überthings, inc.

Okay, well actually maybe not found… but a little bird whispered into my ear about this wonderful site which showcases the lovely Alba & equally lovely Kat’s great custom toys, dolls and accessories. Somebody find them a distributor quick! Miss Yucki is pure concentrated silliness of the very best kind…
Currently bobbing my head to: [...]

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Alba has been making these cute little ugly dolls called Muti Monsters. This one was inspired by autopsy photographs. I don’t think it has a name yet.

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This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen - Veg Fairy Roasted Eel, made by Vege One company from China. Their serving instructions deserve their own special place on the web, so here they are:
Cold Food:
After it is defrosted, and cut it into cube piece. Then, mating with favored sauces or mustard paste to [...]

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I love words. I love new words. Neologisms tickle my fancy, float my boat and make me laugh and sing. Frankenwords, portmanteaus, newspeak. doublespeak, buzzwords, nadsat. I heart you all. Here’s my top 5 for this week:
1. Ambient Calculus - a form notation used to describe and theorise about mobile systems. (via Wikipedia)
2. Nodishness [...]

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(13:02:11) ChrisGetsTheGirl: I have a book of taxi-driver-quotations that Robyn gave me years ago…
(13:02:20) ChrisGetsTheGirl: My favourite is the one from some Arab dude:
(13:02:39) ChrisGetsTheGirl: “Bike messengers. They search for death.”

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