Tribe.net. Local Connections MadameHeather http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/c2470d87-7063-4c4f-8cbe-c886054003ff 2008-01-03T17:12:42Z 2008-01-03T17:12:42Z

<div>STOP THE PRESSES! <br/>_________________________________________________ <br/> <br/>Breaking News: Critical Massive 2008! Location! Dates! <br/> <br/>Ignition Northwest and your Critical Massive Production team is thrilled to announce the location and dates of this year's Northwest Regional Spectravaganza, Critical Massive. <br/> <br/>This year, through the ever diligent efforts of the Producers, we have secured a gorgeous location. Nestled in the Metheow Valley, four hours East/Northeast on a truly stunning piece of private property known as Skalitude. Seriously, this place is a little slice of heaven. It all goes down June 2-8, (yes, it's a little earlier this year but we've got people who can talk to people about this). <br/> <br/>Stay tuned for continuing announcements regarding logistics, site details, art grants and much more. <br/> <br/>Mark your calendars, program your blackberry, tattoo the date on your forehead (remember to get this done backwards so that you will be able to read it in the mirror), but whatever you do...don't miss out on the grandest Critical Massive yet. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

MadameHeather 2008-01-03T17:12:42Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/77041d42-94ae-415c-8bee-6168aaa2d9a7 2007-11-25T23:17:37Z 2007-10-31T01:35:15Z

<div>Wednesday 10/31/07 is the last day of my MS contract. <br/>Does this mean that I also get kicked off this Tribe? If so, then I'm kickin' back, peeps. So there! </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 4 replies </div>

Toast 2007-10-31T01:35:15Z Jelly http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/1bb62ff0-3d3f-4109-8aa9-0ff9f21c87b2 2007-11-05T19:04:52Z 2007-11-05T19:04:52Z

<div>Shit... better get more gun powder</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

Jelly 2007-11-05T19:04:52Z Jelly http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/bb0fdffe-bd42-4c0a-a1c5-5a3dc4350deb 2007-10-11T01:15:04Z 2007-10-02T19:38:09Z

<div>Isn't it time for another lunch? <br/> <br/>How does Thursday Sound you Bastards? <br/>Peking Restaraunt! <br/>14150 NE 20th <br/>Bellevue, WA <br/> <br/>Be there or I'm collectin' the $5 your mom owes me!!! <br/> <br/>xoxo <br/>Jelly</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 5 replies </div>

Jelly 2007-10-02T19:38:09Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/b0c3660e-1254-4031-99d3-c1256b1c1c34 2007-09-19T00:14:34Z 2007-07-13T23:00:51Z

<div>http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F003EE6AFB87991 <br/> <br/>O know there are some folks on this list who are gonna go to this show.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 1 reply </div>

Toast 2007-07-13T23:00:51Z Trey http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/391e2334-e6f6-4966-ac50-de39aaf3c536 2007-09-15T01:03:42Z 2007-09-15T00:47:28Z

<div>Some things to ponder (based on MSBurners emails in the last 48 hours): <br/> <br/>1. Is it really true that if you're going to rape and murder, you should do it in that order - such as Mr. I. t. Terrible may have said? Should you be executed just for thinking about that? <br/> <br/>2. If meat really is murder, would you rather eat at a place with do-it-yourself murder? How would you execute your meat? <br/> <br/>3. Or, would you rather go to a murder yourself type of place? How would you execute yourself? <br/> <br/>4. If you were on death row, and a life long vegetarian, would you order a steak as your last meal? How should the cow be executed? <br/> <br/>5. If you were to go to a place with a menu that included Jain Vegetarian options, and this place needed to be near the Microsoft Campus, where would you go? There would have to be room for a group of 15 people or so. Should all in attendance be executed? <br/> <br/>6. If you make a demand, but meeting that demand is not on your life's agenda, should your demand be ignored? Should you be executed? <br/> <br/>7. Which of the above statements will help fulfill a Zero Population Growth lifestyle? Negative Population Growth lifestyle? Should the people that respond be executed?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 1 reply </div>

