Lightning Returns Art Contest!

So bear with us here. We’ve got this awesome prize to give away, namely: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Collector’s Edition, which includes Japanese cover art, an 80 page art book featuring pieces by character designer Tetsuya Nomura and art director Isamu Kamikokuryo, a stylish pocket watch. and Aerith Gainsborough ‘Midgard’s Flower Girl’ DLC as well as a PS3 copy of Lightning Returns.

Want to win it? Well, here’s where things get weird. We want you to draw Steve Harvey as Lightning (see below, and above, respectively, or just hit up Google image search). Send your entry to contests@desertbus.org and use the subject line “Lightning Returns Contest.” Heads up! This is a quickie contest, so get your entry in before 8:30am!!

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Victoria Pie Co. is Victoria’s first and only pie shop, located in the Victoria Public Market in the Hudson building. Pie is a celebration of all that is fresh, local, seasonal, and inspiring.

Thank you Victoria Pie Co. for providing food donations to Desert Bus 9.

We’re halfway through Matt’s shift, so let’s do another donation drive! Steven Universe fans, we’ve got papercraft art that might interest you. Donate $8.52 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this My Family is a Universe of Stars Papercraft artwork. We’ll run this donation drive until 8:00 AM PST.

During Matt’s shift, we challenged the community to create comedic limericks related to the existential state of limbo. Here’s the winning entry, submitted by Jacob Currie:

Limbo’s a word from theology
To explain its name is just tautology
But sufficive to say
If you don’t behave
You might seek out its etymology

After the jump, we’ve included a selection of runner-up entries for your perusal…

If you died and you never were blessed,
Then to Limbo is where you will rest.
Where the walls are all grey,
And your job, with no pay,
Is a Desert Bus alpha game test.
– Leonhart321

Oh I fear when I die I might dwell,
In the First of the Circles of Hell,
Where babies abound,
No adults around,
All those diapers…dear Lord, it must smell…
–Laserbeaks_Fury

One thought has my mind all akimbo:
What happened to those folks in Limbo?
The moment the Pope
Shrugged and said, “Nope”
Did they all disappear on a whim-bo?
– Catherine

There was a young man in silhouette,
Who walked a dark land for a bet,
The monsters were horrid
The humans most florid
And so he just lay down and contemplated the existential dread of being and watched the two minute version of duck army whilst Cameron narrated as Werner Hertzog until he was et.
– Michael

Our next giveaway is for this From the Vault: Angels 1 set of Magic: The Gathering cards. Donate $5.15 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win. We’ll be running this donation drive until 6 AM PST.

We are very excited to welcome Wander as a sponsor for Desert Bus this year! Wander is the flagship title of Wander MMO studios based out of Melbourne, Australia and has been a huge hit at PAX after PAX since 2013.

Have you ever wondered what sort of secrets are hidden amongst nature? Now is your chance to find out in Wander, the non-combat, narrative based MMO. You begin life as a giant tree with little understanding of who, or what, you are. Enchanting opera singers guide you on your journey through the forest. Secrets are unlocked as you create friendships with other wanderers and piece together the unfolding storyline. Featuring an innovative flight control system and a completely created written and spoken language to learn, Wander is the perfect title for your inner explorer.

We are extremely grateful for Wander and their support this year during Desert Bus!

Time for another creative challenge! For the next hour, we’re challenging the community to come up with comedic limericks about the existential state of limbo. The winner of this challenge will receive a copy of the Special Edition of Limbo.

Send your submissions to contests@desertbus.org with “Limbo Limerick” in the subject line. We’ll be taking submissions until 4:45 AM PST. Please include with your submission the name or handle you’d like us to use for you on air should your submission win.

Such swagger! Thanks to SniperPumpkin in the chat for this screen capture!

Matt’s Zeta Shift has decided to break out with their own band! It’s up to you to show us their brand spankin’ new premiere album.

To the left, you’ll find a picture of the band, in full performance attire. We want you to come up with the cover art for their breakout album, including the band’s name and album title. Up for grabs is an Official Desert Bus 9 T-Shirt!

Send your submissions to contests@desertbus.org with “Zeta Shift Band Cover” in the subject line. We’ll run this contest until shortly after 9:00 AM PST to submit your entries. Also, please be sure to include the name or handle you’d like us to use for you on air should your submission win.

Update: Who’s in this photo? Why, it’s Beej, Ian, Kate, Cori, Matt, Megan, Andre, and Alex!

Add a bit of *WARK* to your room with this Chocobo Painting, our first donation drive of Matt’s shift. Donations of $9.14 (or multiples thereof) get you a chance to win. We’ll be running this donation drive until 3:30 AM PST.

During Tara’s shift, we challenged the community to submit their best baked creations with a nerdy or Desert Bus theme. Here’s the winning creation, by Betsy:

And here’s our honorable mentions…

More submissions from our community after the jump.