I have one week left to assemble my team for GISHWHES. Who wants to be part of the weird? Email me at gishwhes14@k40.us and I'll send you an invite to the BreakfastOctopi team.
I accidentally touched my trackpad while the cursor was over the "resign from team" link. Rest assured, I was able to re-join, so you can ignore the hilarious email GISHWHES sent you about it.
I got so excited about this... and then realized that I'll be spending that first week of August across the country with limited transportation, time, and internets.
Hope to see recaps on the forums from Team BreakfastOctopi!
We've got 6 members signed up, and invitations sent out to about 5 more... but I'm not sure all those are going to sign up. Anyway, plenty of room for more members!
If you've got meh-to-low expectations, sign me up. I've nary a creative bone in my body, but what the heck. I'll be at warrior dash on August 2nd, but free (well, other than my real job) the rest of the week. I'll email you.
Just to give you a taste of what you're in for, here are a few of the items from 2012 (I keep notes around for a long time):
Photos:
"[IMAGE] A dog taking a human for a walk. Human must be on all fours and have a collar around their neck and the dog must have the leash in his mouth. (From Michelle Rogatski)", 34
"[IMAGE] Kilt made entirely of sliced cucumbers. Must be worn by a man. (From Xiomara Dilrosun)", 104
"[IMAGE] Using only items found around you (either at work, home, or school), construct a vehicle capable of adventure and mayhem! Vehicle must be transporting a crew of three or more in full battle gear! (From Kat Green)", 56
"[IMAGE] A priest, a rabbi and a minister all walk into a bar. (Inspired by Miss Alexandra Roberts)", 27
"[IMAGE] You holding a picture of you holding a picture of you holding a picture of you holding a picture of you holding a picture of an apple. You must have a gold frame suspended around your head. (Inspired by nakedontheimpalacoveredinbees)", 33
"[IMAGE] Build a model of the death scene of Galois in miniature out of legumes.", 43
"[IMAGE] What would you and your friend look like if you were a human-sized burrito and taco standing side by side?", 57
Videos:
"[VIDEO] \"The Maryam Al-Thani\" - Dress up in Amish clothes, and use a horse or horses to tow your car into the parking lot of a corporate office building complex with \"Gangnam Style\" playing out of the car's stereo. ", 70
"[VIDEO] It's Halloween! Carve GISHWHES into a pumpkin. Wait for nightfall. Have a child with a flashlight hide inside the pumpkin pop out and scream \"GISHWHES.\" Hint: must be an enormous pumpkin for a child to fit in it.", 80
"[VIDEO] March to a different drummer. 10 people in a busy, indoor shopping mall must be marching in sync to the beat of a snare drum being played loudly by an 11th person. Another person must be marching nearby to a distinctly different beat played by a second drummer.", 63
"[VIDEO] Create a petition to declare P does NOT equal NP and get strangers on the street to sign it. Must include a convincing pitch about the dangers of P=NP.", 23
"[VIDEO] A man wearing traditional mariachi attire playing \"Guitar Hero\".", 51
I've another friend who's expressed interest. Should I send her the info? Or, do you have 5 other suckers….I mean willing participants on the line already?
So, I made some breakfast octopi rough drawings for a team logo ( I was bored at work today). I'll post them here if the team wants to get a look. Now I just need to do a final rendering on the computer to put them together for a proper logo. Could be interesting, as I'm not super experienced with drawing digitally, but it'll give me something to do while waiting for GISHWHES to start.
If nobody else volunteers, they'll fill out the team with a computer-controlled A.I. character, who will probably walk forward a little bit and then get stuck in a wall.
@katylava: So now what? How do we get into battle mode? Team meeting at a secret location in a hidden underground bunker? Is tomorrow's Meh an Enigma machine so we can communicate in code amongst each other? Private FB page? As the only New Yorker on the team, I feel so alone and adrift....
Sure I'll bite
interesting
A couple invites sent to those of you emailed me. Thanks!
Why not?! I'm learning to eat eggs fro breakfast. Might as well try to octopus.
i too had to learn to eat eggs for breakfast. i eat them 5 days a week now.
Learn....to eat eggs?
BTW, the invites will come from the GISHWHES website, not my email address.
I am already on the loosely-defined team
I just encouraged a friend of mine to join. She has access to a major TV network which would come in handy.
that would most certainly come in handy.
ah, that's much better. @MeatieOgre now the more standard across all the internetlands as @JerseyFrank
I'm going to a reunion of sorts on Friday with some old college friends. A few of them have some skillz and the right frame of mind to help us out.
I accidentally touched my trackpad while the cursor was over the "resign from team" link. Rest assured, I was able to re-join, so you can ignore the hilarious email GISHWHES sent you about it.
That would be a mean, and kind of hilarious trick.
