One Item for BM a Day (2010-2012)
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AntiM
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
Tandy's Leather carries flask kits, the carving isn't too hard to do if you have a simple design. Although a plain flask and a chunk of leather will get you started.
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
DAB could you send that to me as well?Drawingablank wrote:Thanks, but that is a really simple design that took minimal skill and only 3 tools. It is really easy to learn, just takes a bit of practice. I have PM'd you the URL of my online instructions for leather carving in case you want to try it.
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Sent.
Mine was made from the precut leather factory kit AntiM mentioned, however I am not all that happy with the quality of the flask it comes with so will probably start cutting my own when I run out of the kits.
Mine was made from the precut leather factory kit AntiM mentioned, however I am not all that happy with the quality of the flask it comes with so will probably start cutting my own when I run out of the kits.
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AntiM
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
I found a good flask company online, good prices, free engraving, super fast. Let me know if you're interested in the link.
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
My other flask came in leather. I've never used it because I worry about washing it out. I suppose I could just rinse and let the alcohol take care of everything else. (NTS: no sangria)
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
Ahem.
Make it so.
Make it so.
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
FoxFur, if my vehicle was right there, right now, I would welcome you to apply that to the side of it...any color you want. You bringing those to the Playa? I will bring a can-o-paint.
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SWOOOOON!mgb327 wrote:Just vacu-sealed 15 pounds of Rocky Mountain Pride, Apple Smoked, Apple Cider Cured Bacon. Thick cut...in the freezer and safe.
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
Bought sunscreen. Aimed for a Titanium Oxide and Zinc Oxide mineral sunscreen (based on some stuff I read) 'cause I have to say . . . I got too tan last year despite liberal application of spray sunscreen. Only my toes and the part in my hair can truly burn, but I don't need to @#$% around with sun damage.
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
Yes they will.mgb327 wrote:FoxFur, if my vehicle was right there, right now, I would welcome you to apply that to the side of it...any color you want. You bringing those to the Playa? I will bring a can-o-paint.
I found t-shirts for $1.39. May get 20 - 30. I plan to bring lotsa paint.
Trying to find some skin-safe paint...
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
This is awesome!Foxfur wrote:Ahem.
Make it so.
I don't have a vehicle to paint this on, but I'll come up with something that will have high exposure.
Maybe, I'll bring a shirt by before my first ice shift. Then everyone that comes through Ice Cubed will see the message!
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Just finished a dozen jars of Raspberry jam. Picked at 5pm, out of the canner now at 6:30 pm. I hear the lids staring to "ping" in the kitchen right now. I will be bringing a bunch of it.
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Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge?
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Swoon.
My parents have a 1960s/70s "back-to-the-lander" streak; in addition to their large vegetable garden, they're foragers. My childhood was punctuated with wild raspberry, huckleberry, and thimbleberry jams. Mmm....
My parents have a 1960s/70s "back-to-the-lander" streak; in addition to their large vegetable garden, they're foragers. My childhood was punctuated with wild raspberry, huckleberry, and thimbleberry jams. Mmm....
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Groupon goods has a deal for $10 you get 48 phillips AAA batterries. Thought some of you might want to check it out for your lED packs and what not. 
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What what!! What brand did you get? I got little too tan last year as well *snickers* I hardly get sun burnt but it helps to have stronger sunscreen.Savannah wrote:Bought sunscreen. Aimed for a Titanium Oxide and Zinc Oxide mineral sunscreen (based on some stuff I read) 'cause I have to say . . . I got too tan last year despite liberal application of spray sunscreen. Only my toes and the part in my hair can truly burn, but I don't need to @#$% around with sun damage.
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wh..sh wrote:What what!! What brand did you get? I got little too tan last year as well *snickers* I hardly get sun burnt but it helps to have stronger sunscreen.Savannah wrote:Bought sunscreen. Aimed for a Titanium Oxide and Zinc Oxide mineral sunscreen (based on some stuff I read) 'cause I have to say . . . I got too tan last year despite liberal application of spray sunscreen. Only my toes and the part in my hair can truly burn, but I don't need to @#$% around with sun damage.