Trey 2007-09-15T00:47:28Z riffraff http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/ae93e2f7-43a4-49b7-aa3d-b3ba4fc541d4 2007-09-10T00:02:59Z 2007-05-03T17:24:06Z

<div>So to kick things off, a question or two. <br/> <br/>1. Do you have a satisfactory work/life balance? What is acceptable for you? What do you wish it could be...really? <br/>2. How much do you reveal to your team about your Burning Man lifestyle? Why?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 6 replies </div>

riffraff 2007-05-03T17:24:06Z KronoNaut http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/a89903a3-8088-48f2-bc5e-b74e61ef8fc5 2007-09-09T23:47:53Z 2007-08-26T00:28:03Z

<div>From one of my friends that works the gate. <br/>---- <br/>While attendees of the yearly arts festival known as Burning Man come from <br/>all over the nation and the world, the impact of the costly desert <br/>bacchanalia is felt pretty strongly around San Francisco. Many rejoice at <br/>the sudden lack of rich hippies and art cars dripping Barbie heads and <br/>Legos onto the roads when fog breaks down cheap art-store epoxy, and the <br/>ease with which one can get brunch in the Mission. There are virtually no <br/>white dudes with dreadlocks for seven square miles. San Francisco smug <br/>levels ratchet back to tolerable in the absence of arty hipster trust fund <br/>brats and Web 2.0 lets-resurrect-Pets.com-as-a-vlog leeches. Super <br/>annoying guys don't hit on me in bars assuming I know what the hell <br/>they're talking about when they use terms like "the burn," "the man" and <br/>"off the grid." <br/> <br/>And at house parties, there are no chicks that become uncontrollably drunk <br/>and then attempt to show you how they can "fire dance," accidentally <br/>setting fire to the host's potted plant/small dog/infant. <br/> <br/>Making the e-mail rounds a few weeks ago -- and sent to me by more than <br/>one high-profile local sex educator -- was a snarky list of ways to "enjoy <br/>Burning Man at home." The list included many observations about the <br/>experience, like: <br/> <br/>Before eating any food, drop it in a sandbox and lick a battery. <br/> <br/>Stack all your fans in one corner of the living room. Put on your most <br/>fabulous outfit. Turn the fans on full blast. Dump a vacuum cleaner bag in <br/>front of them. <br/> <br/>Buy a new set of expensive camping gear. Break it. <br/> <br/>Get so drunk you can't recognize your own house. Walk slowly around the <br/>block for five hours. <br/> <br/>Have a 3 a.m. soul-baring conversation with a drag nun in platforms, a <br/>crocodile and Bugs Bunny. Be unable to tell if you're hallucinating. Lust <br/>after Bugs Bunny. <br/> <br/>Cut, burn, electrocute, bruise, and sunburn various parts of your body. <br/>Forget how you did it. Don't go to a doctor. <br/> <br/>Pay an escort of your affectional preference subset to not bathe for five <br/>days, cover themselves in glitter, dust, and sunscreen, wear a skanky neon <br/>wig, dance close naked, then say they have a lover back home at the end of <br/>the night. <br/> <br/>For those of us who work in the sexual health professions, it's the last <br/>bit that seems a bit mild. For while we San Franciscans might make fun of <br/>the event and its customers (and be intrigued by its lawsuits), we do love <br/>that it's a sex-positive, inclusive gathering that celebrates art and <br/>community, and fosters -- even strongly emphasizes -- tolerance among all <br/>genders and orientations. But what some of us don't love is the noticeable <br/>impact on local STD clinics and call centers when the "burners" come home. <br/> <br/>Here at home among clinic workers and sex hotline operators, our thoughts <br/>are about the souvenirs that keep on giving long after the man has burned, <br/>you've thrown away a car full of garbage at a "leave no trace" event, and <br/>the ozone has thinned a bit more. Maybe it's a coincidence that local <br/>health workers have complained to me that they think there's a noticeable <br/>increase in STD testing around the Bay Area after Labor Day weekend, <br/>presumably from those who found bliss and new friends for life (of the <br/>genital virus variety) while spreading the, um, love and art at Black Rock <br/>City. According to one local clinic worker who requested anonymity for <br/>this piece, "What we usually see is both a weekly trend and a seasonal <br/>trend in STD and pregnancy testing. For example, Mondays are always the <br/>day we get lots of requests for Plan B. We see a huge rise in pregnancy <br/>and STD testing (and, more telling than the number of tests, the number of <br/>positive results) in the summer and around the holidays." Holidays like <br/>Christmas -- or Labor Day? To wit: The Man might be burning, but so is <br/>your ass. It's no wonder the attendees are called "burners." <br/> <br/>Think about it. Before you go, have mock-Burning Man sex, just for fun. <br/>Lube up a condom with playa dust or the kitty litter of your choosing. <br/>Have anonymous sex with people who haven't showered or used a functional <br/>bathroom in a week; This is easily accomplished around Stanyan and Haight. <br/>Have a theme party featuring creative enlightenment peppered with drug <br/>busts, heatstroke and, um, community. Dolores Park is a good location for <br/>the last three on that list. <br/> <br/>I have a lot of friends who go to Burning Man. But before you end up at <br/>Herpes Camp holding a cardboard sign that reads "will trade ice for <br/>antibiotics and Famvir," pack your safer-sex gear, boundaries and some <br/>sexual common sense along with that fabulous outfit you're about to ruin <br/>with dust and sweat. <br/> <br/>Whether inebriated on community, ingestibles or gorgeous steam-powered <br/>art, not everyone is telling their potential sex partners that they're <br/>infected before engaging in sex acts -- or maybe they don't know they're <br/>infected, or are too filthy with playa dust to see an outbreak. When <br/>you're reluctant to screen a new sex partner (asking about STDs and using <br/>a condom), keep in mind that HIV will eventually kill you, herpes and HPV <br/>last a lifetime and the latter is linked to cervical cancer. Does that <br/>white Rasta hippie in caked clown makeup still look worth it? <br/> <br/>Infections love dark, moist areas, heat and dirt, and unlike you, they get <br/>into Black Rock City for free. Carry baby wipes to keep yourself clean; <br/>Look for ones that are alcohol-free, unscented and pH balanced. Don't buy <br/>ones with added oils and moisturizers if you plan on using latex condoms <br/>-- and please plan on using condoms (not just for keeping your camera <br/>dust-free). Use latex or polyurethane (non-latex) condoms, and don't get <br/>any oil near your latex. You can use oil with your non-latex condoms but <br/>use lots of lube, as they don't stretch like latex and might break if they <br/>dry out. Avoid animal skin condoms at all costs, as they are not proven <br/>effective against HIV transmission. Buy and carry a pack of latex or <br/>non-latex gloves, as your (and your partner's) hands will be filthy, and <br/>genital contact with germs will give you an infection, especially if you <br/>can't clean yourself off afterward. Also, if you're not sure that your sex <br/>partner is virus-free, a glove for a hand job might save you accidental <br/>transmission of the virus or infection to your eyes, nose, mouth or <br/>elsewhere later. <br/> <br/>And no, you can't just lick all the dust off and have everything be OK. <br/>Unprotected oral sex is still a risk. Going down on a woman is a low risk <br/>activity for herpes and HPV, unless she's having an outbreak. Then you're <br/>getting a gift that keeps on giving (yes, HPV can blossom like a pretty <br/>bouquet in your throat). One in three men and women carries HPV <br/>(genital/oral warts), and many don't know it because the virus might not <br/>show up for years. Use a condom when giving a new male partner a blow job <br/>if you want to be absolutely safe. If he objects, you know you have a <br/>loser on your hands (but at least not in your mouth). Additionally, you <br/>lower your risk for contracting an oral virus if you do not brush your <br/>teeth -- tooth brushing opens tiny cuts around your gums to make you <br/>bleed, giving viruses the ultimate ticket to the burn in your bloodstream. <br/>So that naked guy with socks and Birkenstocks with the gnarly, clotted <br/>teeth? Mustache rides are free in the desert, ladies! <br/> <br/>Herpes Camp isn't on the map, but you should know your way around it. It's <br/>true that you can contract herpes when the virus is shedding (the period <br/>prior to an outbreak when there are no visible sores), but generally, <br/>people with herpes can tell when they're shedding, and won't engage in sex <br/>during this time. Medications like Famvir are extremely effective in <br/>preventing outbreaks, so if your partner discloses their herpes status but <br/>is on a medication such as Famvir and are in the clear for sex, your <br/>chances of contracting herpes are extremely low. <br/> <br/>For a complete list of links and resources about safer sex, and to get <br/>questions answered, visit San Francisco Sex Information. <br/> <br/>Author's note: I have a perfect Burning Man attendance record -- zero.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 1 reply </div>

