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Guest Call-In: Ashly Burch
November 17, 2014 at 08:00 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

AshlyBurch Ashly Burch will be calling into Desert Bus at 11am PST Monday, November 17th.

Ashly Burch is best known for Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? (HAWP). Created with Anthony Burch, HAWP is a comedic series of videos focusing on video games as well as industry trends and social impact. The series often uses surreal humor.

If you’re an anime fan you may have also heard her voice Sasha Braus from Attack on Titan. Or perhaps in video games such as Borderlands 2 voicing Tiny Tina.

Recently she’s made a vocal appearance in the web series Bee and PuppyCat as Cass.

You can find out more about Ashly on her website or check her out on twitter.

 

Have a question for Ashly? Leave them in the comments below!

 

Sponsor Thank You: Omi Inouye
November 17, 2014 at 08:00 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

Omi Inouye is the author of Andre Curse, Introductory Calculus For Infants, and A Girl’s Guide To Dating A Geek. A writer and a geek, Omi Inouye has been donating one of her whimsical books to Desert Bus since the opening of the prize mines.

These stories have become a traditional part of the event. Like campfire stories, but on a bus.. and maybe without the fire part. Thank you Omi Inouye for sticking on this journey with us. It’s good to have your company on this seemingly never ending road.

Prepare yourselves for a doozy
November 17, 2014 at 07:47 AM PST
Posted by Jordan

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You thought we only had one Rare/Mythic Rare sheet didn’t you? WELL GET READY! In about 15 minutes at 9:00 AM we’ll be running a giveaway for this FOIL M15 RARE AND MYTHIC RARE SHEETDetails to follow!

Last time, on Desert Bus...
November 17, 2014 at 06:04 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

Oh, no big deal. We just reached TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN LIFETIME DONATIONS!!

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TEAM ZETA FOR LYFE, YO!

This was a fabulous shift even before we reached that wonderful milestone. The shift began with a live auction of a rare Raz figurine from Psycholauts, which went to Mrphlip for an astounding $4500!

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Alex held an art challenge featuring Jund staples, and the speech jammer made a reappearance when Skeleton and Alex had a lively and spirited discussion on the merits (or not) of skeletons. We had some fun laughing until we cried at the pronunciation guide, and assembled some tiny Japanese food. But mostly WE HAVE DONATED 2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CHILDREN AND THAT IS WONDERFUL

Wixaxia Giveaway!
November 17, 2014 at 05:26 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

After all that two million excitement, we’re running another donation drive! Donate $9 or a multiple in the next 45 mins for your chance to win a neat needle felted Wixaxia! We also sweetened the pig with tons of silica gel.

 

Sponsor Thank You: Fire Hose Games
November 17, 2014 at 05:00 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

firehosegames Fire Hose Games is a game development studio in Cambridge, MA. They released their first game, Slam Bolt Scrappers in 2011. In 2013 they released Go Home Dinosaurs! for the PC and for the Ipad. Currently they are working on Let’s Quip, a competitive debate simulator, and Catlateral Damage, Chris Chung’s first person destructive cat simulator. Unlike other first person games, Catlateral Damage has you use two cat paws that you can use to swipe and knock things over with.

Thank you for coming along with us on this journey Fire Hose Games. We appreciate having you and your destructive cat along with us for the ride!

TWO MILLION IN LIFETIME DONATIONS!!!!
November 17, 2014 at 04:56 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

Oh my god.

Oh wow.

As of $207,797, we have reached our 2-million lifetime donation mark.

We have officially donated TWO MILLION DOLLARS to Child’s Play in the eight years of Desert Bus for Hope.

This is such an honour! We couldn’t have done any of this without you, our viewers. Thank you so much! This is incredible; we are so happy to be able to help the children and we are thrilled that you’ve been on the road with us. Thanks to everyone who has ever donated over eight years of Desert Bus, to all our volunteers, and to Child’s Play. YAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!

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Silent Auctions! Silent Auctions!
November 17, 2014 at 04:17 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

We’ve got a plethora of silent auctions which will be ending soon, and some which are many hours away. Here’s a brief rundown:

Nyan Cat Framed Cross Stitch

nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan! What more can you say? This detailed piece of internet history can be yours if you bid in the next hour.

 

Splatoon Inkling Scoodie

Is it a hoodie? Is a scarf? Is it inspired by Nintendo’s newest IP? Yes!

Ogre Prize Pack #2

Combat your foes (or at least your friends) in this 21st century tactical combat game. Prize pack includes: a copy of Ogre board game by Steve Jackson Games, one red Ogre t-shirt, size Large, one Ogre tote bag, and two Ogre pins.

 

We’ve also got several auctions ending in five hours! Here they are:

Large Wooden D20

For when your normal D20s just aren’t epic enough!

 

Garruk Wildspeaker Pack

Donated by the awesome Lady Planeswalkers, this big pack will satisfy all your Garruk needs!

 

Bulbasaur Hat

It’s cute and cuddly and will fight your water Pokemon enemies for you.

Big Bag of Dice Donation Drive/Guess for a GIF
November 17, 2014 at 03:24 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

We’ve got double trouble! Here’s the deal. Until 5:45am, if you donate $10.66 or multiples, you’ll be entered for a chance to win the BIG BAG O’ DICE, which has just ridiculously cool stuff in it.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! In the same time frame, if you comment on THIS VERY BLOG POST with 1: your public chat name, and 2: your guess for how many dice are in that big bag, the closest guess will win Alex’s lenticular GIF!!

So guess away and donate like crazy until 5:45!

Sponsor Thank You: Shaw Cable
November 17, 2014 at 03:00 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

Shaw CableDesert Bus wouldn’t exist without the Internet, and you can’t broadcast from multiple cameras without a strong Internet connection. We truly wouldn’t be able to make Desert Bus without the gracious support of Shaw Cable, our internet provider for the duration of the run. Founded in Edmonton, AB as Capital Cable Television Company in 1966, the Shaw Communications Company is a true Canadian success story; they now provide television, cable, and phone services for a huge chunk of the country and are the largest cable company in Canada. Thank you so much, Shaw, for literally giving us the means by which to bring Desert Bus to life.