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From Burning Man Polls

(I’d better practice my DanceDanceRevolution for endurance ;-) )

Trance music on the playa: what’s your take?

I go to those camps once in a while 37.9% BEATS BEATS BEATS! I dance 24-7! 34.2% Ugh! Makes me wish I had no ears 14.6% Don’t like it, but don’t hate it either 12.0% No opinion 1.4% Total votes: 1101

(Most people are on the playa ALL week. Wow.)

When will you arrive on the playa?

Pre-event. We’ve got special contstruction to do. 33.8% Monday – Tuesday 27.2% 12:01 am, Monday morning! 18.8% Wed – Thursday 16.6% Friday – damn my job! 3.0% Saturday – I’m only into the burn. 0.5% Total votes: 728

0.166 / (0.166 + 0.366) = a rather encouraging 0.318

Love on the playa. Romance! or romance? Did you come to the playa…

Single, and are still single 36.3% With my significant other, and we’re still together 25.4% Single, but started something new and special 16.6% With someone important, and we survived the ups and downs of the playa 9.8% With my significant other, we �polyamorized� together 9.1% With my significant other, and the relationship busted up 2.8% Total votes: 968

(bring a bike!)

How do you plan on getting around the playa this year?

I will pedal the playa on my trusty tricked-out playa bike, of course! 69.7% I’m going the old fashioned way … foot power! 12.8% I will dazzle my fellow participants with my fabulously decorated mutant vehicle! 8.1% I shall rely on the kindness of strangers! 4.9% I like to get around on a gussied-up (but muffled) scooter. 4.5% Total votes: 595

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Yesterday I said that I thought the eHarmony site was broken…. well, that’s not the case. I just didn’t read the letter they sent me. (which is kind-of out of character for me, hence the title of the entry). It actually says that my personality profile is too non-standard for their system.

Based on your answers to our Relationship Questionnaire we will not be able to provide you with matching service.

The message you received onsite is used to notify people that they fall outside the range of those we can accurately match with the eHarmony matching service. Let me explain what that means. eHarmony matches people by analyzing their answers to the Relationship Questionnaire in order to accurately match compatible types of people.

The difficulty with this technology is that about 20%, or roughly 1 in 5 people, do not fit neatly into any of these categories. When that happens we are faced with a dilemma. We can either match them anyway and hope for the best, or not match them. We are so convinced of the importance of creating compatible matches to help people establish and enjoy happy, lasting relationships that we have chosen to not provide service instead of risking an uncertain match. We feel that incompatible matches could easily lead to bad marriages; the very thing eHarmony was created to prevent.

Please do not take our inability to match you as a reflection of your desirability. We want you to feel totally welcome to spend time with us on our site. Take advantage of every other part of our service – Our Personality Profile, Q&A with Dr. Neil Clark Warren, and Enlightenment, our monthly newsletter. One thing I can promise you is that all of us at eHarmony are deeply committed to your welfare. We want you and everyone else involved with us to end up with the life he or she most dreams of having.

To access your free personality profile, please go to www.eHarmony.com. At the bottom of the screen you will see the text, “Login to complete your registration or personality profile” next to form fields with the words “Username” and “Password” directly above them. Enter your user name and your password in the corresponding spaces then click the Login button. At the bottom of the screen you will see the message referenced above ending with, “You can still receive your free personality profile by clicking here.” Please click the ‘here’ link to access your profile.

This message is an auto-response to your inquiry. If your questions or concerns have not been addressed, please reply and a Customer Care representative will get right back to you.

Sincerely,

eHarmony Customer Care

Yesterday, I was 1/2 way through writing another rant about a problem I was having with Match.com when I realized that the problem wasn’t on their site but in my head. Hmmm. Hmmmmm. I don’t know what’s up with me. I -feel- reasonably ok. So why are my senses off-kilter like this?

My Cassiopeia E-125 Pocket PC died a few days ago. :-(

The screen started getting really flaky. Sometimes it would work… sometimes when I hit the box, it would work… sometimes not. So I opened it up. And opened it up some more. And then a little more. And I didn’t find anything loose. I think I have to open it even more to find the problem but I can’t figure out how to do it. Hurumph.

So I bought an E-125 on eBay. I paid $500 new in 2001 or so. I bought the used on on eBay for $97, shipping included. It will hopefully arrive by Wednesday.

I spent 3 hours over 3 agonizing evenings filling out the eHarmony.com profile thing and this is what I got back after 30 milliseconds of thought by the mainframe.

eHarmony is based upon a complex matching system developed through extensive testing of married individuals. One of the requirements for it to work successfully is for participants to fall into our rigorously defined profiles. If we aren’t able to match a user well using these profiles, the most considerate approach is to inform them early in the process.

