Secondary Virginity

flightless · Post by **flightless** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:43 am

hi, i'm Flightless (aka Dodo)... I went to Burningman in 2007 with 4 other ignorant virgins and we had a partially fantastic, partially cataclysmic experience. Now that our hands have healed, a few of us are planning to try it again in 2012. I'm tentatively planning to drive from D.C. again, and trying to figure out the still-super-daunting logistics of greywater, etc., and how I can be less of an idiot about food and hydration this time around... Words of encouragement are hereby solicited!

hugs,
Flightless

http://extinct-flightless.blogspot.com/

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:50 am

welcome Dodo!! (might you be a kid from outerspace?).

Sorry "Flightless"..........had to make a joke.

welcome!!

where you on eplaya back then in 07?

The search feature here in the new board is much improved, and, the threads well arranged, for easier researching.
Jump on in, ask questions, get some good, some snarky, answers.

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:55 am

ygmir wrote: Jump on in, ask questions, get some good, some snarky, answers.

You know what my (Pine)momma always used to say.. Eplaya's like a box of choc-o-lates..

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:00 am

junglesmacks wrote:
ygmir wrote: Jump on in, ask questions, get some good, some snarky, answers.

You know what my (Pine)momma always used to say.. Eplaya's like a box of choc-o-lates..

full of nuts and fruits, with a few creams and milk solids?

shykat · Post by **shykat** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:01 am

My advise, dont go, 4 years for your hands to heal is way to long and now that your older things take longer to heal.

But if still want go: I take 5 gallon plastic bottles and fill them up closer to the site. when i set up camp i fill my camping shower bag with the water for one and that empty bottle becomes my grey water bottle and just haul it out.

There is alot of grey water and a bunch of food threads on this site check them out,,

flightless · Post by **flightless** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:09 am

Oh, totally joking about my hands finally healing (though they really did hurt for a couple weeks after I got home). We did try rinsing in water with a little vinegar, but I will be way more vigilant this time around -- and perhaps even wear work gloves for setup and tear-down!

Post by **trilobyte** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:00 am

Welcome to ePlaya! In addition to the great resources and people on the site, definitely also check into your regional group, there are plenty of DC burners out there. Not only does it help to have like minded people in your local area to share the excitement, they can be extremely helpful in planning out the logistics. I think they also organize a shipping container and/or a freight truck, which might help make it easier for you and your campmates to get everything there and back again.

Cheers!

JayBobBoy · Post by **JayBobBoy** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:15 am

Welcome!!!!

I attended in 2008 & 2009, but have taken a hiatus the last couple of years to do family vacations with the kids. But this year is on!

Like most of us here, I also fantasize, dream, obsess about my return and I want to make this year better than ever. Take the advice on this forum seriously and learn from your past experiences and you will be fine.

As a burn virgin I had a hard time keeping in tune with my body due to all the stimuli. (That's a fancy way of saying: "I got fucked up and forgot to really take care of myself") Your second time around it will be easier. It also helps to have an experienced friend to hang with so you can keep an eye on each other.

Pay attention to what your body tells you on the playa, do your best to eat well and at regular intervals, drink water before you get thirsty, and have fun!

lemur · Post by **lemur** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:40 am

burning man is way better now.

Drawingablank · Post by **Drawingablank** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:42 am

Welcome to eplaya.

wh..sh · Post by **wh..sh** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:22 am

I scanned through your blog. Didn't quite figure out about EFAC.

The only reference for Dodo I have ever made is *quits typing*

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:47 am

ygmir wrote:
junglesmacks wrote:
ygmir wrote: Jump on in, ask questions, get some good, some snarky, answers.

You know what my (Pine)momma always used to say.. Eplaya's like a box of choc-o-lates..
full of nuts and fruits, with a few creams and milk solids?

All melted together in one sticky mess.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:47 am

Sort of like a bunch of small animals that have just completed a caucas race...

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:55 am

theCryptofishist wrote:Sort of like a bunch of small animals that have just completed a caucas race...

channeling Ted Kennedy are you?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:57 am

ygmir wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Sort of like a bunch of small animals that have just completed a caucas race...
channeling Ted Kennedy are you?

No, his distant English, Cambridge Don cousin, Dodgeson.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:00 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
ygmir wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Sort of like a bunch of small animals that have just completed a caucas race...
channeling Ted Kennedy are you?
No, his distant English, Cambridge Don cousin, Dodgeson.

don't forget the cousin Quixote

Post by **Savannah** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:01 am

Hi Flightless! Like your nickname.

Here's the Burning Man website's grey water disposal page:
http://www.burningman.com/environment/r ... water.html

The pond recipe they have in there works for a small number of people (2 to 4) if they're showering in maybe 2 gallons each, every other day. It helps to have a broom to spread the grey water on the plastic. There's more info here on ePlaya and on google, naturally. Some folks have very complicated systems and/or collect & haul all of their grey water out instead of evaporating it.

