Announcement: DESERT BUS

You know what's manly? Sleep deprivation.

You know what else is manly? Video games from the 90s.

You know what's even manlier? Kicking disease's ass.

So, what happens when you combine all three? Desert Bus for Hope, that's what.

Think of DBfH as a five-day-long party, entirely interactive and streamed over the Web. Watch internet celebrities slowly go insane! See them poorly sing, dance, and otherwise embarrass themselves at the request of sick people like you! And marvel at all of the shiny, shiny prizes that get auctioned off! For the children.

If you want to read a full description of the event, just step right this way.

Here is an example of the (manly) shenanigans perpetrated during DBfH:




Did you find that in any way amusing? Then tune in for. . .

Desert Bus for Hope IV

Kicking off at

21.00 (9.00 pm) EST

on

Friday, 19 November 2010

Presented by

LoadingReadyRun

and broadcast live on

UStream.tv

Be there.

- The Webmaster

Week 1 wrap-up

So, MANTASTIC has now been up and running for a full week, and what a week it's been.

Surprisingly, everything went more smoothly that I could have hoped for, and was more fun than I'd expected. It feels like, after years of reading blogs, and thinking about considering starting my own, I've been able to hit the ground running and get into stride almost immediately. At this point, I can safely say that this experiment was a success, and the site isn't going anywhere.

Of course, it hasn't been without its problems. There have been posting errors, internal laziness, and a few very vocal haters getting in the way. These seemed like daunting problems at first, but looking at them now, it was silly to worry about them. I think we're through, and finally settled into a groove.

More important than haters, though, are all of the fans. I, on behalf of both myself and the other admins, would like to thank everyone who's visited, commented, 'liked' a link, subscribed to the RSS feed, or spread the word. And I'd especially like to thank Vexil, The Situation, and Drew for being part of the team, as well as A Number of Days of Nothing and Laxsith's Music Dump for following us on Blogger.

Now that this first rollout week is over, and we've (almost) delivered on our promise of daily updates, we're going to slow it down a little bit. No worries, though; there's still plenty of content. It'll just be posted every few days from now on. (Of course, it'll be slightly more often if you guys send stuff in.)

I'm glad you were all here to see the beginning of this blog, and to make it as much of a success as it was.

Stay macho, my friends.

- The Webmaster

You, too, can be an internet star

Do you want to grow your e-peen by approximately five kilometres? Well, good news, everyone!

(Not really news, but I think most people missed it the first time around.) You can get published on Mantastic! That's right, this blog is intended to be driven by fan submissions, so any of your posts are welcome (as long as they're manly). Send it in via the handy link in the sidebar, and it will be reviewed and (probably) posted!

'But', I hear you say, 'Writing a whole post sounds like work! I'm busy arm-wrestling bears and grilling baby seal steaks; I don't have time for submitting content!' Well, never fear, because even you can make a contribution to our fine community. If you see anything that would make a good post (picture, video, or other web content), you can still send in a link. I, or one of the admins, will write the post, and you'll be credited in it.

So, get crackin'!

No, not Kraken.

And that goes for the comments, too. I know people are visiting, and yet somehow none of you have said anything. Just so you know, you can post anonymously. And the comments are unmoderated.

Have fun!

- The Webmaster