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Category Archives: Design
Secret Decoder Ring 2.0
Happens to me all the time. I’m on the street, in a club, or somewhere else noisy, my phone is in my bag, and I miss a call. Not anymore, I won’t!
Etsomnia™ Volume II
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Thank goodness for the internet.
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Pardon me, do you know the time . . . on Venus?
Do you have $330,000 burning a hole in your pocket? Do you also have a burning need to know the position of a neighboring planet? If you answered yes to these questions, then have I ever got a bridge watch for you. Continue reading
Good Day, Gdańsk
vu [vy]
adj
a meaning of coolness
“you are soo vu”
Gallery Walls For Dummies!
Really Little Boxes on a Hillside . . .
An Attack of Etsomnia™ Volume I
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Oh, Etsy, I wish I could quit you. Continue reading
Drinkable Gifts Only

dpotera / Foter / Creative Commons
I have a big birthday coming up this year. A BIG birthday. Continue reading
Hansel and Gretel Sold Separately
Death by a Million Paper Cuts
Genius/Artist/Weirdo HR Giger Dies at 74

Birth Machine ©HRGiger.com
Today, we lost a brilliant mind. Continue reading
I Didn’t Even Know Stalinesque Was a Design Style

©Andrea Wyner for The New York Times
“I decided I wanted to design the apartment in the style of a senior bureaucrat of the early Stalin period,” said the owner, antiques dealer Sergei Bobovnikov, 47. Continue reading
Sadder-But-Wiser Pottery (A Beautiful Story Told By a Smart Ass)
The Power of Dust
“We are Dangerdust. Every Week we take over Columbus College of Art & Design’s chalkboard. It’s the best form of vandalism.”
Paint by Numbers
Today, you get a bonus OBT because this is just too fantastic to keep to myself.
Ink From Seattle
Souvenirs From Dead Whores Bay. Wait, What?
Is This House Eligible for Amazon Prime?
Tempting Tiny Terrariums
I love growing things. Continue reading














