What's getting crossed off your To-Do list...

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:18 pm

Ivy wrote:Last night was our 2nd local burning Man-inspired belly dance showcase. people kept asking me what I was working on for BM...I kept telling tham that now that the showcase was over, I could finally start working on my BM projects!

Crossed off my list: one showcase and everything involved with it, YAY!

Wish I could have been there. Glad it was a success.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:37 pm

Ticket found and in hand
Parachute dug up
Boffing swords made (at least halfway)
Leopard print bell bottoms completed
Chaps cut out
tent checked, assembled, waterproofed, seam sealed
lists and lists made
eplayans met (some of em)
guitar search begun
holeysoles negotiations enter next stage
lighting for art project found and bought
rebar acquired
new flashlight purchased
rugs scoped out
AIRFLO meeting accomplished without undue violence
new projects dreamed up!

and that's just since thursday night....

Fat SAM · Post by **Fat SAM** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 5:08 pm

Bought 70 packets of hot cocoa for enjoyment and gifts, 300 feet of rope, pulled the screen house down and packed it up finally, got eating utensils...man...I think we may be close to being good to go. All that remains is packing and making more gifts.

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:22 pm

Two more small projects 50% finished, all major projects done except one and that'll be done Friday.

Need to paint, varnish and decorate one more StickHob for the County Fair in two weeks. (No, NOT the Country Fair...I'm not that good yet

)

Pile o' Schtuph™ in the living room is now four times my girth and taller than me.

Need to take the car into Midas to have the engine, brakes, tran and electricals checked and cleared.

Need to pick up henna to do my hair with.

Need to pick up beads for gifting the participants in the World of Darkness LARP on Friday night.

Need to do the white EL wire filigree on my frock coat.

Bed mostly packed in back.

Hand-crank meat slicer picked up, I can do my own Mongolian BBQ out there!!! =D

Sourced a better and lower-priced campstove that includes an oven, at Harbor Freight Tools, no less! (But that means I'll be picking up the big LP canister now...)

Need to decorate the lanterns for camp.

Good thing the only things left on my "Acquire" list are food...

Fat SAM · Post by **Fat SAM** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:48 pm

You're having a Mongolian bbq? *head sideways - drooling onto my collar*

C-c-c-can we stop by? I'll bring lamb if you will cook it...Sliced lamb and onions....and wacky hot oil.....mmmm......with broccoli....

Our 55 gallon drum with tap smells very strongly of peppermint. We decided as a camp that it would be groovy to take peppermint flavored showers but that drinking peppermint flavored water didn't sound that great, so it's now the shower jug. Especially since we don't know what made that smell, exactly. The people at the store said it was a used pickle barrel...Strange.

Got a second shade structure. Got ten gallons more water. Tommorow -
clean out the trunk of the car.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:51 pm

dianeo'thirst wrote:snip

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i'll be down to the county fair. I didn't get sick from petting the goats. Unlike some, last year
As for BM. We will blow through your town about 8;30 sat. morning. Down to Roseburg and hang a left up and over. Will stop on top to pick up some special stones. Grand Father wants them for gifting.

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:57 pm

Fat Sam, you are <b>MORE</b> than welcome to stop by and have dinner with the Wolf. Technically, it's going to be thinly-sliced food stir-friend in a cast iron pan, but hey...

Or maybe we should take this over to the "Foodies, Unite!" discussion...

Unjon, I would be most honoured if you stopped by the Fair. The Hobs are going to be in the Adult Professional section, under...gosh, I can't even remember which categories they're entered in, never mind, you can't miss 'em. Look for a black knight's horse with furry feet, mane forelock and tail forever, and a very colourful caparison made out of high-end upholstery samples. The Sea Dragon is going to have real oyster shell and fine copper mesh fins and holding a sand dollar. The Anubis of course will have his water bottle and Intergalactic Towel slung over his shoulder

Where do you turn at Roseburg? We always make the turn at Goshen, towards Oakville. Any advantages over the Roseburg turn route than the Oakville one (other than a lack of surly lake-goers)?

