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Sombrero Guy
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Pushpins by Sombrero Guy

September 14th, 2008 1:10 AM

INSTRUCTIONS: Publicly mark the places you've been.

Before I start this praxis, I must once again apologise for the bad quality of many of these pictures. In my defence, it is a new camera and I haven't got the hang of focusing yet.

Most of the images haven't been included in this write-up. Feel free to view them all at the bottom, although obviously the ones I have included are the best ones.

My idea for this task was to not only mark where I had been, but also promote SF0 there as well, in the hope that someone might be inspired to join.
To do this, I made some small labels, which I could stick up whenever I went out somewhere. I collected together the logos of all the SF0 groups, together with the main logo and my two BMTHØ logos and put them on a Publisher document. I then found some images from my favourite tasks, or just pictures which would look interesting, from the game. I also found two nice photos of the Sutro Tower.
I then wrote the website address on each of the images, except the ones which already had it on them. I couldn't upload the Publisher document, so I turned the pages into a jpg pictures.

I printed out two copies of the first page and one of the second and cut out all the labels. I then carried them around in my pocket with a lump of white tac.
The first thing I did was label my room, as I am quite often in there.


The first time I was out after this we went to Bournemouth town centre.


Two times we were down there we ate out, once in a Weatherspoons and once in a Harry Ramsden's. Both were labeled.


This next picture would probably work better in the day. Next time I'm there I'll see if the label is still there and get a better photo.


The next outing was shopping in Boscombe:


Later that day, we also went for a walk in the New Forset:


The next chance I got to use my labels was walking to and from school:


The next weekend, I was at Castlepoint, a large shopping centre on the edge of Bournemouth:


Finally, I took advantage of a visit to neighbouring Christchurch to use my remaining labels:


What remained of the white tac, I disposed of on a fence post:


I'm not sure yet how successful these stickers are as adverts, but I don't really think anyone notices them. A few got glanced at by people who had seen me photographing them, but other than that I didn't see much interest.
They are, however, a lot more resistant to weather than I thought they'd be. The labels on my route to school, the ones I've been able to check up on most, have survived three days of heavy rainfall almost unchanged, so they will at least have a long time to attempt to inspire someone.

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Page 1

Page 1

The first page of labels. Printed twice.


Page 2

Page 2

The second page of labels. Printed once.


My room

My room

The place I am most often.


The noticeboard

The noticeboard

Not entirely SF0, but quite a lot of things from previous task completions.


BMTHZero

BMTHZero


...in a car park.

...in a car park.

Just behind this is the abandoned minigolf course which I photographed for Disobedient Nature.


Zombie Gummies

Zombie Gummies

In the foyer of the Waterfront building.


More Gummies...

More Gummies...

On a wall in the central gardens.


The Sutro Tower

The Sutro Tower

In Weatherspoons


C.E.

C.E.

On a lamp-post behind the B.I.C


The Sutro Tower again

The Sutro Tower again

In the B.I.C


BART PA

BART PA

In Harry Ramsden's


View of the pier

View of the pier


BMTHZero

BMTHZero

With pier in background


The Moustache of Banbury

The Moustache of Banbury

On a sign near the beach


Equivalenz

Equivalenz

Outside a bank


Doorhenge

Doorhenge

Displayed on an old haunt of mine...


Weigh and Save

Weigh and Save

Out of business for months, but nothing has replaced it.


Red felt moustache

Red felt moustache


By a coffee shop

By a coffee shop


Photo booth

Photo booth


Instant SF0...

Instant SF0...


Moustache on a statue

Moustache on a statue


Statue

Statue


UoA...

UoA...


...on the wall of the library

...on the wall of the library


UoA (again)

UoA (again)

In the New Forest


SNIDE grows on trees

SNIDE grows on trees


The New Forest SNIDE tree

The New Forest SNIDE tree


Humanitarian Crisis

Humanitarian Crisis


Charred

Charred

This tree had been struck by lightning


Biome

Biome

In a restaurant in the New Forest


Extreme knitting

Extreme knitting


Displayed on the village noticeboard.

Displayed on the village noticeboard.


BART PA

BART PA

Pretty obvious where this was...


Signpost in the new forest

Signpost in the new forest


Now equipped with Gummies

Now equipped with Gummies


The second knitted gun...

The second knitted gun...


These labels were actually surprisingly weather-resistant

These labels were actually surprisingly weather-resistant


Using the trees again

Using the trees again


Close up

Close up


Another Gummy

Another Gummy


..on the corner of a sign.

..on the corner of a sign.


Create a crimescene

Create a crimescene

In the underpass


Equivalenz

Equivalenz

In a cafe


Waterstones

Waterstones


The perfect place for one of the more literary labels

The perfect place for one of the more literary labels


Biome

Biome

In a clothes store


The car park

The car park


The Villain's second advert

The Villain's second advert

On a bollard


Trolley station

Trolley station

Complete with BMTHZero logo


Another car park

Another car park


By the ticket machine

By the ticket machine


The second create-a-crimescene

The second create-a-crimescene

In a rather bad state having been in my pocket for over a week


On a museum notice about an old fire engine

On a museum notice about an old fire engine


SNIDE flowerbed

SNIDE flowerbed


Christchurch endorses the Gummies

Christchurch endorses the Gummies


Doorhenge

Doorhenge


On a large building

On a large building


The church which gave Christchurch its name.

The church which gave Christchurch its name.


The remaining white tac

The remaining white tac

For some reason, it turned blue over the course of this task.



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posted by susy derkins on September 17th, 2008 12:27 AM

Very very neat, sir, those labels. pushpins + spread SF0 with a touch of clever vandalism to it, and I am always thankful for new taskable materials.

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posted by susy derkins on September 17th, 2008 12:35 AM

Wait, is that my crimescene in the underpass?! Aah, gummywow :)
In a British underpass, no less