My Average Spawn is Longer than Yours

28 01 2008
stick to the face

Sticky Keys and TheIronChef developed a nifty little program that calculates how much of your life you have wasted away respawning when playing Halo 3. Apparently they used a five second average respawn, which may or may not be accurate depending on how much you tend to kill your teammates. Or yourself. Neither of which I ever do.

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Pac-Man Nose Ring

28 01 2008

I got power back just in time to discover and snag this adorable Pac-Man inspired nose ring. Made from 20 gauge sterling silver wire, the creator balled the end, sculpted it until it was just right, and put it in a tumbler. The fruit of her labor is a hard, polished nose ring reminiscent of your retro gaming days.

pac-man nose ring

Purchase here : littlesomething’s Etsy Store
Price : $17

The “purchase here” link will take you to the nose ring section of her store because I already bought this one. I would expect she will be listing more though as she has two shown in the picture. Plus, she takes custom orders so you can always just send her a message via Etsy if you get impatient. Which I expect you to, because this is simply the cutest nose ring I have ever seen.





Blogger Snowed In, Internet Concerned

27 01 2008

It is with great sorrow that I report to you that our beloved Hawty McBloggy, aka bs angel, is snowed in and without power. Living as she does in the Rockies, or the Cascades, or possibly the Appalachian mountains (who knows?!), she will be without power for at least a day. In this time she will brave a cold, Xbox-less existence. And maybe even a Wampa.

Your regularly scheduled programming will return momentarily, until then, light a candle and toast a s’more in her honor.

-KP





Madden Bowl Play & Win Sweepstakes

27 01 2008

create your own madden bowl party

From Xbox.com :

Prepare for the biggest game of the year by hosting your own Madden Bowl party! Get your friends together for a tournament (4-16 players) and you could win some great prizes from Xbox LIVE and EA SPORTS. Print out your bracket, line up your friends, and hit the gridiron for hard-hitting football action. Register your gamertag before midnight ET on February 3. After registering, play your online tournament between 12:01 A.M. (ET) on January 31, 2008, and 11:59 P.M. (ET) on February 3, 2008 to enter. You’ll score a new sweepstakes entry for every day you play during the weekend.

The grand prize package includes :

  • A trip for winner and a guest to New York City to attend the EA SPORTS draft events on April 26-27. This prize includes round trip coach airfare from major airport closest to winner’s home, three nights, standard double occupancy hotel accommodations (two people, one room), transfers to and from hotel/airport, and a $150.00 stipend.

Several other prizes will be given away as well.

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Register for this challenge.





Piranha Plant Softie

27 01 2008

Unlike the ruthless piranha plants in Super Mario Bros. that camp in random pipes and periodically pop out to devour you, the only threat this crocheted version poses is being too adorable. Made from acyrlic yarn, non-alergenic polyfil, felt, and thread, this piranha plant softie has white lips so luscious you will probably just want to kiss it. Assuming it doesn’t start spewing fireballs at you.

piranha plant softie

Purchase here : michellerheaume’s Etsy Shop
Price : $79.99

This 14″ inch tall softie never needs watering, feeding, or caretaking of any kind. The only thing it needs is love. Wrap a beautiful bow around its stem and you just may have yourself the perfect Valentine’s gift. Nothing says I love you quite like a piranha plant.





Only for the Bad Ass Nerd

26 01 2008

All of us express ourselves through our appearance. Whether is it with piercings and tattoos, or your clothing and accessories, or a particular hair color and style, all of these things make a statement about who you are. Some statements are more bold and obvious than others. This particular accessory says two things, you are a nerd but you are also a bad ass. Maybe.

nerd scrabble tile rings

Purchase here : WHIMSYlove’s Etsy Shop
Price : $18
Note : This set includes all four rings, which are made from scrabble tiles being attached to silver tone ring bases by industrial strength glue.

Who in their right mind would mess with somebody wearing these? That’s what I thought.