We are so convinced of the importance of creating compatible matches to help people establish and enjoy happy, lasting relationships that we choose not to provide service rather than risk an uncertain match.

Unfortunately, we are not able to make our profiles work for you. Our matching system is not suitable for about 20% of potential users, so 1 in 5 people simply would not benefit from our service. We hope that you understand that we regret our inability to provide service for you at this time.

And their system seems to be broken… The FAQ says that I can change my profile to cast a wider net (ie, change the geographic area I’m willing to accept, religious beliefs, etc). But I don’t see the button they want me to push on the web site. :-( I wrote to them.

I went out with The Eleventh President the other night. She helped me feel better about things. Thanks.

I got an email of encouragement from TJIC. Thanks.

These things mean a lot. Thank you.

You know, right after we broke up, the dread-factor in my life decreased dramatically. I wasn’t expecting that. I mean, there shouldn’t be a direct link between a universal dread of waking, working, and living and not getting to see a girlfriend as often as wanted. I’m surprised I didn’t see this strong correlation before.

I just bought a Projeti electric flying wing and brushless motor set. It promises to go 3 times as fast as the Zagi, still with amazing acrobatics. I’m taking it to Burning Man in August. It’s going to need a more artistic paint job than what comes out of the box. Too bad I don’t have an artistic girlfriend.

Everything is coming from Northeast Sailplane Products http://www.nesail.com

I’ll probably be lighting the plane with something from one of these companies:

http://www.glowire.com
http://www.rcneon.com

Here is a calculator for LEDs I might need
http://www.rc-cam.com/led_info.htm

Paypal says:

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I spent 15 seconds looking and CNN Money showed me 14 money market funds currently earning between 1 and 2% interest. I’m not sure I could find 297 investment companies, much less 297 offering less than 1%. Paypal is lying.

I just bought a Projeti electric flying wing and brushless motor set. It promises to go 3 times as fast as the Zagi, still with amazing acrobatics. I’m taking it to Burning Man in August. It’s going to need a more artistic paint job than what comes out of the box. Too bad I don’t have an artistic girlfriend.

Everything is coming from Northeast Sailplane Products http://www.nesail.com

I’ll probably be lighting the plane with something from one of these companies:

http://www.glowire.com
http://www.rcneon.com

Here is a calculator for LEDs I might need
http://www.rc-cam.com/led_info.htm

What is in the mail to me from Vermont:

• projeti plane
• hitec electron 6 (neg), channel 42
• 2 MX-50 servos (Sal at NESail said they were a little better than HS-55’s and the same price.
• 2 12″ servo extenders
• (brand name?) 35 amp controller
• Mega 16/15/4 motor
• 6×4 prop
• $80 2100 3s mah Thunderpower LiPoly battery
• prop adapter

Sal at NESail tells me that at WOT, the motor/prop draws 26 amps, 24,000rpm, 237 watts

I’m planning on getting a hard-sided archery case to haul it to Burning Man. Maybe this one on the right, from http://www.unlimitedoutdoors.com/accessories.html

Or maybe I’ll just spend $40 on this plain case on eBay

One girlfriend is now just a girl that’s a friend.
One girlfriend says we’re “seeing too much of each other.” 1.25 dates/month for 6 months is too much? :-(

Can anybody find me somebody to love
Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
(Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry)
Lord what you’re doing to me (yeah yeah)
I have spent all my years in believing you
But I just can’t get no relief, Lord!
Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody)
Can anybody find me somebody to love ?

Yeah
I work hard (he works hard) every day of my life
I work till I ache in my bones
At the end (at the end of the day)
I take home my hard earned pay all on my own
I get down (down) on my knees (knees)
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord somebody (somebody), ooh somebody
(Please) Can anybody find me somebody to love ?

(He works hard)
Everyday (everyday) – I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I’m going crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Ah, got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe in
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Oh Lord
Ooh somebody – ooh somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love ?
(Can anybody find me someone to love)

Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing)
I’m OK, I’m alright (he’s alright – he’s alright)
I ain’t gonna face no defeat (yeah yeah)
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
One day (someday) I’m gonna be free, Lord!

Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love love love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love somebody somebody somebody somebody
Somebody find me
Somebody find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love ?

(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me somebody, somebody (find me somebody to love) somebody, somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me, find me, find me
Ooh – somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Ooh
(Find me somebody to love)
Find me, find me, find me somebody to love
(Find me somebody to love)
Anybody, anywhere, anybody find me somebody to love love love!
Wooo somebody find me, find me love.