Author: Tara

Gift Ideas

Black Friday/Weekend Deals

If you’re like me, you’ve been prepping for this moment all year. You enjoy the thrill of getting up early and getting your deal on. Or maybe you just woke up and are interested in doing a bit of shopping in your pajamas. No matter your plans for this weekend, […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all have a chance to relax, spend time with loved ones, and eat a wonderful meal today. Your work, Black Friday, and everything else will be waiting for you tomorrow–enjoy today! I’m thankful for my fantastic and supportive family and friends–they keep me motivated! What are you […]

A Geeky Home

Combat Kitchenware

Do your pots and pans just not feel bad-ass enough? Check out this new Kickstarter. Morlock Enterprises is sticking swords onto pans and letting you feel more powerful as you cook that egg. You can choose the type of pan you’d like as your incentive, and the prices aren’t that […]

Geeky Fashion

Contest: Hostess with The Mostest Shirt

Hostess has been going through a bit of trouble lately: strikes, bankruptcy, possibly closing down their company… so lucky me, to receive this shirt the day before the trouble started. After today, it could become a hot commodity! Plus, if they do shut down, I may actually become the Hostess […]

Geek Etiquette

Geek Etiquette: Survive a Zombie Outbreak

A few weeks ago, Mr. Geek and I had a fabulous date night–we went to the downtown Seattle REI to hear a talk about how to survive a zombie outbreak (and maybe other, less likely, natural disasters). The presentation was entertaining and informative, and a lot of the basic facts […]

Geeky Fashion

Urban Decay: Geekier Than I Thought

I was browsing the homepage of Urban Decay yesterday and noticed a few choice phrases being used: The big question is: Is Urban Decay trying to appeal to the geeky demographic? Do they employ a copywriter that is sneaking in geeky phrases to the delight of people like us? or […]

Entertaining, Geek Etiquette

Disney Inspired Aprons

Channel Cinderella (or a variety of other Disney princesses) next time you have to do the chores or cook–I dare you NOT to prance around singing “In My Own Little Corner” while wearing this. These aprons are available in LoverDoverClothing’s Etsy shop and range in price from $22-$39.50. They’d make […]

Events

Desert Bus For Hope

The fine folks over at Loading Ready Run are getting ready to do something that takes strength, endurance, and a whole lot of driving through a desert: their 6th annual Desert Bus For Hope. They play Desert Bus, which some have called “the most boring video game ever made” for […]

Geeky Fashion, Lifestyle

Color Chalking with Swink

  About seven months ago I did a post on a new product, the Color Bug. It gives your hair a nice, bright bit of temporary color without being stiff or sticky like spray-on colors. It looked neat, but I was hesitant to try it. Would it be messy? Would […]