#update 2012

From: GISHWHES ([email protected]) Sent: Mon 11/05/12 12:04 PM

Greetings, my sweet Gishwheshean Adventurers,

Our journey nears the end so I share tidings from you know who and advice and musings from you know why.

Item 30, I'm told was a roaring Gishwheshean good time: a gaggle of Gishwhesheans, bubbling pizza, a guitaring minstrel, the usual gremlins destroying our electronics, popsicle stick monuments to rival man's greatest structural achievements, and... Mr. Collins. He did tell me he was moved and inspired with how many people came, impressed with your teamwork, and utterly confused by what you managed to build. He also mentioned there were "a few raindrops" but that this moisture "probably kept them cool since they were working so hard." He was thrilled to see some that he had met before and to meet many new Gishfriends. I saw some of the pictures. You all deserve a warm towel and a heaping portion of some of your sanity back.

I'm looking at the pledge counter right now and it appears we have surpassed the bar for breaking a world record. How exciting! We can hang this record next to our other one. Soon we will need a new wall. Now that we've reached the world record, let's not slow down, however, until we hit 100,000. It's our objective... and Gishwhesheans deliver. So, deliver. And I want extra cheese and olives on mine.

Flags, cards, voicemails, Grand Prize, etc. - someone shall email you all this week during the Gishwhes hangover to go over the timing of those and a few of the administrative issues. I simply can't go into all that right now... Gishwhes is not over and I want to bask in every moment that it IS.

Acts of Kindness Videos. Thank you. We have received many more in the last 24 hours and they are especially moving. You all are wondrous spirits (if not slightly twisted in the head-thankfully) and you should be proud of what you're doing to "kind" the world.

Items. Fantasticulabulous. So much art. So much passion. So much enthusiasm. So much creativity. So much cheese...

And so, as with all things that are too magical, fun and real and right for our daily reality, Gishwhes can always only be fleeting and soon must fade back into its sublime darkness... but until then, squeeze it for everything it's worth.

And remember, although the Gishwhes Hunt may only come but once a year, you can always drop into the Gishwhes dimension. Throw on your kitchenware chain-mail, jump into your home-made vehicle capable of adventure and mayhem and go attack normalcy: befriend the unique and different, believe yourself to be a unique and necessary artist (for we all are), and find that silver kale lining in the dark clouds and make wondrous, beautiful, life-changing art with it.

Happy Hunting, Gishwhesheans.

I am and always shall be your Lady of Art, Creativity and Kale,

Miss Jean Louis

Advisor (a.k.a. "babysitter") to Misha Collins

The Gishwhes Historian is a project to archive Gishwhes-related information including emails, hunt updates, timelines, and more.  

You can view all our information on the 2012 hunt here, or select another year here.

​G.I.S.H.W.H.E.S. The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen (again) is over!

The submissions are incredible and judging will commence immediately! Please log-in regularly to get updates on the Grand Prize Announcement and other important Gishwhes updates!

Thank you for joining us in the Hunt and helping us reach (PHILIPPE please insert final number of pledges when the countdown clock ran down here) pledges of Random Acts of Kindness! Please follow-up and do your act of kindness.

Stay tuned… and we hope to see you in Scotland!

GISHWHES

The Gishwhes Historian is a project to archive Gishwhes-related information including emails, hunt updates, timelines, and more.  

You can view all our information on the 2012 hunt here, or select another year here.

From: GISHWHES ([email protected]) Sent: Sun 11/04/12 11:43 AM

Aloha my heureux little Muirnins!

Happy sinful (or sinless if you prefer) Sunday.

We are creeping up on the 24 hour countdown so I'm compelled to alert, advise, admonish and applause. And Agapanthus. I'm compelled to Agapanthus.

We only have 100 Random Acts of Kindness videos that have been submitted. We have SEVERAL HUNDRED teams. This item is worth 121 points and can be ANY act of kindness, ANY WHERE, of ANY LENGTH up to 90 seconds. We really couldn't tee it up for you ANY easier than that. Let's see... the man who's the ultimate judge of this Hunt runs a non-profit called Random Acts of Kindness. I wonder if that item has any importance to him. Hmmm... Now I'm definitely not saying you can't win if you don't do one, but sweet bruised apricot in a green bucket, Gishwhesheans! Use your noggins!

