Geek in Heels - Page 195

Nov 19, 2008 • In Entertainment, Funny

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Snoop Dogg on Martha Stewart

Can you believe Snoop Dogg was on the Martha Stewart Show today?

I couldn’t.

Then I watched the video.

And laughed and laughed.

Moments of particular note include:

Martha reads aloud some emails he’s sent her. He continually calls her “MS” and instructs her to “holla back boo”
Snoop tries to explain “Snoop-guistics” to Martha
Martha teaches Snoop how to make mashed potatoes and he addes cognac. After tasting the result, he says he wants some chicken wings.

Watch the hilarity ensue as my favorite rapper from the 90s meets my girl Martha!

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Martha Stewart Blogger Show, now I’m wishing Snoop was there as the special guest!

iPhone Numberpad App

As much as I *heart* my LG Voyager (especially its rockin’ Navigation system), I do get tempted to by the lusciousness that is the iPhone.

In particular, the Safari browser.

Although LG and Verizon like to tout the Voyager’s browser as a fully functioning HTML decoder, the fact remains that it doesn’t work too well with anything other than HTML. CSS rendering is unreliable and JavaScript is a hit or a miss.

My phone has also developed a nasty habit of automatically shutting off whenever it encounters a page heavy with JavaScript/AJAX.

*Throws tantrum*

So whenever I see yet another cool app for the iPhone, like the Numberkey, I end up emotionally cheating on my Voyager.

Can you tell I have a weakness for simple solutions that make you think, “Now why didn’t I think of that?”

We’ll see about the iPhone. I’m not quite ready to give up the trusty Verizon network just yet.

Via Gizmodo.

Infinity Bookcase

I have an obsession with books and everything books-related.

So it came to no surprise when I let out an audible gasp to see this picture:

Designed by Dutch artist Job Koelewijn, the Infinity Bookcase symbolizes the infinite power of books and learning.

I want to move all the furniture out of our condo so I can move this baby in now.

Via Neatorama.

Another Reason My Home Country Rocks

(I wrote a whooping 7 posts last night – 6 public and 1 private – but timed most of them so that they will be published at regular intervals throughout the next day. However, I’ve discovered that this method does not seem to notify Google Reader. So until I figure out what the problem is, I’ll publish each post as they are written. This may result in a barrage of posts in a short period of time so I apologize in advance.)

The most connected country in the world

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A fascination with PC gaming

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Mandatory military service

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BADASS BATTLE UNIFORMS!

And yes, as Engadget points out, they bear an uncanny resemblance to Halo uniforms.

Chinese Wine Packaging

If I hadn’t chickened out of attending art school, I think I would’ve tremendously enjoyed studying package design.

Consider these Chinese wine packaging designs. They’re works of art in themselves. Heck, I would buy them just for the packaging!

Via Packagings of the World.

Darren Waterston Paintings

Yesterday I became entranced by a post on Design Milk, showcasing the painter Darren Waterston.

His pieces are so organic and fluid, with a touch of Eastern influence. For example, this one distinctly looks like a dragon:

And this one reminds me of old Chinese landscape paintings:

This reminds me of cancer and diseased cells. Beautiful cancer, and diseased cells.

I especially love his “The Flowering” series:

If only I had the money to invest in art. For now, I shall have to be content with viewing gorgeous pieces like these through the wonders of the internet.

Bottle Cap Tripod

My hands are a mystery.

Slap a paintbrush, pen, pencil, or charcoal stick in my hand and it moves with the precision of a surgeon.

Place a camera there and it shakes like a crack addict’s.

It is precisely for this reason that I love and hail the invention of optical image stabilization (digital is usually “fake” or “forced” stabilization because it only raises the ISO) in digital cameras.

But for those times when even technology fails me, I yearn for a tripod.

The Bottle Cap Tripod is exactly how Better Living Through Design describes it: “This is exactly the kind of thing you don’t think you’ll need until you do.”

Although I wonder how it handles larger/heavier cameras, you have to admit that it’s an ingenious design.

The best part? It’s only $10 at Charles & Marie.

A Dark Alice by Tim Burton

I was stoked when I first read of the live-action remake of Alice in Wonderland…directed by Tim Burton.

Anne Hathaway as The White Queen.

Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen.

Alan Rickman as The Caterpillar.

…and Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter.

Can you say “Holy dark pathological classic, Batman!”?

Yesterday, my thoughts were only reaffirmed as this picture of Johnny Depp, in full costume as The Mad Hatter, surfaced on the web:

I get tingly feelings up and down my spine just looking at this picture.

Keep an eye out for the movie in 2010!

Via Best Week Ever.

Oreo Elevator

How awesome is this ad for Oreo cookies?!?

Using what you’ve got. Re-thinking a familiar concept. And strikingly simple at the same time.

Simply. Brilliant.

Via Brand Infection.

Please Don’t Stone Me

A neutron walks into a bar and asks the bartender, “How much for a beer?”

The bartender replies, “For you, no charge.”

I thought I would start with a joke so you’ll forgive me for backing out of another promise. The fact of the matter is, I’ve had a pretty crazy couple of weeks.

Quit a job (and get handed a slew of last-minute projects during my last two weeks there).

Help a friend with a web project.

Host a crazy, “legendary” potluck.

Be more involved in church.

Start a new job.

I had a good first day at work today, but I am saddened to say that I will have a lot less time for blogging. Either that, or I will have to sacrifice a lot of shut-eye time. And sleep seems to become so much more precious as I get older.

I’ll do my best to keep writing, but I predict that they will be in sporadic bursts. As a result, I will probably end up busting out a bunch of posts in one sitting and space them out so that they’re published in more regular intervals.

Thanks for reading and please forgive me if I sound incoherent.