Hello from Ohio~

Vertigoat · Post by **Vertigoat** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:55 pm

Hey there! I'm Jessi, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio and I'm hoping to make 2011 my first year at Burningman. I've wanted to go ever since I was 16 and caught a showing of Better Living Through Circuitry on the Documentary channel haha. I'm 22 years old and about to graduate with a degree in Anthropology, and currently work at a place well-described as the Costco of booze.

I've been reading and looking into BM for what feels like forever, but still feel totally lost haha. I know there is an Ohio/Cincinnati burner group, but so many of the online sources for them seem pretty dead, and I always find it difficult introducing myself to already established communities (one of those slight social anxieties I still havent overcome sadly)

But I look forward to getting to know people here, and, hopefully seeing some in 2011!

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:45 pm

Hola and Hello. Took me awhile to jump on board...don't be shy. People are generally pretty helpful here. Enjoy the snark it is usually all in good fun.

Post by **Elderberry** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:53 pm

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK

mudpuppy000 · Post by **mudpuppy000** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:41 pm

Welcome!

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:19 pm

Welcome! I love tank girl too!

Vertigoat · Post by **Vertigoat** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:27 am

Tank Girl is pretty fantastic, I'm with you on that.

And lucky420, I'm pretty used to snark :D My group of friends tends to be pretty snarky sometimes, so I'm not gonna suddenly get super offended by things that are said. :)

eskimoblueday · Post by **eskimoblueday** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:08 pm

oh-io!!!

WickedLester · Post by **WickedLester** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:47 pm

We are a group from cleveland that are planning on attending next year....Contact me and we can chat and exchange ideas.

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:50 pm

Welcome hun! This pasted year was my first BM and my first burn ever. And I am addicted. At times it will feel overwhelming, uneasy, scary and thrilling. But once you step out the truck and get your first whiff of playa air, it all disappears.

A few words of advise, read the guide till you can almost recite it, read eplaya (its full of more info than you could imagine possible), go as if its a camping trip and nothing more (though its so much more more more!), and don't bring trinkets that everyone will toss.

Oh and let the playa take it where it will. My best experiences I just happened to run into (sometimes literally LOL).

And if you need help, just ask.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:54 pm

Hi Vertigoat!

There's a few of us Burners tucked here and there around the area. some actually get on the board from time to time. Most of the folks I know are in the Louisville area, but there's also the Kentucky/Ohio/Indiana (KOIburners) who are more or less based in Cincy, I think. They used to have a webpage at koiburners.com, but it looks like it's no longer active.

Welcome to the board!

Vertigoat · Post by **Vertigoat** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:10 am

WickedLester wrote:We are a group from cleveland that are planning on attending next year....Contact me and we can chat and exchange ideas.

I will! :)

I'm not feeling quite so lost now, I mentioned wanting to attend on facebook, and suddenly had my roommate's friend telling me she's going and already is lining up a van/etc and a group of people. I've never really had things fall into place like that so quickly so I'm taking that as a sign that I need to go!

burner von braun · Post by **burner von braun** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:16 pm

*becomes momentarily untucked*

Hi Vertigoat,

It sounds like things may come together for you just fine. Check 'KOI pound' (Cincinnati) I think they may be using that name more nowdays.

And welcome to eplaya!

curiousgnate · Post by **curiousgnate** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:20 pm

They are KOI Pound on facebook, a lot of them are my friends. hang out with them and maybe go up to spring PDF. you will have a great time. Oh yeah and don't let Bells scare you she is really a sweetheart!

C187 · Post by **C187** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:40 pm

curiousgnate wrote:They are KOI Pound on facebook, a lot of them are my friends. hang out with them and maybe go up to spring PDF. you will have a great time. Oh yeah and don't let Bells scare you she is really a sweetheart!

Bells isn't the person Vertigoat should worry about, and you know it Nate.

piff..

Any who.. hello Vertigoat, how has 'jungle jims' been? Like others have stated, your local 'burner space' is the KOI Pound ( http://koipound.com ). If you haven't joined any of the official regional lists do so soon. I'd suggest you join all the ones for Ohio (North, South, and athens ) so you don't miss out on anything. You can find links to the email lists here -> http://regionals.burningman.com/regional_directory.html Optionally you could pick up the ones for KY, IN, and MI.

