One Item for BM a Day (2010-2012)

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:53 am

Drawingablank wrote:
Triken wrote:Got my STEP ticket today, so now I can acknowledge all these other things I've been getting ready for August.

Congrats! Glad to hear of so many eplayans getting tickets.

Hooray for you, Triken!!!

5280MeV · Post by **5280MeV** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:05 am

One item???

I just ordered 431 items for BM today. Mostly resistors - sorry, I am not getting a bottle of wine for everyone.

30 Orange LEDs to flicker and make my helmet look like a pile of glowing embers (hopefully - or at least something fire-like). Still need to get the antlers.

Most importantly, I got an Arduino Mega, so I can start playing with computer controlled lights.

forty_eight · Post by **forty_eight** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:23 am

I checked my STEP link, lol!

Having the STEP registration on the final day of my vacation was a bummer. Not only did I go surfing instead of hover over my phone, I inadvertently deleted the link email and had to have it resent.

I hooked up with a camp for Lightning in a Bottle (right here in my backyard and never heard of it), and I will continue to grow my network for random ticket opportunities. I've had (and have made) miracles happen, so maybe some positive vibes are still reverberating out there! Haha

Excited for people getting there tickets, though ... and wishing good luck to those who are still on the hunt!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:40 am

Yesterday I ordered too much stuff off the web. Still need to think about a cot. and some sort of mattress--I'm not going to the air mattress thing again.
So, I will have an air mattress and pump to give away, but I need to find the cords for the pump. (I should also have a battery operated one, but those are bitter little jokes.)

wh..sh · Post by **wh..sh** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:35 pm

yayyyy for Fishy and Triken!!

International Incident · Post by **International Incident** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:43 pm

Booked my flight from LA to Reno.

small progress, but an important step

SquirrelHead · Post by **SquirrelHead** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:35 pm

Today I made sure that my friends kept their spirits up and retained positive thoughts about getting tickets. We are all still excited, planning, and hopeful.

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:19 am

I completed online disabled vehicle permit application and sent in attachments to the Hotties. Now I wait for ticket notification, and for invitation to bring or NOT bring golfcart.

KrisMuffin · Post by **KrisMuffin** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:21 pm

tattoogoddess wrote:Got my most important thing today on my list...

Bought my ticket WOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOO!!!!

See you all in the dust!!

Did you already hear back from the LI app?!

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:28 pm

So today was a good day, got paid more then I thought so went out and got some things for bm-

26 inch tube for my bike garentee no flat from bell ( No idea how to do it, hope someone out there does if i need to) Bike store wanted $8 i got it for $3 at the discount store. SCORE!
Dry teflon lube (did i get the right stuff? I know dry is what i was told to get)
Ball care kit ( hand pump with 3 pin sizes and one for a bike and a gauge) thinking maybe i could use it on the bed somehow

AND the best for last!!

Brand new camlebak! I had the bak its self from a military store for $3 but with no bladder. But I went to this place called stuff for less that just opened. They had really nice ones for.... $29!! So yep I got one! Im good to go now and it has quite a bit of storage and these nice cushiony things on the shoulders and back. Retail at sears.. $74.

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:01 pm

Kris- No I was able to get a ticket through another route.

KrisMuffin · Post by **KrisMuffin** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:08 pm

tattoogoddess wrote:Kris- No I was able to get a ticket through another route.

Congratulations! Lucky! You should buy a mega millions ticket! The odds of scoring a ticket seem to be about the same at this point! LoL!

PurplMyst · Post by **PurplMyst** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:16 pm

Today I decided the time for research has ended & now is the time for action! I bought 50 raw LEDs, resistors, and asked hubby's permission to raid his workbench for wire & a soldering iron. Lookout world, I'll be makin' my own blinky lights! LED pants, belts, bracelets...

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:26 pm

PurplMyst wrote:Today I decided the time for research has ended & now is the time for action! I bought 50 raw LEDs, resistors, and asked hubby's permission to raid his workbench for wire & a soldering iron. Lookout world, I'll be makin' my own blinky lights! LED pants, belts, bracelets...

very impressed! you go girl!

inthecolumbiagorge · Post by **inthecolumbiagorge** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:30 pm

Pulled out all the tents (16) put them all up and then put them all away, marked each one for size and features, and they are all stowed away organized and neat. Went to Costco and found a great deal on a 156qt cooler. Bought a glow in the dark hoola hoop. Bike lights ordered from Ebay arrived and are excellent.

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:11 pm

Darn girl! You go!

