May 29, 2008
…have been lost to the Gods of the Interwebs. My first post that got a link from outside the BlogPeoria realm has been lost. Forever. Boo.
Update: Thanks to the wonders of Google Reader, I Do Not Know Me has saved my post from the nether regions of the InterTUBES. Bravo, sir. Bravo.
There will be more to come regarding Summercamp, and there will also be many pictures. I just wanted to share with all of you a few very important things I learned at Summercamp 2008:
1.) Remember where your car is parked. If you don’t, you could very well spend 30-45 minutes wandering around in a deluge trying to find it.
2.)If you’re the staff of Summercamp, you should probably wait until AFTER the closest lightning and hardest blowing winds to evacuate the grounds.
3.) If you put a rainfly on a tent upside-down, water will seep through it. I had no idea.
4.) Bring a wagon. Lugging 80-100 pounds of gear almost a mile on Monday is probably the most miserable experience ever.
5.) When sleeping in your car because the grounds have been evacuated, and even if they weren’t, the inside of your tent is drenched anyway, the front driver’s seat probably isn’t the most comfortable place in the car to sleep. And you may want to change out of those wet clothes before falling asleep so you don’t wake up shivering.
6.) The Flaming Lips is the most incredible live show you will ever see. Ever.
Does quoting myself make me narcissistic?
May 29th, 2008 at 10:35 am
I believe the correct technological term is “Intertubes.” And the Gods of the Intertubes apologize.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Thanks to Google Reader I still have your original post so I am pasting it here:
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There will be more to come regarding Summercamp, and there will also be many pictures. I just wanted to share with all of you a few very important things I learned at Summercamp 2008:
1.) Remember where your car is parked. If you don’t, you could very well spend 30-45 minutes wandering around in a deluge trying to find it.
2.)If you’re the staff of Summercamp, you should probably wait until AFTER the closest lightning and hardest blowing winds to evacuate the grounds.
3.) If you put a rainfly on a tent upside-down, water will seep through it. I had no idea.
4.) Bring a wagon. Lugging 80-100 pounds of gear almost a mile on Monday is probably the most miserable experience ever.
5.) When sleeping in your car because the grounds have been evacuated, and even if they weren’t, the inside of your tent is drenched anyway, the front driver’s seat probably isn’t the most comfortable place in the car to sleep. And you may want to change out of those wet clothes before falling asleep so you don’t wake up shivering.
6.) The Flaming Lips is the most incredible live show you will ever see. Ever.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Outstanding! Many thanks, sir! I’m going to cut and paste it into the post.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Good! Thank you! I’ll try retrieving other posts, soon.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I cannot remember my ever so important lessons that were posted along side yours. Damn.
The one thing I do remember is to not let Greg use the zipper on your tent if rain is in the forecast.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
It’s true. The Flaming Lips is the most amazing live show you will ever see. I saw them at The Canopy a few years back and it is still definitely one of my favorite shows of all time. So jealous that you just got to see them! I