Making The Most of Limited Playa Time

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:04 am

I will be at Burning Man for about 42 hours this year. I know by now that having an "efficient agenda" is the wrong way to do it as expectations tend to kill the serendipity of it all.

Here we can talk about practicle and spiritual ways to participate in an abridged version of the burn.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:57 am

Playa efficiency = being in the moment

blueniteowl · Post by **blueniteowl** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:17 pm

I hate to say it, but sleep may not be your best option during that time.

EspressoDude · Post by **EspressoDude** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:28 pm

START at the man, walk to 2:00, walk between esplanade and "B" then "B" to 2:30, espl, 3:00. get a buzz at EspressoCamp....continue Z-walk..to 10:00.

Along the way rub up against everyone U see, eat everything, drink everything, sm-ke everything, Give everything and everyone a hug and kiss. run behind a water truck, fall down roll in the dust,,putting some in your pocket to find when u get home. Dance out to the man

Repeat above. after 40 hours go where the fuck are my keys, where is my fucking car......guess I gotta stay...

Davoid · Post by **Davoid** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:49 pm

Shit, okay, well, spend about 41 hours running around in the ManTis, creating smiles, gratitude, and freak-outs everywhere, then head over to Flux Capacitor Camp and see what they can do for you (bring some DeLorean parts).

Otherwise, I imagine you'll be hanging with cool people you love, and that's half the battle. Cheers for your commitment.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:55 pm

i'd suggest not overindulding on the drinkee/smokee/takee so that you could maintain longer and be more fully present and remember the things you do/see.

and any ol' thing you wanna do/see....do/see it right then. either it, or you, probably won't be there if/when you come back. good advice for anyone at the event even for the whole week, but more important with limited time.

suddenly addicted to slashes///,
~tish

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:39 pm

Wow. All good stuff. Keep it commin'

I won't have time to acclimatize, and as I recall, energy comes in short but controllable bursts. It would be nice to have little "packets" of interaction or giftage, easy to carry and deploy on whim.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:07 pm

Mister Jellyfish Mister wrote:Wow. All good stuff. Keep it commin'

I won't have time to acclimatize, and as I recall, energy comes in short but controllable bursts. It would be nice to have little "packets" of interaction or giftage, easy to carry and deploy on whim.

Acclimatize before hand, then. Hell, Jelly, you LIVE in that part of the world pretty much, so thats a plus. Get used to drinking water. First and foremost. Water is your friend.

Start driving around with the windows up and the AC off to get used to the heat, then go into a walk-in fridge to catnap.

Get used to drinking water, plan on little sleep. Esp the water thing, as not enough of that will come and bite you, which can (a) hurt you, and (b) beat you up physically... Beware of too much of anything - drugs, drinking, overstimulation, exertion.

If you go out and fly Mini or Mantis, do so in bursts, not all in one stretch (i.e. have a second to take over every so often so you don't kill yourself!!!). Did I mention get used to HYDRATING yourself?

On a final note... We have decided that we are NOT allowing you to go home in the REMSA chopper, no matter HOW fun it sounds. And expect at least one interrogation. Maybe 2. Maybe even 3. >heyh heyh heyh...<

Devourngly yours,
bb

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:37 pm

Suggestion 1: Make a list of all the "must go" places you think you have time to fit into your stay. Get a map of the city and mark the locations of all these places. Now when you get there, go to areas that have the fewest or no marks at all and see the stuff you would have missed if you had done the stuff on your list. That way you can say you didn't miss a thing.

Suggestion 2: Go to the post office, grab a stack of mail at random, deliver it. You will find some of the coolest people that way. Everyone loves to get mail and they will almost always offer you something to drink. And while you are on your rounds, you can remind any spectators just standing around to keep moving. This keeps them headed toward a zone of interactivity someplace, whereever that might be.

Post by **Eric** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:53 pm

geekster wrote:Suggestion 1: Make a list of all the "must go" places you think you have time to fit into your stay. Get a map of the city and mark the locations of all these places. Now when you get there, go to areas that have the fewest or no marks at all and see the stuff you would have missed if you had done the stuff on your list. That way you can say you didn't miss a thing.

Geekster, that is pure brilliance.

I think I'm going to plan at least a day doing just that even though I'm out there for the whole week.

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:15 pm

Mister Jellyfish Mister wrote:I will be at Burning Man for about 42 hours this year.

Spend your time b-4 you get to the Playa to figure out away to increase your 42 hours to 240 hours.
i'm sure you have tried manys ways to stay longer, bt at this time this was all that came to me.

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:32 pm

This is sensational. The good advice you are all giving me is striking a universal chord with many who are staying the duration.

It helps when I remind myself that we are all fucking doomed.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:18 am

Like good First Citizen, some more doomed than others, dear Jelly...

You shall to see... heh heh heh... You shall to see.

In Fernos,
bb

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:23 am

EspressoDude wrote: Along the way rub up against everyone U see, ...

*sigh*
I tried that last time, and now I gotta wear this stupid bracelet on my ankle....

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:27 am

[quote="EspressoDude"]START at the man, walk to 2:00, walk between esplanade and "B" then "B" to 2:30, espl, 3:00. get a buzz at EspressoCamp....continue Z-walk..to 10:00.

Along the way rub up against everyone U see, eat everything, drink everything, sm-ke everything, quote]

be aware that if you do everything that Espresso dude sez, you might get kick out of the event.

don't Mix the letter X with anything except water, unless you never want to remember your trip.

don't rub up against anyone except Espresso dude unless you want the Rangers or even worst lock you up in Gerlack for 48 hours.

Otherwise let it flow!

What day will you be there?

AIIZ

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:46 am

...just bring that time machine of yours, so when your 42nd hour approaches (zing!) back to the beginning to take another go at it!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:33 am

But I'm using the time machine to attend BM 1991.

It's so much better than this year.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:47 am

ANYTHING is better than this year...

Except for next year. This year is to will be better than next year.

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