July
14
Star Wars Coasters
Craftster user johnandbrandie made these very cool and shiny Star Wars coasters with tiles from the hardware store. Shiny.
July
12
Crocheted Spock Head
Here’s something awesome from Amy – we’ve been dazzled by her amigurumi skills before and now she’s crocheting mounted trophy heads. You can buy Yetis and Cthulhu, but I’m quite enamored with Spock. (It’s so weird, I’m not really a Star Trek fan, but something about old school Spock really appeals to me.) Definitely check out her blog and Etsy shop.
July
5
Lego Star Wars Princess Leia Cake
Craftster user mandys08 made this fab Lego Star Wars Princess Leia cake for her cousin’s birthday. She really got the facial expression from the video game down perfectly!
July
3
Pac-Man Necklace
You know, this blog was originally going to be about video game crafts, but we quickly realized that there were crafts to be shared on a wealth of geeky topics. It’s been awhile since we’ve had an old-school video game craft though, so here’s a good one from our Etsy friend casstasstrophe: an acrylic Pac-Man necklace. You can buy one now :)
July
1
Trek in the Park RETURNS!
I posted awhile back about getting to see Atomic Arts’ fantastic Trek in the Park play here in Portland, and I’m so excited that the next installment, Space Seed, is coming right up!
From the Facebook page:
Trek in the Park RETURNS! This summer, we present an episode with one of the most classic and enduring villains to ever cross paths with Kirk and crew in the final frontier, KHAN.
A perfectly preserved, genetically enhanced warrior from the 20th century, Khan, is revived by the crew of the USS Enterprise upon discovering his adrift ship. They deduce Khan was the kind of 20th century leader who could have conquered the Earth in his time. However, not everyone is suspicious of Khan’s intentions, one such person is Lt. Marla McGivers, the ship’s historian. She is so moved by Khan’s glorious ambition, she assists him in hijacking the Enterprise to finish the conquest Khan Noonian Singh started 200 years ago. Will this be the last generation for the crew of the USS Enterprise?
Portland actors accompanied with live music and effects bring this classic piece of television to life!
Shows are at 5:00pm Saturdays and Sundays July 10-August 1 (4 weekends!) . 8 shows total! Be sure to get there early for a good viewing spot!
FREE TO THE PUBLIC. ALL AGES WELCOME
Spend a day in the park, bring a picnic and BOLDLY GO!!
June
24
TARDIS MAME Console
The phrase “It all started with Linux” and a picture of Charles Bronson occur with in the first few paragraphs of Simon Jansen‘s thorough, rambling, and completely freaking awesome how-to post about his TARDIS MAME Console. It’s one thing to build your own TARDIS, it’s a wholly different thing to build your own TARDIS, then construct a custom made MAME console to fit inside (the picture on the left is the TARDIS, closed. On the right, we see it open, with the console on). This might be the geekiest thing I’ve ever posted, a real trifecta of geekgasm worthy art.