http://sf0.org/ The Paraleisural Game of Freedom and Adventure Playtime Anti-Boredom Society http://sf0.org/SFmedia/rss.gif http://sf0.org/ The Paraleisural Game of Freedom and Adventure http://sf0.org/Loki/A-place-you-have-never-been/ Both of us had plans for this task long ago. anna one was poised to install a chalk mandala at the office of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, while Loki came very near to a completion which differed from Spidere's only in being a few days later and far less interesting. Years later, we found ourselves with a few hours to kill and decided to actually complete it. The original random word generating website is long gone. After spending far too long trying to find a replacement online, we co... Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:57:26 -0800 http://sf0.org/weretybe/Merci/ I constantly seethe with rage at those that speed through stop signs in my neighborhood. As a bike rider I find people who are unpredictable in extremely heavy, fast vehicles to be a hazard. To show my appreciation to those that do stop in my neighborhood I traveled around with a large sharpie in one hand, masking tape in the other, and my laptop (camera) tucked into a backpack and left thank you signs on stop signs. "But you didn't really make a thank you sign, Ty!" some may say. I ... Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:15:15 -0800 http://sf0.org/lanayru302108/Fortune-Not-Cookie/ Well, I must admit, I'm probably going to change this one tomorrow when I take the monkey to school and abandon him. At least then someone would be more likely look inside him. But I might just be to forgetful to remember to take him to bear school. Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:54:53 -0800 http://sf0.org/lanayru302108/Khartoum-is-in-the-Room/     At first I left a bowl in my mother's bed, to convey that I was hungry. She swiftly came to me and asked what was up with all the misplaced ceramics so I didn't feel like the message worked. After much deliberation, I found she had left an Elton John CD in my bedroom, so I placed it on her bed with an attached frowny face. She understands. Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:32:33 -0800 http://sf0.org/lanayru302108/Unusual-Edition/     My immediate notion on this task was to make a people book, but a dear friend of mine said he also intended to do this, so I changed my mind. I mad a CD book instead. Why CD's? Because there happened to be quite a few laying around that I didn't need. So I wrote a book about how to write a book on CD's on CD's. Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:56:23 -0800 http://sf0.org/lanayru302108/Merci/     When my eyes first fell upon the task "Merci," I was elated. A wonderful opportunity arose to thank those around me for menial tasks. But to my dismay, I drew a blank as to what I should thank people for.     In utter defeat I turned on my television in hopes to find inspiration. It did not take long for inspiration to strike me in the face, as if I where a disorderly call girl and owed it a large sum of money. "Jurassic Park" fluttered across my television screen in a blur of dinosau... Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:26:41 -0800 http://sf0.org/clownface/Potted-Plant-Distribution/ If I may, I would like to begin this praxis by looking at what constitutes a "potted" plant. It is my firm belief that a pot is merely a cylindrical device used for transporting plants and, that being the case, it would seem that a styrofoam cup is a very nice pot, don't you agree? Upon taking up this task, my fellow player Travis decided it best to push the envelope and send a plant somewhere that no potted plant had ever been before. I'm sure he briefly considered space and, upon finding th... Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:40:31 -0800 http://sf0.org/dth2goby/Saucy-Tales/ my parents claim to have had a bottle of Tabasco sauce from since they were married. my father says it never goes bad, but i never wanted to test it. i am 16 now, and they waited at least 8 or 9 years before they decided to have kids. that has to be pretty old(if they are telling the truth about it).i don't ever remember using it myself, or anyone else for that matter. i only recently remembered the ancient bottle because i was putting away groceries and had to rearrange almost the entire refr... Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:29:16 -0800 http://sf0.org/Shazbot/Tableau-Vivant/ Wonder how we got Jesus to do this? . Completed Tasks Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:08:10 -0800 http://sf0.org/ophelein/Saucy-Tales/ much as one separated from their tour guide on foreign soil in a metro station, this canning jar stands in an aura of confusion and growing frustration behind a crowd of things much taller than itself looking for someone who will recognize it and send it in the right direction. for months now, I have been pondering what exactly that reddish substance sealed within it might be. I do not remember its arrival in my house. to hazard a guess, I would say it's some sort of middle-eastern stew, but ... Completed Tasks Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:26:22 -0800 http://sf0.org/peepsmustdie/The-Treasure-Hunters/ I was woken up by this morning by a friend calling to ask me along to The Bins, the place where Goodwill items go to die. They sell clothes per pound there, and you have to pick through big piles in the eponymous bins, shelves being an unnecessary