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Posted on 11.06.09 by Widge @ 12:24 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.   Let me admit something to you: I'm not what you would call a full-on Star Wars fan. Oh sure, I enjoyed the hell out of the first trilogy, warts and all. And like most sane people among you, I sobbed--like a little girl whose favorite hamster has just been ignited by a spray of flaming WD-40--when I realized what the prequel trilogy had devolved the series into. But I never really got into the various other bits of media--you know, like the books or comics. And I'm sure there's a fandom term amongst Star Wars geeks for basic fans like myself. So it's not because I dig Empire Strikes Back the most (like most sane people) that I find myself terribly excited about the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag from ThinkGeek. Hell, as nifty as I think they are, I'm not even geeked at the prospect of owning one. Instead, I'm thrilled because I like the notion of living in a world where something as sick as a sleeping bag based on a scene in which a character cut open and slept inside the carcass of an animal--a sleeping bag originally conceived as a joke, mind you--can become real and be sold. We have to take joy in the little things. You can pre-order your own twisted sleeping bag here. They appear to be in stock starting 11/29. Categorized as: Gear
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Posted on 10.28.08 by Rox @ 10:08 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Widge's note: Ladies and gents, please welcome to the podium: Rox of Spazhouse, our resident artist and advocate for more lighting. Phoenix Alchemy Lab has created a very large selection of scented wonders based on themes and holidays over the years. Such themes run from gothic to the very intriguing Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett perfume oils. These perfumes are oils, which which have a more concentrated scent than colognes, which are diluted with alcohol. As the Need Coffee's Steampunk aficionado, I am happy to review two samples of Phoenix Lab's Steamworks and Research Facility perfumes. Airships, linen, velvet, gears, mechanisms, and of course goggles are some of the accoutrements to the world of steampunk. The perfume names and descriptions invoke a times and adventures that occurred in the unlimited expanse of your imagination. First up: The Coil. Categorized as: Gear and Reviews
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Posted on 10.21.08 by ScottC @ 11:11 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  In a shocking announcement that is shaking the New Chicago political establishment, a robot clock has come forward to tell a horrific tale of sex, lies, and microprocessors. "Everyone knows him as the cool rational member of the Computer Council, but behind closed doors, he's a sexual demon," Kim, the robot clock said. "He would want to interface a dozen times a day, access all my unused ports, and use the most obscene protocols. I was constantly in fear that my battery would run down permanently." Categorized as: Gear
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Posted on 09.21.08 by Widge @ 10:01 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. If they do, they will buy this for their next gift-giving occasion. The only thing more of an affront than this would be them punching your mother in the mouth. With your fist. Not even Salieri would have bought Mozart one of these. That's how bad it is. Even Dindrane would kill the frog. That's how bad it is. Direct link for the feedreaders. Found by Ken, who is probably buying me one right now. Categorized as: Gear
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Posted on 09.15.08 by Widge @ 10:17 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Those twisted geniuses at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab have done it again, drawing me in with two of my greatest weaknesses in a one-two punch (or pseudopod slap, either way): Lovecraft and black t-shirts. So I just ordered my Miskatonic Valley Junior Baseball Association 2008 Pancake Breakfast and Summoning Volunteer t-shirt. How could I refuse? But if you want to show your support for any of their teams--the Innsmouth Guppies, for instance, or the Dunwich Whippoorwills (pictured)--you can snag a shirt or even a pennant. If that's not enough they even have "I am the Proud Parent of a..." stickers. And if you just want to smell like you support the association, they have two scents for the 2008 season. Nice. Find the full array here. Tell them we said hi. Categorized as: Gear
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