snapshots from my weekend thus far profided with minimal context

[metaphorge]

tyrsalvia and I with Mark Z. Danielewski:


I now have a Tusken Raider costume:



And it's just Saturday afternoon....

Comments

[talonclaw.livejournal.com]

so, uhm.... you ARE bring that to the desert next year right...? =0

[vega-33.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking there this morning how this is remarkably similar to Burning Man attire ;-) here the goggles, there the gasmask... its not only nifty, but functional :P

[talonclaw.livejournal.com]

hey. i recognize this LJ name....

you were the aussie whose 'everything' was lost at the airport in cali.
i was there at your camp on friday during the E cuddle puddle til sun-up.
you were quiet.... but i guess as you were a virgin burner....you were mayhaps just a tad enthralled? *shrug*

at any rate//// nice for the moments chatting. see you next year?

[vega-33.livejournal.com]

Ahhh the cuddle puddle. Fond memories ;-). Yes, virgin burner, close enough the former in another department as well for at least 3 years, and blissfully unaware of the way such piles work in terms of allowing/trust etc. Oh well. Next year will no doubt see such minor issues taken care of :P.

Definitely coming to the Burn in 2007 and contributing/collaborating as much as I can from afar in graphics, art etc. I've been looking around LJ for weeks trying to find everyone I met there and adding them to my friends-list. Anyhow, yeah see you at the burn next year. What better way is there to spend at least a tenth of your paycheck each year, than partying and networking in the middle of a desert for just over a week??

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

You seem to have all of our conspirators on LJ on your list now.

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

Long story how we got that costume, but someone had made two of them for Burning Man 2000 and had worn them there and ran around and yelled at people. I guess he didn't think he'd use one again, so he gave it away. The costume is *awesome*. And of course, it will be at BM for next year.

[talonclaw.livejournal.com]

be interested to hear the story whenever. i can dig long stories.

i also look forward to *STEALING* the costume next year, or at least battling a tusken raider with fox's duel lightsaber. =D

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

The long story is encapsulated in this post of mine.

The thing is really well made. I hope Fox will take some close up photos of the inside of it so people can see just how cool it is. You can see through the eyes because there's a mesh covering them, and there's some holes for venting and peripheral vision. It's made of a straw hat inside so it's really sturdy and comfortable holding it's shape, etc. I am super super impressed with the quality of work on the costume.

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

It turns out it was originally made by icarus88. And it will certainly make its way to the playa, and I might just be persuaded to loan it out for a bit to certain Canadian people. ;)