Lastly you are not alone in the heart shaped state. You'll find burners scattered around the state. Along with a lot of people who go to the bm related events, like recycled rainbow. And even more people just like yourself that want to come out to, or are planing on coming to the burn.
Although most of the groups stay with their host cities and don't interact with each other that much. Here is a map for you.

So yeah.. say hello to everyone.

curiousgnate · Post by **curiousgnate** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:05 pm

Oh yeah how could i forget about C (He is in my dreams). watch out for C he is very very scary! mmwwwwwwaahahahahhahahaaaaaaaa

knowmad · Post by **knowmad** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:14 pm

Vertigoat wrote:Tank Girl is pretty fantastic, I'm with you on that.

And lucky420, I'm pretty used to snark My group of friends tends to be pretty snarky sometimes, so I'm not gonna suddenly get super offended by things that are said.

oh....
Another anthropologist here to study the local Fauna, but he can take it....
poor monkey.
welcome abord. watch out for Anamorphidised idiots, and bunnys that snark back. oh and verry few here adhear to logic or spelling.
Caveat Emptor.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:01 am

knowmad wrote:Caveat Emptor.

No Commerce!

knowmad · Post by **knowmad** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:57 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
knowmad wrote:Caveat Emptor.
No Commerce!

oh so true. My bad latin. What I ment to write was "Eat more Fish..."

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:38 pm

knowmad wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:
knowmad wrote:Caveat Emptor.
No Commerce!
oh so true. My bad latin. What I ment to write was "Eat more Fish..."

You're becoming a pesc.

sarahbellum911 · Post by **sarahbellum911** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:48 pm

I'm really not that scary...don't for a second believe Nate and C.....

They've given you the websites and mail lists and I'm giving you the come on down wave!!! Starting in March we are going to be doing several meetings based on surviving/enjoying the playa and other fun burner stuff at the KOIpound. We've got monthly classes and meet n greets and would love to see you and your playa bound pals.

Feel free to hit me with a pm if you would like more info or search us out on the book of face!

Bells

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:00 pm

delpiero881 wrote:Hi, I am Ben from USA just join this community need your welcome hope that i ll gain so much from here

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hello ben! welcome. you might want to open a brand new topic to introduce yourself, you will get more interaction that way i would think.

Post by **AntiM** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:56 pm

Ben was a spammer, the "watch season one blah blah" link in his signature was the giveaway. He's gone. When you quoted his post, you duplicated the link, which is the reason I will go in and edit your comment, to remove the link. I don't expect newbs to catch this without practice, even the oldies fall for it now and then.

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:53 am

oops, sorry. i'll watch out for that from now on

langdon · Post by **langdon** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:48 pm

[quote="Vertigoat"]Hey there! I'm Jessi, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio and I'm hoping to make 2011 my first year at Burningman. . . . I'm 22 years old and about to graduate with a degree in Anthropology, and currently work at a place well-described as the Costco of booze.[/quote]

Hi I'm Langdon, 21, just graduated with an Anthropology degree and a Springfield, OH native. This is going to be my first burn too. I'm looking to meet other people headed out there from this area - also plan on going to the Scorched Nuts regional event.

http://www.scorchednuts.org/cms/

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:45 am

tamarakay wrote:oops, sorry. i'll watch out for that from now on

HAHAHA!! She called you an oldie.

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:47 am

Hiya Vertigoat

Welcome aboard. You'll find all sorts of information here, some may be useful but probably not.

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:49 am

langdon wrote:
Vertigoat wrote:Hey there! I'm Jessi, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio and I'm hoping to make 2011 my first year at Burningman. . . . I'm 22 years old and about to graduate with a degree in Anthropology, and currently work at a place well-described as the Costco of booze.
Hi I'm Langdon, 21, just graduated with an Anthropology degree and a Springfield, OH native. This is going to be my first burn too. I'm looking to meet other people headed out there from this area - also plan on going to the Scorched Nuts regional event.

http://www.scorchednuts.org/cms/

Welcome Langdon.

If you go into your profile and enable BBCode, quotes and smileys and shit will appear as quotes and smileys and shit, instead of code.

I know a girl in Ohio, but I think she's too worried about the rapture to go to Burning Man.

jerroc · Post by **jerroc** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:10 am

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:22 am

I just noticed there are Ohio burners in this thread

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=39584

jerroc · Post by **jerroc** » Fri May 20, 2011 10:03 am

Spend some time on eplaya and read any post that looks like it could be helpful.

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