January 5

Ducks!

I may or may not have mentioned this before, but I’m a bit of a bird-nerd. I live with two cockatiels and a parakeet, and my current favorite thing is planning how I will go about raising ducks in my yard. My city recently made it legal to raise small poultry in residential areas, my neighbor used to have chickens, and my husband bought me a book on raising ducks for Christmas—tacit approval of this duck plan!

In celebration—and because I can’t keep my mind off ducks for long—I thought I’d share something awesome I just recently found on Etsy: the duck band as wedding ring.

Here are two examples (and their respective Etsy shops, tinahdee and bddesigns):

I really like the rings that my sweetie and I ended up with, but part of me wishes we’d seen these before the wedding. Such a fun idea, right?

(If you’re not a bird-nerd and want to know why this is funny at all, the US Geological Survey has a pretty great page about bird bands that I would encourage you to check out!)

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March 25

XBox 360 Controller Rings

XBox 360 Controller RingsCan’t bear to be parted with your beloved XBox 360 controller? Or simply feel like clearly showing your video game player pride?

Then check out these truly adorable mini XBox controller rings by Kelly (DeviantART member egyptianruin).

These pint-size polymer clay rings are hand sculpted, and available in various colors on her Etsy shop, Kelly’s Keychains.

Wearing one can help you beat the game withdrawals when you’re forced to reckon with the outside world. You can press the tiny buttons and pretend you’re actually making things happen!