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	<updated>2008-08-28T12:01:58Z</updated>
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		<title>Awesome 3-D Pop-Up Business Cards</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/26/awesome-3d-popup-business-cards.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-26:a6902d7a-43dc-4060-be8f-ac680b44edef</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
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		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="super cool" />
		<category term="Art" />
		<updated>2008-08-23T14:21:24Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-26T06:17:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Graphic design student Emerson Taylor made these cool pop-up business cards. Ostentatious? Yes? Memorable? Absolutely.<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/6a00d834515beb69e200e5544a50c88834_800wi.jpg" border="0" width="450"><br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/6a00d834515beb69e200e5542e030b8833_800wi.jpg" border="0" width="450"><br><br>[via <a href="http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/3-d-business-ca.html">swissmiss</a>]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>




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	<entry>
		<title>Butterfly Light Is Modeled on Folding A Piece of Paper</title>
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		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-25:7e9179eb-e8ed-439e-bfcd-ada468039ccb</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="home" />
		<updated>2008-08-23T14:14:53Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-25T07:13:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The idea for this Butterfly Light by <a href="http://www.vinta.jp/works/butt/butt_E.htm" mce_href="http://www.vinta.jp/works/butt/butt_E.htm">Vinta</a> came from folding a piece of paper.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;" mce_style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2614" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/butt09.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/butt09.jpg" alt="Butterfly light" height="610" width="450"></p>
<p>The panels can open and close in increments, to adjust the amount of
light. It encourages the user to have a direct physical connection with
the light itself in order to adjust the brightness.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;" mce_style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2615" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/butt07.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/butt07.jpg" alt="Butterfly Light" height="618" width="450"></p>
<p>You can watch a <a href="http://www.vinta.jp/works/qtm/butt_m.mov" mce_href="http://www.vinta.jp/works/qtm/butt_m.mov">quick movie</a>
about the concept- but I have to warn you it's really just someone
folding a piece of paper. So I'm going to go out on a limb and say you
can probably skip it. Instead, I recommend this <a href="http://www.vinta.jp/works/qtm/fly.mov" mce_href="http://www.vinta.jp/works/qtm/fly.mov">clip</a> showing the light in action.</p>
<p>Super slick! I want one!</p><br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>




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	<entry>
		<title>Fun with Photos: Yearbook Yourself</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/24/fun-with-photos-yearbook-yourself.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-24:6b74cc41-6a3e-44d8-b66d-80d3543f8103</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Geeky Stuff" />
		<category term="super cool" />
		<category term="DIY" />
		<category term="Photography" />
		<updated>2008-08-23T14:45:49Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-24T14:23:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Have you tried <a href="http://www.yearbookyourself.com/">Yearbook Yourself</a> yet? You can upload a photo and see how you'd look through the eras. <br><br><img style="width: 190px; height: 262px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/yy1.jpg" border="0"><img style="width: 185px; height: 261px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/yy2.jpg" border="0"><img style="width: 182px; height: 261px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/yy3.jpg" border="0"><br><br>I think these are my best three, if by "best" I mean most amusing. Heh.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>




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	<entry>
		<title>Stalk In Style With The iPhone Camera Telescope Lens</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/23/stalk-in-style-with-the-iphone-camera-telescope-lens.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-23:7c465e8d-3dd2-4524-8e3b-7daa3caafa17</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Geeky Stuff" />
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<category term="Photography" />
		<updated>2008-08-23T14:12:48Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-23T14:11:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>There's been much consternation about the craptastic quality of the
iPhone's built-in camera. But this 6X zooming iPhone camera telescope
is here to save the day! Or at least, to help you more effectively
stalk that chick who filed a restraining order last week.</p>
<p style="" mce_style="center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3656 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/iphone.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/iphone.jpg" alt="" height="568" width="520"></p>
<p>Unfortunately this thing only fits on the old iPhone, not the 3G. It
comes with a strap and makes your iPhone look incredibly dorky, as well
as difficult to fit in your pocket (unless you're wearing <a href="http://andrewjthomas.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c1ba8f21900d4141bb3a93c7f.html" mce_href="http://andrewjthomas.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c1ba8f21900d4141bb3a93c7f.html">Hammer Pants</a>.)</p>
<p style="" mce_style="center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3657 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/iphone2.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/iphone2.jpg" alt="" height="346" width="520"></p>
<p>The lens includes a docking case to fit around your iPhone, into which you slot the lens. That's it, you simply <em>dock</em>, then <em>stalk</em>.
Because that's the use case here, right? I mean the photo quality still
sucks, but now you can sit in your car with dark glasses on and take
pictures of people from really far away. Smells like stalking to me.</p>
<p style="" mce_style="center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3658 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/iphone3.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/iphone3.jpg" alt="" height="520" width="520"></p>
<p>You can get one from <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/a81c/" mce_href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/a81c/">ThinkGeek</a> for $17.99. Stalker.</p><br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>




