Burning Man 2010 Ticket Information

for Burning Man officially go on sale on Wednesday, January 13th at 10am PST. Details here.

Fog Gun Cometh

fog-gun-book

It was pricey and took a while to find, but I finally have the 1973 booklet that details how to make a working mist shower (dubbed a “fog gun” by Buckminister Fuller). The book has lots of testing details on various nozzles and configurations so with any luck I’ll actually be able to build one this year.

Ticket Presale

For all of you who JUST CAN’T WAIT, Burning Man is holding a presale for tickets this year. See below, reposted from the JRS newsletter.

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DREAMS DO COME TRUE: OUR SECOND ANNUAL TICKET PRE-SALE!

Back by popular demand, we are pleased to announce the triumphant
return of the Burning Man Ticket Pre-sale, in advance of the holidays,
for Burning Man 2010!

Last year we heard so much positive feedback from enthusiastic early-
planner types, those gifting tickets to friends and loved ones for the
holidays, and others who simply aren’t so concerned with holding out
for the lower-priced tickets available on launch day and are happy
avoid the rush, that we decided to do the pre-sale again!

Here’s how the pre-sale will work: we’ll offer 1,000 tickets at $280
each (this will be the third tier ticket price for 2010; more details
on the full ticket launch will be posted on our web site on December
12). These tickets will be a special allotment and the quantity will
NOT come out of any of the pricing tiers for our regular ticket launch
on January 13. (And no, it won’t affect your chances to try for any of
the first or second tier tickets when they’re available, but it WILL
prevent you from qualifying for either our Low Income or Scholarship
tickets.)

Pre-sale tickets will be available online beginning Friday, 11/20/09
at 10:00am PST.

Tickets will stay on sale until 11:59pm PST December 30 OR the
allotment of 1000 presale tickets run out, whichever comes first.

For all the nitty gritty details (and this is where you’ll ultimately
buy your tickets, too), please visit:

http://tickets.burningman.com

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Tauntaun Sleeping Bag

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Is this incredible or what! The Tauntaun Sleeping bag!

Eyelash Envy

Jealousy-inducing blinky LED eyelashes.  I wonder if it makes it hard to see??  Reposted from BoingBoing

WordPress Theme Broken – Temporary Fix

So, the beautiful WordPress theme broke with our latest WP update.   For the time being, this site will use the default theme.

Cheap Night Vision Gogs

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EyeClops – Cheap toy night vision goggles.

They have a narrow depth and are mono-visual but for $50 they would be fun and cheap enough to be loose-able on the playa.

Rotwang!!!

evil scientist from Metropolis

evil scientist from Metropolis

This is the evil scientist Rotwang from the film Metropolis. I’m determined to fit Rotwang somewhere into my Burning Man 2010 experience DESPITE the moniker’s unfortunate connotations at a festival with such large post-revel STD problems…

Burning Man 2010

The countdown has begun.  We’re less than a year away from the burn.  Get your creative hats on, people, as we’ve got a good art theme this go-round:  Metropolis.

Now is a good time to start scouring yard sales and thrift stores.   When the weather gets cold, you’ll have fewer opportunities to find hot-weather clothes and roadside treasure.

Can you smell the playa dust yet?

More to come…

Chili!

Here are the chili recipes from the Sunset Serenade.

Texas ‘Yahoo’ chili  1989 Terlingua International Chili Championship Winner

Cincinnati Chili batch 15 by the Grumpy Beer Geek

and last but not least  Herb’s Vegetarian Chili

2 – 8 oz packages portabella mushrooms
1 – 16 oz bag frozen corn kernels
1 – Large can tomato sauce (roughly 28 oz)
1 – Large can black beans (roughly 28 oz)
2 – Medium onions (red or yellow preferred)
4 – Large cloves garlic
2 – Bell peppers (red or orange preferred)
1 – Bottle medium or mild salsa verde (roughly 16 oz)
1  Tbsp.   Cumin
1/4 Tsp.  ground cayenne pepper
1/4 Tsp.  ground chipotle pepper
1  Tsp.  ground white pepper
1  Tbsp.   oregano
1  Pinch cinnamon
Salt and Pepper

- Mix your dry spices (cumin, cayenne pepper, chipotle pepper, ground while pepper, oregano, and cinnamon) and set aside.
- Clean and cut portabellas into roughly 1/4″ cubes.
- Chop and keep separate bell peppers and onions.
- Mince garlic
- Drain and rinse black beans

Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add a small amount of vegetable or olive oil (2-3 Tbsp). Add garlic, onions and bell peppers and saute until the onions are translucent. Add some salt and fresh ground black pepper for flavor (1/8 – 1/4 Tsp.). Stir in salsa verde and let it come to temperature. Add portabellas and dry seasoning mix that you set aside earlier. Cook mushrooms until they give up their liquid. Add in corn and cook until warm. Add in beans and mix them in thoroughly. Stir in tomato sauce. Bring to a slow boil, cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer for an hour.

Fin.