This picture should be all that needs to be said! We have Mike and Tifa Robles of The Lady Planeswalker Society calling in at 11:00 AM PST, and we will be running a DONATION DRIVE for this item. Another copy of these SDCC Exclusive Black Planeswalkers went for a massive auction the other night, so this is your chance to get these for a steal! The actual amount needed to donate will happen during Mike and Tifa’s call in so stay tuned!!!!
Kara McLachlan
Driving: Sunday, Nov 16 10am – 1pm
Driving since: 2014
Points: 0
Crashes: 0
When not at Desert Bus, she can be found:
Raising money for charity. I’m not even kidding.
Special Skills:
She sings. A lot. All the time. Anything and everything. She’s pretty sure her neighbours dislike her for this very reason.
She’s a total geek for:
Musical Theatre and board games.
Claim to Fame:
She’s never seen Star Wars.
Biggest fear about Driving for DB8:
I’m not used to playing video games, let alone with a bunch of people watching. I’m also easily distractable. Oh my god this is going to be a disaster!
If she was reincarnated as a fruit or vegetable she would want to be:
Raspberry all the way. Sweet and tart.
Favourite Cheese:
Jarlsberg
Doesn’t want you to know she listens to:
Katy Perry
Her “moves like Jagger” are more like:
Jagger. They were good once, but now she’s just old.
To prepare for driving the bus she is:
I’m sorry, there’s preparation involved?!?! Crap.
What symbol does your superhero cape have on it?
No symbol, but it comes with a built in fan so it is constantly billowing behind me.
I can’t believe how many amazing photoshops we were given! You guys pulled out all the stops and showed some real creativity! Only one winner could be chosen however and that was user Cultist Rat!!!! Check out the rest of the submissions below!
Congratulations to both of our winners for the 4koma art challenge! It was a tough deliberation for our judges but in the end these two strips stood above their competitors! The challengers are pictured below!
Hodor, Hoooooodor Hodor…okay I’ll stop.
Until the end of the Ian/Johnny shift which is 24 minutes as of this post, you can donate $4.00 or multiples thereof for a chance to win this beautiful tiny Hodor!
Michael and Tifa Robles will be calling into Desert Bus at 11am PST on Sunday, November 16th.
Mike Robles was the Community Manager for Wizards of the Coast, specializing in Magic: The Gathering for almost three years from 2010 until March 2013. Where he focused on tactics, planning and execution of Social Media updates along with convention planning.
For the last year and a half he has been the Community Coordinator for Microsoft. He has created content for the social media pages for the Age of Empires franchise, Microsoft Flight, Wordament, Team Crossword, and AlphaJax. He is responsible for planning and carrying out some convention activities. As well as writing, editing, and hosting the weekly Youtube show for the Official Wordament channel.
Mike can be found on tumblr, twitter, and doing improv with Unexpected Productions in Seattle.
Tifa Robles was the Assistant Brand Manager for Magic: The Gathering for two years until the end of 2013. Where she managed design and copy processes for products and advertising, helped with promotions and partnerships, and was a co-host of the DailyMTG podcast.
For the last year she’s been the Games Producer for the Xbox Dashboard, creating and managing content for the Games section of the Xbox Dashboard for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Starting midway in 2011 Tifa organized and founded The Lady Planeswalker Society in Seattle, who meet up at and are supported by Card Kingdom. The Lady Planeswalkers are a group with a focus on creating a welcoming environment for women (and anyone else) who wants to learn and play Magic in a low pressure inclusive environment.
She can be found on twitter and writes about her personal experiences on tumblr.
Together Mike and Tifa make videos for their Youtube channel, Video Time with Mike & Tifa, where they discuss their lives, review games, and talk about all things nerdy.
Have a question for Mike and Tifa? Leave them in the comments below!
Johnny has decided to spring a fun little art challenge on you all! I’m attaching a few sample images for you to use (feel free to browse photos.desertbus.org for any other options!). We’re looking for Johnny to be Photoshopped into situations he does not recall! We are going to run this until 9 AM, please send submissions to contest@desertbus.org with the subject line Fugue State! The winner shall receive not one but TWO desiccant packs of varieties, a small set of DB related pins, and a knit Tardis pin!
Penny Arcade is a webcomic that was started by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik in 1998. Fast forward to today and you’ll find they’ve grown to be also known for gaming conventions, video games of their own, an internet TV channel, and even the charity Child’s Play.
Child’s Play has raised millions of dollars to buy toys, books, and games for children’s hospitals all around the world. Desert Bus helps to contribute to this ever growing number.
But Penny Arcade doesn’t stop there. They want to keep this bus going. They’ve sponsored us in the past with amazing things and this year is no different. Among the things they’re giving us to giveaway is passes for the Penny Arcade expo. And not just one.. no we’ve got 6 giveaways that give you 2 passes to PAX. Which PAX? Whichever one you want during 2015. They’ve got four conventions to choose from now with 3 different locations in the US and 1 in Australia.
Thank you Penny Arcade! With your contributions and support this bus will keeping its gas tank full for quite some time.