Although I thoroughly suck at science, I received a chemistry kit as a present one birthday some twenty years ago and loved it for years on end. J owned multiple chemistry kits as a child and also has fond memories of mixing strange compounds together and "blowing sh*t up." We fully intend on gifting our children with chemistry sets when they reach the proper maturity level, but I have become discouraged at the types of kits that are available at toy stores these days. No actual chemicals? Nothing sharp or breakable? Glass beakers and test tubes that have been replaced by shatter-proof plastic? Nothing that has the potential to create sizzling/smoking/foul-smelling reactions? Where's the fun in that? That's why I let out a chuckle and a sigh...
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Although this ad campaign is a few years old, I love the brilliance and simplicity of the ads. Seeing the simple shapes casting creative shadows, we are reminded that it is our imagination that keeps Lego blocks alive, and that we are capable of building anything. Via Bit Rebels. ...
Continue readingBased on a Threadless design by Eduardo San Gil, Alex Eylar attempts to answer this geeky debate. Via The Daily What. ...
Continue readingI am loving this series of photos which depict the Pixar character Wall-E on a quest to find his true father. Via GeekSugar. ...
Continue readingAs the USA vs England match aired this past Saturday afternoon, we had a dozen rowdy guys — evenly rooting for either team — screaming their heads off and creating all sorts of drunken debauchery in our living room. I'm surprised none of our neighbors complained about the noise. Even the baby in my stomach jumped like a jelly bean every time a particular play roused our little crowd to shouting oblivion. For those who missed the game, fear not, for the good people at The Guardian have created a highlight reel...
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I think I'm the only Asian girl I know who has never been into Hello Kitty. However, I've decided to share these illustrations by Joseph Senior because I'm sure there are tons of Hello Kitty fans among my readers. Plus, it's not every day you see Hello Kitty dressed as Jason (of Friday the Thirteenth fame). Or as Robocop. Or Gundam. Or Boba Fett...
Continue readingOne of the things I miss most about working in an office environment is the plethora of office/desktop toys I used to have lying around my desk (ie, my collection of Star Wars Mr. Potatoheads). So I live vicariously through J. I have gifted him many office toys over the years, including a Red Swingline Stapler (à la Office Space) and a Staples® Easy Button. Now, it may be time to add one more...
Continue readingI used to love the boardgame Monopoly. I really did. My friends and I would play well into the night, and whenever a game looked like it would last longer than our tuckered-out bodies, we would take a picture of the board (so that no one would be tempted to cheat), grab our colorful paper money and head off to bed...
Continue readingI have always had a soft spot for architecture. I mean, who hasn't seriously considered becoming an architect after reading Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead? And as cliché as it sounds, Frank Lloyd Wright has always been my favorite architect and Fallingwater my favorite residential building. Visiting Fallingwater has been on my to-do list for over a decade. Unfortunately, the 6+ hour drive to western Pennsylvania is too daunting for this lazy geek. Perhaps we can make a weekend trip of it years down the road, with kids screaming in the back seat, "Are we there yet?!!" For now, I can almost feel like I'm there...
Continue readingMuji has launched some remarkable kits combining paper cut-outs with Lego pieces. I have no idea when these will become available stateside, but I have no doubt that they will follow in the success of Muji's minimalist (but highly functional) stationery, as well as their popular City in a Bag wooden toy sets. > Hit up the link for more samples! Via Core77. ...
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