I envy you melanin-having people so hard...
I'll be wearing my tents and giant hats.
Stupid Anglo/Celtic ancestry...
I don't even freckle very well (too much Anglo, not enough Celt). I just lobsterize.
*grumble, grumble*
(But also, please do tell what brand! I'm having trouble finding a decent sunscreen here that's not full of oxybenzone).
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Don't. The dry sun makes me feel like my skin is on broil. Thats why I prefer to be fully covered during day.catinthefunnyhat wrote:I envy you melanin-having people so hard...
I'll be wearing my tents and giant hats.
Stupid Anglo/Celtic ancestry...
I don't even freckle very well (too much Anglo, not enough Celt). I just lobsterize.
*grumble, grumble*
(But also, please do tell what brand! I'm having trouble finding a decent sunscreen here that's not full of oxybenzone).
In my world there's only legible and more legible.
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And I wish I were more of a ginger than I am.
Which means we're all a bit silly.
And that there's a surprising amount of green grass on the playa...
Which means we're all a bit silly.
And that there's a surprising amount of green grass on the playa...
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"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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I found a kick'n bright yellow jumpsuit at a thrift store, now I just need to figure out how I want to light it up and accessorize
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Re: One Item for BM a Day
Whar a coincidence, my gf just picked up our sunscreen for this year (it loses effectiveness ov time, don't re-use the stuff you had last year). A tube of something high-spf I can slather on my head, plus a couple cans of stuff that sprays on (the easier it is to apply, the more likely you are to re-apply throughout the day when you're out in the sun).
I'm something of an ethnic mutt, mostly stark-raving Irish but a few other sexy northern european countries in the mix. As if that didn't make me enough of a burn risk, I also shave my head. Silly as it sounds, the best way I've found to keep from getting painfully fried at Burning Man is to make sure I've got a light base first. For my pale complexion, that usually means spending hetting a light burn earlier in the summer back in defaultia (pinkish, not a 'rock lobster' painful burn). That will fade, but afterwards my skin seems more tolerant of Mr. Sun and any sunburns I do manage to get (I often forget to put on or re-apply sunblock) aren't as painful.
Aside from the gf's sunblock score, I picked up all the lumber I'll need for the deli counter today.
I'm something of an ethnic mutt, mostly stark-raving Irish but a few other sexy northern european countries in the mix. As if that didn't make me enough of a burn risk, I also shave my head. Silly as it sounds, the best way I've found to keep from getting painfully fried at Burning Man is to make sure I've got a light base first. For my pale complexion, that usually means spending hetting a light burn earlier in the summer back in defaultia (pinkish, not a 'rock lobster' painful burn). That will fade, but afterwards my skin seems more tolerant of Mr. Sun and any sunburns I do manage to get (I often forget to put on or re-apply sunblock) aren't as painful.
Aside from the gf's sunblock score, I picked up all the lumber I'll need for the deli counter today.
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Picked up some US currency from the bank today - that involved dealing with a bank. It was annoying. Grrr.
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My heritage is exclusively Native Californian. My people settled the ancient city of San Jose in the late 1960's. Our heritage allows us to tan very well. Sunscreen goes against our sacred principles. Last year was wonderful with no burning and crisping, just a perfect golden brown with a tinge of dust.
Last night I installed LED ropelights in the trailer. So bright! I need sunglasses to survive in there.
Also installed an undercounter double row kitchen light.
Today I will be permanently installing a Color changing RGB light bar over The Bed Of Awesomeness. The bar and controller are from IKEA. the voltage provided by the included transformer is 12volts DC. Installation consists of clipping the leads after the transformer and wiring it to the house battery. Since it already has a multi function wired remote there isn't even a need to install a switch. I highly recommend this setup to other trailer / RV owners as well as anyone running lights from batteries and /or solar arrays.
