What exactly to do at BM?

Jane785 · Post by **Jane785** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:29 am

Just trying to imagine what our time at BM could look like.
Walking around and looking (taking photos)? Sure.
What else?

[or one could put it like this: "How to fill your time at BM properly (not to get bored)?"]
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Post by **AntiM** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:43 am

Um, you'll see. There's plenty of interactive camps which offer activities, and plenty of art which demands you play with it, and well, yoga and dancing and playing and talking to people, I really like the talking to people bit. My art project allows people to adopt art and take it home, others have workshops where you can make things or learn a skill or ..... egads, there's so much to do you won't be able to do/see a tenth of the city! Explore! INvestigate! Strike up conversations!

Bring a nice thick book, you can use it to weigh down things in camp in the wind, but I guarantee you won't read it.

And if you actually get bored, go volunteer, ask at info in center camp who needs helping hands, that's half the fun.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:00 am

Every year I bring my camera. Every year I take about two or three pictures.

There is far too much to expierience without a lense in front of you (but at the same time, I am ever thankful that Karine takes lots more pics than me so that we can both look at them and say, "Oh, oh!!! Remember this?")

Oh... and I've found a good general rule is, if you are within earshot, ask permission before taking someone's picture. Its just the polite, respectful thing to do.

Trixy · Post by **Trixy** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:24 am

ummmmm,,,,,,,,,,, you mean there's "stuff" to do? I only thought there were "people" to do!

Wow, won't this year be fun!

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:44 am

It's a big party. Have fun.

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:31 am

Look around for something shiny, go inspect and play. You will never not know what to do.

plowman · Post by **plowman** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:02 am

Bored?? I have no idea what you are talking about.
There is always so much going on, if I didn't have to sleep, I wouldn't.
As it is I don't sleep much anyway on the playa and you only get bored if you burry yourself in the sand and hide

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:04 am

i scout and choose a few locations to suit certain moods,
then tune in to my mood, and choose without critique

Post by **mdmf007** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:39 pm

You wont be able to do 1/3 of the stuff on Playa.
Check this link http://playacal.burningman.com/week.php?date=20070827

this is only a portion of what goes on on playa. I find stuff I want to do, and use that as a guide, I then run across so many spontaneous things to do - Boggles my mind.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:42 am

What else?

You can always catch up on a lot of sleep.
Isn't that what vacations are for?
LOL

honeyfire · Post by **honeyfire** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:59 am

Jane, from the tenor of your questions, i think that you could pick up a lot of what you're after by checking out some of the areas found on *this* index page:

http://eplaya.burningman.org/index.php?c=29

On this index, you'll find pages for Theme Camps, Art & Performance, Open Discussion, and various other pages where people are talking about what they'll be up to, what they hope to find, what they hope to present, etc etc.

The thing to bear in mind is that there will always be something interesting going on. So you can scope out maps and listings and try to plan things out, and then discover that your plans will not go exactly as planned because that's how these thing go.
Or you can just wander around and see what you can find, resting assured that you'll find *something*.
Or you can do both, structured improv, hitting planned events where possible and interacting with the flow the rest of time.
Once we realise that, for every activity we do, we're missing 10 others, we can let of go of worrying about what interesting fun we're missing by having some other interesting fun. Nobody can do it all...

It sounds overall as though you're trying to figure what to expect. Other than setting yourself up for success by keeping hydrated and healthy, i personally would skip the attempt at forming preconceptions. No matter what they are, they won't last...

Good luck and enjoy!

retrosurf · Post by **retrosurf** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:13 pm

Talk to strangers, whenever possible.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:06 pm

You can even accept candy although there are dosing issues.

Trixy · Post by **Trixy** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:14 pm

well put honeyfire!

There's just no way to know what it will be like for YOU. It's different for every person, it's what you make it. But even seasoned vets don't know exactly what it will be like. It's different every year, every day, every minute...................cool.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:46 am

Jane785 wrote:Just trying to imagine what our time at BM could look like.
Walking around and looking (taking photos)? Sure.
What else?

[or one could put it like this: "How to fill your time at BM properly (not to get bored)?"]
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Besides participation?

blyslv · Post by **blyslv** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:19 am

Besides walking around taking pictures, I would try to drink other people's booze for free, see how many trinkets you can collect, don't forget to support the local coffee shop(!), keep your cellphone charged, check your email with the WIFI network, give and/or receive a dozen creepy hugs a day, try to find out how many people you can get to feed you.

Young naked people love their pictures posted on various websites.

Complain that the infrastructure isn't what you expected it to be.

Don't drink water and leave the hat at home.

Remember you are there to consume the energy that others have brought, you must be unstinting in your pursuit of gratification and ego massage. It's all about you.

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:38 pm

You could shame shirt-cockers into putting on pants. That's always fun!

Burp! · Post by **Burp!** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:09 pm

blyslv wrote:Besides walking around taking pictures, I would try to drink other people's booze for free, see how many trinkets you can collect, don't forget to support the local coffee shop(!), keep your cellphone charged, check your email with the WIFI network, give and/or receive a dozen creepy hugs a day, try to find out how many people you can get to feed you.

Young naked people love their pictures posted on various websites.

Complain that the infrastructure isn't what you expected it to be.

Don't drink water and leave the hat at home.

Remember you are there to consume the energy that others have brought, you must be unstinting in your pursuit of gratification and ego massage. It's all about you.

Couldn't agree more with this post! This works for me every year.

One year after partying till 4-5 in morning, I decided to go for a bike ride around noon. I'm not sure where I was exactly, but I got a little dizzy and fell off my bike. People at nearby camp were so friendly they literally dragged me into their camp, when I woke up in reno, I really missed the fun time I was having.

My point is this, have fun and just let the party take you where it takes you!!

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:08 pm

so the question of what supportive roles are played and what is supported

visions are variable in purity

consciousness is not free from impactions

however the drastic change and loss of signs of afluence

tends to leave people openminded enough for you to prove yourself
or not

depending on who you wish to expose yourself to

and how and why

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