I got so excited about this... and then realized that I'll be spending that first week of August across the country with limited transportation, time, and internets.
Hope to see recaps on the forums from Team BreakfastOctopi!
Set aside the first part of August for next year!
We've got 6 members signed up, and invitations sent out to about 5 more... but I'm not sure all those are going to sign up. Anyway, plenty of room for more members!
So for the Dallas locals, will we do things as an IRL team? Or are we all going to go solo in solidarity with our teammates around the country?
oh we will be meeting up for sure.
Very good. I was wondering who I was going to victimize into participating unofficially.
We're up to 7!
If you've got meh-to-low expectations, sign me up. I've nary a creative bone in my body, but what the heck. I'll be at warrior dash on August 2nd, but free (well, other than my real job) the rest of the week. I'll email you.
Welcome to the team @bluedog!
Now we're over half way full with 8 members.
Hey! @matthew -- it occurred to me... you make weird videos... you should be on our team!
I have tried to understand what this thing is and how it works, but failed!
you get a list of about 200 things to do. you pick a couple of them. you do them for realz, no photoshop. you take a picture or video...
and submit it
@katylava - One of my friends just told me she'll join. Once she registers and sends me her email address, I'll send her an invite to join the team.
Okay I did it!
YAYZ! up to 9!
Just to give you a taste of what you're in for, here are a few of the items from 2012 (I keep notes around for a long time):
Photos:
Videos:
We should practice. Maybe we could create a different post and have people make suggestions for us?
Up to 10.
I've another friend who's expressed interest. Should I send her the info? Or, do you have 5 other suckers….I mean willing participants on the line already?
I only have one other person who promised to sign up this weekend, so there's room for more.
Katy, if you don't get a full team, we have about 9 people i the Mansfield/Arlington area.. maybe we could merge teams?
That would be cool but the max is 15
@ChadP ... Your presence is desired on this thread, and on our team.
You have to turn off all of the lights and look into the mirror when you summon him. @ChadP…@ChadP…… SHIT SHIT I'M TOO SCARED
Less than 24 hours left to register! If you've been on the fence, now is the time to realize it's poking you in the ass.
Heck, why not? Email'd!
I'll join
sent 4 more invitations. @Foxborn were you one of them? i don't know who's who by their email.
i mean... i could look in the database and find out, but i don't think that's appropriate.
I was thank you
So, I made some breakfast octopi rough drawings for a team logo ( I was bored at work today). I'll post them here if the team wants to get a look. Now I just need to do a final rendering on the computer to put them together for a proper logo. Could be interesting, as I'm not super experienced with drawing digitally, but it'll give me something to do while waiting for GISHWHES to start.
can't wait to see it!
Ok, uploaded to Twitter. Here goes on the roughs! Hope I did this right! First octopus--
these are adorable! the cereal one is my fave
I like the cereal one, too. Nice grip on the milk.
Thanks! I'll put this one in front then maybe in the final.
This one is my favorite! Love it! Go team Breakfast Octopus!
Yay that worked! The plate of pancakes needs work in this one.
Last one--
I love cinnamon rolls and poptarts. All of these are great!
This is awesome. Is there a 'fully bearded' version?
Octopi can't grow beards
Meggie, These are all GREAT drawings! You are such a talented girl! Love Mom
Nerd.
We're up to 14 with 4 hours left to register. Anyone want the last spot?
Come on, 1 spot left people! Who's up for the challenge?
If nobody else volunteers, they'll fill out the team with a computer-controlled A.I. character, who will probably walk forward a little bit and then get stuck in a wall.
i guess there's no point in registering one of the roombas for gishwhes then.
15th Roomba team member got stuck in a wall and later died of iDysentery.
@katylava: Yes! We got it, our 15th sucker...I mean team member!
And we're full! #15 just used their invitation.
Anyone out there who didn't use your invitation yet... well, you can still register if you want to do it but you'll have to be on a different team.
@katylava: So now what? How do we get into battle mode? Team meeting at a secret location in a hidden underground bunker? Is tomorrow's Meh an Enigma machine so we can communicate in code amongst each other? Private FB page? As the only New Yorker on the team, I feel so alone and adrift....
@bluedog @katylava I mean.. I'm ready.
i set up a groupme.com room, but i figured i should do some work today before inviting you all to it. expect an invite tonight.
groupme invitations have all been sent out. please log in and post your meh.com username so we know who's who
@katylava: I didn't get the email, but when I went to groupme.com and signed up, I was automatically added to the team room.
What is GroupMe for aside from group texting? I don't want the app because it wants WAY too much info, but the website appears useless
It's just a private chat room
But not the kind you have to sit in all the time.
I'll try it again on the website when I'm on a laptop. It's hellbent on pushing the app. Thanks for clarifying!
We're going to Kings Landing! We're going to Kings Landing!