KronoNaut 2007-08-26T00:28:03Z Trey http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/6d1c8185-47a8-4b2d-94fd-e7174c6c55ea 2007-08-10T00:30:08Z 2007-08-10T00:30:08Z

<div>http://www.broken-disco.com/</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

Trey 2007-08-10T00:30:08Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/36ae8660-866f-4af6-a671-e3a571d17a94 2007-08-09T23:20:51Z 2007-08-09T21:20:09Z

<div>You can help us construct the Mutant Sofa for our Couch Surfing Camp &amp; put up the geodesic dome we bought from the Space Virgins. Beer will be served &amp; much merriment will be made.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 2 replies </div>

Toast 2007-08-09T21:20:09Z Rhy http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/0ad45195-77b6-4c5a-b90a-cd04e6e68dbe 2007-08-07T16:20:27Z 2007-08-07T16:20:27Z

<div>First, let me say that I'm not going to the playa this year and I'm pretty bummed out about it. My wife won't join me and isn't willing to watch our 3+ kids while I make/take the trip for a 4th year in a row. So that's the context. <br/> <br/>Every morning now as I come up 40th to go to work, the dust on the road and in the air from the construction is makes me nostalgic for the playa. I can imagine the dust in my lungs and sinus and it makes me want to strip off my clothes and roll around in it. Oh why does the universe torture me so?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

Rhy 2007-08-07T16:20:27Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/78877675-8c55-4113-ab9b-1428746da651 2007-07-24T01:40:58Z 2007-07-23T21:59:56Z

<div>So Jelly, TallJoe, Trey, Kyle &amp; I went to the "regular" Peking restaurant last week. I think Jelly has a homing device implant aimed for the place 'cuz he started driving there again today &amp; we hadn't planned on going there. Anyhoo, that accounts for 5 of us at lunch. We didn't wait long for you guys *grin*. <br/> <br/>Much merriment was had. We got a big round table &amp; spun the lazy susan a lot. We shared a geek moment &amp; beamed our contact info to each other via infra-red. I overheard the word "enterprise" spoken at the table next to us &amp; wondered if it was a software reference or a Star-Trek reference. It was that geeky in there that day. <br/> <br/>Having had oral surgery the preceding Tuesday, I ordered soup, drank the broth &amp; took the noodles &amp; stuff "to go". Having stitches in your mouth is fun. Having stitches in your mouth &amp; trying to eat is even funner (I know that's not a word, mkay?). <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 5 replies </div>

Toast 2007-07-23T21:59:56Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/077b863a-4591-493d-9dab-48e64cc30df6 2007-07-13T19:27:52Z 2007-07-13T19:27:52Z

<div>Couch Surfing Camp is a brand-new, Seattle-based international camp. We're getting kinda full, but you might check into signing up. You must first sign up at CouchSurfing.com in order to join Couch Surfing Camp so this may or may not be for you. However, signing up on CouchSurfing.com does not obligate you to host surfers. <br/>Cheers, <br/>Toast</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

