Greetings from NYC!

[pamplemusique]

Hey everyone!

I've been posting on eplaya for roughly a year and a half (intermittently), but I just realized that I never actually introduced myself.

I'll be going to the burn for my second year this year. I came as a virgin last year with my best friend on a mission to discover what this burning man ethos is all about, and I left definitely understanding why people say "welcome home" when they meet you on playa. Especially for the past few months as the burn has been drawing near, I've been spending a shocking amount of time lurking around eplaya to learn tips, tricks, and bits of advice that I would have never thought to ask about otherwise. Thanks to my eplaya reading, I've identified a shocking number of things that I wouldn't have known otherwise - for example, apparently gorilla tape will melt within a couple of hours in the hot sun, but extreme bi-filament tape will hold up well in the playa heat. Thank goodness I stumbled on that thread, or I would have shown up in a few weeks with dome coverings that would have melted within hours of being mounted on sleeping and shade structures.

I'll be out on the playa with a small group, so we're not bringing any especially impressive pieces of art or other things to contribute. However I am a serious costume creator and will be coming out with far more multicolored dreadlock wigs, tutus, and scrap skirts than I can possibly wear on my own, many of which are intended for sharing/gifting.

To those eplaya frequenters who have answered my questions and just generally posted information gained through years of experience and trial & error, thanks for all that you do to put knowledge out there on the interwebs for newbies like me to learn how to better accomplish radical self-reliance on playa.

Love,

Elizabeth / Vibrance / Pamplemusique

[Savannah]

Welcome to the board. Indeed, I recognize your avatar at this point.

(My favorite french word might be pamplemousse, so your nickname is most amusing.)

[subliminalkick]

Hey Greetings just a woundering curosity do you drive or fly out?????
were driving form ohio and have heard of people driving from nyc

[Elderberry]

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

[trilobyte]

Belated welcome to the boards, then Don't worry about size or kind of art, do what you can and what makes you happy and others will enjoy it too.

[pamplemusique]

Thanks for the welcome, guys!

@subliminalkick - We're flying out to San Francisco and driving from there. We were able to send our disassembled construction project out via the NYC Container and ship a number of heavy items to a friend in San Fran. Good luck driving from Ohio - that will be quite a road trip!