Build a Personal IMAX Theater

May 8, 2013 By Tara in A Geeky Home No Comments Tags: home, home theater, IMAX, movies, private theatre, technology

Have tons of money lying around? Have a part of your house you don’t ever use? Will you only watch movies if they’re 20 feet tall and in 3D? You should get yourself a personal IMAX theater. And then we should become close friends. I’ll bring the popcorn.

IMAX’s website claims that “Everyone’s experience it. Few will own it.” After speaking with a personal consultant, they will look at the space you have available and design a theater and sound system exclusively for you to give you the best quality of film-watching possible. You’ll be just like the directors who watch their IMAX films in a private theater for the first time, except you’ve never directed anything and probably have more money than them.

See more at IMAXPrivateTheatre.com. The price isn’t listed, which means it’s automatically out of my price range. I’ll stick to my normal-sized TV for now.

My Crazy Valentine

Feb 8, 2011 By Tara in Crafty Geek, Entertaining, Fun Food, Gift Ideas 1 Comment Tags: candy, Despair, drinks, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not, holiday, movies, Think Geek, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is less than a week away. And for many, Valentine’s Day is one of the worst days out there. So why not get your Valentine’s Day-hating friends together for one crazy party. All the disturbing and snarky parts of love, none of the sweetness.

Entertainment:
The event should get started with my favorite non-traditional love story:

He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
A French romance film starring Audrey Tautou? May sound too lovey-dovey for you, but I guarantee it’s not. My gentlemen friends still cringe when I bring this movie up; it makes love scary on a psychological level. I promise. Stay with it till the end.
$14.99 at Amazon.com

After a good dose of crazy, release your inner feelings with some homemade ransom Valentines. Make them for each other and then pass them out. Or even better, slip them under the doors of those who couldn’t make the party.

All you need is some construction paper, scissors, glue stick, and the thickest wedding magazine you can find. Bonus points, with a couple markers you can go to town making zombie brides!

Treats:
Just because your guests are single for Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean they don’t deserve gifts. Just stay away from anything too romantic.

Show them you care with an anatomically correct gummy heart (complete with gummy blood). Take a bit of extra time to wrap it up in a nice box, they’ll never know what’s coming.
$6.99 at ThinkGeek.com

Do you love the chalky taste of conversation hearts, but hate the sayings? Find something a bit more appropriate in this container of Bittersweets.
$9.95 at Despair.com

Want to get a bit more crafty with your treats? Try Sprinkle Bake’s Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries:

Fire, alcohol, fruit, and chocolate. Can’t go wrong in my book. Just make sure the true crazies stay away.

What are your plans for Valentine’s Day?

A Marathon of Feasting, LOTR Style

Jan 13, 2011 By Tara in Fun Food No Comments Tags: Alamo Drafthouse, feat, hobbits, LOTR, marathon, movies, stew

The amazing Alamo Drafthouse holds a yearly LOTR marathon. However, this marathon’s better than any you may have attended: it includes an 8 course feast fit for the hungriest hobbit.

The menu includes fresh, comforting meals that are all inspired from the cuisine of the characters in the movie.

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Check out Wired.com for more pictures and a recipe for Coney Stew!