Happy New Year from Carl Sagan!
Happy New Year, everyone! I loved Carl Sagan‘s message and thought it should be shared over here.
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Muppet Busters
With the latest Muppet movie in theaters, my children have more than a bit of Muppet Mania. My son yells “ANIMAL!” as he madly air drums and my little girl sings MaNa MaNa as she skips down the hallway. Having grown up with the Muppet Show, this just makes my heart sing!
And then, I found this piece of art in monkeyminion’s etsy. Muppets meets Mythbusters. Put the two together and you have Muppet Busters!
I think the Muppet version of Jaime is spot on and doesn’t Adam make a great Crazy Harry?
Albert Einstein Bag – Flickr Thursday
This week I present to you this totally awesome messenger bag from Artsi Bitsi. What I think is extra cool about the design is that Albert’s face is on top of text. It gives it that extra bit of geeky flair. Artsi Bitsi’s photostream is full of bags like this!
Party like it’s x = [(2^3) + 80(5^2) + (36/9)]
Now that the warm, innocent glow of Christmas is behind us, it is time to look forward to
the biggest party night of the year. If you are looking for a way to serve your guests fermented debauchery in a manner befitting a cultivated, tasteful geek, look no further than the laser-etched glassware over on Non Scientific Labware. Pour in the bubbly and toast your lab partners: “May all your reactions be positive, your equations be balanced, and all of your frictions of 2011 dissipate in the new year.”
The shop has a glass type suitable to your preferred poison: champagne, wine, tumblers, shot glasses, and even a set of test tubes that were featured in the June trend-spotting section of Food & Wine Magazine.
Have a fun, safe New Year’s Eve everyone.!
Timey Wimey Tardis Hat
Via CraftsterAw man! everyone needs some good geeky headgear this winter, and if you can knit, why not have a go at AmyLynn98′s TARDIS beret!?
Warm and fuzzy guts
Do you remember high school biology? Your lab partner was a little shy… and a lot adorable? The two of you acted bravely as you stole glances and awkwardly prodded at some poor little critter splayed out on the dissecting pan ?
Yeah, I don’t remember that either. My lab partner was a creepy spaz (yes, you–Brian), and I still have the suspicion that more than one starfish stomach ended up inside of his nose. >>shudder<<
Fortunately, Emily Stoneking can takes those macabre memories and make them warm and fuzzy with her AKnitomy knitted dissections.
Let’s forget, for a moment, how faithfully the organs are placed inside of the rat and freak out about Stoneking’s use of varying fibers and gauges to bring to life (or, uh, death) the different organs and tissues: from the diaphanous, pinned-back skin to the ropey little tail.
Be sure to check out her other critters. Frogs, fetal pigs, earthworms, human brains, and an (oh my) Easter Bunny await. A lovely, caring homage to all the poor little critters who gave their lives for our awkward, adolescent memories.
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