Party on a BOAT! This weekend August 14, 2010

Disorient a fellow NY camp is throwing a fund raising party for Burning Man this weekend and its sure to be a fun/wild event.
All of their other boat parties have sold out so this one should be a great one as well.

Go to the Facebook event page for lots of good information.

Camping... I'm not a pro.

So I did a test run of my tent last night in the living room to see if I will even be able to put it up by myself!

Success!
I guess this camping thing isn't that hard after all. I mean I have been camping before, but I could count the number of times on 1 hand. Getting the tent BACK into a bag is the hardest part anyway.

Awesome Party this Saturday July 31st in NYC

Kostume Kult is at it again.
This Saturday FreaKKshow will begin and be freakier and longer than any party in New York City.

Buy your cheaper pre sale tickets NOW!

The theme is olde-school circus meet futuristic fabulousness! WOW. How could you resist a good old freaky side show?! I will be wearing my pink plumed corset and tiny top hat!

Countdown!

There is so much planning, buying and packaging that must be done far before the actual Burn. Today I bought my plastic tub that I will be packaging and putting in the shipping container that leaves in the beginning of August. I want to try to get as much as I can in there. First of all so I have less to carry on the plane and also so my tub is very solid and will not be crushed if it ends up at the bottom of the shipping container. I got this one at Home Depot for about $16 in a lovely orange color! Its a 37 gallon tub so I will need to buy 5 cubic feet on the shipper.

List of things I will be packing so far:
tent
sleeping bag
pillow
towel
rope lights/lighting for inside my tent
goldfish costume
dusk mask
goggles
zip ties
duct tape
plastic baggies for cell phone/camera protection
flashlight/headlamp
poncho
unicorn costume for Horned Ball on Wednesday
toilet paper
baby wipes

The list is ever growing but I feel like I'm getting a handle on it!

Chill Lounge Tonight!

Tonight!

What's better than drinking and having fun? Drinking and having fun while supporting art!
Facebook event info here

When: Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location: Love Nightclube
179 MacDougal Street

Calling all Burners!

This Thursday, Nyrvana Village and friends presents "Chill Lounge" a community mixer at Love from 7pm til 2am (with venue open til 4) for all those involved in the NYC Burning Man scene...

Called "Chill Lounge" because the venue just had their AC upgraded, this is a fundraiser for the Animus arts collective where all profits from the bar go to support their "Honeytrap" piece destined for the playa this year. http://animusart.com/current-projects/the-honey-trap/... Yes, Love's management is still feeling bad that Animus's party got shut down earlier this year so everything above the basic operating expenses will go to support this piece in getting to the burn.

So, please all newbies, oldbies, those who are playa-bound or not, are encouraged to come on down, share burn stories and have a few drinks for the Honeytrap.... Help the wide-eyed newbies get their plan straight! And per this "chill" night, no costumes required--- come out and chill!

Centrally located at the Love Nightclub
179 MacDougal Street at 8th street
(East of 6th Ave and North of Washington Square Park)

FREE entry 7-10pm, $5 afterwards
Happy Hour drink specials (7-10) include $4 premium beers, $5 well drinks/shots, $5 wine and $5 cuervo shots... (and everything a dollar more after 10)

DJ's spinning all night on the most amazing sound system in NYC include Barney Iller, DJ Shakey, Joro-Boro, Morphous with ShiZaru, DJ Numan Beatbox and Orion.

Nyrvana Village 2010 includes Kostume Kult, Horny Camp and Animus as part of Rooftop Camp AND all our welcome whether you are going to the Burn or not...

My New Hero!

Ok, I didn't actually see this woman in person at the Mermaid Day Parade, but once I went online looking for pictures, she was everywhere!
I am super impressed with the engineering of her peacock tail. From the looks of the pictures, she was able to fan and unfan it. However I'm sure by the end of the parade route her arms were tired from holding it up. Bet it was worth it though. She looks amazing and vibrantly colorful in every picture. Inspired!

Mermaid Day Parade 2010 Photos and Comments

What a beautiful day yesterday was! The sun was shining brilliantly and the mermaids, mermen, sailors, fish, anemone, octopi, and bubbles were out in force. Seriously I must have been double the people that were there last year!
I did my make up, wig and got dressed at home then walked to Queens Blvd to catch a cab. During my short walk I attracted much attention. A person even hung out their car window and yelled "I hope you win!", which made me feel pretty good.

After a longer than I would've liked cab ride due to traffic (Thank god for air conditioning) I arrived in Chinatown at the apartment of Melissa and Jonathan who graciously offered their place and their bagels for pre mermaid prep and drinks. There were some familiar Burning Man people there, Isa, Anastasia, Laura, but also some new people to meet. I learned some new costuming tricks too. I'm definitely buying a can of gold spray glitter. Always apply while standing in the shower. So, lots of body jewels and glitter later we were ready to hit the Q train. It was a cramped ride down the whole way. Finally we reached the Coney Island stop and cheered as we made a mass exodus down the ramp to Ocean Ave.

The parade was already underway and for a minute I was a little panicked that Kostume Kult had marched on with out us. We walked to the staging area on 21st street and saw Costume Jim dressed as a Pirate Toucan Sam. He looked amazing and the best part was the bottom part of his bill moved when he talked. He had build it onto a mouth guard that went over his bottom teeth. SO GREAT! The Kostume Kult had not left yet and we joined the general melee in the staging area which is the best place to get up close pictures and enjoy everyones creativity.

My friend Kristine found us too. Her Victorian Mermaid costume came out very well and we looked great together especially since we picked the same blue colored fabric. Kristine was with me the first year I did Mermaid Parade! The parade finally started moving right along and Kostume Kult was on its way. I recognized a few people from the meet ups and a few more from other events like ZombieCon. The parade route was packed. I seriously think the hot weather and new Luna Park or something caused record breaking numbers! We danced, posed and strutted our way down Ocean Avenue past the judges (where we waited for a while due to a bit of a pile up of parade marchers), then on to the board walk for more pictures and general pandemonium. I wish I had asked more people to take my email for their pictures. I had a TON of them taken and I'd love to see some of the professionals shots. So if you run across my blog and you know you took a photo to me, email me please!!



Photo Credit: Mari Lowery


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