The first Art Challenge of the Kate-Kara driving shift is up, up, and away!

Kate wants your very best superhero illustration, in LINE ART STYLE. I put that in bold because that’s important: we want black and white, outlines, maybe a little cross-hatching or halftone dots for shading.

You have until 1pm Pacific to get your work in. It can be inspired by Kate or Kara (seen doing a power pose above), or just an original creation of your own, we leave that up to you!

Email your entry to [email protected] and use the subject line “Superhero Line Art Contest”. Include your username or what you’d like us to call you if you’re our winner!!

Winning entry will receive a copy of the game STEAMPUNK RALLY, the fabulously fun strategy game of history, fantasy, engineering and imagination that incorporates steampunk as more than just a bit of chrome!

If you’re like me, you’ve often thought about Link, the protagonist of the Legend of Zelda series, and wondered, “Yeah, that’s all great, BUT WHAT IF HE WAS A DANG SQUID!??!?!??!“

Wonder no more.

For the first Donation Drive of Kate’s driving shift, we’re giving away this 3-and-a-half foot senplupod (sensational plush cephalopod)! Guaranteed to be the cuddliest member of order Teuthida you’ll ever come across!

Get in your donations of $9.83 and multiples until 11am Pacific to be entered to win!

Kara McLachlan & Kate Watt

Driving: Tuesday, Nov 15 10am – 10pm

Such was the Power of the Ken Steacy Power Hour that we’re still dealing with the spillover today!

To wit, we’ve got this original artwork to give away! Hand drawn in Sharpie on a piece of large poster board!

Get in donations of $5.03 or multiples before 9:56am to be eligible to win!

Get Magical with Our Next
Donation Drive

Sorcerers and Warlocks, Mages and Wizards, Enchanters and Thaumaturgists, and any fans of Magic: the Gathering! We’re giving away this nifty Control Player’s set of MtG Judge’s Foil cards!! Mana Drain (“Banned in Everything!”™), Force of Will (15% concentrated), and Temporal Manipulation (It’s just a jump to the left…) PLUS a special addition from James of a foil Sword of Fire and Ice.

Get in donations of $5.55 x N before 9:57am Pacific to be eligible to win!

The Doubleclicks will be calling in at 11am PST on Tuesday, November 15th.The Doubleclicks are a nationally-touring, Billboard charting nerd band with a cello, a meowing cat keyboard, and songs about dinosaurs, Cats & Netflix, space and Dungeons and Dragons. Their YouTube videos boast over 2 million views and have been featured on BoingBoing, Kotaku, the Huffington Post, and on NPR shows “Live Wire” “All Things Acoustic” and “State of Wonder.”

Have a question for The Doubleclicks? Leave it in the comments below.

We would once again like to extend a massive thanks to Penny Arcade for sponsoring for Desert Bus for Hope!

Penny Arcade began life as a webcomic under the helms of Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik in 1998. Since then, they have grown into a powerhouse of digital entertainment with their own selections of video content, podcasts, webcomics, and the Penny Arcade Expo family of conventions. Most dear to us here at Desert Bus however, is their founding of Child’s Play Charity.

Thank you once again Penny Arcade, for your amazing support year after year.

SILICA GEL RESIN D20 DONATION DRIVE!!

Everybody knows the famous D20 is the centrepiece of D&D. But what’s at the centre of a D20? Wonder no longer, because we’re giving away this one-of-a-kind transparent resin d20 embedded with count-em 17 silica gel packets!

The fanciest icosahedron you’ve ever seen can be all yours for as little as $10.12 through our current donation drive! As a bonus, this giveaway also includes a fuzzy google-eyes dice carrying case, AND a set of adorable resin dinosaur figurines!!

Until 8am Pacific, donate $10.12 or any whole number multiple thereof to be entered to win this incredible prize pack!

On Sunday we made some NFL picks, based only on the team names.

How did we do? Here’s a recap of the results from Sunday and Monday!

• Chiefs v Panthers Panthers scratch out a 3-point win ❌ De-clawed. Chiefs won by 3
• Broncos v Saints Saints march to victory by 6 ❌ Desanctified. Broncos won by 2.
• Rams v Jets Jets soar to a 20 point win ❌ Grounded. Rams won by 3.
• Packers v Titans The only Ten-I-see is Titans winning by 10 ✅ Tennesseein’ is Tennebelievin! Titans won by 22.
• Falcons v Eagles Eagles win the battle of the birds of prey by 14 ✅ Flying high now! Eagles won by 9.
• Vikings v Washington Vikings maraud to a 9-point win ❌ Like helmet horns, historically unfounded. Washington won by 6.
• Texans v Jaguars Texans win a close one by 1 ✅ Don’t mess with Texas! Won by 3.
• Bears v Buccaneers Bears maul Bucs by 14 ❌ Buc’d the trend. Buccaneers won by 26.
• Dolphins v Chargers Dolphins flip an 8-point victory ✅ Party in the city where the heat is on! Dolphins win by 7.
  
• 49ers v Cardinals Niners by 9 ❌ Missed the gold rush. Cards won by 3.
  
• Cowboys v Steelers Stillers win a couch-burner by 4 ❌ There are couches aflame in Steel City. Cowboys won by 5.
• Seahawks v Patriots Seahawks see victory by 6 ✅ Get in the mosh pit! Seattle won by 7. 
• Bengals v Giants Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals? The Giants will, by 12 ✅ Giants towered over competition by 1

6-for-13 baby! Trust the process!!!!

Things got very heartwarming. And very derpy. That’s about what you’d expect from Zeta Shift, right? I think we’re starting Day 4 soon here, though I’m also losing track of time, sooooo… while we try to regain some semblance of time and space, here’s some of what you’ve missed overnight…

We had a creative challenge where the community submitted their interpretation of Desert Bus Squad Goals! Check out the winning submission and runners-up.

Jamie shares a heartfelt email from community member OriginalGarwulf.

The room takes shots! Balsamic vinegar glaze shots, that is.

Ashton tells us how to prepare a meal.

The room names all the things they’re thankful for.

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