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Nico ([personal profile] vilakins) wrote2005-10-08 07:00 pm
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Powered up, and some geeky links

I'm back and I have power! It wasn't all bad being forced out though: I acquired a good library book (Atwood's Oryx and Crake), a DIY 2006 calendar for me to B7-ise (for the third year running), a calculator with bright pink keys for work (no one will steal it, and part of the cost goes to breast cancer research) and hot Indian food (in both senses) though they were out of samosas, dammit, and a gas-powered lamp to go with my gas camping cooker, just in case.

And just to give this post some content, here's a very cool site: www.thinkgeek.com. They have fun things like light-sabres, red Swingline staplers (far too good to jelly), pixel blocks (someone made a penguin!) and a t-shirt [livejournal.com profile] redstarrobot might like. I'll probably get Greg his next present from the gadgets page. I love the Swiss memory USB.

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[identity profile] glitterboy1.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad that there were no bad effects from the power cut!

[identity profile] mistraltoes.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
I love the pixel blocks. They made a Bub and Bob! I must put these on my 'buy when rich' list. :)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
Me too! I'm internet addict. :-P

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I didn't realise those were characters. They're cute and I liked the animated demos of how the blocks fit together.

[identity profile] mistraltoes.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
Bub and Bob were on the action shots page, in the bottom picture. They're the fish characters from one of my favorite video games, Bubble Bobble.

[identity profile] sallymn.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
I went into the clocks page and was immediately struck by Oggz.

No, they're not furry aliens (http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/76c0/)...
ext_6322: (Prince)

[identity profile] kalypso-v.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
I am sorely tempted by that Keep Out Of Direct Sunlight Tshirt. If I didn't have about 50 Tshirts I never wear already...

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
T thought you meant the spaceman and the penguin. :-P

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-10-08 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, they are so cool! When I buy for Greg, I might get some.

[identity profile] imhilien.livejournal.com 2005-10-09 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Hooray for fixed power - it looks like you had a good time out...

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-10-09 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it wasn't raining over in Pakuranga. Of course when we came back, it was as wet as ever here. Sigh.

[identity profile] daiseechain.livejournal.com 2005-10-14 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Think Geek. I want nearly their entire catalogue. Especially most of the t-shirts, but I particularly covet the binary doormat.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2005-10-15 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Cute! I like the There's no place like 127.0.0.1 (http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/6806/) one too. :-D

YAY! I just went in to look at their t-shirts and they have the one I've always wanted ever since seeing a guy wearing one here. [bounce] You are here (http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/science/6e90/). I'm so getting that.
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