"Ad Hoc, Ad Loc, and Quid Pro Quo; So Little Time, So Much to Know"

[ltmurnau]

I'm leaving for Black Rock City in three days. Yikes.

I spent the weekend putting piles of gear into different piles, stuffing them into bags and the like - had the foresight to label them this time: "Bike Repair Stuff", "Night Ops Bag", etc. Still lots to do, including sorting out clothing for the week down there, but it is all slowly falling into place. Or falling out of the truck on the way there...

Food is sorted.
Camping gear and tools sorted.
Pantzooka has been test-fired.
Money, tickets, passports sorted.
Lodgings on the way there and back sorted.
Transport sorted. Many thanks for Gary for bringing us two fine two-wheeled Playa Rockets. They might be PsOS up here, but they will be very handy down there!
Casting material sorted. Made up some new molds last night - a side view of a brain, an F-SPACE I Ching button, and the face plate of a skull - and added a lot of RTV to some thin-walled molds in an effort to make them come out flat and use less metal in doing so. I used a lot of paint thinner so they are going to take a while to cure. Hopefully less than three days. I must be patient.

Comments

[scuttle.livejournal.com]

You found your Passe? Yay!

I think I will steal your blackberries while you are gone.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Yes, I found the damn thing. I was going crazy-mad, I tell you.

Come by and pick the blackberries, please; I would really appreciate it if you could come around every few days or so and make sure the place hasn't been ransacked.

[epexegesis.livejournal.com]

My mother's husband's cactus seed website is thus:

http://succulentsuccess.com/index.html

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We definitely plan to plant a lot of cacti.

[jodymeme.livejournal.com]

wow. that's organization.
i never pack until the last minute.
even my first year i just stuffed a bunch of shit in a couple of bags right before i left.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Actually, I didn't even get onto the rant about how chaotic preparation has been this year - I usually do far more than this, far earlier. There seems to be so much left to do.

But this is my third Burn and I have a better idea of what to leave at home, which is almost as important as knowing what to bring.

See you at Media Mecca! I found a canvas paperboy's sack at Value Village last night so I'll be out delivering Black Rock Beacons.

[emmabovary.livejournal.com]

Have a great time!

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll have pictures later.