Alex has declared an art challenge! The prize is this gorgeous Just Jund ‘Em cross stitch by Kate Thompson. This is a truly impressive piece of art that any Jund fan will be happy to display in their Magic parlour.

So you want this Just Jund ‘Em Cross Stitch! What do?

Alex wants to see your illustrations of any of the Jund staple cards or characters from the Jund Shard of Alara in MtG. As long as they’re black, red, or green, they’re up for your artistic interpretations! Jund staple cards include (but are not limited to) things like Lightning Bolt, Dark Confidant, and Bloodbraid Elf; so get on Gatherer and start sketching away!

But don’t jump into MS Paint just yet! You’ve got lots of time; this art challenge will be open until 1:30am, about two hours from now, so go for quality over quantity and impress our Steacy overlord.

If you’re just joining us, you missed quite a shift!

We auctioned off the exquisite Blue Spirit Mask for a tidy sum of $8,000 to madtheorist!

We played the Newlywed Game… and Graham & Kathleen were the winners*! Way to go you two lovebirds! (*Title disputed)

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We had a birthday celebration for Ashton!

Then we played a diabolical game of bluffing and deceit, as six DB volunteers attempted to convince the viewers that they had the free passes to PAX! Look at those biceps! Someone’s been working out!

Heads up, it’s auction time again!

But you already knew that, didn’t you?

Some people are blessed with the gift — strange mental powers which allow them to see places others cannot. One such individual is Raz, from beloved title Psychonauts! In less than 5 minutes, we will be auctioning off this amazing 8″ hand-crafted and -painted Raz figurine!

Make sure you’re in the chat so you can bid on this very cool item because you sure won’t find it anywhere else!

Alex Steacy

Driving: Sunday, Nov 16 10pm – Monday, Nov 17 10am

We are happy to welcome back Steve Dengler of Dracogen as a sponsor to Desert Bus!

Besides founding the currency conversion giant XE.com, Steve is a geek amongst geeks, philanthropist, investor, entrepreneur, and a comic strip character in the MegaCynics web comic.

Steve has been supporting and riding the bus with us for a few years now. The previous two years he was responsible for bringing all of Desert Bus to HD for all the internet to enjoy, along with giving items from his own personal collection to help make Desert Bus an even bigger success each year.

Again this year he has given us several items that will help to keep the bus running. Steve you are awesome and we are thankful for the support you’ve shown this year and years past.

Are you feeling lucky? Think you’re a good judge of character? Well Ash has created an insidious challenge to test your powers of intuition!

A few minutes ago, Ash distributed six envelopes to six DB volunteers. TWO of those envelopes contain those incredible passes that will get you into a PAX event of your choice (Prime, East, Australia, or South)!

The volunteers made their case for why they thought they had the winning envelopes — but here’s the catch: they didn’t know either! At the end of Ash’s shift, we’re going to open up the envelopes and see who had the goods all along, but until then, you can get in on the action!

Ash’s shift ends at 10pm, so get your donations in before then to indicate who you think has got the prize!

Get ready viewers, it’s time for another art challenge!

For this one, Ash has asked that you take a photo of your favourite LRR Crew Member (or Desert Bus volunteer) and give them some makeup via the magic of Photoshop (or any image editor of your choice!)

Send your entries to [email protected] and use the subject line “Makeup“! If you need some source material/photos of the crew, feel free to browse photos.desertbus.org! You have until 9pm Victoria time to get your entry in!

The winner will receive our Cosmetics of Ice and Fire Prize Pack!

Certainly the biggest change to Desert Bus for Hope this year has been the move to the Lunar Module! More than just a change in scenery, our new venue is a giant leap in the way we broadcast — it’s bigger, it’s brighter, it’s better appointed, and best of all, as Victoria’s preeminent technology space, it’s got everything a live-streaming web charity-thon (like us!) could possibly want for pushing our signal out to all corners of the globe!

VIATeC, the Victoria Advanced Technology Council, has generously provided this broadcast space, so we want to extend a huge thanks to them!

VIATeC serves as the one-stop hub that connects people, knowledge and resources to grow and promote the Greater Victoria technology sector. Fort Tectoria is VIATeC’s latest initiative to support the growth of the tech sector. It provides affordable space to local tech companies that require flexible terms and recognize the value of being close to other entrepreneurs and innovators on a daily basis.

So, huge thanks to VIATec!

Ash Vickers

Driving: Sunday, Nov 16 7pm – 10pm

Another Donation Drive is underway! Until the end of Liz’s driving shift — 7pm Victoria time — donate increments of $6.20 for a chance to win an incredible Rainbow Dash embroidered hooded towel!

AND we’ve sweetened the pig: our winner will also get a silica gel packet, a Desert Bus keychain, a Desert Bus d6, and a limited edition CAHzoo from Liz’s Cards Against Humanity event at PAX!