Matt “PotsTheDog” Wiggins
Driving since: 2012
Points: 2
Crashes: 6
Patronus:
Theme Song: Girl from Ipanema as performed by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
First Crush: Elisha Cuthbert
Why “PotsTheDog”?
Pots was a secret character that you could unlock in Jet Grind Radio, a favourite game of mine in my teens. He was a blue Boxer? on rollerblades, who wore 3D glasses. I thought for, like, a year that I had spelled the name wrong, though (I thought it was Potts for some reason) but never bothered to look it up. It is actually Pots.
How he feels about driving for Desert Bus 9:
When not at Desert Bus, he can be found:
There is a roughly equivalent chance that I will be running around Vancouver, or playing Destiny.
The perfect addition for pastries and pizza, the winner of this donation drive will receive a 4 lb bag of meeple sprinkles! Donate $6.40 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 1:55 AM PST.
Another Official Desert Bus 9 T-Shirt from Fangamer is up for grabs! For a chance to win this t-shirt, donate $5.99 (or multiples thereof) from now until just after 1:30 AM PST.
Remember, each driver this year will have a t-shirt to give away sometime during their shift. Tune in throughout the run or check out the blog to find out when they’ll be available. Or, you can pick up a t-shirt right now on the Fangamer store (select sizes available), with all profits going to Child’s Play.
InkWorks Productions is a small group of enthusiastic Myst fans who have brought the MYST RPG to life in Unwritten. Unwritten brings the surreal worlds of Myst and Uru to tabletop role-playing, Using the popular FATE gaming engine. Unwritten gives players the chance to delve into the depths of D’ni’s troubled past, influence the future of the D’ni, and explore or even create new Ages. The team launched the title after a very sucessful Kickstarter campaign, raising $30,000 more then their $5000 goal.
We thank InkWorks Productions for their support and sponsorship of Desert Bus for Hope this year.
We’ve started another donation drive! Up for grabs is this Hobonichi planner set with a Mother 2 cover. Donate $6.24 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this giveaway. We’ll run this donation drive until 12 AM PST.
The Hobonichi Planner is a seriously cool piece of kit for getting your life organised, or at least procrastinating your to-do list by writing everything down in here, not that I have done that. At least not every year. This Japanese planner has a cult following, and it is easy to see why since the design is so customizable, and adapts every year based on user input. This lot includes the 2016 planner, and the MOTHER 2 cover (Saturn Valley – really nice!) For more information please see: : http://www.1101.com/store/techo/2016/planner/about/
Graciously donated by Fangamer
We have a very fitting giveaway to coincide with our call-in of Jennifer Hale. This Bronze Alliance Cruiser is going to be run as a Donation Drive! This is one of only 350 that were produced as an exclusive for San Diego Comic Con. In addition the base of the model has been signed by Keith David, voice actor of the character Admiral Anderson.
We’re going to be running this as a drive for $11.07 (because N7 day of course!) or multiples thereof. We will be running this for 35 minutes, until 10:40 PM PST.
We here at Desert Bus for Hope HQ would like to extend a massive thank you to Fernwood Coffee Company for being our continued coffee sponsor.
Year after year Fernwood has been a massive part of keeping our volunteers alert and active with their wonderful coffee. The award winning roasters and brewers at Fernwood can be found at their cafe, The Parsonage (the location of many LRR shoots). In addition to their cafe, the award-winning coffee beans can be purchased online so you can enjoy Fernwood coffee in your own home.
This year Fernwood has supplied us with all the tools necessary to brew our coffee on-site and of course, the coffee itself. Thank you Fernwood for your continued sponsorship of Desert Bus for Hope.
No one should have to journey across Middle-Earth on their own, so why not take these cuddly felt plashes with you?
Bilbo, Gandalf and Thorin will be given away as a Donation Drive. Until 9:00 PM PST any donations of $6.13 or multiples thereof will gain you entry for a chance to win these wonderful companions with you.
It gives us great pleasure to announce one of our new sponsors for this year, Valve Software. Yes, you heard us right, the makers of Half-Life, DOTA 2 and Portal and that lovely program Steam are helping us bus this year! We are beside ourselves with excitement and can’t thank them enough for their amazing generosity and support for Desert Bus 9!
Jennifer Hale will be calling into Desert Bus at 9:30pm PST on Monday, November 16th.
Jennifer Hale is an actor and voice actor best known for her work in video game franchises including Baldur’s Gate, Mass Effect, Metroid Prime, Metal Gear Solid, Soulcalibur, Spider-Man, Bioshock Infinite, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. In 2013, she was recognized by Guinness World Records for “the most prolific videogame voice actor (female)”.
In addition to video games, Jennifer provides the voice for a number of cartoons including Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Powerpuff Girls, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra, and Totally Spies!.
Have a question for Jennifer? Leave it in the comments below!