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	<entry>
		<title>Gorgeous Cup and Saucer Art by Bailey Doesn't Bark</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/20/gorgeous-cup-and-saucer-art-by-bailey-doesnt-bark.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-20:da1559ea-0803-481c-914b-4c8408944154</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="super cool" />
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<category term="Art" />
		<category term="home" />
		<updated>2008-08-20T18:19:28Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-20T18:12:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[This cup and saucer is like art, but the good news is that unlike so much other neat stuff, it's actually something you can afford and buy and have in your home.<br><br><img style="width: 337px; height: 426px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/L10200652b_full.jpg" border="0"><br><br><a href="http://www.baileydoesntbark.com/">Bailey Doesn't Bark</a> makes this lovely piece and so very much more. You can buy this fabulous item from <a href="http://supermarkethq.com/product/black-bird-on-tree-branch-cup-and-saucer">Supermarket</a> for $45, and link to her Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5768478">here</a> and her Dawanda goods <a href="http://en.dawanda.com/">right here</a> for so much more. <br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>




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	<entry>
		<title>I Want To Try This: Contact Cement Tape</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/16/i-want-to-try-this-contact-cement-tape.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-16:4d52f682-ae7a-4496-b75f-a3d25b434004</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<category term="DIY" />
		<updated>2008-08-14T14:09:55Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-16T14:04:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[The DIY weekend warrior in me is itching for a project that would necessitate me to try this UGlu contact cement tape. Looks like it would be good for no-mess edging jobs and such, and you get <a href="http://https://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/28137.aspx?feature=Product_1">60 ft. for $6.50</a>. Hmmm...<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/i587679.jpg" border="0" width="300"><br><br>[via <a href="http://www.bookofjoe.com/2008/08/uglu-contact-ce.html">Book of Joe</a>]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>This Ming Vase Is Meant To Be Broken</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/15/this-ming-vase-is-meant-to-be-broken.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-15:c07fb944-02f4-451e-b5e3-1e2c10a6bc0c</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="Europe" />
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<category term="home" />
		<updated>2008-08-14T14:03:21Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-15T07:57:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[This Ming vase is actually composed of a set of 6 cool-looking melamine dishes. I don't get how they stick together when it's in vase form, but I do think it's neat. <br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/ming_3set_640x454.jpg" border="0" height="380" width="536"><br><br>You can get one <a href="http://www.poaa.nl/product_info.php?products_id=1016&amp;language=en">here</a> for €89, but they won't be available until September.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Macrame Jewelry - Much Cooler Than It Sounds</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/14/macrame-jewelry--much-cooler-than-it-sounds.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-14:21c0fdd4-afd6-41a4-92ec-45cf259dbb12</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Jewelry" />
		<category term="Fashion" />
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<updated>2008-08-14T13:57:00Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-14T13:47:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[These macrame necklaces are really sweet looking. You know, macrame? That <a href="http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/11/macrame-plant-hanger/">thing</a> with yarn that they used to do to hanging plant holders in the 70s? Yeah, well they look a lot better as necklaces.<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/twist.jpg" border="0" height="250" width="167"><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/basketpendantnlace.jpg" border="0" height="249" width="167"><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/hoopnlace.jpg" border="0" height="250" width="167"><br><br>They're around $100 each, which is kind of a lot for string with knots in it, but then again people who can make macrame into a viable art form should probably be rewarded monetarily for that. You can get them at <a href="http://www.ambiguoushorse.com/shop/?category=13&amp;page_number=1">Ambiguous Horse</a>.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>String Chair Is Stringy, But Also, HOT</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/11/string-chair-is-stringy-but-also-hot.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-11:0bbabdde-0ac6-49d2-bf26-719dad57e25b</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="super cool" />
		<category term="home" />
		<updated>2008-08-07T20:52:17Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-11T12:30:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[What can I say? I always loved that Cat's Cradle thing. This chair is just like a bunch of strings suspended across a frame, and yet I find it beautiful and mesmerizing. <br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/str1.jpg" border="0" width="550"><br><br>The closeup is titillating. It's like, string porn. (Which, come to think of it, is probably one of the few untapped porn segments out there. Hmm, maybe I should go buy some urls now.)<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/str2.jpg" border="0" width="550"><br><br>But back to the chair: gorgeous, creative, fabulous, and I want one.<br><br>[chair designed by <a href="http://egawazbryk.com/">Rie Egawa and Burgess Zbryk</a>, via <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/3585/the-string-chair-by-egawa-zbryk.html">DesignBoom</a>]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Try This, It Works (And Also Only Takes Like 2 Seconds)</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/08/try-this-it-works-and-also-only-takes-like-2-seconds.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-10:894cacad-00cc-45ae-8b61-ba98f1f8fe1c</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Weird" />
