Lone Wolf Virgin

DhammaSeeker · Post by **DhammaSeeker** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:27 am

Hello All,

35 y/o male from Denver, Colorado reporting for roll call.

Figured I might as well make an introductory post here since I'll be making the trek in one months from now. I joined the forum in May 2009 (when the idea first wiggled its way into my mind that I needed to go to Burning Man), but I knew that getting everything together for the 2009 burn was not in the cards for me.

I've spent the last 14 months reading ePlaya gathering nuggets of wisdom between the snark (love it!) and rounding up materials for my camp site.

A friend of mine from New Jersey was supposed to be my travel companion, but I'm not sure he's going to swing the effort. Initially I told myself "this is something I can't do by myself", but as time has passed I've realized that I must do this by myself. Otherwise what is self-reliance?

I'll likely go back to lurking now and chuckling at the snark. Be well!

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:42 pm

Hello DhammaSeeker

I can imagine that you will be just fine going solo. In fact, once ya get out there, you may also conclude that it's the best thing ever

Bring all the things you'll need to survive the week...the rest is just meeting your 45,000+ friends that you didn't even know you had out there...get excited, get prepared, and get d u s t y...

DhammaSeeker · Post by **DhammaSeeker** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:04 am

CLARKcon wrote:...get excited, get prepared, and get d u s t y...

1.5 isn't bad at this point in the game right?
Excited: yes
Prepared: having fun getting there
Dusty: only 4 more weeks!

I actually snagged a quote from you on my tumblr just over a week ago! To wit, "Be simple. Keep a happy heart. Have no expectations & the World will never paint the same day twice." - CLARKcon via ePlaya

Namaste!

Post by **Elderberry** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:23 am

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK

mudpuppy000 · Post by **mudpuppy000** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:23 am

Going solo is awesome. For me it seemed to make the experience more intense. Don't worry, you won't be alone for long out there.

DhammaSeeker · Post by **DhammaSeeker** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:10 pm

Thanks for the warm and sticky welcome, jkisha, and that's what I'm counting on, mudpuppy000!

Someone tell me there's a sound camp with this blasting on loop!
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Post by **Savannah** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:45 pm

Someone tell me there's a sound camp with this blasting on loop!

Oh, God! There will be now!

Imagine its use during playa talent shows involving 2-man acrobats and their feats of strength, balancing acts, sword-swallowing . . .

I think I'm going to cry.

NellieX · Post by **NellieX** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:12 am

DhammaSeeker wrote:Thanks for the warm and sticky welcome, jkisha, and that's what I'm counting on, mudpuppy000!

Someone tell me there's a sound camp with this blasting on loop!
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I think I've found my "walking-down-the-aisle" tune for the wedding. Any idea if the Swedish schoolchildren are booking live performances?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:41 am

NellieX wrote: Any idea if the Swedish schoolchildren are booking live performances?

I believe that those are actually a team of Norwegian midgets engaged in a brilliant disinformation campaign.

curiousgnate · Post by **curiousgnate** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:51 am

utterly hysterical. oh and you can do this easily its only about a 22 hour drive from denver to brc, spit it up a bit, and bring all your shit and then have a ton of fun in the dust.

DhammaSeeker · Post by **DhammaSeeker** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:05 am

That's my plan, curiousgnate, of course, keeping Men tracht und Gott lacht in mind at all times!

stevieG · Post by **stevieG** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:43 am

Bring some good music for the ride. After that, you won't need your own music anymore. There's something playing somewhere 24 hours a day. I was wandering around on my own at 2:00am a couple of years ago, having lost my group at some point during the night. Walking into center camp cafe expecting it to be dead at that hour, instead Albino had just taken the stage and the place was packed with sweating, dancing bodies moving to the sounds of Afro beat played by an 8 piece band including a horn section, and congas. It just never stops.

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