luxury. I've been once before, and it's a definite treasure-hunting experience -- one person's trash is very literally another's treasure here. Most of this proof is in the pictures, both of utterly baffling junk like this GI Joe grooming kit (???) ... Completed Tasks Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:00:47 -0800 http://sf0.org/clownface/Unusual-Edition/ I began my buttery escapade with a vision that was entirely different than the finished product. The original idea was to create a short story using some old cloths as materials, resulting in a textile of epic proportions. But that quickly and unexpectedly changed into a daydream of toast. This is a book for children about a boy who likes toast but when you read further you soon discover that he has a deep,dark, buttery secret. A fun read for the entire family... well... it would be if i hadn't... Completed Tasks Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:20:40 -0800 http://sf0.org/MinchNiddle/Maternal-Generosity/ uhm... 1) This task is awesome. 2) No doubt in my mind who I will do this for. 3) Thank you task for giving me the chance to do this! But wait, is it cheating that I would do something nice for this mother without the prodding of a task? To be fair, I would not have gone quite so far without the task as an excuse, though something of this nature has crossed my mind before, but I was worried it would seem a bit intense... For praxis sake let's move forward. Backstory: Last year I made a bo... Completed Tasks Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:27:51 -0800 http://sf0.org/relet/World-of-Snorecraft/ la reveille du gardien ~ 2010 ~ dreams on blanket feu hirsute ~ 2010 ~ dreams on sofa exigence elargie / contractee ~ 2010 ~ dreams on sofa I will post a making of later, but the images should speak for themselves first. Yeah, you could try to bribe me. ;) The making of: What you need: - 1 sleepy person - 1 camera with timer - imagemagick How to: Attach the camera with a tripod or, like me, a clamp. Point towards sleeper. Take a picture every five seconds... or more, if you... Completed Tasks Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:47:33 -0800 http://sf0.org/clownface/Things-You-Can-Run-Through/ Upon taking this task I scrolled through the other praxis' to get ideas and stumbled upon Mr. Everyday's forest-at-night run. This seemed like a wonderful idea, so I decided to complete this on the semi-flooded golf course and small stretch of trees behind my house. I was joined by two friends, Troy Church and Travis Smith. We ran out into the dusk, crossing the abandoned golf course in short time. Fortunately, no one fell in the massive amounts of standing water. Unfortunately, I chose to wea... Completed Tasks Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:50:17 -0800 http://sf0.org/Lincoln/Saucy-Tales/ As some of you may or may not know. I built my own place. But I did not build it on my own property, therefore it isn't very big. It's just big enough for me and a little bit of stuff. I have three file cabinets full of comic books and many milk crates as well, that takes up most of the free space I have, My bed, bookshelves and clothes take up the rest. So I have one of those tiny college room fridges. And a hot plate that I cook on. The point being that there isn't much extra stuff in my fridg... Completed Tasks Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:15:27 -0800 http://sf0.org/pixieofhugs/Khartoum-is-in-the-Room/ I left a message in the bed of a dear friend of mine using Zombies, symbolism and algebra as expressions of my love. I made her very happy Completed Tasks Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:54:31 -0800 http://sf0.org/naming/Fortress-of-Solitude/ And so, naming, in setting out to complete this task, rather than quitting OR starting, shall do BOTH. The kicking first, and it is an ongoing process(ion). <*************** Smoking is great because you get to pretend to be a dragon. When I was a kid, I wanted to be George, ...not the bloody dragon. 1) Cut the Squares As we all know, smoking is a fabulous addiction. The ferocious disregard for one's well being is heartening, fearless, and transcendingly tough. It is the perfect way to ... Completed Tasks Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:02:02 -0800 http://sf0.org/artmouse/Khartoum-is-in-the-Room/ avidd: Backstory- Rubin went to the CCC conference in Berlin. His apartment's toaster was broken. Unsatisfied with this state of affairs, he stealthily swapped his broken toaster with his neighbor's. Some time later Rubin got really drunk and woke up with the broken toaster in his sleeping bag. artmouse: Secret Agent's appearance in town prompted the necessary get-together, and we decide to storm Rubin's apartment and secretly re-enact the aforementioned situation. anna one: The medium IS ... Completed Tasks Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:17:53 -0800 http://sf0.org/relet/Mihi/ Greetings sfø, and thank you all for welcoming me in your house. I am a wayfarer. Let me introduce you to my companions. My name is relet. This name has accompanied me for some years now, and we found a liking to each other. It enjoys the various pronunciations and meanings it receives, but to get to understand it, you might have to disjoin it. They say that one canoe alone cannot travel all the rivers that are your dreams. During my wanderings I soon realized that this is all too true. T... Completed Tasks Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:07:20 -0800