the emplayment agent is in
so, i’ve hinted at this a few times, but now i’m gonna make an announcement all official-like.
ready?
this year at burning man, i am going to be an emplayment agency.
yep, i said emplayment.
catchy, right?
the theme this year is metropolis, and in that spirit, my goal is to enrich the public service sector of our fair city by helping to connect camps who are doing awesome things with burners who are looking for awesome things to do.
my plan, as of this writing, is to construct a small wagon that can be hitched to two bicycles and thusly gallivanted around.
on this wagon, there will be a bulletin board.
on this bulletin board, i will post emplayment opportunities, as they come to my attention, either because friends tell me about them before the burn, or because i happen across awesome people during the week.
black rock city has some of those.
i will wander wherever the winds carry me, and converse with whomever i encounter.
when people wander up to me, i will show them the board, and if an emplayment opportunity appeals to them, i will write the details on a sticker and affix it to something they are already carrying.
if necessary, i will affix it to them directly.
or emplay a body painter, when available.
whether the emplayee will actually take advantage of their selected emplayment opportunity will be entirely up to them, and i will make no promises to emplayers.
i am but a portal.
i will also have a base camp, with shade, basic rations, and a coalition of fun people.
you should be one of those people.
we will all pitch in somehow and make the base camp better.
you don’t have to follow the emplayment wagon if you would rather be otherwise engaged.
but i expect that my journey will be highly entertaining…
inquire within.
then let me know what you figure out.
;)
UPDATE: thanks to those of you whom i have spoken with off-blog about the evolution of this idea. i now know for certain that i will be camped with a great group of people and all of our basic needs should be met. my father and uncle have also agreed to help me construct the actual wagon, and construction has begun with the materials that we have around. more materials will be needed, particularly to light the wagon so that it will be safe to travel at night. i also need to get the bikes and construct a hitching mechanism and a new handle to tow the wagon with. a friend of mine in utah may be helping with that end of the project, but the details are still being worked out.
here are a couple of sketches for the main design that my dad and i have been working on.
i’ll keep you posted as more unfolds!