Star Wars 7?

For those of you who haven't seen it, Patton Oswalt, in a guest appearance on Parks & Rec, improvises in a filibuster scene about the next Star Wars movie. Hey, I'd watch his version (it's bound to be better than anything Disney and JJ Abrams come up with). Btw, if you don't already watch Parks & Rec, I suggest you get on that immediately.



And just for fun, here's an animated version too:

Beware May the 4th!

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Looking Up

I have a confession to make: I did not love the movie Up (in fact, aside from the cone of shame and "squirrel!" I didn't even find much to like). But I love the idea of attaching balloons to my house and floating away. Who wouldn't? These people clearly agree with me...

Up-inspired hot-air balloon

A closer look

While the hot-air balloon is pretty sweet, this is an actual house suspended by balloons, floating on its merry way. Some people (in this case at National Geographic) are so literal. Literally awesome. Adopt me?

 

 

 

Originally found here and here.

In Stitches

I bring to you a subject near and dear to my heart: needlepoint, geek style! The possibilities are endless when geeky people get creative. Click on the images to get to the original source...

The Hobbit

Evil robots are scary (if you click through to the source there's another link there for the song that inspired this)

My personal motto

TARDIS

Donnie Darko

My Neighbor Totoro

All that those alien face-huggers really want is love

Daleks, the Doctor's nemeses

Bonus: free cross-stitch Dalek pattern (personal use only). Go make something cool!

Prometheus Trailer

It's a new Alien movie. It's directed by Ridley Scott. I think my heart just stopped for a second there.

Everything's Better with Muppets

The Muppets (one of my favourite things) spoofs Twilight (ranked somewhere down between razor burn and Donald Trump).

Originally tweeted by @WickedLPixie. Another picture and the story here.

Gummi Dune

There are some mad geniuses in the world and the people who decided to use candy to recreate a scene from Dune are high on that list, my friends.



More here.

Even Vader Needs a Vacation...

It's an ad but a funny one:



And speaking of Star Wars, Han and Leia get a mention in a "Top 10 Romantic Onscreen Moments" post I wrote for Heroes & Heartbreakers. Read it here. It is the post you're looking for. You want to read the post...

Quentin vs Coen

What kind of mad genius would put together an art show featuring tributes to Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers? The kind of mad genius that's too damn rare in this world. If this is your kind of mashup (and how could it not be?) you can check out the show at the Bold Hype Gallery in NYC, April 7-9. More info here.

A small sampling of what you'll see at the show...

Kill Bill, "The Swan Song of Oren-Ishii" by Tim Doyle

Raising Arizona, "Leonard the Destroyer" by Matt Leunig

Reservoir Dogs Zombie Style, "Bloody Gore Dogs" by Rezatron

Battle of the Eye Patches: True Grit meets Kill Bill (by Steve Seeley)

(Psst: if you can't make it to the show you can buy prints here.)

Book Learnin'

I love it when my geekery (books, crafts, fandoms...) comes together in a harmonious mashup of endless possibilities. These are but a small sampling of the geek-themed craft books available at fine book purveyors everywhere (feel free to point me in the direction of any others you know of).

Keep yourself busy making cantina finger puppets, Jabba body pillows, and R2D2 crocheted beanies:

Or if cooking's more your style:


Can't leave the Trekkies out:

Or the Seuss fans:

Crochet your own ninjas, Vikings, and robots:


Or stick to just zombies:

Break out the knitting needles and make a wizard robe, invisibility shawl, or Quidditch sweater:

Follow a session of crafting gem-covered sandals and bindi greeting cards with a spontaneous group song and dance number:

Or cover all your bases with everything from D&D dice earrings to Super Mario cross-stitch to a Star Wars terrarium... and beyond:

And if anyone knows of any shiny Firefly/Serenity craft books, I'd be much obliged for a link.

Cleaning Up

Ever look at a plain bar of soap and think 'this could be awesomer'? Me neither, but now that I see what can be done I have to wonder why I've wasted so much time using boring old rectangles. Click on photos for more info.

(Btw, the descriptions of the products alone are worth checking out.)

Everything is better in TARDIS form:

Soap Invaders:

Yes, but are they stackable?

I am Jack's soap:

Freeze date included:

You will be assimilated (but at least you'll be clean):

The Alliance know how to make a damn fine bar of soap:

May the Force Be with You...in the Kitchen

Vader apron:


Space slug oven mitt (Millennium Falcon pot holder not included. Also it's not a real product):


Light saber bottle opener:


My personal favourite--the Death Star cookie jar:


Because you gotta eat and there are regrettably few fun oven mitts in the world.

Click on photos for more info.

Steampunk Star Wars

Great art by Bjorn Hurri. My only question: why is C3PO wearing a tie?

See more here.

Ex-ter-mi-nate, dude!

Rufus could've at least warned them...

(Btw: Please note that the copyright on this image is and remains the property of the artist. Bill & Ted, the Daleks, and Dr. Who are copyright their respective owners. Please respect this. Thank you.)

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