One Item for BM a Day (2010-2012)

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:24 pm

Hats - Done

Umbrella - Done

Boots - Done

Bikes - Done except lights

Coats - 1/2 done

Trailer insulation replacement - 1/2 done

Clothes, costumes, equipment, backpack stuff now in dedicated staging area.

Shade Structure - Still in limbo. Trying not to freak out about most important item.

Cool discovery, there are a couple of burners just down the street. 7 year veterans who were happy to exchange helpful tips. We may try to bend rebar together since they need some too.

VeganChoirGirl · Post by **VeganChoirGirl** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:06 am

Hat from etsy arrived today.

Made a list of to do's for the burn for this week:

1. Get all my "burn" clothes out of boxes and wash them, even if they seem clean. If they can't go in the machine, hand wash, spot clean, or dry clean.

2. Try everything on and make sure it still fits and is in good repair. If it needs to be fixed or altered, DO IT.

3. Retrieve all clothes that I use at the burn AND in the default world, wash, repair, etc.

4. Check, double check, and tripple check my supply list against my stores at home and see if I should beef up the reserves a little.

5. Finish dress for burn night

6. Set up wigwam, rinse it, and ensure all poles and parts are in good working order. Repeat with shade structure. Tripple check my rebar sock pile and make sure I have enough, plus some for people who forgot.

7. Decide to sacrafice my awesome featherbed to the playa because i never want to look at an air mattress again.

8. Make another tutu because I can't stop

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:19 am

I love the UPS guy! Today, we got a shade structure to put over our daughter's tent, and my misting system arrived! We'll hook that up with a manual garden sprayer and put it up under the shade structures to cool us off.

jella · Post by **jella** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:35 am

ugh.. wash and mend, me too !
But I got the upholstery for the pedicab done

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Bling · Post by **Bling** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:37 am

Oooh, fuzzy!

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:50 am

it looks great! you rock! I'm starting to work with fleece. At least I know how to surge by hand. Thats what its called right?

VeganChoirGirl · Post by **VeganChoirGirl** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:05 pm

Awesome Jella!

You are really rocking the projects this year!

gerlachedNloaded · Post by **gerlachedNloaded** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:27 pm

anyone remember Homie the Clown? more specifically the sock he used to whack people over the head with?
Im thinking of making one in the shape of a giant hand. and cover it in pink and green monster fur. and just slap the shit outta fucktarded people with it. si?

VeganChoirGirl · Post by **VeganChoirGirl** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:35 pm

gerlachedNloaded wrote:anyone remember Homie the Clown? more specifically the sock he used to whack people over the head with?
Im thinking of making one in the shape of a giant hand. and cover it in pink and green monster fur. and just slap the shit outta fucktarded people with it. si?

No, I definately don't remember that. However, it does remind me of a story from college

When I was a freshman, I was a very timid Christian girl who didn't really know anything about the big bad world. I made friends with a guy down the hall from me in the dorms and he made it his new mission to introduce me to the world and corrupt me. Soon after meeting him, he decided to take me to my first sex shop (where I would later work and teach classes!) and he decided to buy a 13 inch long midnight black dildo that said, appropriately, "the punisher" on the the side.

I wasn't quite sure what he had in mind for that dildo...but I wasn't sure if I liked it. He invited me back to his room, and I demured (I didn't want to get myself into any situation I wasn't comfortable with). He insisted, and eventually, I relented. Instead of getting skeezy, he hid behind the door to his room waiting for unsuspecting fellow dormers to wander by. When someone came too close to his door, he would pop out, wack the person with the dildo and scream, "YOU HAVE BEEN PUNISHED" while pointing in their face. It was a fabulous afternoon, to be sure, and Aaron has been affectionately known as the Punisher ever since.

Alright....end tangent.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:44 pm

In Living Color was a good show.

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I don't need an excuse to bash people in the head, though.

Last night I divvied up some pills to save for the playa. That counts, right??

gerlachedNloaded · Post by **gerlachedNloaded** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:47 pm

only if they're the kind that result in people begging for more

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:02 pm

I supported some sweat shops by buying some more led string lights. They are not for bashing people in the head with though...

gerlachedNloaded · Post by **gerlachedNloaded** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:23 pm

cat-o-nine.....

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:04 pm

New pads and rotors for the van.

That hurt the pocket..

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:08 pm

Homie don't play dat.......

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:29 pm

Bling wrote:Oooh, fuzzy! :D

Mmmmm snuggly.

I'm walking around in my platform work boots today to break them in. They're really comfy! Working on my coat...DAMN it's slow-going. All this hand sewing of lights and felt is making me tired. It's so fucking cold here though, good sewing weather. If it ever gets sunny again, I'll be able to finish weather-stripping the trailer. July in San Francisco jesusfuckingbrrr!

jella · Post by **jella** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:33 pm

it had static electricity while I was sewing it it zapped me twice haha.

