MISSION: Boring Pittsburgh, Troy Polamalu, and Things That Go VROOM!

{Why yes, that IS Troy Polamalu!}

When my friends at Boring Pittsburgh contacted me and suggested we work on a collaborative mission, I immediately said, "YES!" The more people in the world who want to combine forces for good, the happier this secret agent is.

The collaborative mission began with instructions for me to retrieve the mission materials at a super secret location. I, of course, complied.

exhibit a:

Upon retrieving the "top secret mission materials," I opened the container to find 1) said materials {Hairy Helmets} and 2) a memo from my co-conspirators.

exhibit b:

The memo instructed me to place the contents of the tube on unsuspecting individuals' car attenae. And the only special request indicated in the memo was to include the co-conspirator's logo.

exhibit c:

I love a good mission, and I love collaborating, so the obvious next step was to tell myself,

"Let's do this."

I typed up a happy note for my recipients...

...and made sure to include my co-conspirator's logo, as requested:

Location: Shadyside neighborhood, Pittsburgh, PA

Date: Thursday, 17 June 2010

Time: between 5:43 p.m. and 8:27 p.m.

I gotta admit: messing around with people's cars isn't something I enjoy doing. Which is why this was probably the hardest mission I've completed yet. And in broad daylight? Yikes! I worried about not only being seen but also setting off potential car alarms. Can you imagine that? I can just see the headlines now:

"Secret Agent L Nabbed by Police as She Vandalizes Neighborhood Cars with Steelers Paraphenalia."

Nonetheless, I bucked up and began on Alder Street.

After walking around and looking for cars and trucks that showed the owners' obvious love for the Steelers, I stumbled upon a grey pick-up truck that had a Steelers sticker on the back window.

Target #1 acquired:

Next stop, Shady Avenue and Howe Street:

Target #2 acquired:

Final stop? Shady Avenue and Walnut Street:

Target #3 acquired:

I gotta tell ya, this was a rough mission for more than just the fear I felt because of messing around with people's cars. You'd think, after completing over 100 missions, that I'd remember to WEAR SENSIBLE SHOES.

Needless to say, these--

--were barking by the end of the mission.

But on my way back to Command Central, I ran into a beautiful display of flashing flourescent lights in front of me. Nothing like lightning bugs to remind you just how beautiful this world is, even if your feet hurt.

MISSION: Mega Mission Follow-Up

Last week, Secret Agent L posted about an email she received from one of her trusty Affiliated Agents regarding an upcoming mission of Significant Size and put a call out for all those interested in participating in this Flash Mob of Kindness. Well, she recently received another email from that same Affiliated Agent in which more details about said mission were revealed. Here are the details from Affiliated Agent M's latest email:

"From the looks of it, SAL, it sounds like there's a lot of interest. If people want to get a hold of me at affiliatedAgentM@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter, I can start sharing the details for this mission.

"If people are wondering, it will take place somewhere in downtown Pittsburgh. If people are still interested in helping out and being a part of something awesome but don't think they'd be able to be "dahntahn" for what ever reason, they can still get a hold of me.

"The plan is for this mission to cheer up some people in downtown Pittsburgh, but the doesn't mean there can't be small armies of people all over the place doing synchronized acts of kindness...anyone interested regardless of location can e-mail me, and I'll swing through the comments of the first post and poke some of the people there as well.

"Thanks for helping out with this, SAL. It's gonna be awesome!"

Yes, yes it is, Affiliated Agent M. Secret Agent L can hardly wait.

MISSION: Big Mission. Help Needed.

A couple of days ago, Secret Agent L got an email from one of her trusty Affiliated Agents. And in that email, he made the following request:

"Secret Agent L, I have a big mission planned in Pittsburgh, so big I can't do it by myself. Would you mind putting a feeler out to see if there's anyone in Pittsburgh who would mind helping me out? They wouldn't need to buy anything, just show up and be willing to covertly spread cheer."

Now, I know a little bit about this mission: when it is, where it will be, etc. But I don't think I'm allowed to divulge that information yet. I do know that it wouldn't take long at all--less than an hour. So, with that being said...

If you're in Pittsburgh and are interested in participating in a big mission of kindness, please leave a comment on this post. Or email me. More details will follow in the coming days, and, if you're interested, you'll be notified.

This could be AMAZING.

xoxo,

Secret Agent L