HalfPintIngalls is a Twitter feed by Laura Ingalls Wilder (her bio states "I was born in 1867 in a log cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin"), and it's hilarious. Especially funny if you've read the Little House books and don't mind a little fun being poked at them (lovingly), but some bits are still funny even if you haven't read them. I may post ( Read more... )

The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

A list of Utterly Fantastic Halloween crafts!

There are two people on my friends list that this shirt makes me think of, although I haven't seen LJ posts from either of them recently. Still, I hope they see this.

A spider-silk tapestry!

Rube Goldberg devices involving food. They're all pretty good, but the top four are fantastic.

Some entertainingly dumb inventions.

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Felicia Day has some pretty adorable pics from DragonCon (and in general--the pics of her making a table are great). My two favorites, unsurprisingly, involve the walking dead:
"Too soon" is a tricky thing to determine sometimes.
Awesome though it is just in general, it's the comment that really makes this one for me.Speaking of Felicia Day and ( Read more... )

These Halloween jars are imaginative, evocative, and quite inexpensive. I might try making something like them sometime.

I'm loving Simply Willow's jewelry, especially the steampunk stuff. A few of my favorites: Victorian locket, filligree necklace, dragonfly time, brass rose, and hearts in flight

Passing on some fun links:

You know those Russian nesting dolls? I think that this one may be my favorite set. Possibly all nesting dolls should look similar to this.

The delicate, painstaking work of Gummi Bear surgeons.

Vulcan pick-up lines are MADE OF WIN. Look here and here for awesomeness. You don't need to know much of anything about Star ( Read more... )

Heinlein's convenient form letter for replying to fan mail (which also gives handy tips on what not to write to your favorite author)

Remixed signs (some are not work-safe; most are highly amusing).

There's a new installment in the charming Hoshi Saga game. (A few of the levels are slightly naughty, but there's nothing explicit.)

Hell yes. (This ( Read more... )

Eoin Colfer, possibly best known for his Artemis Fowl series, is writing a sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. I would just like to take this opportunity to say NO NO NO NO NO SHUT UP.

Some great photos from the Paralympics in Beijing.