the start of playa prep

[sistawendy]

M'boy was with me for the second weekend in a row because he won't be with me for three weekends in a row: next weekend is nails, leg waxing, and dreads. The two weekends after that are Burning Man.

At his suggestion we saw Guardians of the Galaxy. It's as good as everyone says; I find comic book movies much more palatable if they don't take themselves too seriously.

While he was at work, I munched through a few items on my Burning Man to do list:

Tent: check. Yeah, I needed to re-learn where to put that third pole because I haven't pitched the tent since last year's Burn.
Air mattress: check. I've charged up the air pump, too.
Bike tubes: check. I got to teach my son how to deflate a bike tube.
Car: lights & signals, check. Last year the cops were extra picky about stuff like that.

I chickened out of the Beaverton meal plan because it looked like they were all set to cook vegan from fresh ingredients. I don't know how to do that even at home. I told our esteemed mayor that I didn't want to inflict my ignorance on my fellow Beavers. Clif bars, Cheddar Bunnies, kale chips, and dried fruit for me. You know I'm all about that.

Comments

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Tent: check. Yeah, I needed to re-learn where to put that third pole because I haven't pitched the tent since last year's Burn.

I totally learned where to put the third pole when I went to Burning Man.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

That's dirty! *Bap!*

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

It's probably worthwhile teaching him about both types of tubes, since chances are he'll run across Schraeder valves on cars, and Presta on bikes that aren't found free in an alley somewhere.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

I think I have, but it bears repeating.