The Alternative Energy Zone » Events, Workshops & Gatherings http://ae-zone.org A Burning Man community Free of Stinking, Noisy, Polluting Generators Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:16:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Welcome to the AEZ http://ae-zone.org/2011/03/welcome-to-the-aez/ http://ae-zone.org/2011/03/welcome-to-the-aez/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:00:26 +0000 Jolly Roger http://ae-zone.org/?p=1852 Hello visitors & villagers.

Welcome to the AEZ website.

If you are exploring for lots of tips, info, and being generator free on the playa, you’ll find it all OVER this website. Look at the tabs at the top of the page.  Or search for what you are interested in.

Camping in the AEZ

If you are interested in doing Burning Man with friendly folk (mostly), and without generators (ever); then you have come to a good place.
And you are mighty LATE! We are very full today (August 14th, 2011)

We are now at 501 people.
What that means is,  if you join our village now, all of the current camps will have to shrink to fit you in.

Please think hard if this is really what you want.  We will fit in anyone who asks; but is a cramped space what you want on the Playa??

If you STILL want to camp in the AEZ, fill out this form “AEZ 2011 Camp Registration.”

You are welcome to send me a message.

roger (at) jollyone (dot) com     I will see what can be done, most likely; it will have to wait until we get out there.

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We have a few changes for this year. For one, Jolly Roger has gone back to being Mayor. For another, we plan to ask a lot of questions about how YOU want the AEZ to be. Stay tuned for more.

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How many of your fingers ‘fit’ in that space (bottom of sun-top of horizon)?

That is the time.

Four fingers is usually about 1 hour before sunset.

Q) I have short arms and stout fingers? Won’t my ‘finger time’ be different than someone with long arms and skinny fingers?

Okay, these directions are for the people who think they //really// need to know the answer:

How many of your fingers ‘fit’ in that space (bottom of sun-top of horizon)? You might discover that only 3 fingers fit…or that you have to use TWO HANDS to stack enough fingers up to fill the space!

Now do a little clock watching to see how many minutes it takes for the sun to actually get down to the horizon. Divide the minutes by the number of fingers that fit: now you know how many minutes your fingers are worth!

Be aware that your ‘minutes per finger’ will vary according to the time of year, location on the planet, and your view of the horizon.

Second answer for everybody else:

It doesn’t really matter. When you see the sun getting close to the horizon, go find the party!

]]> http://ae-zone.org/2010/08/what-time-is-four-fingers/feed/ 0 The 10th Annual SF Decompression HEAT THE STREET FaIRE! http://ae-zone.org/2009/09/the-10th-annual-sf-decompression-heat-the-street-faire-2/ http://ae-zone.org/2009/09/the-10th-annual-sf-decompression-heat-the-street-faire-2/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:13:23 +0000 Laura Killmaster http://ae-zone.org/2009/09/the-10th-annual-sf-decompression-heat-the-street-faire-2/ The 10th Annual SF Decompression
HEAT THE STREET FaIRE!

Indiana Street in San Francisco
Click here
Sunday, October 11, 2009
on Indiana Street in San Francisco!

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The 10th Annual SF DECOMPRESSION Heat the Street FaIRE! is 10/11/09 on
Indiana Street in San Francisco – Sign up NOW at flambelounge(at)burningman(dot)com
to get involved and share your artistry!

This time of year it can be hard to imagine anything past the glowing promise of Burning Man, but there is indeed life after the Playa! Your Burning Man year-round volunteer Special Events Team is already hard at work planning this year’s 10th Anniversary SF Decompression! Similar teams around the world are planning their Decoms-along with various weekend gatherings and regional events.

Date: 2009-10-11

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