The holidays are fast approaching! It’s coming down to crunch time for getting last minute gifts. For many, like me, the economic state of things is dismal at best. I’m pinching my last pennies just to pay my bills and get all of my friends and family gifted for the year. And to top it off, I just don’t know [...]

The Sticky Situation of Hair Removal Last month, many of my favorite friends with a Y chromosome “joined the movement” to support the research and cure for testicular and prostate cancer.  These lovely gents showed that support by casting away their razors and sporting luscious locks upon their faces.  By doing so, they gave a new names to the month [...]

There are three things that I never talk about at the dinner table: Politics, Religion, and Money. There are too many opinions out there for anyone to agree wholeheartedly on these three topics, and too often they stir up heated debates that can leave friends and family angry with you for weeks. However, today I’m going to take a break [...]

In an earlier post, “Elf Off,” some amazing geek-themed gifts for friends and family were presented. However, economic times are kind of hard for a lot of us. Especially when it comes to buying gifts for everyone! I, like many of you, have already turned to making gifts for people since it’s really the only affordable thing to do. Not only [...]

I’m pretty sure every person of my generation played with Play-Doh.  We all remember smooshing and pressing it into shapes, rolling it into little logs and balls, and inevitably getting yelled at for getting it in mom’s carpet.  I always wondered, though, how awesome it would be to use REAL dough to make some of the awesome creations. Well, Eva [...]

  There’s not much I can think of that geeks love more than chocolate! What’s not to love? It’s delicious, chock-full of calories and sugar, and caffeinated (for those late night Xbox Live parties or D&D sessions). Studies have shown that chocolate is even beneficial for your health by giving you antioxidants to fight off free radicals and lowering blood [...]