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Last night I installed LED ropelights in the trailer. So bright! I need sunglasses to survive in there.
Also installed an undercounter double row kitchen light.
Today I will be permanently installing a Color changing RGB light bar over The Bed Of Awesomeness. The bar and controller are from IKEA. the voltage provided by the included transformer is 12volts DC. Installation consists of clipping the leads after the transformer and wiring it to the house battery. Since it already has a multi function wired remote there isn't even a need to install a switch. I highly recommend this setup to other trailer / RV owners as well as anyone running lights from batteries and /or solar arrays.
Low power and high coolness.
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*looking forward to night at the MnG*wh..sh wrote:Don't. The dry sun makes me feel like my skin is on broil. Thats why I prefer to be fully covered during day.catinthefunnyhat wrote:I envy you melanin-having people so hard...
I'll be wearing my tents and giant hats.
Stupid Anglo/Celtic ancestry...
I don't even freckle very well (too much Anglo, not enough Celt). I just lobsterize.
*grumble, grumble*
(But also, please do tell what brand! I'm having trouble finding a decent sunscreen here that's not full of oxybenzone).
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Then it gets too coldygmir wrote:*looking forward to night at the MnG*wh..sh wrote:Don't. The dry sun makes me feel like my skin is on broil. Thats why I prefer to be fully covered during day.catinthefunnyhat wrote:I envy you melanin-having people so hard...
I'll be wearing my tents and giant hats.
Stupid Anglo/Celtic ancestry...
I don't even freckle very well (too much Anglo, not enough Celt). I just lobsterize.
*grumble, grumble*
(But also, please do tell what brand! I'm having trouble finding a decent sunscreen here that's not full of oxybenzone).
I particularly hate it when I disappoint yggy...
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There must be a golden time -- sunset, perhaps? -- where the sun don't burn and the cold don't bite.
If that happens, I might -- might -- get down to a miniskirt and a tank top
. How scandalous that would be! 
If that happens, I might -- might -- get down to a miniskirt and a tank top
. How scandalous that would be! If you want drama to stop following you everywhere, try letting go of the leash.
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My very early Christmas/Birthday gift came today! My Kodiak (used) tent! I hope all I've read is true and its worth it. That mo'fo is heavy! LoL!
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Bought 2 more tire lights sense mine were stolen when my bike was outside. Fudge. Also got 48 AAA philips batteries thanks to a tip about the groupon goods.
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It took all week, but I made a wicked scrap skirt. It's built on an old, lacy, tiered black skirt. The "rags" are strips of fabric salvaged from beloved dresses of yesteryear. Black brocade with red cherry blossom; red brocade with black and gold Chinese characters, and dark red stretch velvet. Plus some black velvet from that dress I made the cape out of... just so it could give one last gift. It took forever, because all that fabric was moopy and needed to be hemmed up tight along all those many, many edges. And the seams in the skirt needed to be reinforced, too. But I'm super-happy with the results, and it goes great with some of my other evening costume pieces (black velvet armwarmers, red velvet vest, black velvet cape, red raw-silk shrug). I've given it an elastic/drawstring waist, so I'll be able to wear it over pants when it's cold, tights when it's cool, and bare legs when it's hot.
Thanks TG and Ratty for posting images of similar skirts for inspiration!
Thanks TG and Ratty for posting images of similar skirts for inspiration!
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After seeing my shrink on my regular 3 month appointment, I got script for 90 days worth of meds. I get my bloodpressure meds from Medical on SSI Disability. I'm good to go on meds.
I got started looking for a home aid today. Called 7 answering machines. I can hire a person to help me for 26 hours a month. Chores, shopping, laundry, etc...Got a list of providers from the Public Authority ( Senior Services ). I want to be a good boss, I've never hired anyone before.
I got started looking for a home aid today. Called 7 answering machines. I can hire a person to help me for 26 hours a month. Chores, shopping, laundry, etc...Got a list of providers from the Public Authority ( Senior Services ). I want to be a good boss, I've never hired anyone before.