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Are Your Toes Happy? Try Mood Polish

Now that the sun has peeked out for half a day, I’m thinking it’s time for pedicures. And the only thing better than pedicures are having your toes painted with color changing polish.

In The Mood Polish is sensitive to heat, so it will change colors on your nails when going outside, when holding a hot coffee, or perhaps even after a long session with your favorite video game.

The polish is $8 a piece and comes in a variety of fun and trendy colors. You may catch yourself staring excitedly at your nails–if anyone gives you a hard time, just say “Hey! It’s Science!”.

A Geeky Home

Chalkboards: Not Just For School

Did you get a certain chill every time you were asked to work out a problem on the blackboard in school? Do you enjoy nothing more than the smell of chalk and feel of a chalkboard? Don’t fret–you can now relive your school days in your kitchen!

These chalkboard cabinets will help you reclaim your smarty pants status. Plus, it keeps you organized so your genius thoughts can solve other problems. Yay! Just use some chalkboard paint on your existing cabinets for a fun fresh redecorating idea.

Source: Re-Nest

(For an added bonus, make the cabinets magnetic! This Magnetic Primer can be used underneath any latex paint (or chalkboard paint!) to give you a couple extra places to hang your fun magnets and quick notes-to-self.)

A Geeky Home

Grenades for Gardening

It’s spring time, and if you own a patch of lawn, it’s time to make it pretty again. But who has time to be on their knees in dirt, placing seeds in a neat little row?

It’s time for Grenades.

When placed on your lawn, these grenades will decompose and release flower seeds from within. Plus, your yard will look like a war zone for a few days before. Finally–a bomb with a practical application!

Grenades are available in packs of 3 on the Suck UK site.

Source: Nerd Approved

A Geeky Home

Shed Some Light

I recently asked an interior designer for some tips and tricks on making small spaces look larger, to which he replied “I… LOVE… LAMPS.” I quickly stifled my grin and thoughts of Anchorman, and took his words to heart.

Lamps are a great way to accessorize a room and make it seem a bit larger, but what if you don’t have room for another?

This LED “Flat Light Poster” by Moss is a fun and unique way to get a bit more light in that hallway or above your desk. A limited number were available at $195 each, and now the lamp is on special order only, meaning you will have a truly one of a kind piece.

Source: Wired

Gift Ideas

Molecular Jewelry

Need to find a cute gift for the science lover in your life? Then take a look at the Made With Molecules jewelry!

This jewelry combines sterling silver with a specific molecule design to create a fun, personal gift. Plus, you can show your love of chocolate, caffeine, or red wine in an inconspicuous way!

Prices range from $40-$640 for jewelry.

Check them out at www.madewithmolecules.com!

Fun Food, Gift Ideas

Personalized Cookies

This year’s anniversary was all about personalization. I gave my boyfriend this vodka bottle, but also made him some special cookies. After 5 years, chocolate chip just won’t do.


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These cookies, with love and robot themed phrases, were made especially for him based on some of our inside jokes. The cookies were made with an extremely simple kit from Williams-Sonoma. I went in to check out the Star Wars Pancake Molds, and yet seemed to walk out with these. Man, that store’s dangerous.

The kit comes with three cookie cutters and plenty of letters to put in and spell your own phrases. Everything is extremely simple to use and clean. I look forward to whipping these cutters out for a variety of parties and occasions.

What phrase do you think would be best to put on/in a cookie?

Gift Ideas, Libations

Vodka That Does the Talking For You

What do you get the guy who has everything for your 5 year anniversary?
Well, if you’re like me, you’ll get your boyfriend a nice bottle of Vodka that can express your love for you.
Medea vodka has a built in LED screen in which you can write up to 6 different messages (up to 255 characters each).

Yes, the screen is easily detachable: it just has a clear rubber band like object over it. This means once the vodka is done, you can continue to use the screen for other projects. It’s like finding a prize in a Cracker Jack box, but instead of Cracker Jacks, you’re drinking vodka. And instead of the weird paper toys you get in boxes today, you get a nice bit of electronics. Win win.

The vodka is available in New York and New Jersey, or you can buy it online here. Product information can be found on their website.

Watch the bottle in action here:

Gift Ideas, Weddings

Geeky Cufflinks

Want to boldly go where no cufflink has gone before?
Then these Geeky Cufflinks are meant for you.

Ranging from Star Trek, to Apple, to old school gaming, you can find a cufflink to match any personality. The cufflinks make great gift ideas for Father’s Day, graduation, or as a nice addition to groomsmen’s outfits for a personal touch to a classy wedding.

At $40 and under, these are going quickly, so get them while you can! (And take a look at my favorite: The Ray Guns.)

Fun Food, Gift Ideas

Your Breakfast Just Got Cooler: Star Wars Pancakes

Making pancakes into cool animals and shapes has become a pretty big trend. But you will be the coolest pancake maker of them all with these new Star Wars Pancake Molds.

Super easy to use (and with lots of bonus holes for syrup!), these molds are available from your nearest Williams-Sonoma. I popped in today to take a look at these for myself, and saw some Star Wars cookie cutters, a Star Wars apron, and some black, white, and metallic silver sprinkles.

Get these as a great gift for Father’s Day, or pick them up for yourself. Eating Star Wars pancakes just gives you an excuse to use your bacon like a lightsaber.

Source: Nerd Approved

Geek Etiquette, Weddings

Should a Robot Officiate Your Wedding?

You’re a geek and you’re getting married. Congratulations! There are a lot of wonderful ways to add a personal “geeky” touch to your ceremony. But would you want to go as far as a robot officiating?

A couple in Japan did.

The first couple to ever have a robot officiate their ceremony was wed this week. The robot in charge was the I-Fairy, as seen at this year’s CES.

Although a unique idea, I feel the robot took away from the bride and groom. It’s your day–make sure a hunk of metal isn’t stealing all of the attention. And once the bride and groom left the room, you could feel the eyes in the audience drift back to the robot, standing, staring in the back. Creepy. Your guests shouldn’t have to worry about the likelihood of that robot coming to life.

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