2008 survival guide, distance to the man, intra-net

2008 survival guide is up!
They are expanding the distance between the man and the Esplanade, to increase the size of the city. It used to be 2200 ft from the man to the Esplanade, now it's 2700 ft. There are 5280 ft in a mile, so one trip to the man and back (or from 3:00 to 9:00) is over a mile!

They are creating an intra-net to list camp locations. "Use the Playa Info computers to register yourself and your camp location as well as to find your friends. Via the online Directory network you can exchange messages (no Internet access). Also, find and post event schedules, ride shares, and other services. The Dynamic Board maps campsite coordinates. Bulletin Boards are always available for artful posting of events, messages, and general information."

Bwahahaha

Note to self: pirate songs

I still think of good pirate/fire related songs on the way to/from work and promptly forget them upon my arrival. However, I've been relistening to all the Bowie on Bob's ipod lately (and there's alot) only to rediscover his "I'm Afraid of America" song(s). There are 5 versions at least on Bob's ipod. This would be theme appropriate terrorist happy hour/pirate golf cart music.

Notes to self: next year.

Paul Addis, alleged man-flambér, above.

Notes to self for next year:
-bring day time clothing, bikini top and short skirt for easy bike riding
-make triple sure that the special bike pump thing is attached to my bike
-bring 2/3rds LESS food. Bring smaller coolers
-bring more flashlights
-don't bring as many books.
-bring many more mixers for bar
-bring extra shoe inserts, 3 pairs of shoes (Birks, boots and something else)
-bike headlamp
-make shower out of metal, be sure to bring pallet, extra soap
-make hotel reservations in Wendover or Salt Lake for way home for me and Bob
-make your own delicious jerky
-probably do not need entire arsenal of snow gear.
-get button maker, make buttons with website
-the pluton rocked, make a sitting up sofa with appropriate easy to store cushioning.
-work on making the kitchen more usable
-work on getting motorized bike. fuck exercise.
-look into a metal dome like the god-boxes.
-begin convincing dad that he really does want to fly out and meet the google founders.
-pre-check tire pressure in trailer and pack it more appropriately.
-Elko has h20 as well.
-do NOT volunteer to bring the MWB shit, under no circumstances. cheap bastards.

possibly the cutest font ever...

And it can be found here.... (without the pink... i added that)

eyeball boobies.

Camp flag ideas

Which is better, rectangular or triangular? I've got several yards of flag fabric in pink, black and red. I think they would look swell in the entrance of bicho's bar. I love both types of skulls, so I think I will use both. Not very happy with my number font selections though.

The Official 54th post on Camp 54.

Bicho's lovely pirate bar. I will also be making pink/black/red 54 banners with little pink skull and crossbones. Also, I think we should consider making this the entrance to our dome-home area.

Op. also, we need a trashcan or something.

Also, acquired yesterday... the wonderful... the glorious... the unfortunately terribly photographed "camp kitchen". It even has a sink feature and a place to hang H20 for watery goodness. And it folds into a handy box.

Not only an eclipse, but a meteor shower!!
Meteor Shower: Aurigids
Late Friday night-Early Sat morning Aug 31- Sep. 1:
Aurigids, a rare and spectacular meteor shower will be peaking at 4:36 a.m. in the east- north eastern skies. Visible from Nevada. It will last about 1.5 hours. Best to watch between 4 and 5 am, with up to 160 Aurigids meteors per hour.
http://aurigids.seti.org/
This very rare shower will occur again on 1 September 2007. A brief shower of tens of meteors will radiate from the constellation of Auriga, many as bright as the brighter stars in the sky. The Earth will be in the thick of it during the one hour centered on 04:36 a.m. PDT. The
shower will be visible by the naked eye from locations in the western United States.
Best viewing: Keep Moon out of field of view (best to block behind obstruction such as telephone pole, then watch whole sky), avoid city haze that scatters moonlight Best direction: East and Northeast Best time: Start one hour before peak, then see the rate of meteors increase and decrease while Earth travels through the shower.

One of the noobs needs to buy some cheap-o walkie-talkies. For the ride out.

Our trailer is reserved, courtesy of Mark.

Lunar eclipse...

Apparently while on the playa there will be a total eclipse of the full moon. Thats pretty cool.
From the enviornmental blog: "From Mike with the BLM: “It should start about 1:00 to 12:00 PM on the 27th and end about 3:AM on the 28th. We will be able to see the entire eclipse at the Burning Man event. This will be the first ever total lunar eclipse at the event."

Too bad it's so damned early in the week-- we'll probably just be getting there. Or do we get there the morning of the 27th?

Also- I finished your coat Michael.

random tuesday...

The yip yips were possibly my most feared, and favorite Sesame Street Characters. Assuming they are costumes. Clever!

Here's a good link to a tip from the environmental blog about storing ice in a cooler. She says to get one of those plastic 2.5 liter jugs with the spout at the bottom and pour your ice directly into that, and place that inside your cooler so the food never touches the melted H20. That way you can use the melted and cooled H20 in your camelback or cooking rather than having to put it on your H20 drying thing.

Circus Freaks

I like these peoples samuri banners and funny circus mustache. Nothing new to report.

Also, this site has a pretty thorough guide and list and makes for interesting reading.

Just watched the Malcom in the Middle goes to Burning Man episode, which can be found here. One thing that really bothered me was that Malcom steps on a cactus (there is no plant life on the playa) and the little kid gathers rocks (there are no rocks on the playa). Also there was no dust, and the man was weeny. It's sorta cute though.

Been reading the BM websites enviornment blog and they had this clever tip for managing stinky trash...
Place kitchen scraps in an old onion bag, one that lets air flow through, and hang it in the sun. Your actual trash, the stuff that can’t be recycled, will be cleaner and dryer. Your food scraps will dehydrate instead of rot. No smell. Now you can carry them home to be composted.

Also note... I am considering putting a rideshare out to see if somebody in our area needs a ride. Obviously they would be contributing to our gas and would save everyone a spot of money. We've got 7 people going and can probably fit one more person in the van. Thoughts about this? Yeah or nays?

Another thing we need-- a cheap boombox/stereo system. Everybody look in your basements to check if there are any lying around. Remember: anything you bring out there will be playa-fied. So don't bring anything too nice.