Well friends, the time has come. For 24 hours a day, we have driven the Bus (mostly on the road) and danced and done things on video that we will probably regret. But now, Omega approaches, and with it the end of the 2025 run.
But wait! Just because the shifts are ending doesn't mean you have to leave them all behind! This 24-hour wall clock with the symbol of each shift will let you live that 24/7 Bus life every single day of the year.
Donate $7.45 (or multiples thereof) by 8:45am PT for a chance to win and keep the good times rolling!
LoadingReadyRun not only hosts the Bus and loans us a fine selection of its funny people, it also gives away merch! With this prize, you can pick up to $250 worth of whatever's available in the LoadingReadyRun Store. That's a whole lotta merch! Thanks LRR!
Donate $5.22 (or multiples thereof) before 7:15am PT for a chance to win all these yummy yummy good goods!
This is it, y'all. We're running up against the very end of the bus. But we're not there yet! And our last silent auction just went live!
It's time to sponsor our afterparty! By that, we mean getting a shiny certificate that thanks you for donating a bunch of money to Child's Play Charity under the guise of buying us beer and snacks. I don't know about you, but I would LOVE a shiny certificate!
But now is the time to enter our VERY LAST silent auction! Make sure to get in your bids, and buy us a keg of Miller High Life, the champagne of beers.
I'm going to preface this sponsor shout-out by saying that it is really hard to write about them while resisting the urge to drop everything and run home to play Guild Wars. For you, and for the children, I will persevere.
Shout out to ArenaNet, one of our fabulous prize sponsors this year!
The folks at ArenaNet believe that video games are an art form, a philosophy that is readily apparent in the visual spectacle that is the Guild Wars franchise. Thank you, ArenaNet, for your support! Now, if anybody needs me, I'll be at my gaming PC.
We hope you've got your loins girded, because it's time for the LAAAAATE NIGHT DUUUUUUB FIGHT!!
We hope you're ready and excited! This will be a wild ride!
This is one of the MOST anticipated live auctions every year: A one of a kind HARDCOVER copy of the 2024 Desert Bus Photobook!!
This live auction will be happening at 7:00pm PST TONIGHT!!
The only thing we ask of you is to make sure you've checked some things...
1) Be in chat! You bid in chat, and they will help you understand the commands needed to do it correctly. Please listen to mods, and don't make fake bids!
2) HAVE A DONOR ACCOUNT! Seriously. We can't give you anything if we don't have your information. This includes your phone number, which is needed for shipping purposes. We promise we don't do anything with your info!
3) Connect your donor account to your twitch account. It needs to be connected for your bids to be acknowledged, so if it's not you can bid all you want but bidbot will ignore you...and we don't want to make bidbot angry. Or Ashton. Or Fugi. OR ERIKA! So make sure you're doing this right.
Lights! Camera! Still-frame! As we bus into 2025 it is nice to look back in our rearview mirror at all the glorious times before, and YOU can join us in reminiscing about Desert Bus 2024 with this glorious, limited edition HARDCOVER Desert Bus 2024 photobook. Our fabulous resident photographer Kolin Toney has collected the cream of the crop and had them printed in an 84 page photography book. It will remind you of all the goofs, gags, and good that happened last year, as well as share a glimpse of behind the scenes as well.Not only do you get one of the few hardcover copies of the Photobook but it will also come signed by all the crew in-person at Desert Bus 2025!
This is it: the final tangible Desert Bus for Hope silent auction lot.
And it's incredible.
If you've been sitting on a warchest, now is the time to bust it open and bid (responsibly!) on an absolute masterpiece in fibre arts: QWLTline: A Tribute to Nsburg, by superstar artist and longtime friend of the bus Frozencapybara.
Like last year, we'll be using the Vickrey Auction system to run all of our silent auctions; check out our information post from last year to learn how that works.
The bidding will be open from 6 pm to 2 am PST, and trust me, you don't want to sleep on this one. (Well, I suppose you can sleep on the quilt itself if you win it. But you have to bid on it first!) Best of luck from Nsburg!
... and we miss you already. Sad face!
BUT! We intend to go out with a bang! We've got some exciting things planned tonight.
How about a little ring-a-ding-ding with a REAL LIVE AUCTION?!
Have your donor accounts at the ready to bid on the rare and beauteous Desert Bus 2024 Hardcover Photobook! The auction starts at 7 pm PST.
Live Auctions are run in our Twitch channel chat over at twitch.tv/desertbus. In order to participate in Live Auctions, you'll need to sign up for a Donor Account, then link it to your Twitch account. You can do so from the Donor Account page here on desertbus.org. If you're bidding, watch the chat for updates, as the stream may be on a delay!
Also on tonight, as a treat: how about a little Late Night Dub Fight?!
And, of course, prizes galore!
Giveaways:
Silent Auction:
We're really excited to spend time with you one last time before we hang up our incredibly stylish hats for the year. See you soon!