Elemental666 wrote:Heya,
I'm a virgin too, from Oklahoma (currently). I think openess isn't something we'll have to worry about, provided we are open ourselves. I can sympathize with being the freak, these Okies don't generally find my obsession with spinning fire around my person at high speeds "normal." What do they know... Anyway, welcome to the e-playa and gl this year!!!
I have is a facade, when I get around accepting people I tend to lighten up and enjoy life alot more. Being from California I was used to all kinds of spirits, but here people tend to hide there real spirits of who they are and show who they think people want them to be. My biggest fear is that I become that way.
I blame it on some sort of lingering "Southern Hospitality" notion that has become decroded to the point of obserdity. Either that or the abundant "God is watching through my neighbors eyes" syndrome that plagues a good portion of our area... I've avoid convergance by making sure I am the object of at least one WTF? stare a day. As long as they don't get me, I'm in no danger...pompatus wrote: Being from California I was used to all kinds of spirits, but here people tend to hide there real spirits of who they are and show who they think people want them to be. My biggest fear is that I become that way.
Glad to hear about more people from Oklahoma !Elemental666 wrote:
I'm a virgin too, from Oklahoma (currently).
And don't worry too much...one minute you'll be feeling stupid/dorky/out of place/alone, the next someone or something will make you feel great...b00m3rang wrote:Aah yes. Burning Man, where a freak can feel like a square. As long as you're willing to participate and accept accept everyone elses wackyness, you'll be fine. Plan ahead, build something big, leave no trace, don't get to attached to your plans or a schedule, you'll have a great time.
No shit. I'm amazed at how people are mis-judged by their appearance -- including me. It's amazing how many people think that looking different = being different.robotland wrote:You will fit in nicely in Black Rock City, providing you're a freak ON THE INSIDE as well as the outside. A little ink and a few staples only mean that you've got money to burn- A lot of the hardest of the hardcore freaks you'll meet in BRC are pudgy middleaged guys like me.
A very disturbing, yet true observation. Just wearing a kilt in these parts invites "investigation"....People expect you to ENTERTAIN them, too...or, if you do art fairs, WATCH THEIR KIDS.missmann wrote:and its amazing how many people think that just because you look different they can touch you.
~Chai Guy wrote:I've discovered that some people who consider themselves "weird" don't enjoy BM as much as they thought. For some people being "weird" has it's own advantages and they enjoy exisiting in a world in which they are different. For some people being a freak among freaks is kinda boring. YMMV.
