...
- Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:23 am
- Forum: Building Camps & Villages
- Topic: dumb question about tents & such. One on top of a car?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3427
Whatever mattress you're most comfortable with sleeping on the ground is the best for you. :) Since most people come in cars, space is not necessarily a limiting factor, you could even bring an actual mattress. I personally used an inflatable camping mattress and a (good) sleeping bag and liked it a...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:58 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: AdultXXX Activites Around Kids?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 18500
Uh, I think I am having a culture shock. I also feel the need to clarify what I said earlier. 1) I think kids should come, if they do not object and they come with a responsible guardian who knows what they are doing. 2) If someone is not comfortable doing something around kids, that's their problem...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:07 pm
- Forum: Q & A Tips and Tricks
- Topic: What if it RAINS!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6941
This and other tent discussions make me so, so, so happy that we have our good hiking tent made for crossing mountains and stuff like that. Sometimes it feels like overkill to most situations we use it these days, but then again, sometimes not. Question, though: the inner (closed) tent has a water-p...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:22 am
- Forum: 2005 Theme Camps
- Topic: Bartering at Big Burning Bars
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14190
In my opinion re-gifting is cool. It's a kind of a gift to the original owner, too, that you find someone who enjoys things she made/brought - even if she never knows that she received that gift. :) And definitely better to give again than to throw away (and letting it lie in your house, never used ...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:03 am
- Forum: Building Camps & Villages
- Topic: dumb question about tents & such. One on top of a car?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3427
Just wanted to add: dust is an issue. I'd recommend if at all possible to have a sleeping space you try to keep relatively dust free, even if this means some hassle with always dressing down and washing your feet before entering (we managed that last year and it was great). I'd also join in with the...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:56 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Sitting - Standing - Demanding?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8774
Just as an aside, what puzzles me (me going to my second burn this year) is that I hear a lot of people complaining about the absence of drums and chanting, and yet I see no, or very few, people doing drums and chanting. Why is it not there, if so many people want it? Or is it there, but somewhere i...
- Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:04 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Nudity on the Playa
- Replies: 155
- Views: 42718
if you aint naked at least part of you time at the burning man then you didnt totally get into it... Bullshit. For some of us nakedness is so irrelevant to "the point" that you cannot really get farther. In fact, for some of us it is so irrelevant that I am almost tempted to say that if you think n...
- Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:20 am
- Forum: Leave No Trace
- Topic: Grey water disposal with water-absorbant crystals
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4487
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:10 pm
- Forum: Leave No Trace
- Topic: Grey water disposal with water-absorbant crystals
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4487
Nobody complains about people taking a leak on the playa, right? I thought you weren't supposed to, anyhow. Thanks for the cloth evaporation info. Based on that, I think I need to do some experiments this year, for a longer-term project. I suppose the trick is that the cloth must be thick enough so...
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:09 pm
- Forum: Leave No Trace
- Topic: Grey water disposal with water-absorbant crystals
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4487
What puzzles me about these "wet a cloth and let it dry" evaporation methods is this. As I understand it, the reasoning about not pouring your grey water in the playa is not the water, but all the dirt and chemicals in the water. Now, if you drop a piece of cloth in the water, and then let it dry in...
- Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:31 pm
- Forum: 2011 Share Resources
- Topic: My gift to you? I will accept things of value!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4425
- Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Greeter's Station
- Topic: Hello and Welcome... What's your name? Tell me about You...
- Replies: 5444
- Views: 917294
Yes, that's what they are referring to. As far as I understand it, you can basically do four things: 1) camp alone or with one or two tent-mates, in which case you camp wherever you please that is not registered for theme camps (see below), and stay that way 2) try to do 1), but get absorbed to a ca...
- Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:50 pm
- Forum: 2011 Share Resources
- Topic: My gift to you? I will accept things of value!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4425
I tried to think what I would call a Thing of Value with capitals. Money, food, shelter, no. Anyone who can buy a ticket to BM can manage the camping side in a couple of weeks, I am certain. They could be valuable things, but they are not Things of Value. I do not presume to call any art I make a Th...
- Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:44 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: What do you hate about the rave scene in BRC?
- Replies: 198
- Views: 41029
- Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:39 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Where will You be?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7676
We'll have our Camp Candyland somewhere in the "suburbs", likely aiming to somewhere between 4 and 8 rather than towards the noisier sides. We have not set the exact target location yet. (In fact, we have not even contacted everyone close to whom we hope to migrate - if anyone of the Steves-with-boo...
- Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:47 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Nudity on the Playa
- Replies: 155
- Views: 42718
Oh, and I always worry about showing an Obvious Physical Reaction to beautiful naked women (and they're all beautiful) and embarassing everybody. As a tangent, I am not sure why we (ok, most of us anyway) seem to consider that embarrassing. Of course, if you try to act on it and are rude about it, ...
- Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:43 am
- Forum: 2011 Share Resources
- Topic: Water purchase on the playa?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15316
Funny thing... for me part of the challenge/fun of BM is the whole "pack in, pack out" self-reliance ideology. If I could not bring all my water myself (or, our water by ourselves), I would probably not look for ways to buy it on-playa, but for ways to pack differently so that we could make it. But ...