Events
May 28th, 2008 @ 12:00am TO September 12th, 2008 @ 12:00am
We're conducting an unsanctioned/informal survey. It's mostly about how people who play SFZero interact with the game's website. This is almost entirely out of curiosity, and is not particularly scientifical.
Please visit http://mnzero.org/site/page/pg3072.html and fill out our questionnaire. You can be anonymous (thanks to whoever already filled in "none of your business" and "No" to everything, yes yes we got it down for you) or you can spill your guts. Redacted results to be posted. Eventually.
Thanks in advance! Aren't you curious?
June 16th, 2008 @ 12:00am TO June 16th, 2009 @ 12:00am
SFZerians, I call out to you all!
You have radically changed the world you live in. You have made beauty, found joy, created interesting things. You have found a way, always. You have shown that the impossible can be achieved.
And now, let's do something more.
Together, we are going to write a book and publish it.
We will fill this book with riveting tales of tasking and praxis, SFZerian culture, epic events, small anecdotes and poems, essays on the game and philosophy, a story with an intriguing plot, a set of clues which lead to a treasure, and pretty much whatever else will make for a good read.
We can do this. But to do it, we need YOU (and you and you and you...) to contribute! Let's make this a reality.
If you want to take part in the creation of this book (and who wouldn't?), sign up for this event - you'll receive a message with more details about the book, and how you can contribute to it.
Let's do this thing!
June 25th, 2008 @ 12:00am TO July 5th, 2008 @ 12:00am
It has come to my attention that THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH POSTCARDS IN THE WORLD! Our postal workers are dying of boredom! They have been forced to raise the price of postage stamps to counter the negative effect of this sharp decline of postcards in recent years. We must do something.
Also, it's fun to get stuff in the mail.
Also, it's fun to make postcards.
Also, it's fun to baffle Non Players with inexplicable mail art.
Should you participate in this event you will be asked to hand-make at least one postcard or moticos along a specific theme. You may make as many as you like. They may be as complex or simple, ugly or beautiful as you like. We are going to inundate 3 Non Players with as many bizzaro postcards as possible, with no explanation whatsoever. Perhaps they will become players after such antics, or perhaps they will assume a fake name and go into hiding. That depends on what you send 'em.
Sign up and I will send you a PM with 1 to 3 addresses of the victims- er...Non Players. You will make one or more lovely handmade postcards and drop them in the mailbox sometime between the 25th and 28th of this month. That insures that all the postcards will arrive en masse, with no explanation. All postcards will have a return address. Whether you use your own or another that I give you is your choice, but you will use New York Correspondence School as the name of the return address.
Addressee Cities and Themes
postcards sent to Chicago should be made around a Squirrel theme.
postcards sent to St. Louis should have a Strange Bicycle theme.
postcards sent to Atlanta will be about the United States of America.
Please post pictures of your postcards in the comments thread of this event. I will post Non Player reactions to the Mail Art Inundation as the postcards roll in...
Might I suggest organizing a mail-art-making party complete with refreshments and glue sticks? It's cheap, creative, wholesome entertainment. Well, I guess that depends on what your refreshments are...
This event is a tribute to Ray Johnson.
July 4th, 2008 @ 7:30pm
I know this is sort of last minute but Minch asked me what I was doing for the 4th and my mind blanked out.
4th of July? Er.... statistics class?
Then I thought, "Hmm....what's a low-cost, familiar and all around awesome activity that everyone can enjoy....?"
BONFIRE!!!
So there it is, bonfire at the site of doorhenge. Expect there to be gummy tarot, plenty of whiskey, lots of fire, tasty things, no horse cops, eucalyptus trees and possible shenanigans.
Please bring:
-firewood
-random instruments
-snackables
-beverages
-bird calls
...and your patriotic spirit in whatever form you see fit. This could include but is not limited to:
-sport jackets made out of flags
-Abraham Lincoln cupcakes
-the star spangled banner on kazoo
-flame retardant sparklers
-postcard by Loki
July 6th, 2008 @ 1:00pm to 5:00pm
I'm finishing up work on the shopping carts. We've made shields and we have some good foam weapons. it will be fun. anyway, here's the location i said i'd post 5 days ago.
LOCATION:
The shopping cart derby will be held in the golden gate park bandshell. It is between the DeYoung museum and the nearly remodeled Academy of sciences.
DIRECTIONS/MAP:
The 44 bus line goes right by the bandshell. Otherwise take any of the haight street buses (6/66/71/43/etc.) and walk north into the park from 9th Ave.
The Bandshell (not to be confused with the panhandle band shell) is located right in front of the DeYoung museum: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
MAP!!!!
GOOD LOCATION:
The band shell provides excellent derby space. As well as nearby back-up location in case something should go awry.
long concrete stretches suitable for jousting:
circular areas good for relay race/battles:
Large concrete areas for free for all battles:
UDPATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the shopping cart event is coming up on Sunday July 6. i think we should start at 1PM. i'll post the location on the event page towards the end of sunday 6/29
the carts are more or less ready to go. all you have to do is show up. we can figure out teams there. i've been gethering a few supplies to use in shopping cart battles/duels and i'll be gathering more soon
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there are a few things that i would like input on
do you have a team name? i will print out signs for you
more competition ideas!! so far we've got:
- joust
-water balloon duel
-100 meter dash
-free for all battle. four carts enter, one cart leaves
we'll have shields (somehow), water balloons, hopefully a large variety of foam weapons
GATHER any materials you can use as harmless weapons. FOAM MATERIALS, NERF guns, water guns, etc
can you help prepare water balloons before the derby?
can you help transport carts? as it is now, i'm going to have to make two trips to get everything to the as of yet undecided location?
bring decoration if you feel the need to decorate your cart.
