District 9 (or The Office meets Starship Troopers) is probably not a movie to watch if you're looking for fashion ideas. And yet, Brandy K. from San Diego came out of her local cinema feeling inspired to create this stencilled t-shirt. It features the soon-to-be iconic image used throughout … [Read more...]
Bella’s Twilight mittens – free knitting pattern
Any self-respecting Twilight fangirl will want to get herself a pair of the mittens Bella can be seen sporting in the movie. This knitting pattern, created be self-confessed Twilight obsessive, Subliminal Rabbit, is totally free. Plus, the mittens are pretty special even if you're not fussed … [Read more...]
Twitter fashion: tights, t-shirts and trinkets
Twitter has been popular for a while now, but it's gone mainstream since a ton of celebrities have jumped on board and started tweeting their day to day lives. Suddenly, everyone wants to know how Jonathan Ross spends his Sundays. Understandably this upsurge of interest in Twitter has led to … [Read more...]
Snap happy camera necklaces
I wouldn't be a Dork if I didn't covet some geek inspired jewellery. Jewellery doesn't get any more geeky then this Snappy Happy Pink Camera Necklace (£10) on the right from Love, Hearts and Crosses. The necklace comes in an alternative blue variety and hangs on a black suede necklace, much like … [Read more...]
Top 5 Firefox Addons for Bloggers
If you spend a lot of time blogging you'll probably have developed all kinds of shortcuts and labour-saving techniques to get those posts out in a timely fashion. Fiddling around with outbound links and photo editing can take up time that could be better spent reading Top 5 lists on the … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Audio Chi’s W-Series can headphones
Can-style headphones tend to be a bit huge for the average ladybonce, which is why it's nice to know there are some manufacturers out there worrying about our pretty little heads. Audio Chi's W-Series have been designed to maintain studio quality audio in a much smaller package than normal cans. … [Read more...]
Kaspa Ghost lamps and shades
Is it wrong that I think one of these Kaspa lamps would be pretty cute hanging in a nursery? Clearly, I'm going to be one of those parents who take up quite a lot of time in my offspring's counselling sessions. But who cares what social services think? I think a little glowing ghost lampshade … [Read more...]
Sqweel Oral Sex Simulator from LoveHoney
This thing just looks *wrong* to me. Like a water wheel, but with rubbery pink tongue things where the wooden paddles should be. And that's pretty much what it is. Put the Sqweel Oral Sex Simulator (patent pending, no less) near your nether regions and you'll be sitting on a "revolution in … [Read more...]
Six things about modern-day vampires that are better than Twilight
Twilight is not a good vampire story. This is mainly because it doesn’t have any vampires in it. They can go outside in the daytime. They glitter in sunlight. What you have there, people, is more of a murderous, blood-drinking pixie. Here are six shows and films that are better than … [Read more...]
Where the Wild Things Are amigurumi crochet patterns
It's times like this that you have to get down on your knees and thank the internet for being so marvellous. After all, how else would any of us get to see this amigurumi pattern for Max and one of the monsters (Carol aka Moishe) from Where the Wild Things Are? The patterns cost just $5 each … [Read more...]
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