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Montanarchist · Post by **Montanarchist** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:47 pm

I'm planning on attending this year. I have never been, but back in '92 I almost went until car problems ended out trip plans. Why the huge gap between, you ask. Like a lot of people I got side tracked by what I thought was life; and to be honest it is but I've always felt there should be more. I hope to find that missing piece/peace I've always sense was hiding right outside of my vision, at BM.

A little about me, if you couldn't tell by the rambling prose above I'm a writer, not a famous or even necessarily good writer, but I have been paid for my work before so I choose to hang that title upon myself instead of any of the others I could choose.

I have accomplished a lot in the last eighteen years that I couldn't attend; the least of which is not to raise a great son to seventeen, I have built a 95% self-sufficient off-grid homestead, I sold all my interests in this current socio-economic structure we have today and dropped out of the typical american life.

I'm a true believer in Anarcho-capitalism, but did go through the shameful socialist stage all of us seem to. I'm enthralled by the idea behind a "gift economy," though I do feel it's unfeasible and utopian at this point I also believe if I can see it actually work, even if only for a week, I might be able to recapture some of the idealism and hope I once felt when I was younger.

Sorry if this seems long winded, but I love words and I love the idea of BM.

JStep · Post by **JStep** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:49 pm

Welcome!

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:09 am

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JS

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:51 pm

welcome! i've been paid for my writing too! however, how to save a document in word is not exactly sentilating.

Montanarchist · Post by **Montanarchist** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:32 am

[quote="tamarakay"]welcome! i've been paid for my writing too! however, how to save a document in word is not exactly sentilating.[/quote]

The idea of being able to entertain/help/share with someone does it for me.

burner von braun · Post by **burner von braun** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:46 am

Hi montanaprometheus,

Oh yeah, ...you've come to the write place!

Welcome

Montanarchist · Post by **Montanarchist** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:55 am

[quote="burner von braun"]Hi montanaprometheus,

Oh yeah, ...you've come to the write place!

Welcome[/quote]

Is there a camp for makers of bad puns? :wink:

burner von braun · Post by **burner von braun** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:32 pm

Yep, plenty floating about.

Have fun!

Post by **Elderberry** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:13 pm

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:27 pm

montanaprometheus wrote:
tamarakay wrote:welcome! i've been paid for my writing too! however, how to save a document in word is not exactly sentilating.
The idea of being able to entertain/help/share with someone does it for me.

that does it for me too! I mostly teach adults how to use computers, but have to document procedures etc too. I love it when you see it click and i made their job/life a little easier.

Post by **Savannah** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:44 pm

Welcome! Since you've built a homestead almost completely off the grid (wow) I imagine you will be more comfortable out there than the average virgin.

Here's the most recent survival guide, in case you haven't seen it. It's not just a how-to, but also principles, etiquette, recycling, law enforcement info, site-specific tips:

http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/

A note on the gift economy: it's somewhat subtle. What is really more obvious is the lack of vending compared to the outside world. You will probably give and receive both tangible and intangible things, but it is not structured (with the exception of theme camps who give something away).

Montanarchist · Post by **Montanarchist** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:08 pm

Thanks, I've browsed through parts of that, but I just downloaded it to read later. I don't have internet in The Gulch and don't usually have time to read everything when I'm in town.

ETA: We are completely off-grid, not mostly. This summer I added enough A.E. to heat our domestic hot water, a huge step that is saving us a hundred dollars a month in filling propane cylinders.

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 2:39 pm

Check your PM!

Montanarchist · Post by **Montanarchist** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:00 pm

[quote="FIGJAM"]Check your PM! :)[/quote]

Yup, thanks.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:43 am

MP, go to your profile and enable your BBCode, then your quote function will work.

Montanarchist · Post by **Montanarchist** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:47 am

AntiM wrote:MP, go to your profile and enable your BBCode, then your quote function will work.

Thanks.