We have a Winner! (Now What?)

Well, we have a winner! The Fome29 T-shirt won by a wide margin, thanks to an impressive blog campaign by Carol and Rahel in Brazil. Congratulations!

So, now what? I've got two stinky fish and five loaves of bread here in San Francisco, and they have a T-shirt ready to go there in Brazil... How do we get the fish and bread in their hands?

1. Smuggle the goods into Brazil with a traveling friend, since shipping food products is illegal.
2. See if Rahel and Carol can find a way to get 2 stinky fish and 5 loaves of bread donated from some local stores?
3. Wait till Rahel and Carol come to visit the US to give them the 2 stinky fish and bread.

Does anyone have any other crazy ideas?

Vote on the Offers!

Thanks to all the offers to trade me for my 2 stinky fish and 5 loaves of bread! We got some great ones to start the project rollin' rollin'...

Instead of just choosing myself what I think is the best trade, I thought I'd leave it up to you all to vote on the best offer! I've tried to be fair in my descriptions and photos...apologies in advance to any of the offers that don't end up as pretty or as nicely described as they really are!

So, without further oo-ooh-ca-choo, here they are!

1. Four bars of Swiss chocolate, four bars of Belgian chocolate, and eight Full Throttle energy drinks - Augusta MacPherson & Philippe Rousseau, San Francisco

2. Rare ceramic Hershey's Kiss fondue set - Caroline Tuan, Burlingame, CA

3. Trivial Pursuit 90's Edition - Janet Tomiyama, Los Angeles

4. Fome29 T-shirt, 2008 Edition - Carol Strelow, Florianopolis, Brazil

2 Stinky Fish in Brazil!

2 Stinky Fish can swim fast! Thanks to Carol and Rahel in Brazil who have featured 2 Stinky Fish in their blog for fome29 [translation: hunger29], a project for Brazilian youth to "experience, reflect, and act" on issues of hunger during a 29-hour period of time, in hopes of raising awareness about hunger problems in Brazil and around the world. Great project, guys!

Trade Proposals Wanted for 2 Stinky Fish and 5 Loaves of Bread

Okay, peeps! The time has come! Two very fresh stinky fish and five very tasty ciabatta rolls are ready to be traded! (See actual photos above.) What are you willing to trade to start us off? All offer proposals will be gleefully considered! No offer is too small, none too crazy - just think about what you have that you think others would like! When you've got an idea (or two or three), just jot it in the comments below. Proposals will be accepted until Friday, May 16.

Found: 5 Loaves of Bread

This morning the City Church peeps had a scavenger hunt around North Beach in San Francisco, so I took the opportunity to scope out some Italian bakeries while my team searched for the price of a load of wash at Little Bubbles laundromat. I scored a find at the Italian French Bakery on Grant Street, where the lady behind the counter kindly allowed me to take a few photos of the ciabatta rolls. Chomp!

Found: 2 Stinky Fish

So I stopped by to see Mr. Ken at the Fresh Meat Seafood Market in the Mission this afternoon, and he was mildly excited about donating two of his fine tilapia as our starting stinky (err, very fresh) fish. That means we only have 5 loaves of bread to go, then we can get trading! :) Thanks Mr. Ken! We won't let you down!