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:57 pm

diane o'thirst wrote:... The Hobs are going to be in the Adult Professional section, under...gosh, I can't even remember which categories they're entered in, never mind, you can't miss 'em. Look for a black knight's horse with furry feet, mane forelock and tail forever, and a very colourful caparison made out of high-end upholstery samples. The Sea Dragon is going to have real oyster shell and fine copper mesh fins and holding a sand dollar. The Anubis of course will have his water bottle and Intergalactic Towel slung over his shoulder :)

I want to see a pic of these guys (and your other hobs) real bad...

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:10 pm

I have about 14 photos left on this roll, I'll burn 'em off tomorrow. Going to see friends up in Portland, we can just putz around and do the "taking pictures of ourselves on a lazy fun summer afternoon hanging out together" thing.

The Sea Wolf is going up for sale on eBay starting a week before the Burn, we're setting the opening bid at $65. Hopefully he'll sell and I'll have a kick-ass Hallowe'en costume

Back on topic...

Got the orange facial scrub yesterday...

Appealed to the Freecycle network for an 8-foot 4x4 post...getting one tomorrow...

Sourced a kick-ass campstove and the store has plenty...

Started on a nice Saturn decoration to hang in my camp, photo reference taken from the recent Cassini infrared photos...

Bed desk is almost done, just waiting on the varnish to dry...

Made a nice MOOP gathering container...Gods, Fusions spray paint is such a lifesaver...

Kitchen wreath should be done tonight...

Packed up another box of kitchen stuff...

Packed up some soup cans and jellies...

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:56 am

Done:

Heads in the Clouds canopy, will only need basic assembly on playa
food box is clean and empty
bike flag with streamers and suns and moons and stars
found cliche playa boots
pendants
doll head hat
Twink has a plane ticket

Only things left to do:

Treasure chest and banners, arm rest covers
mailbox and camp sign
camp decor if I feel like it
more pendants
mending a few costumes
food shopping
sort, stage and pack
radiation therapy

Yep, that should just about do it ....

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 7:50 am

Piper wrote: Besides I am on my yearly 3 month paid sabatical ;)

Hey ho, Piper. 'Nice to meet you at Hagey's party. That's what we all need to tick off on our respective laundry lists... a three month sebatical!

The International Time Vault mutant vehicle is sponging up all of my time. Thank god for my wife, Sharon. She went shopping for my camping needs and came back with a carload and a smirk on her face that said "this stuff's expensive!"

Cheers!

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:14 pm

AntiM wrote:Done:
radiation therapy

?? For you?

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:46 pm

Yes Stormy, for me. Brachytherapy, five days high doasge, if all goes as planned.

Good times huh?

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:10 am

Done:
Vacation time approved and official (this will be the first year I'll actually be getting PAID for being at Burning Man)
Costumes completed
Tent tested (woohoo! nothing's missing)
Supplies sorted and inventoried
Everything purchased except for h2o

Madrone · Post by **Madrone** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:41 am

I got a new cushy seat for my bike, thank goodness, cruiser handle bars are being put on right now. No more chaffed hands or sore tushy. Two new poles for my shade, new stove, new truck I crashed the other truck on the bay bridge. eeekk.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:06 pm

extra aircraft cable and rigging ordered
DVD players ordered
inflatables ordered
last animation in progress
electrical purchased
structure inventory and packing started

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:27 pm

guitar found, paint scheme devised, paint, etc. bought, sanding started.
found godsend of personal battery operated fans for cheap.
tried to sleep, failed again.
bought rebar stake caps, began staking.
found friendly, safe sippy cups for watching one's drink.
holeysoles ordered, to be delivered tonight
arranged for purchase of stilting poles cause i suck.
postered for RNC... wait, that's not for BRC!

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:45 pm

Car checked out and cleared...
Saturn hanging decoration just completed...
As we speak, working on my Anubis mask for the LARP and the Opera...
Kitchen wreath decoration is currently drying, they had a sale on fake fruits 'n veggies at the craft store today...
...oh, and Sensei-sama is the proud owner of one Sea-Wolf StickHob

Rendrag · Post by **Rendrag** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:53 pm

That rum mixture infused with pineapples, vanilla beans and piloncillo I mentioned months ago is brewing . . . .

robbidobbs · Post by **robbidobbs** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:15 pm

Little Pooping Man laminates: Done
Potty signs cut & sorted: Done
3rd pair of shorts sewn: Done
Supplies sorted and staged: Done

Yet to do: cut rectangles of plastic sheets into potty sign covers
Buy a sack of sports socks (say that 3x fast) and a gallon of vinegar.

