So this is Christmas

Camera: Polaroid Super Shooter

Film: fujifilm fp-100c

flash:sylvania blue dot flashcube

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and even to those who don’t.

The Sound of Christmas (V)

ONE more day until Christmas! As we get closer to Christmas, check Bloggins for downloadable holiday music tracks for your Christmas party mixtape!
Today: I stumbled upon this ‘8bit Christmas’ track while perusing the pages of Sound Cloud and thought it was pretty awesome. Check it out:
8BIT CHRISTMAS DJSET 23-12-2009 by bluskaya

A Clean Nerd is a Happy Nerd

We all have to keep up with our personal hygiene needs, including nerds. That’s why I’m suggesting this very nerdy bar of soap to gift your nerd this holiday:

URANIUM GLOW IN THE DARK PERIODIC TABLE SOAP

‘Radioactivate’ someone’s holiday with this ultra cool bar of soap. It’s human tested, vegan friendly, and did I mention it’s ocean scented?
Find it on Perpetual Kid

The Sound of Christmas Music (III)

THREE more days until Christmas! As we get closer to Christmas, check the Bloggins blog for downloadable Christmas music tracks.

Today: One of my favorite Christmas songs is also one of my favorite songs to play on the piano (I could only play the beginning as I am lacking skills in the piano department). It’s none other than “Linus and Lucy” by the Vince Guaraldi Trio (from A Charlie Brown Christmas!)

Linus and Lucy

Follow up to “For the Old School Music Lover”

For the Old School Music Lover (link)

How about a gift idea for the not-so-old-school music lover, the one with the never-ending collection of cassette tapes? You can help them save space by gifting them this:

TAPE EXPRESS PLUS USB PORTABLE TAPE-TO-MP3 PLAYER

If you think about it, you’re also helping them save time. Once they digitize those mixtapes, they will never have to hold down another REWIND button again.

Crazy Christmas Commercials

Remember that Illinois lottery commercial last year urging you to joy someone? If not here’s a reminder:

Well, they’re at it again this year with a brand new tune:

Makes me laugh every time.

Blast From the Past

This old school toy is ideal for any kid or kid at heart.

Find it HERE!

The Sound of Christmas Music (II)

FOUR more days until Christmas! As we get closer to Christmas, check the Bloggins blog for downloadable Christmas music tracks.
Today: “Last Christmas”, not by original artist Wham! or even Taylor Swift, but by one of my favorite bands: Jimmy Eat World.
I personally prefer this version over the other two.
Last Christmas

For the Caffeine-Addicted Mom or Dad

In a world that has finally become conscious of what “planned obsolescence” is, you would think coffee shops would have already banned the use of paper cups. Well, let’s just say we’re pretty close to that thanks to the Reusable Coffee Shop Cup.

 This is a great gift for the environmentally-concious caffeine-addicted Mom or Dad (or anyone else that you know). They come in a variety of styles, from porcelain to plastic, to colored or plain white, and you can find them at almost any department store or drug store.

The Sound of Christmas Music

FIVE more days until Christmas! As we get closer to Christmas, check the Bloggins blog for downloadable Christmas music tracks.
Today: “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” as performed by Weezer
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Why buy it when you can make it?

If you go to any kitschy shop or novelty gift shop, you will be sure to see vinyl record coasters. Yeah, you might think they look cool, and you may even be tempted to buy them. BUT before you waste your money, you should know, these are very inexpensive to make. All you need is a few tools and cheap records from the thrift store (preferably, the ones that are all scratched/broken; we want to spare the good ones)
I found a comprehensive procedure HERE.

An awesome homemade gift that would be great for almost anyone, especially the music lover in your life.

On My Wishlist

Dear Santa,
I would like a “Oh Sheesh Yall, T’was a Dream” Busted Tee.

You can find the T shirt here. Also, here’s a reference video:

Kthx

For the Geek on the Go

For the Geek that’s always on the move and doesnt have time to look for cable for this and cables for that, LaCie has designed a whole set of flat cables, boasting seven different interfaces:

“USB A to B; USB A to Mini B; USB A male to A female; FireWire 400 to FireWire 400; FireWire 400 to FireWire 800; FireWire 800 to FireWire 800; and eSATA to eSATA”

That’s all any geek could ask for. Find it here.

For the Old School Music Lover…

No, not for your friend with the cassette tape collection nor is it for your friend, the 8-track hoarder. This one is for the vinyl votary.
Everyone knows nothing lasts forever, including vinyl records. First, the box starts degrading, then the record starts getting warped and scratches start to appear. Then the record dies and you will never be able to play it again. Before this happens, you should get a vinyl to MP3 converter. Here are several:
  
Genius idea. Click each picture for more info.

Follow up to “New Mom Crossing”

Moms love when you give them baby presents, but babies love it even more! So if youre looking to buy that tiny tike a gift, look no further. This gift is sure to please any lil munchkin:

Jazzy Baby Bibs!
Found at Hollywood Mirror. You’ll find a lot more at the store website!

Christmas Video of the Week

Enjoy.

How to be weird

I tend to fall in love with wrapping paper. Here’s a sample of my favorite from last year:

Call me weird, but there’s something about this wrapping paper that I love. Maybe its because its a simple print on simple paper- the type of paper brown paper bags are made of.

I don’t know where its from because it was actually from one of the gifts my sister gave to me last year. I hope she can recall where she found this amazing paper.

Like I said, call me weird.

New Mom Crossing

Looking to give a gift to a new mom or mother-to-be? The possibilites are endless! Of course, you can always take the boring route and buy baby clothes or diapers, or you can get her something crazy like this:

Found on Perpetual Kid

Homemade Journal for Homemade Ideas

Do you have a how-to guru in your life and not sure what to get [or make] them? Well the simplest route is to gift them a homemade journal to store all of their homemade ideas and how-to’s. With this gift idea, you can let your imagination run wild, what with the freedom to choose your own theme, colors, paper, design, and everything else!

I found a helpful directory of home journal how-to’s to get you started, but it’s more for inspiration rather than strict procedures to follow. You’re allowed to make this your own creation. Have fun!
Homemade Gift Guru – Homemade Journal and Other Homemade Book Ideas

LEGO My Camera!

Spotlight: This is probably the closest we’ll get to building memories with Lego blocks.
 
This camera seems as though it is made completely out of Lego bricks. However, it is a fully functional 3 MP digital camera with a hard drive capable of storing about 80 photos. You can find it at almost every toy store or here.