One item for BMan 2014 a day

Post by **trilobyte** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 4:31 am

Picking up where this awesome thread left off, here's a new thread for the new year. Quoting the original poster in the original thread...

Victorian wrote:I'm going to start doing ONE thing for BM each day. If you would like to share as well, I'll start posting each date, and what I did, made, planned, or purchased for BM.

Let the madness begin!!!!!!

Tell us about your progress as you prepare for your trip to Black Rock City...

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:06 am

AAA membership renewed and camp dues paid.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:09 am

Oh look at you! Being all "first" and everything!

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:12 am

Thanks Trilo! I love this thread. Victorian was a brilliant flare across our eplaya sky. I hope she makes it back some day.
Sometimes, just musing while doing dishes, and glancing at the postcards on the cork board, are my one thing.
today: yep, did that.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:55 am

Double use the monkey hut.. Frame over a pile of tree limbs and cover with black plastic.. Makes a working wood shed to saw the limbs for he fire place.. Later the black plastic will cover a large (car trailer size) spread load of horse poop and yard moop.. In the early spring monkey hut over the garden.. Cover the frame with clear plastic for a hot house..

Ratty · Post by **Ratty** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:58 am

Hammering swag in a dapping block. (and my finger).

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:48 am

Ratty wrote:Hammering swag in a dapping block. (and my finger).

Suggest you hold the hammer with both hands.. No smashed fingers that way..

Post by **AntiM** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:51 am

Started back on food tracking. Not specifically event related, but if I can drop a bit of weight, I'll be more comfortable in the desert.

So then I had quiche for lunch.

Post by **trilobyte** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:13 am

You're very welcome, Elorrum - I love this thread too. Like the project progress threads, I think they do a great job of showing how it all comes together. I know that it's possible for people to pull it all together in a short time and still survive, I think a good prep makes for a great burn.

I don't have much progress to report though, other than I gave one of the double-batches of limoncello a check and stir. Then back on the shelf for another two weeks!

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:14 am

Checking into what felt like a driveline vibration in my truck last time I drove it.
BM forces me to keep that truck in good shape.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:42 am

Reserved my BFT today!

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:33 am

I got a tent! which is my first BM purchase

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:51 am

Mia wrote:I got a tent! which is my first BM purchase

Your on your way home!!

TT120 · Post by **TT120** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:28 am

I considered starting to think about possibly preparing to start upgrading the poles on my tent to 1/2" EMT. That's as far as I got though...

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:19 pm

I'm on eplaya, that is sufficient for today.

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:18 am

Yesterday, I waited all day for Jack Rabbit to speak!
Today, I'm trying to figure out what I have, what I have to buy here and what makes more sense to buy when I land (I would imagine packing a camp stove in your carry on gets you strip searched hmmmmmmm)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:22 am

If you want a patdown every single time, travel in a wheelchair.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:30 am

theCryptofishist wrote:If you want a patdown every single time, travel in a wheelchair.

That would be more action then I get

bedlamdoll · Post by **bedlamdoll** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:32 am

Picked up another pair of goggles (because if I break or lose something, it will be something I really, really need) and have begun the sorting through of my fabric bins for useful bits-I start sewing tomorrow.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:33 am

Transferred moneys for BM on to a debt card..

I'll have one seat and load space for one person..

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:03 am

theCryptofishist wrote:If you want a patdown every single time, travel in a wheelchair.

Sometimes I think the TSA's fucks with a person just cause they can. A few years ago we went to FL on vaca with my daughter who at the time was in a stroller and yes she should not have been because she was too big for a stroller but it was a larger "special needs" type stroller so the TSA decided he was going to go putting his face in hers even though I told him she does poorly with her space invaded. Well she hauled off and slapped him. I guess he got the attention he was seeking cause he backed off and let us go. I get that they are there to protect but.......sometimes a little common sense

tahiti_treat · Post by **tahiti_treat** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:51 am

Realized that it's actually time to start doing shit if I don't want to be running around like a headless chicken come summer.

That counts, right?

VultureChow · Post by **VultureChow** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:39 pm

tahiti_treat wrote:Realized that it's actually time to start doing shit if I don't want to be running around like a headless chicken come summer.

That counts, right?

Regardless of when you start headless running is inevitable. There's never enough time.

Or maybe that's just me.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:52 pm

One item today.. Build cloaking devise for van to avoid BM road tax..

fernley1 · Post by **fernley1** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:25 pm

Got a new used bike for the playa.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:41 pm

Stocked up on electrolytes...

Sundial · Post by **Sundial** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:05 pm

A budget.

I did a very careful analysis of my bank records from the last burn. This gives me a clear picture of how much money I spent last burn and on what, and shows me where my unnecessary excesses lie. Using this info, I was able to come up with a more deliberate budget for this year, which in turn tells me how much I need to save to make this thing happen without screwing myself over.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:07 pm

Schtev wrote:A budget.

I did a very careful analysis of my bank records from the last burn. This gives me a clear picture of how much money I spent last burn and on what, and shows me where my unnecessary excesses lie. Using this info, I was able to come up with a more deliberate budget for this year, which in turn tells me how much I need to save to make this thing happen without screwing myself over.

Amen to that.. Looking back.. I was out of control for 2013

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:00 pm

Dug out the pith helmet from the bag of hats.. It is a British officers desert hat.. Same shape as a bobbies hat.. Go's with Caravansary. Now to put a sedan/camel chair on the trike..

Could build a sedan chair over a power chair..OH! Ftgjam

Corvus · Post by **Corvus** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:57 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Stocked up on electrolytes...

Holy fucking shit! That's what I use and I grumbled at $15 for five pounds (still, it's cheaper than REI) when I bought a can three years ago. $50 is highway robbery.

Making note to stop by the tackstore to see what their prices are this year.

(On clicking on the link again) Aha! 30 pounds. Never mind.

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