Markov Walker and Dan launch their Senate campaign

September 4th, 2010 @ 5:00pm to 9:00pm

The Senate campaign for Markov Walker and Dan officially kicks off Saturday, September 4th, with a campaign rally at the headquarters of La Madre, Sass Afrass, on the north side of the Big Onion, Chicagø. The rally will begin at 5pm CGØ time (3pm SFØ time) and the ceremonies officially end at 9pm.

SF0 players in Chicagø are invited and encouraged to attend. Contact Sass Afrass or Markov Walker for location details.

The campaign itself officially launches at 7pm when we post our full platform and open the polls for voting. This will be followed by the candidates delivering a brief campaign speech. Wine and snacks will be served, with dancing before and after the launch event.

Attendees should dress in their Character's finest, or as their finest Character(s).

Below is a brief introduction to our campaign platform. Supporters and opponents outside Chicagø are encouraged to log on at 7 CGØ (5 SFØ) to see the full platform and to get updates.

Noticing a striking lack of transparency, activity, accountability, or even a coherent governing platform in our government, we, Markov Walker and Dan, are announcing our candidacy for SF0 Senate.

Our incumbent Senators seem to believe governing amounts to creating a checklist of "for" and "against". Once elected, we will remind our colleagues that it is not enough to be in favor of a strong economy, better education, or against villiany. We must do something to build a strong economy, to improve education, and to oppose villiany.

We present a platform of unprecedented scope and clarity. We've broken down our platform into four parts: an economic plan, our social policy, a reform of our government process, and our ongoing education effort. In all cases we elaborate on the current state of the SF0 community. We then present our plan for improving our current situation with as much detail and clarity as we can provide.

Markov Walker and Dan: serious candidates with serious solutions.

Superb Owl Party

February 7th, 2011 @ 5:00pm

This event originated in the spell-checker of my friend's cell phone. He had entered "Super Bowl," but the phrase was auto-corrected to Superb Owl. When my friend reported this, I knew that a Superb Owl party was in my future. And now I wish to share this delight with others.

A Superb Owl party is expected to spend at least fifteen minutes in your living room, but it is permitted to continue, or to begin, in other places of your choosing. The Superb Owl, that fine-feathered object of admiration, is to be fêted in all ways that seem appropriate in the moment. Participants may practice the Silent Swoop or may learn owl calls on the Cornell Ornithology site; the Barred Owl is one of the more challenging.

The only forbidden activity is watching the television, EXCEPT for the kickoff of the Super Bowl and the five (5) minutes following. It is conventional in some households to include this as part of the party, but others feel this is an appalling breach of taste; you are expected to follow the lead of your host in this respect.

Much to the dismay of more devout practitioners, some Superb Owl celebrants actually never bring up the owl at all in their festivities, but are content to use the occasion as a random excuse for a party.

Participation in a Superb Owl party in the Era of Everyday Life fulfills the task Puns of the Navarone.

Leap Day Doesn't Exist

February 29th, 2012 @ 12:00am to 11:59pm

February 29th, Leap Day, is an extra day. In most years, it doesn't exist.

But this year, it does.

Let us, then, take advantage of this nonexistant day, and, in the words of a co-worker of famous Japanese novelist/copy-writer/game-designer Shigesato Itoi...

Let's pretend this day never existed and try out stuff with a freedom from what we normally do.

Skip work! Ignore your responsibilities! Everyone reading this - skip work and enjoy it! Wander around town aimlessly and for no good reason!

Go to the movies! Eat fatty foods! Bother people! Break promises! Buy weird clothes and put it on! Throw out important stuff to you! Say stuff you shouldn't!

Let's use this extra day of Feb. 29th to do lots of stuff we never do!

Today is a good day to task.

You have your orders.