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TomServo
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Post by TomServo » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:26 am

delle wrote:Good Lord, you people are great greeters!!! I feel all fuzzy inside. (hopefully not having to do with having inhaled too much faux fur residue from what I picked up today. If I cough up a hairball, I'll let you know. For now I'm putting it all down to you all!!!)
You presented yourself well! Certificate of Insanity, in hand. Its about time you joined us!
anything worth doing is worth overdoing..

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Post by Artemis » Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:32 pm

delle wrote:Good Lord, you people are great greeters!!! I feel all fuzzy inside. (hopefully not having to do with having inhaled too much faux fur residue from what I picked up today. If I cough up a hairball, I'll let you know. For now I'm putting it all down to you all!!!)
Mojojita wrote:Where will you be camped?
I don't know yet. My nephew & co. are in charge of all of that. He's old hand, I'm just a dragalong (not exactly kicking and screaming tho, as you can tell). I'll let you know as soon as I find out!!! :D
ooh, you figured out that quoting stuff great. Ignore my other post in the crimson thread.

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delle
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Post by delle » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:35 pm

Artemis wrote:
ooh, you figured out that quoting stuff great. Ignore my other post in the crimson thread.
You mean this one:
Artemis wrote:
Yes, I usually use the "quote" to reply to someone's post, but you don't have to. If you use that feature it'll show who typed the thing to which you're replying.

If you don't do that and instead use the button above the place where you type, highlight the sentence you want to quote and then click the button. It'll put both the code that opens and closes the quote that way. You can also add in the code '="X"' to show that X is the one you're quoting...

heheh. Yes folks, she CAN be taught!!!! (thanks again!) :D
Worry is a misuse of imagination

She had blue skin, And so did he.
He kept it hid And so did she.
They searched for blue Their whole life through,
Then passed right by- And never knew.”

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Post by delle » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:23 pm

Huge highlight of my day thus far:

At the resort where I work a couple sauntered in to the reception area, baby in tow, looking to heat up her bottle and have a little rest after having been walking the forest trails.

I had the bottle nuked, and settled them in on a cushy couch by the big stone fireplace, started a fire for them to complete the experience, then went back across the hall to the reception area to continue working.

Within a couple of minutes, I starting hearing Whoop’s of Joy coming out of the baby. The absolute glee coming out of her mouth was so contagious that after each one you could hear a laugh coming from anyone within hearing distance of it (myself included).

So I sauntered back over to take a closer look.

She was staring into that fire with the most amazingly joyous awe dancing in her eyes, and the biggest damned smile I’d ever seen….

Turned out it was her first fire!

I couldn’t say anything outloud, but I looked at that baby and thought “Aha! Welcome, future burner!â€
Worry is a misuse of imagination

She had blue skin, And so did he.
He kept it hid And so did she.
They searched for blue Their whole life through,
Then passed right by- And never knew.”

Shel Silverstein

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Post by Artemis » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:34 pm

First fire! awww, that's so sweet.

That little one is definitely starting from zero. :-)

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Post by TomServo » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:17 am

A child's curiosity is an amazing thing! Too bad adults lose that, as they get older.

In 2005, Gabriella visited Black Rock Roller Disco..my former camp. She had never skated in her life. With the help of many of our campmates, she learned how to stay upright on 8 wheels. Throughout the week, she was at the rink...sometimes several times a day. And, over the years, she always came back....with Roller Disco Skills that would make "D" proud!
anything worth doing is worth overdoing..

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Post by oneeyeddick » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:10 am

Nice baby story.

I think I love you.

Give me my glasses back.
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Post by Snow » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:28 am

welcome, here is some fuel and a lighter.

TS I always try to see new things through a childs eyes, sometimes its tough though.

Dick how will we know they are your glasses?
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Post by theCryptofishist » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:31 am

When you wear them and nothing else and look in the mirror, your penis will be reflected so as to look huge and green.

(Some questions are just easy.)
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Post by delle » Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:36 pm

And so it starts...

Pretty much every dream I've had over the last couple of weeks has had to do with Burningman. Just from having hung out in here, reading about it all, spending every other moment planning for it (in both practical and fun terms)... I guess you could say it's got to me....

However, last night I was awakened by the same hilarious dream -- having something to do with something, but definitely on-playa -- three times. Three times I woke myself up laughing. All three times I thought - ah man, now THAT's one of those unforgettable ones.

...I guess I was wrong, because come morning I hadn't a clue what it was about.




....I suppose I could claim I was dosed...

Probably by my cat Larry. Little shit licked me just before I went to bed!!!
Worry is a misuse of imagination

She had blue skin, And so did he.
He kept it hid And so did she.
They searched for blue Their whole life through,
Then passed right by- And never knew.”

Shel Silverstein

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Post by JStep » Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:56 pm

delle wrote:And so it starts...

Pretty much every dream I've had over the last couple of weeks has had to do with Burningman.
I've been having these too. Dreams of green lasers and wind and dusty art...
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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:06 am

delle wrote:Probably by my cat Larry. Little shit licked me just before I went to bed!!!
Just another piece of Larry's magic...
The Lady with a Lamprey

"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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Post by delle » Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:30 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
delle wrote:Probably by my cat Larry. Little shit licked me just before I went to bed!!!
Just another piece of Larry's magic...
Heheh....

...'cept that the Larry of whom I speak is the cat without the hat!!!
Worry is a misuse of imagination

She had blue skin, And so did he.
He kept it hid And so did she.
They searched for blue Their whole life through,
Then passed right by- And never knew.”

Shel Silverstein

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Post by LeChatNoir » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:22 pm

Hi delle!

Loved your opening post.

Welcome to eplaya. You seem to be fitting right in already so I'm sure you'll be just fine when you get to the dusty desert. Until then hang out and make yourself comfy. We're all mad here.
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