So we combined a bunch of challenges into one. We tied people up with tape, made Andy sing a song, anddddd now we challenge you to create superhero-inspired fan art based on this photo! Send your submissions to contest@desertbus.org and include “Superhero Challenge” in the subject line! You’ve got until 8:30am Pacific Standard Time! The winner gets Plants vs. Zombies Risk!
Update: we’ve extended the deadline by half an hour. You now have until 8:30am to get your art in!
Good morning everybody! I’m Mike, your blogger for the next eight hours. You may remember me from such things as me blogging nine hours ago.
I’m not usually much of a morning person but when they said they needed someone to come in early and do a full shift I said I was good to go.
Why? Well, every red-blooded Canadian knows that during playoff time, no matter what happens, you get back out on the ice any way you can. That’s how Stanley Cups are won, and that’s how we’re going to raise money… for the children!
So let’s drop the puck and get this thing going!
Check out these sweet silent auctions that end at 10am Pacific Time.
It’s a little on the heavy side, but this chainmail tie most definitely makes a statement. The man who wears this tie is sure to get attention.
Straight out of the 8-bit classic SkiFree, the yeti is back to eat your skier! Starting with 3240 individually cut fabric ‘pixels’ and a whole lot of sewing, there are now two quite large yetis, back to back.
Three silly sketches from comic book arist Geoff Darrow. PLEASE NOTE: At the request of Ken Steacy, and with the permission of Child’s Play, 50% of the donations for this item will go to the Desert Bus organizing team, in recognition of their efforts in putting on this event. The other 50% will go to Child’s Play.
Plus there’s this awesome live auction happening at 11:30am Pacific Time!
Original, handwritten story by Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse
It’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, reverse acronym!). Join Stephen “Stepto” Toulouse as he takes a huge risk and reads aloud from his work in progress. Amongst the laughter and the tears, if you can stop cringing long enough, Stepto is auctioning off a hand written copy of his story.
We auctioned off this sweet Castle of Koopa Lightbox!
We had a fanart contest for FTL!
This happened. (Lots more photos at that link.)
We hit five points! (Screenshot by Andrew Carpenter.)
Plus we gave away so much awesome stuff!
If you have any fanart, videos, songs, or anything else send them to stuff@desertbus.org!
I’m not really sure what’s going on here.
Attack on Bill! By Smeghead.
Chibi Creepy doll by KateMonster.
The London Underground. Sent in by Lord Chrusher.
One of our totally killer dance parties!
Plus there are lots of super rad photos on our Flickr account!
We couldn’t show it on the stream but here’s a photo of the Lightbox lit up!
You need to be in the chat to bid! Sign up for a donor account if you don’t have one!
To win a signed FTL poster we had people design spaceships for us!
The winner was Llyann!
And here’s the rest of the entries!
We have lots of awesome giveaways happening all the time! They can be for donation challenges (anyone who donates a specific amount during a short period of time gets entered into a draw), art competitions, costume contests, and who knows what else! These are ones that are happening during Johnny’s shift! (That’s from now until 10am Pacific Time.) There’s no specific time that these happen, so if you really want one you’ll have to keep watching!
This limited edition chest has never been available for direct purchase anywhere, as it was originally created for individuals who worked on Neverwinter, and a few games journalists.
Simple, practical and charming, we feel these gloves add the perfect final touch to any fall or winter wardrobe.
Things that are fun: Words (especially words like “pterodactyl” and “jetski” and “flamethrower”), goofy hats, playing games on the go and funky 3DS cases.
This handsome dice bag is machine embroidered with – very appropriately – polyhedral dice, and is divided into three interior segments for the purpose of sorting your dice.
Moogles are handy to have around, whether to sell you things, save your game or generally cuten things up.
The zombies are coming, the zombies are coming! As the good plant, you must of course fight them off. Or you can play as the zombies, in which case uproot those nasty little plants!
Zombies are a classic – they “never die,” if you will. But you sure can spend a lot of time trying to keep them down. Enjoy some good-old zombie-bashing gameplay with this Resident Evil prize pack!
FTL: Faster Than Light poster – signed
This signed and stylish poster comes from the award-winning game FTL, a top down, real time strategy game from indie developer Subset Games.
Are you a fan of Molly Lewis? Do you enjoy geeky, witty, awesome music performed on the ukulele? Well this lot is for you!
Smeagol figurine from Lord of the Rings
This Smeagol statue from the Lord of the Rings: Two Towers will probably not stab you in the back… probably.
10pm means a driver shift change over, but there’s also a lot of change over behind the scenes. Zeta Shift has begun, and we’ll be here until the early morning.
But if you’re going to be up all night with us you should check out some silent auctions! These two close at 2am Pacific Time.
This wonderful felted doll has a marvelously sinister expression and a pose that shows he is ready to spring into action if anyone threatens his treasure.
Chemistry Cat Solves Global Catnip Crisis
The canvas measures 9 x 12 inches, in a frame that is 16 x 20 inches.
Plus there’s this sweet LIVE AUCTION happening at 4:30am Pacific Time.
This Portal style lightbox features a brand new, yet utterly familiar, cast of characters and items!
YOU NEED A DONOR ACCOUNT TO BID ON ITEMS! To get one go here!
And remember: bid early and bid often!
We’re giving away the Doubleclicks Prizepack of Awesome and the Doubleclicks are calling in at 11pm Pacific Time! Who are the Doubleclicks? They’re a Portland based Nerd-folk duo have taken over the internets with their fantastic music and humor. Check out this sweet video they did for Desert Bus!
This prizepack includes everything you need to be a true Doubleclick fan! Two Albums! (Lasers & Feeelings, Chainmail & Cello), a set of custon Doubleclicks D6s, a DC Button, and a HANDMADE Doubleclicks bag!
The handmade bag was created by Katrina Keller, and is made from canvas and cloth. It measures 11×14 inches, and includes an interior zipper pocket and a 60:40 split pocket for cell phones, dice, cards, etc. The straps are 24 inches long. Additional photos of the bag in action can be seen here!