I ran across a discussion of Burning Man preparation by chance on line, and one person urged others to send him their email address, as he's been going for years and has an Excel spreadsheet for a packing list which he enjoys sharing with others.
Spreadsheets? Lists? Here's how my friend N. and I planned last year:
I arrive at N.'s home. Before we start planning, she suggests we have a cigarette in the backyard. After her smoke break, we go indoors to get serious. I pull out a notebook and a pen.
N.: "What do you want to drink this year?"
A discussion follows of cocktail options, which is pretty much pointless because it was completely predictable that we'd want to drink the same things we drank the two years before: shandies (N.) and sparkling wine (the D.H.), and maybe we'd do something with tequila, and it might be good to have some vodka just in case.
After I note that I will buy sparkling wine and tequila and that N. will bring beer, soda for making the shandies, and some vodka, the conversation stalls.
N.: "So, will you bring everything you brought last year? I'll bring everything I brought last year."
Me: "Yes. Oh, can you bring a dishpan?"
I make a note: "N: dishpan."
N.: "Was there anything else we needed to plan?"
Me: "I don't think so. I don't know why we thought we needed to have a meeting."
1 comment:
There are just some people who enjoy making lists! I have a spreadsheet to help me pack for my 750 mile visits with family. Otherwise, I get there and find I don't have any undies! Or socks. Eeek!
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