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Post by Divreon on Jan 11, 2014 15:10:17 GMT -5
Don't know how to make friends easily? Have you grown inured to the majesty of the burning man experience all around you? Take one of our fine Burning Man First timers for a spin, and watch their eyes light up as they see a fire shooting lama for the first time, or impress them by telling them about your first year and the years since. Heck we don't care if you try to tell them "What Burning Man is Really about", just take them, PLEASE.
RENT-A-BIRGIN is an attempt to pair up Birigins with non-birgins at the event. There are things that you won't find, or see on your own, that experienced burners know to look for. Take a ride along with an experienced burner and see what they think say and do, who knows, you might even be friends by the time it's done.
-One hour time limit on 'rentals' without the explicit permission of the Birgin being 'rented'. -Anyone, of any experience level, can rent/be rented. -Anytime someone asks to be rented out, and I encourage everyone to try it out, those in the camp not being rented will attempt to hawk them at passerby's as if they were a piece of meat/made for tv product. "This is your last chance on the deal of the day, A once in a lifetime experience with this Grade A Birgin could be yours for the mere price of some time, AND THATS NOT ALL, Rent him today and we'll also throw in the sense of pride you get when you gift your time to a new burner! Act now, Birgins are going fast"
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Post by clecub on Jan 17, 2014 15:20:44 GMT -5
I love this and kinda hate it.
I love it because I find it hard to approach and meet new people. Many of my friends are people that I was stuck in a room or paired up with somehow. This forces people like me into situations that would not normally be experienced on ones own. More often than not, these situations have worked out rather well in the past.
I only kinda hate it because i have the fear of not being "rented" and sort of being the last kid picked for teams in gym class. Other than my own insecurities.......Great Idea!!
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Post by Divreon on Jan 18, 2014 7:59:12 GMT -5
I know the feeling, this is definitely outside my comfort zone, but at the same time, it's new and fun and exciting, and if it doesn't work out on the playa, we can drop it by day 2. If it works out and is fun, we can keep it going.
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Post by firedancer07 on Jan 24, 2014 15:51:28 GMT -5
I love this Idea! I think it is absolutely the way to go! Burning Man is supposed to be a place where you step out of the "NORM"!
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Post by Melissa on Jan 25, 2014 19:02:38 GMT -5
I love it as well! I think it's a great opportunity for all of us "Birgins" to meet others outside of our group and explore the playa with seasoned burners. I would be one of the first to volunteer so auction away!
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Post by dreamchaser on May 11, 2014 13:57:20 GMT -5
I like this idea. It would be fun to have a complete stranger take you on for a short time and help you learn your way around.
It could be rent-a-birgin, or maybe Adopt-a-birgin. Concerning the ‘fear’ some of us may have of not being adopted maybe we could try this: Something like a lottery adoption. Those Birgins who want to be rented, or adopted will have their names placed in the adoption bin. Or whatever you want to call it. Then as someone comes along to rent a birgin they are given a name and assigned a birgin without seeing who it is first. Of course this would make it the luck of the draw as to how soon you are rented, and no one would be rented twice until everyone has been rented once. This would make it a Birgin community event, not a popularity contest for the ones that are the best salesmen. /saleswomen, or who can get the most “Likes”.
Also if an experienced Burner wants to rent a birgin, then this way they will be doing it in the spirit of giving, and not because they want to find the “hottest chick” in our group to latch on to for a while.
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Post by Divreon on May 12, 2014 13:30:09 GMT -5
I have no doubt that regardless of looks, I'm a 400lb man, that we'll all be able to find people to adopt/rent us out for a few hours each. I know it's the same anxiety of being picked last for a sports team, but given the spirit of the playa, I'm not sure if it's going to be a problem. If it is, there's nothing saying we can't try different things to make it work. This is a fun game, something to pass time, and if any piece of advice sinks in from what I've read over on the e-playa, it's that if something doesn't work, change it or abandon it, there's too much to do and see to waste time on something that stops being fun for any reason.
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