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Comment on What to do with the “bad” team/group member? by What to do with the “bad” team/group member?, part II « Enabling Creative Chaos Blog

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:59:41 +0000

[...] unlike the sessions at the 5th annual Burning Man Regional Leadership Summit, the presentation was too short to offer tools for how to deal with actors who engage in these [...]

Comment on The spread of interactive art to Governors Island, NYC by Drip Tray :

Drip Tray : — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:55:53 +0000

the thing i love about bike racks is that they keep your bicycle secure in one place against thieves,,,

Comment on Next talk stop: Fri., Sept. 17, 2010, 1:30-3pm EST at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor by admin

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:11:52 +0000

Hi Cooky, thanks for your warm welcome and introduction! I really appreciate hearing from you, and I look forward to learning more about your experiences with the regionals and how Burning Man has impacted or been synergistic with other experiences. See you soon! Katherine

Comment on Next talk stop: Fri., Sept. 17, 2010, 1:30-3pm EST at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor by Cynthia "Cooky" Jones

Cynthia "Cooky" Jones — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:41:22 +0000

Hi Katherine,
Info about your talk went out on the Michigan Burning Man list. I’m planning to attend your talk and look forward to hearing your perspective. I’m a 15 year burner, just retired as volunteer co-ordinator for the Michigan Burning Man regional community, and just took on a new volunteer role with the Burning Man organization as the Meta Regional for Social Alchemy. As you can imagine, I’m someone who is very interested in how Burning Man has developed over the years as an organization, how we continue to motivate and engage volunteers, and how regional communities grow out of and related to Burning Man.

Locally, I work for a museum contributing to exhibit development and working as a venue operations manager. Much of what I’ve discovered through Burning Man applies in my work realm as well.

Welcome to Michigan!

Comment on The Great Metropolis face-off, Burning Man vs. the Big Apple, round 2: finding a restroom by The Great Metropolis Face-off, Burning Man vs. the Big Apple (and others), round 9: waiting in line « Enabling Creative Chaos Blog

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:18:41 +0000

[...] Man, waiting in line offers social or artistic opportunities, with the inspired endeavoring to make otherwise humdrum waits memorable. What if your local airport applied such concepts? How might your experiences with going through [...]

Comment on Nature, red in tooth and claw by The Great Metropolis Face-off, Burning Man vs. the Big Apple, round 6: pests « Enabling Creative Chaos Blog

Sun, 09 May 2010 16:53:14 +0000

[...] mentioned by a comment to a previous post, the Black Rock Desert’s environment is so arid and alkaline that it doesn’t support [...]

Comment on Where to learn more about sociology and anthropology by Where to learn more about sociology, part II « Enabling Creative Chaos Blog

Where to learn more about sociology, part II « Enabling Creative Chaos Blog — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:19:45 +0000

[...] A while back, in response to a Burner’s request, I queried some of my colleagues and posted a short list of recommended readings for newcomers to the disciplines of sociology and anthropology. [...]

Comment on The Great Metropolis face-off! Burning Man vs. the Big Apple, round 1: Costco by Ashes

Ashes — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:55:09 +0000

Hello!

Thanks for your kind review of the Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet! We will be returning to the playa in 2010 and rocking it hard!

Look for a return to some of the old-school, and a whole bunch of the new school!

You can find us on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Rock-City-NV/Costco-Soulmate-Trading-Outlet/36792643819?ref=nf

—- Ashes

Comment on Nature, red in tooth and claw by dangerski

dangerski — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:26:51 +0000

Have you ever noticed how “nothing lives ON the playa” ? Well, there is a simple enough reason for that I suppose, it is simply inhospitable. Maybe in some ways as inhospitable as say mars or the moon, but with better air and lots of dust, but water under the surface and probably a microbe hiding here or there. But for the most part inhospitable. This fact alone, that nature itself is smart enough to avoid trying to live there, makes it about the stupidest place to camp ever. Granted there are some advantages when you need the space for 30-40,000 plus people to camp for a week suddenly, and the ability to control all ingress and egress points using a simple plastic fence, top notch. I mean, you can’t start the forest fire there, or trample the flowers, and hell the police can contain you quite well so they are happy enough and well financed after a years worth of citations written in a simple week. But life does pass through and quite routinely, natural life that is. In the 11 years in a row I have been, birds, giant moths, and even a praying mantis have visited our camp, as odd as it may seem. I have seen hawks overhead and some rodents, oh wait those were small hippys, I forgot…. and after all is said and done, it isn’t all that bad, I have stayed
almost a week past labor day before, ok 5 days maybe before getting shuffled out. I love the place. btw, 2 ft of snow? snowpocalyspe? I am from Wisconsin, aka southern Canada? 2 ft. please….. you city folks are forgetting how to live. Lets talk dystopia! lets talk too much police presence and harrasment at burningman, lets talk subvert the man!

Comment on Burning Man as a small world phenomena by Kat

Kat — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:27:20 +0000

Funny,
I stumbled upon this website randomly today and I happen to know Marat