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[openscarf]

One more week!  We leave the 30th.

I'm exhausted and depleted right now, spent the afternoon running from here to there. I got the coveted pee funnel, it's adorable. I had the livliest and funniest talk with my mom about it. She, like all women, loves the idea. I got some cord to lace through my daypack, like you'd lace a shoe. A friend told me that would be another area to stuff things in, like scarves, extra whatever. I'm not sure I like it, but I don't think it will hurt anything and now I got a bunch of good colorful cord. I also got those clip things, about 4 of them. I think the day pack is ready.

I got pretty wide cloth ribbon to sew into my straw hat so I can tie it under my chin. I got cheap work/garden gloves, safety pins, and a head lamp. I walked into a discount fabric store looking at fur material for my bike seat, but whoa! expensive. This week I'll go to the bike shop, see if they have soft covers. Even though I should be boycotting Target, I'll be there again, maybe there's something furry there I can covert, like a bath rug or something. I haven't been there in over a year, but for this, its unavoidable.

I discovered they don't carry the memory sticks for my Sony camera anymore, I'd have to order from Sony. No time for that. I have about 250 pictures on the card I have, there's one more place I can check, then I think I'll just take disposable cameras. They usually work pretty good.

Tomorrow night, P. and I going food shopping, get that started. I think I'm going to aim to be done buying stuff, end of day Thursday. Arrg. Will this every come together? It's pretty paradoxical, I'm not much of a shopper and one of the things BM is about is anti-consumerism, but you need a million things to get there. 10 million. I've shopped more in 2 weeks than I have in a year.

I better love it, cause I have a lot of stuff for next year. I guess it's a step forward from last year's Yosemite trip as far as the great outdoors goes. And the desert. I've never been to one, super psyched about that...

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[wlotus.livejournal.com]

Ms. T and I both have the P-Style from Lunapads. It's wonderful and has saved me from squatting in portapotties. I'm tickled to death every time I use a urinal. :-)

[openscarf.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I can see how this little device can change so much and has a permanent place in any backpack, day-pack and even purse I take to any event.

On another note, you know how LJ goes screwball sometimes? When I read my friends page, your post with the video of the soldiers coming home actually shows up as the video I posted of Oakland kids performing, when I click on it, it goes to your video. It confused me, at first I was so happy to see you sharing it with all your friends then I saw it was some sort of LJ spookines. LOL

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

Whenever I am going out for the day, I try to remember to put it in my bag. You never know when you might need it.

I am glad you got around the LJ gremlins. :-)

[panicalert.livejournal.com]

Look forward to the desert. I lived in one for 3 years (well, in a town in a desert). It was really beautiful.

[openscarf.livejournal.com]

I really am looking forward to the desert, the art this alterantive community. Monday morning, when we're on the freeway, I will let out a big sigh. Packing and organizing my stuff I like, and of course, there's always ONE more errand to run...

There is no such place as commerce free.

[dadadadio.livejournal.com]

I visited le BM website and read a few pages. Now I know where you new vocabulary is coming from, playa.

I will say the rules are far more restrictive than you might think of a free thinking event. You're in camp on the playa for a week without re-entry .... unless you get a bus pass to town. $$$

You can't buy anything but ice and coffee from the organizers. I suspect the commerce free ideology does not account for the many transactions during the BM project.

The good news is, you won't need much cash there. You're paying in advance for everything.

One more thing

[dadadadio.livejournal.com]

They can turn you away at the gate .... do lake beds have gates? .... if the inspectors don't believe you have a viable collection of supplies.

I'd hate to be THAT guy.