Too funny Emily my boots came day before yesterday I'm tryiong to wear them after work to brek them in too .

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:39 pm

jella wrote:it had static electricity while I was sewing it it zapped me twice haha.

Too funny Emily my boots came day before yesterday I'm tryiong to wear them after work to brek them in too .

I have the same stuff in my van as seat covers and every time I get out of the car I get zapped in the ass. I'm planning on redoing the covers after Burning Man. ;-)

Hmmmm is there static electricity on the Playa?

winebuff · Post by **winebuff** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:09 pm

This week:
Bought all my food which includes boil pouches, jars and cans.
Packed all my clothes in labeled plastic drawers.
Made 8 plastic bins labeled for different things like toiletries, blinking things, costumes, etc.
Pulled out champagne and other treats from the wine cellar.
Made spreadsheet for all the people and camps I want to visit
Checked if I have enough vodka (note: need more to share)

Bike- ready
Shade structure- ready
Vintage Trailer- cleaned out as much as possible. Disco ball inside it stays home
Water- bought 8- 1 gallon jugs and and more to bring for shower ready

Excitement lvel for a virgin burner- OFF THE CHARTS!

VeganChoirGirl · Post by **VeganChoirGirl** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:52 am

winebuff wrote:This week:
Bought all my food which includes boil pouches, jars and cans.
Packed all my clothes in labeled plastic drawers.
Made 8 plastic bins labeled for different things like toiletries, blinking things, costumes, etc.
Pulled out champagne and other treats from the wine cellar.
Made spreadsheet for all the people and camps I want to visit
Checked if I have enough vodka (note: need more to share)

Bike- ready
Shade structure- ready
Vintage Trailer- cleaned out as much as possible. Disco ball inside it stays home
Water- bought 8- 1 gallon jugs and and more to bring for shower ready

Excitement lvel for a virgin burner- OFF THE CHARTS!

Your level of preparedness is perfect!

That's totally awesome!

Mojojita · Post by **Mojojita** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:59 pm

EmilyD wrote:
Hmmmm is there static electricity on the Playa?

Yes! Trying to brush out long hair is a joke - it's both playafied and completely full of static.

winebuff · Post by **winebuff** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:04 pm

VeganChoirGirl wrote:
winebuff wrote:This week:
Bought all my food which includes boil pouches, jars and cans.
Packed all my clothes in labeled plastic drawers.
Made 8 plastic bins labeled for different things like toiletries, blinking things, costumes, etc.
Pulled out champagne and other treats from the wine cellar.
Made spreadsheet for all the people and camps I want to visit
Checked if I have enough vodka (note: need more to share)

Bike- ready
Shade structure- ready
Vintage Trailer- cleaned out as much as possible. Disco ball inside it stays home
Water- bought 8- 1 gallon jugs and and more to bring for shower ready

Excitement lvel for a virgin burner- OFF THE CHARTS!
Your level of preparedness is perfect! That's totally awesome!

Thx Vegan. I am trying hard to cover everything. Think I am dialed

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:27 am

I started the lists last night. THE LISTS!

What to Buy in Reno

Metapacking (already over a page long, sigh)

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:04 am

C.f.M. wrote:I started the lists last night. THE LISTS!

What to Buy in Reno

Metapacking (already over a page long, sigh)

In regards to shopping in Reno, do places like Trader Joe's really stock enough food (say meat and such) for the swarm that's coming in?

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:05 am

I have no idea, I've never even seen a Trader Joe's.

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:51 am

[quote="EmilyD"][quote="C.f.M."]I started the lists last night. THE LISTS!

What to Buy in Reno

Metapacking (already over a page long, sigh)[/quote] In regards to shopping in Reno, do places like Trader Joe's really stock enough food (say meat and such) for the swarm that's coming in?[/quote]

I'm wondering about this too.. Are the Walmarts usually stocked with 50,000 gallons of drinking water or what?

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:19 am

junglesmacks, I'm getting some good tips about food over here too:

http://playacooking.tribe.net/thread/fd ... a699ba890a

Fire_Moose · Post by **Fire_Moose** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:21 am

those stores should have plenty, they know about the burn.

Finished my new staff.

VeganChoirGirl · Post by **VeganChoirGirl** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:47 am

Got a CRAZY skirt from a friend last night. Apparently she bought it at Macy's in the mid 90's...it's fabulous! Needs a bit of altering...but! that's half the fun!

She also gave me a pair of thigh lenth vinyle black stilleto boots. Not terribly comfortable....but a good piece for a specific event or two on the playa!

Headed to the burner bazaar at mission control tomorrow. Pretty excited about it...might be some good things for me to snag!

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:58 am

Built the solor power for the strerio for the MV.. Hooked in the megneddle for back up power.. and didn't get shocked