Pledges. We're going to get there. Thank you for your continued push. It's really quite exciting to think we have convinced over 60,000 people so far to pledge to do a Random Act of Kindness. Or, if we were to put it in Gishwheshean terms: if we were to shave the hair from all of those people's heads, connect the shavings end to end with syrup, the hairy syrupy strand would stretch to the moon and back 1.360401842 times. Now that's a visual I can get my head around.

And finally, a little gem of a thought for you all: If we were all in school together (can you imagine!), you all would be the popular kids - but not in an annoying or condescending way. The kind of people you would want to have lunch with and do weird crazy things with and be pretty psyched to be seen with. I am not being sentimental. Just sentient.

We'd probably play "spin the kale" behind the school dumpster...

And on that furry note, I shall bid you adieu until tomorrow...!

My Bestest Regardings,

Miss Jean Louis

Advisor (a.k.a. babysitter) to Misha Collins

The Gishwhes Historian is a project to archive Gishwhes-related information including emails, hunt updates, timelines, and more.  

You can view all our information on the 2012 hunt here, or select another year here.

So, soon my wonderful son will be back home with me after spending a month with his dad in New York. It was a rough month without him. I spent my days bored and lonely. It’ll be a few days and he’ll be back on Texas soil soon. Actually he won’t be coming home soooo soon he’ll stay with his grandparents then make his way home.

A lot has been going on with me that I care not to discuss. It’s pretty difficult to explain without getting all emotionable.

Ohhhh I recently connected with an old accquaintence of mine. He complained that I had him waiting for over two years to finally wanna see him. I’m just not great at meeting people I tend to make excuses in as to why I don’t wanna see them. Well, idk what he was expecting, but I was hella nervous. I’m always meeting people for the first time. So it was a journey getting to him. I was working with limited directons and memory. I drove the wrong way and nearly hit a car. It was like ugh so he had to meet me and drive me to his place. Once we got there he gave me a quick tour of his apartment. I sifted through his movie collection and decided we were going to watch Friday the 13th. Why is it when I’m with whomever we never ever finish the movie we start. With Andy we never finished Band of Brothers or Redtails. With Anthony we didn’t finish the movie before he was getting fresh touching me ever so slightly trying to start something. Well, something did happen and I dunno why some guys want you to rate their performance as if it matters. I couldn’t because there was moments where I was pleasured and where he just flat out teased my ass. I dunno why with certain FWB’s I find myself geting attatched. I got over Hector. I gotten over Andy and I’m pretty sure I’ll get over Anthony eventually. I like Anthony he’s a cool cat, but I know he’s not my type. I dunno I want a guy that is like me, but it’s a ghost I’m chasing because there is no me clone version of a guy out there. I used to think that it was Andy, but I know it’s not him. Sure we have some things in common, but I don’t think we’re the same person. I don’t think I’m ready to commit myself to anyone just yet. my heart is taken by two men my son and him [M] I can’t explain the M person he’s my secret.

So lately I’ve been on this Alesana kick godddd I love them one of my favorite bands. Ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh guess what I found when I was cleaning stuff?! My autographed Without Tomorrow cd. Yes!!!! I miss those guys and wish they would resurface.

Oh job hunting how fun that has been I’ve applied to Walmart, Ross, Home Depot, Payless, and I’m pretty sure there is another place, but can’t remember. Well I’ve yet to hear from them. I already know Walmart turned me down without a polite phone call. Ugh, I wish job hunting was easy. Then again nothing in life is easy.

So, as you all know my last relationship ended. I don’t wanna say why, but it’s an civil friendship. At first I didn’t talk to him because I was trying to let go and move forward then he IM’d me one day and I had to piece myself together and pretend I was ok and nothing was wrong with me. It feels weird somehow. The first time around it didn’t last because neither one of us had a car and seeing each other was going to be difficult. Naturally this time around I had higher expectations and imagined it was going to last since we both have cars. Sadly we failed and I’m sad no doubt. Sometimes, I wish dating was easier and not so complicated. I wish we were still, but it’s whatever.