5 days (for me) and counting.

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:47 pm

Let's just say that I've got more in the "Done" column and more items in the packlist coloured blue and green than I have in the "Still To Be Done" and the red.

How cool is that?

Just to tally since the last check-in:

"Food Is Life" wreath finished,
Hair hennaed,
Shoes Scotch-guarded,
Sea-Wolf StickHob sold (thanx, Sensei )

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:49 am

Madrone wrote:new truck I crashed the other truck on the bay bridge. eeekk.

My honey totaled his truck a year ago this week, coming home from a family reunion in Tahoe...we SO feel your pain. (He did upgrade to a bigger truck as a result, which was nice as hell to have for the trip up last year.)

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:02 pm

all animation segments completed

YAY!!!!! this 8 month process comes to an end.

all downhill from here

kiddo · Post by **kiddo** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:55 pm

Got 'er done a little. Got gifties, some carabeners and like beer cozies and then like 35 shirts for our nifty Burning Man design. Got some more tarps, got a new lantern and fuel for the camp stove, batteries for my mag lite and headlamp, some big ass water containers, a bunch of chap sticks to give away, some spray bottles, my schedule for volunteering at Camparctica and some of the booze (two big old jugs of Carlo Rossi). That's what the NorCal section of camp has checked off, the SoCal kids are rocking a massive shade structure, a bike with a fat solar powered stereo on it pedi-cab style (the Solar Disco), food lists, scenery... we still have A LOT to do. But we're not running short of that good old BRC anticipated excitement!

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:24 am

The last, and most stressful thing is FINALLY crossed off my list

Get ticket: DONE!

Woohoo! And yay for eplaya good samaritans. Got my ticket for $165, which means I can afford to go do groceries this week. I love this place.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:00 am

walked without poles on my stilts for a prolonged period of time.
finished first pair of 'flippy' pants
started the second.
painting process started.
carpet scrubbed after flying paintbrush
Playa Prom date set.
shade structure (which i didn't need before) figured out.
mojitos consumed, again. (damn, tuesday mornings are hard lately)
apartment taken over by BRC shit. cooler in the bathroom, sewing crap in the other room, both closets full of costumes and sippy cups and whatnot.
tiny screw obtained for guitar.
grommeter in hand.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:10 am

Scratched testicles.

Alright, I can go home from work knowing a job well done now.

robbidobbs · Post by **robbidobbs** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:48 pm

Second pair of Poop Patrol playa-pants made. It was a last minute epiphany. I was at Jo-Ann's buying notions, and realized that I was going to use my debit card for $3. So I got 6 yard of unbleached muslin ($.99/yard). Heck, I could really use another pair of poop patrol pants. Today I sewed them, and now wearing them.

Somebody kick me in the buttocks to get the plastic sign-sheets cut. Gadz! It's like taking finals, my house gets completely clean to avoid doing something.

A side question is: What project are you avoiding?

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 4:25 pm

Decorating my bike. I'm still haggling over whether to bring it or not; if it's going to be muddy/dusty, it'll be mostly unrideable and there's no point in bringing something that's going to sit in camp and be swipable all week.

Then again, it doesn't take up a lot of room and I'd probably kick myself if I didn't bring it.

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:25 pm

Mended my old yukata
replaced ironing board cover
made dashing chapeau out of the underwires from all my bras, two rubber bands, a scrap of cloth, two ponytail holders and a butterfly clamp
groceries bought
treasure chest painted
one bike banner made
Zip It quad marker materials assembled
extra ticket sold to local newbie
scheduled appointment for jeep to be looked over
new jimbei acquired for larry
rattail cord for pendants in
ordered extra batteries for blinkys

What's getting crossed off your To-Do list...

Sebatical

Get 'er done