Donate $5.55 or multiples thereof by 9am PST for a chance to win this huge lot of goodies!!

First, add to your stylish wardrobe with your choice of a LRR T-Shirt. Yep, you pick the design you want. And, for colder weather, we’ll add a comfy LRR Logo Hoodie. Next, if you’re going to paper fight, you’ll want a soft surface to make it easier to play cards, and what better option is there than a LRR Playmat of your choice. Finally, we round out the prize pack with the collector’s LRR Pinny Arcade Pin of your choice and, because it’s important to stay hydrated while travelling, gaming, or streaming, a Road Quest Water Bottle.
This prize lot contains the following items:
– 1x LoadingReadyRun T-Shirt, in the size and style of the winner’s choosing.
– 1x LoadingReadyRun Logo Hoodie, in the size of the winner’s choosing.
– 1x LoadingReadyRun Playmat, in the style of the winner’s choosing. (Excludes Desert Bus playmat.)
– 1x LoadingReadyRun Pinny Arcade Pin, in the style of the winner’s choosing. (Excludes Desert Bus pin.)
– 1x Road Quest Water Bottle

Good morning from the dawn of the last day! And us Dawn Guardians have been joined by the…Zeta…Zetas….Zets? Whatever they are called, they have joined us on HOMEGA! Aka Home-Omega. So for the next couple of hours we’ll be doing us couple of nerds from home, and then we will switch to the TRUE OMEGA at 10am PST for the in person nonsense to TRULY BEGIN!

So until then, we’re here to entertain you, do some last minute money raising, and whatever else we feel like in these CHAOTIC times!! Thanks for sticking around with us!
We’ve sang, we’ve danced, we went to a bunny museum, and we found out who, indeed, was that Animorphs. But all good things must come to an end. And in this case, the good thing is Zeta. Well, unless donations get real, real wild. So let’s just assume that this is the last Zeta. And here’s what happened.
ZETA BEGINS!!!
Moon’s Haunted.
We learned a little about Beej and Heather’s wedding
The final entry in the Kindness War, prior to the Omega cease fire:
If Loading Ready Run did a heist, would they do it like this, or like this?
Zeta is still working on being Drift Compatible, but we’re getting there. …On the last shift.
Beej and Mike set up a little surprise…
And that’s all they wrote.
Zeta is a weird and wonderful shift. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Have a wonderful rest of the run, throw up a ‘Z’ (left hand over right!), and hang out with us for the rest of Omega!!!!!
When is a pair of gloves not a pair of gloves? When they’re wrist warmers! No fingers, no fuss. The latest in post apocalyptic and fantasy chic. They can be worn on their own or over a thin pair of gloves for extra warmth.
These wrist warmers were made with Limited Edition “Omega” yarn, hand dyed by Schmutzerella Yarns in 2019 and sold in support of Desert Bus that year. They feature a cable pattern enclosing an omega symbol made from glittery felt. The design was adapted from my favourite wrist warmer pattern by Claire Compton and the original can be found in “The Knitter’s Bible: Knitted Accessories”.
They should be hand-washed to preserve the softness and colour of the yarn, and washed separately from other items to avoid dye transfer.
During the final Night Watch of 2021, we all – together, chat and crew and everyone who’s come along for any part of this wild ride – we ALL reached the amazing milestone of $8 MILLION raised over the lifetime of Desert Bus for Hope!


Special thanks to dostrow_ whose $20,000 winning bid on the pair of Mass Effect guns got our evening off to a high octane start, and heronblademaster who donated $4,626 to cross the final threshold to this incredible milestone.
Thanks to everyone’s combined efforts and support, we have achieved what some thought impossible. Yes, that’s right. The Q judged us ferior.

The crew of the USS Tucson very much enjoyed getting visits from special guests, like Ensign Matt from the runabout Duck Creek.

Admittedly, we got a little frightened when Matt threatened to arrest us for illegal weapons sales. Us? The crew of the USS Tucson? Why, we are perfect angels who would never engage in illegal weapons sales!

And we DEFINITELY wouldn’t do it again tomorrow.

…Moving on. We also got a power Serge via the Telepresence Robot. Serge was an expert at piloting the robot.

Plus, Ensign Ben FINALLY found his way back to the USS Tucson today, which meant that Ben and Serge were able to reunite!

All in all, a truly heartwarming night! We were in such a good mood that we didn’t even blow up Zeta today. After a full week of destructive loops, we realized that together, we could make this the best timeline!

If you want to commemorate the antics of the USS Tucson and its crew, you can buy the USS Tucson playmat or poster! Proceeds go to Child’s Play.
In Idol Manager, you take on the role of a manager at a small, but growing, talent agency, where it’s your job to cultivate and train the newest generation of pop stars. But to make it in the hyper-competitive talent business, you’ll need to deal with crises, manage relationships, and grow your fanbase. Hire and train staff to support your agency, and discover substories that have serious effects on the success of your franchise.
This prize lot features a digital copy of the game Idol Manager, as well as a signed CD of music from Idol Manager! The CD has been signed by Kamen Joshi, a long-standing female idol group featured in the game.
Sign up for or log in to your Donor Account, then donate $5.55 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this giveaway until 1:45am PST.
Keep it secret, keep it safe – whatever “it” is for you, you can be sure it will be well guarded in this Dwarven Coffer.
Crafted from bonded stone and set with intricately-detailed Khuzdul wards on cold-cast bronze plates, this might coffer is fit for the safekeeping of your most precious treasures. The interior space measures 9cm deep x 17cm wide x 7cm tall to let you store SO many shinies.
Donate $6.51 or multiples thereof before 11:00pm PT for a chance to win this literal treasure box! Plus, you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win a Desert Bus T-shirt from Night Watch tonight at 11:45pm PT!
We’re coming down to the wire and this is your last chance to snag a (physical) item from the silent auctions at Desert Bus for Hope. Let’s take a look at this dragon’s hoard of precious gems!
Read any good books lately? This dragon has. He’s made up of 24,000+ stitches, which is probably just half as many books as he owns, and comes on an 8×10″ cloth ready for framing. Just make sure you handle with care: he really hates getting dog-eared.
Current Bid: $4,321.98
Which shift is your favorite? Aw, we can’t pick – they’re all gems! Specifically these gems which come in cute little glass bottles (one for each shift) that you can display or even wear as jewelry:
Dawnguard – Citrine, red agate, howlite and goldstone
Alpha Flight – Red coral, howlite and garnet
Night Watch – Blue goldstone, moonstone, neon apatite and turquoise
Zeta – Iolite, moonstone and amethyst
Current Bid: $1,111.10