I protect my hands out there by packing the work gloves right next to the sledgehammer and breaking out the gloves for all work (even if it's just "for a second", because the second always turns into an hour), using baby wipes and lemon juice to clean the extremities at least once daily, lotioning up frequently (1-2 travel size for the knapsack; another bottle for the tent) & packing 2 little bottles of liquid bandage for the hangnails . . . one for the mini first aid in the Knapsack of Roaming, & one for the stationary first aid kit.

It's also handy to have nail clippers and an emery board, because--as you may have found--your nails will find creative ways to break.

flightless · Post by **flightless** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:33 am

Savannah - thanks, that is great advice.

wh..sh - it's an Arts Collective of one, so far. I decided not to wait for everyone else to get it together.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:42 pm

Hey Flightless!
Welcome to eplaya!
Does your user name have anything to do with why you choose to drive from DC?

As I'm sure you are aware, make sure you get in line registered for the lottery in January.

May I ask what the cataclysmic event was for your camp in 2007?

Savannah wrote:It's also handy to have nail clippers and an emery board, because--as you may have found--your nails will find creative ways to break.

Ha ha,
Emery board? How old are you really?

Post by **Savannah** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:14 pm

illy dilly wrote: Ha ha,
Emery board? How old are you really?

Old enough not to let you play with a nail file, puppy!

Emery boards also come in, like . . . a pack of 12. You can gift them.

Post by **Elderberry** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:19 pm

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

flightless · Post by **flightless** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:16 am

no, not afraid of planes; Flightless is short for Dodo

One of our tiny cadre in 2007 was not looking where she was bicycling and severely injured her knee. I had to drive to Reno to meet her at the hospital (and the poor ambulance driver had to get out of BRC in a dust storm) and we missed a big chunk of the festival. She ended up having to fly home b/c of the knee, and I drove her car back solo.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:30 am

flightless wrote:no, not afraid of planes; Flightless is short for Dodo

One of our tiny cadre in 2007 was not looking where she was bicycling and severely injured her knee. I had to drive to Reno to meet her at the hospital (and the poor ambulance driver had to get out of BRC in a dust storm) and we missed a big chunk of the festival. She ended up having to fly home b/c of the knee, and I drove her car back solo.

Damn, I'm sorry to hear that! I hope she heeled up ok.
Must have been one rough drive! How long of a drive would that be?

Savannah wrote:Old enough not to let you play with a nail file, puppy!

Emery boards also come in, like . . . a pack of 12. You can gift them.

Good point, who knows what sorta damage I could do with a nail file. End up ruining all the pretty painted nails of the sparkle ponies, it would be disastrous.

But the next time I'm behind bars, I'll remember not to call you for a *get out of jail* cake.

Post by **Savannah** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:42 am

illy dilly wrote:Good point, who knows what sorta damage I could do with a nail file. End up ruining all the pretty painted nails of the sparkle ponies, it would be disastrous.

But the next time I'm behind bars, I'll remember not to call you for a *get out of jail* cake.

I'm good for a tart with an attorney in it.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:44 am

I'm working on an attorney who is a tart, but Simon's got first dibs.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:35 am

Savannah wrote:
illy dilly wrote:Good point, who knows what sorta damage I could do with a nail file. End up ruining all the pretty painted nails of the sparkle ponies, it would be disastrous.

But the next time I'm behind bars, I'll remember not to call you for a *get out of jail* cake.
I'm good for a tart with an attorney in it.

I knew you had my back!
And that would probably be more useful than an emery board anyway. Shoot, you can't even make a shiv out of an emery board.

For some reason when you said a tart with an attorney in it, I instantly thought of some guy in a suite, wearing a "queen of hearts" costume over the suite.

HiBbY · Post by **HiBbY** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:02 am

MY EEEEEEEEEEEEEYES THEY BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!! :::D

welcom to da playa ma fran

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:01 am

HiBbY wrote:MY EEEEEEEEEEEEEYES THEY BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!! :::D

welcom to da playa ma fran

O cheese'n Rice, thats fucken ugly!!!

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:34 am

Say what you will, but it reminds me of the date I got set up with from the Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet in, oh I don't know, 2006 I believe. Didn't work out. She was a Sagittarius.

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:49 am

Dr. Pyro wrote:Say what you will, but it reminds me of the date I got set up with from the Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet in, oh I don't know, 2006 I believe. Didn't work out. She was a Sagittarius.

Don't lie Doc.
It had nothing to do with her sign, and everything to do with her teeth.
Some of the best folks you know are Sagittarius
cough, illy dilly, cough

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