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questions, thoughts?
PLEASE JOIN THE FIRST EVER (probably not) SHOPPING CART DERBY!!
Some time ago there was interest in organizing a shopping cart race. (or battle??)
Jeremy and I have been collecting stranded and abandoned shopping carts for some time now as well as some materials to spiff them up a bit. We feel that now is the time to start preparing for a shopping cart race. Technically it doesn't have to be a normal race. We can incorporate nerf guns and other foam toys or water guns, etc. etc.
Modifying a cart:
As you can see if you click the youtube link below, any shopping cart can be modified to provide comfortable seating. I will also provide a good amount of padding for teams to install if they wish to do so. I can also provide cupholders and a few other odds and ends.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JhpGX3sCCgg
tentative team list:
TEAM 1:
-LOWTECK
-JEREMY
-Minch Niddle
TEAM 2:
Blueberry Mascarpone
Anna One
Lank
TEAM 3:
BW0
There is no limit to the number of teams.
There is no limit to the number of players on each team.
July 12th, 2008 @ 7:00pm TO July 13th, 2008 @ 2:00am
Get ready for adventure!
The city spreads out before you. Rushing from point to point, lit by the slow strobe of fluorescent buses and dark streets. Stumbling into situations for a stranger's signature. Fleeing unknown pursuers, breathing hard, admiring the landscape and the multitude of worlds hidden in it.
For one night, drop your relations, your work and leisure activities, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the attractions of the chase and the encounters you find there.
A thrilling pursuit through the heart of Hollywoodland. No skates, no bikes, no cars, just your two feet and public transportation. Bring some water, possibly a camera, and comfortable shoes (or maybe no shoes) - leave everything else at home.
Any out-of-town SFZero players traveling to Los Angeles are welcome and encouraged to come and participate. Please contact Lincoln if you need a place to crash when you get into town and we'll see if we can't make arrangements for you.
There will be another event on Sunday as well, and it has nothing to do with JTTEOTN, but all are welcome to participate in that as well. More info on that event at a later date.
July 13th, 2008 @ 9:00pm TO July 14th, 2008 @ 12:00am
Trellis Tea Party #2
I would like to welcome a most prestigious member of the SF0 community to Chicag0: elected to office by the largest historical margin, DC0 Senator Spidere.
I suggest a second Trellis Tea Party, in the magnificent engine room of the Union-Pacific Deering Bridge at Webster and Ashland.
Thank you to the 14 brave climbers who attended the first Trellis Tea Party. The finger sandwiches and bacon cookies were exquisite! Guidelines for this rendezvous will be similar:
WHAT TO BRING:
* dark clothes (not necessarily ninja black... just not fluorescent green, or white)
* cookies, crumpets, muffins, bacon cookies, other deliciousnesses
* water, tea bags, other beverages
* blankets to lay over the broken glass
* an SLR camera for long exposures
* a death wish (if you intend to climb higher than the engine room)
* a quiet voice
WHAT NOT TO BRING:
* booze & intoxicants (we are not responsible for getting you down, only up)
* other obnoxiousnesses that could get us caught
* loose clothes, slick-bottom shoes, etc.
for ACCESS suggestions, see the first Trellis Tea Party event posting.
TEAM HQ?
This engine room could well become a seasonal CG0 headquarters, with a little housework. If this sounds like a fun challenge, here's what we may need to spruce the place up:
* maps of Chicag0, laminated
* heavy magnets to attach said map to steel girders
* a flag (i might be able to supply this one...)
* anything cross-stitched, crocheted, or latch-hooked that might make this mammoth of rusted steel feel a little bit more like home
* spears, cannon, and anything else that might make this slice of home feel more like a mammoth of rusted steel
note: as a courtesy to future generations, everything that goes up should come back down (especially those couches and mattresses that don't do well in the rain)
also note: anything you plan to bring must be able to be carried on your back
(images courtesy of Ayma Mack)
July 20th, 2008 @ 12:00am
In the first corner - the Senator of sauce, the Minnesotan master of meat, here to defend the honor of his home state, it's BURN UNIT!
And in the other corner - the lab-coated cook from the Carolinas, the pork-loving Protocologist, bringing southern style to the midwest, it's DOKTOR HARMON!
A while back Dok H criticized Minnesotan attempts at barbecue in a task, and Burn Unit couldn't take that lying down. There was only one way to settle this... a good old-fashioned SF0 duel.
And so on July 20, each one will prepare a significant amount of meat. Food will be served at six, but the competition will begin many hours before then. Judging will be done by anyone who comes by, SF0 players or not. You are of course all invited come enjoy dinner on us... followed by the only dessert that matters - the sweet taste of the loser's tears.
September 13th, 2008 @ 6:30pm
Coming Late Summer 2008.
Visit MNZero.org for ongoing news, rsvp, participate in planning, etc.
Date may be subject to change.
November 19th, 2008 @ 12:00am TO November 25th, 2008 @ 12:00am
The last Monday in November, the 24th, is Dae-Monday!
An anniversary of all things Daemon, be it announcing to the world that a completion has been flagged, shouting about resubmits or even masquerading as a villain and performing the odd good deed here and there.
The Daemon is essential. Holidays are essential.
It's a no-brainer.
Remember, explosions, whilst not essential, are greatly encouraged for all holidays.
-SFZero SkypeTeam