Toast 2007-07-13T19:27:52Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/00f73b69-77b0-4fdd-9a74-a7f2c3def40f 2007-06-27T22:21:12Z 2007-06-27T22:21:12Z

<div>Hey Fun Folks, <br/> <br/>The sNakePit is open TWICE this week. In addition to every Thursday, once a month we're open on what we call a "rolling Friday". I'll be tending bar both nights so bring your poi, balloon animals or whatever entertaining thing you do and some BOOZE &amp; we'll yuck it up all night! <br/> <br/>Jelly has been commissioned to make a paddle for the Pit. If he let's us down, he's gonna be in big trouble. BIG. <br/> <br/>Cheers, <br/>Toast <br/> <br/>Directions: <br/> <br/>It is hidden in a parking lot behind a building behind the Bally's Fitness Club parking garage. <br/>To Bally's Eastgate: <br/> http://bally.know-where.com/BallyFitness2/cgi/site?683-09 <br/>From the West (or from I-405 even), take I-90 East to Exit 11A. Take the first exit off I-90 (11A). Stay in the left lane and exit 156th Ave. It loops around &amp; you end up heading northbound on 156th. Get in the left lane &amp; turn Left at the first light off the exit (SE Eastgate Way). Take the very first right, which is towards Bally’s just off Eastgate (148th Ave). <br/>Once you are in the driveway, continue past the parking garage &amp; follow the drive around to the back of all the buildings. Go past the teriyaki joint (Samurai Sam's), Sear's Driving school &amp; an IT company in a small strip mall. Curve down &amp; around into the back parking lot &amp; park it (it's kinda dark as you go around back, but the actual parking lot is lit). The sNakepIt is right there. Fenced in &amp; covered in the NW corner of the lot. I am a key-carrying member (there is a lock on the front gate) so call or yell when you arrive. Or the dogs will probably let us know you have arrived. <br/> $5 or a bottle is reqeusted to participate. If you are female I suggest you wear some pretty underthings to donate (hehe)...but we all like pretty underthings, don’t we? Do as you see fit. <br/>See you there! Don't waste your painkillers on pain!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

Toast 2007-06-27T22:21:12Z http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/09c75062-f8d1-4394-a1d7-da1147e16613 2007-06-22T18:21:08Z 2007-06-22T17:07:40Z

<div>So who's in for lunch?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 2 replies </div>

2007-06-22T17:07:40Z Trey http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/03b0e606-2d2f-4b5a-8e86-42131cd56ff6 2007-06-22T07:19:12Z 2007-06-18T18:43:09Z

<div>I didn't make it to the event on saturday. Ended up at a bar with a bunch of people i went to BM with about 4 years ago. How did it go?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 3 replies </div>

Trey 2007-06-18T18:43:09Z http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/05c0443b-af65-4d30-9408-2c358d0e91eb 2007-06-21T19:39:48Z 2007-06-21T19:33:37Z

<div>You? You? or You?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 2 replies </div>

2007-06-21T19:33:37Z Toast http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/f5a47526-9c43-4c68-bf62-a3300ae234a0 2007-06-21T19:36:15Z 2007-06-19T17:54:20Z

<div>http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jkrn6ecxthM <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 2 replies </div>

Toast 2007-06-19T17:54:20Z http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/8aa065e8-29f5-4adb-b092-96b211be8d5a 2007-06-15T23:51:42Z 2007-06-15T19:21:52Z

<div>Speak the Hell Up. <br/>What's going on out there? <br/> <br/>Jelly</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 1 reply </div>

2007-06-15T19:21:52Z riffraff http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners/thread/37db0bec-0285-4c38-8846-020a91c38c4f 2007-05-04T22:45:22Z 2007-05-04T22:45:22Z

<div>It's not like we HAVE to say anything. i think it is more like we have too much to do. maybe something will show up here over the weekend. <br/> <br/>but of course, ARE there any burning issues?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/microburners">MicroBurners</a> - 0 replies </div>

riffraff 2007-05-04T22:45:22Z