GOOD MORNING BURNINGMAN!!!
You may call me Keeper! My wife and I attended our first (and second) burn this fall. Sadly we have yet to make it to the Playa. We attended Alchemy (in Georgia) and then came home for a two day rest and headed up the road to Playa del Fuego (in Deleware).
My sister-in-law has made us promise to meet her in Reno for BM 2012! And we are eager to keep that promise. Can't begin to describe how "at home" we have felt since finding our "Burn Families". Any tips, tricks, or pointers to a Virgin Burner are greatly appreciated. (We found out what works in the "Grassy Playa" but I know The Man is a whole different creature...)
Love and Hugs!
~Keeper
Just Getting Started!
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KeeperSmith
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Just Getting Started!
"A day without laughter is a day wasted!" ~Charlie Chaplin
"The world would rather hug you than hurt you!" ~Halcyon (of hugnation.com)
"The world would rather hug you than hurt you!" ~Halcyon (of hugnation.com)
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Elderberry
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Hey there, welcome to eplaya!
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Drawingablank
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Welcome.
Savannah: I don't know what it is, but no thread here escapes alive. You'll get 1 or 2 real answers at minimum, occasionally 10 or 12, and then we flog it until it's unrecognizable and you can't get your deposit back.
Yet Another Crappy Birgin Guide
Yet Another Crappy Birgin Guide
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theCryptofishist
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Re: Just Getting Started!
One tip I can offer is to read this thread from beginning to end.
I'm not saying it's a good tip, however.
I'm not saying it's a good tip, however.
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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theCryptofishist
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Wait, has anybody posted anything useful yet?
Okay, pretend that this post was first, Keeper. Our snark is worse than our actual bite.
Okay, pretend that this post was first, Keeper. Our snark is worse than our actual bite.
The Lady with a Lamprey
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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graidawg
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Re: Just Getting Started!
i read that every day for a month and didnt get past page 300 or so. then they changed eplaya and i cant remember my link to the last page i ws on.theCryptofishist wrote:One tip I can offer is to read this thread from beginning to end.
I'm not saying it's a good tip, however.
oh well welcome to eplaya.
FREE THE SHERPAS
Burners with torches is right and natural and just.-fishy.
CATCH AND RELEASE.
Burners with torches is right and natural and just.-fishy.
CATCH AND RELEASE.
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trilobyte
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Hi Keeper, welcome (to you and your wife) to ePlaya! In addition to a great online community, both the main Burning Man site and these boards have some excellent resources to help you prepare for the journey ahead. Take a look around - there are a lot of great threads/discussions on the boards, and if you've got a question you don't see covered, ask!
Re: Just Getting Started!
Hi Keeper!
Download the 2011 Survival Guide in printable form, if you haven't already . . .
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/e ... index.html
There's not a whole lot of tips given in the introduce yourself threads because it's such a broad request that we can't focus. You might not know how broad until you go to the "Preparation" forum and subforums.
If you're ever having difficulty finding something googling [keyword] and eplaya works better than expected. We help too . . . & only some of us bite.
Download the 2011 Survival Guide in printable form, if you haven't already . . .
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/e ... index.html
There's not a whole lot of tips given in the introduce yourself threads because it's such a broad request that we can't focus. You might not know how broad until you go to the "Preparation" forum and subforums.
If you're ever having difficulty finding something googling [keyword] and eplaya works better than expected. We help too . . . & only some of us bite.-
Kontradiction
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Good morning and welcome.
'I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum'
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, They Live
Kickass Cook, Bitchin' Mixologist, Good Friend, Constant Student of Life, Experienced Kinkster-
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, They Live
Kickass Cook, Bitchin' Mixologist, Good Friend, Constant Student of Life, Experienced Kinkster-
Re: Just Getting Started!
Welcome.. Next year will also by my first year.. the only thing I can recommend is reading off the BM website, use common sense, and bring extra everything.
See you next year!
See you next year!
Can you at least admit that nuclear explosions are awesome!?
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Dr. Pyro
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Especially absinthe. To the Meet & Greet. Or the back of my RV. Either way works.
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illy dilly
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Re: Just Getting Started!
Keeper welcome to eplaya!
I really hope you come back at some point and check your intro thread.
Its been a week since your first and last post, so I have a feeling you were a one time shopper. O well.
I really hope you come back at some point and check your intro thread.
Its been a week since your first and last post, so I have a feeling you were a one time shopper. O well.
Doc, I love how you're right to the point! Skip all the BS and Small Talk.Dr. Pyro wrote:Especially absinthe. To the Meet & Greet. Or the back of my RV. Either way works.
Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~piehole
Plan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave
Plan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave