I used to play Farmville. Then I let my crops die and neglected my animals. Because the game is a black hole of time wasting boringness. This ad just about sums it all up.
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Costume party
Halloween was months ago – which shows you how far behind the eight ball I am with posting the stuff in my queue. These are my two favourite costumes form around the blogosphere this year.
First of all there’s this “Roy Lichtenstein” style make up job.
And then there’s this one. The awesome 3D paperhead. Phenomenal.
Teach your kids about life on the street
The problem with the youth of today is that they’ve got an overdeveloped sense of entitlement. Strip that from your offspring with this hobo inspired paper bag beanie.
How to choose a contrasting colour
Apparently the key to a successful poster design (the type of poster that gets plastered all over city noticeboards) is a design that “pops”.
The key, according to this wikihow article, is to use contrasting colours.
They give this star shaped guide to picking two colours that contrast. You pick colours from opposite points. Done.
Ringerprints
Etsy store fabuluster will send you a little casting that you stick your finger into and turn the results into a pretty novel wedding band.
I would have said unique – but a journalist I once met from Germany had something similar.
There are a few different varieties available and they are reasonably cheap (at $150USD).
If Nickleback was Creed
Some people can’t get enough of Christian music (or bands that are publicly Christian). Here’s a song highlighting the problem with the Christian music industry.
On guard
A former Guantanamo Bay guard, Brandon Neely, joined Facebook and on a whim searched for some of the released detainees, leading to a remarkable exchange between them that is now the subject of a BBC doco. Pretty cool.
Mr Neely was 22 when he worked at the camp and left after six months to serve in Iraq. But after quitting the military his doubts about Guantanamo began to crystallise. This led to a spontaneous decision last year to reach out to his former prisoners.
“I was pretty new to Facebook and decided to type in their names to see if their profiles popped up and I came across Shafiq’s Facebook page. I decided to send him a little e-mail,” says Mr Neely.
Vennzel Washington
From Graphjam.
NEStar
The guy who made this actually starts playing it about 2 minutes in to the video.
Awesome.
Remarkable bookmark
This is a cool bookmark. It doesn’t just remember your page – it even marks where you’re up to on the page.
First Person Tetris
Creating a new and challenging version of Tetris seems to be all the rage. First Person Tetris will make you dizzy and nostalgic at the same time.
Instead of pieces rotating when you spin them the screen rotates.
Wears ya bean(ie)
If you wear this beanie don’t go near any Italian plumbers. They’ll want to climb nearby piping and jump on your head. Be warned.
Corrugated tie
If you’ve ever been in a situation where you’ve wanted to join a bit of a bluegrass jam but haven’t had the requisite instrument – buy this washboard (complete with thimbles) tie and wear it everywhere.