Girl power! haha

International Incident · Post by **International Incident** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:03 pm

inthecolumbiagorge wrote:Pulled out all the tents (16) put them all up and then put them all away, marked each one for size and features, and they are all stowed away organized and neat. Went to Costco and found a great deal on a 156qt cooler. Bought a glow in the dark hoola hoop. Bike lights ordered from Ebay arrived and are excellent.

16 tents. WTF!

I have 4 tents and my friends call my tent cupboard the tent library.

Why, How, Why do you have so many tents? Are you planning on seting up a refuge camp on the Syrian Jordanian Border?

moonrise · Post by **moonrise** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:04 am

ICG does a LOT of festivals Mel. She helps folks get to various festivals from far away lands. Next stop Burnin' Man

Today I worked on the mini funkyfied disabled person's (almost an mv) vehicle. Aired up the tires, added sta-bil to the gas (again), checked the battery charger&battery, measured him for the BRC DMV paperwork, jotted down some parts he'll be needing. [NTS, must beef up his dust snorkel]

International Incident · Post by **International Incident** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:11 am

moonrise wrote:ICG does a LOT of festivals Mel. She helps folks get to various festivals from far away lands. Next stop Burnin' Man

Like!!!!

inthecolumbiagorge · Post by **inthecolumbiagorge** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:56 am

16 tents is a ridiculous amount and we use a spare bedroom for our camping/festival gear. My family thinks I am wacky and I am sure they are mostly right:-) They do not take up nearly the room that the accompanying air mattresses take up, those damn things are heavy and I and my husband use cots. We got nearly all the tents from Craigslist for pretty good prices just for friends flying in from somewhere or another. Not much investment in cash but lots in storage:-)

Yesterday we built a 4 foot Kaliedescope for Burning Man and will be making as many as I can afford for the playa. $45 for the mirrored plexiglas but got the big cardboard tubes for free from Craigslist from a company in Portland that makes banners. They will have many hundreds before the burn and we are trying to figure out what all we can build with them. We drilled holes to an exact size for colored opaque beads and light it from the inside for some cool lights but think we could build quite a few things with these.

inthecolumbiagorge · Post by **inthecolumbiagorge** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:59 am

PurplMyst wrote:Today I decided the time for research has ended & now is the time for action! I bought 50 raw LEDs, resistors, and asked hubby's permission to raid his workbench for wire & a soldering iron. Lookout world, I'll be makin' my own blinky lights! LED pants, belts, bracelets...

Will be watching with interest to see how it all turns out:-)

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:14 am

I bought 2 dog stakes. I figure they will work just as well or better then the rebar for my tent. I need 2 more but only had enought for 2

Post by **Savannah** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:28 am

tattoogoddess wrote:I bought 2 dog stakes. I figure they will work just as well or better then the rebar for my tent. I need 2 more but only had enought for 2

Interesting! I've never heard of anyone using dog stakes before. How long are they?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:33 am

I think that depends on whether they were cut from a great dane or a toy poodle.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:35 am

i got a weird little black horse yesterday at thrift store. It is about 2 feet tall covered in black fleece with a white stripe down his pleather covered nose. His legs move and feet move. I think I may bling it out so that I can have my very own sparkle pony mascot for my camp. My dogs were not to sure about it but are not as intrigued as they were last night. I hope when I go home for lunch it has not been attacked...

I love messing with my dogs1

tattoogoddess · Post by **tattoogoddess** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:40 am

Savannah wrote:
tattoogoddess wrote:I bought 2 dog stakes. I figure they will work just as well or better then the rebar for my tent. I need 2 more but only had enought for 2
Interesting! I've never heard of anyone using dog stakes before. How long are they?

They are 18 inches. Hold up to 50 pounds it says. They could kill a vampire if I needed to. Super sharp at the end!

Post by **Savannah** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:23 pm

Sounds cool. It's hard to imagine the tops. Are they pre-cushioned or wrapped at the top (as a dog's product might conceivably be)? If not, you'll want something that fits over or wraps around, so no one gets cut/scraped . . .

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:47 pm

Received my box of goodies from Dharma Trading. 100 scarves does not look like much. Disappointing, but that's all i can comfortably afford, so. That's it. Also, found a black fake fur vest for next to nothing on super clearance.

The kaleidoscopes sound fabulous! Funny, a bought a small one today (not on sale, full retail price cause it made my heart happy).

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:50 pm

Can you find cotton sheets at thrift stores and cut and hem them to become scarves? Even pastel colors and patterns might work.

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:04 pm

Fishy, I've been looking at that too. Hitting every clearance rack I see also for hats and things.

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