Tag: Uncommon Goods

Geeky Fashion, Gift Ideas

Fortune Keeper Bracelet

I have a couple fortunes from fortune cookies that I have saved over the years, but they always end up in the weirdest places. Corners of mirrors, taped to my laptop, hidden in a wallet…if I had this bracelet, I could keep those fortunes close to me at all times. […]

A Geeky Home

Diagram Towels

These tea towels from UncommonGoods will be a welcome addition to your kitchen or bar area. The design features diagrams of a projector and microscope in a style and pattern that will go with almost anything. It’s a fun change from cutesy, flowery towels, and makes a great host/hostess gift […]

Entertaining, Gift Ideas

Dinner Party with UncommonGoods

One of my resolutions this year was to have more “grown-up” dinner parties. This means less people over, cloth napkins, and meals that don’t involve calling Domino’s. However, it’s me, and I still like to have a fun theme or activity planned. UncommonGoods came to the rescue with some fun […]

Geek Etiquette

Geek Etiquette: Phone Use at Dinner

The Geeky Hostess is gonna help you get your manners on! Each Monday, we’ll focus on a topic of etiquette. We’ll take a look at the classic rules (using Emily Post as a guide), and then evaluate the rules for our daily lives, creating a guide to “Geek Etiquette.” Have […]

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Bubble Wrap Calendar

You know that fantastic feeling you get every day in December when you get to eat another chocolate out of your advent calendar? This Bubble Wrap Calendar is like that, but will help you keep your awful “eat less chocolate” resolution. Pop a bubble every day in 2012. It really […]

Gift Ideas

The GH Wishlist: Uncommon Goods

The Geeky Hostess will be posting her holiday wishlists at some of her favorite online shops over the next week. Use them as a guide to creating your own holiday wish list or find the perfect gift for the geeky host(ess) in your life! Uncommon Goods is a newer find […]

Gift Ideas

Geeky Watch

Looking for the perfect graduation gift? How about a nice watch that will make that grad actually USE their education? The Geek Wrist Watch uses math to tell time through various formulas and references. Geek Wrist Watch, $65 at Uncommon Goods.