		<category term="DIY" />
		<updated>2008-08-07T20:45:13Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-10T08:39:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[This kind of weirded me out, because it DOES work, and I don't know why. Try it. Remember, 2 seconds, 4 max.<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/nopmwgt6wb9fh5mszaxr9fg9_5001.png" border="0" width="470"><br><br>[via <a href="http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/08/try-this-it-really-works.html">ajb{log}</a>, one of the most original blogs I have ever read, and that's saying a lot]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Pretend You're George Jetson at this Space-Age cineplex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/05/pretend-youre-george-jetson-at-this-spaceage-cineplex.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-09:d2c948fd-8290-4611-bbc8-f99b3b1347c5</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="Movies" />
		<category term="Europe" />
		<category term="architecture" />
		<updated>2008-08-07T20:44:30Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-09T07:45:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://none/" mce_href="http://None"></a>This Polish cineplex was designed with an over-the-top space-age theme. Walking into this lobby would probably make you forget you don't <em>actually</em> have access (yet) to&nbsp;flying cars, robotic maids, or weekend trips to Venus.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;" mce_style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3189 aligncenter" alt="" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/10146_1_cinema1big.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/10146_1_cinema1big.jpg" height="346" width="520"></p>
<p>The Warsaw theater complex, called <em>Multikino Złote Tarasy</em> (that's <em>Golden Terrace</em> in English)&nbsp;was designed by Polish designer Robert Majkut and includes a retro-futuristic red, purple, and black color scheme. It utilizes loads of specially designed LEDs to create features like this starry night sky ceiling.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;" mce_style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3190 aligncenter" alt="" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/10146_4_cinema4big.jpg" mce_src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/10146_4_cinema4big.jpg" height="346" width="520"></p>
<p>Aside from the intergalactic design choices, the sound and projection equipment are state-of-the-art and as modern as you can get- but even with the best audio,&nbsp; who knows how good <em>The Dark Knight</em> will sound when it's dubbed in Polish?</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&amp;upload_id=10146" mce_href="http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&amp;upload_id=10146">world architecture news</a>]</p><br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Iceberg Photos Look Like Giant Candy</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/07/29/iceberg-photos-look-like-giant-candy.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-08:b00d72ed-5b0d-4e3d-a45d-15f30347429a</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Eye candy" />
		<category term="Photography" />
		<updated>2008-08-07T20:43:04Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-08T08:36:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[These icebergs kind of look like giant pieces of candy! And that's pretty much all there is to say about that.<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/Berg2BAR1703_468x319.jpg" border="0" width="468"><br><br>OK I guess I could also express my desire to see them in person and confess that the scientific explanation for why they look that way doesn't make a ton of sense to me.<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/BergALAMY1802_468x643.jpg" border="0" width="468"><br><br>See and read more <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-536928/Revealed-The-Antarctic-iceberg-looks-like-giant-humbug.html">here</a>.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Toilet Paper In Your Glue Tube</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/07/toilet-paper-in-your-glue-tube.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-07:7e0441ba-319a-4d17-96c9-a5e47f39bf24</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Japan" />
		<category term="Weird" />
		<category term="home" />
		<updated>2008-08-07T20:39:12Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-07T20:33:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[I was racking my brain for a punny title for this but all I came up with is the slightly skeevy "toilet paper in your glue tube" which is a title that makes it appear that "glue tube" is like some weird early 1900s euphemism for anus. <br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/00000vv960_7l.jpg" border="0" width="320"><br>But hark! It's actually not a euphemism, it's actually a tube of glue but instead of glue, it has toilet paper in it. It even claims to be refillable. How? And why? I don't know. I thought <em>you </em>knew.<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/00000vv960.jpg" border="0" width="320"><br><br>[via <a href="http://rinkya.blogspot.com/2008/08/glue-toilet-paper-holders.html">A Rinkya Blog</a>, where you can link to the product page and buy one of these, if you read Kanji]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Sweet Snowflake Flash Drive</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/04/sweet-snowflake-flash-drive.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-04:fce55ce8-44d1-4850-860e-8496ed616728</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="Geeky Stuff" />
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<category term="Japan" />
		<updated>2008-07-25T20:21:21Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-04T20:13:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.cina-online.com/">Cina</a> is a new online design collective from Japan, and they've just introduced six gorgeous products. I'm particularly loving this sugary snowflake-styled 4GB flash drive. <br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/cina.jpg" border="0" width="498"><br><br>You can buy one at <a href="http://www.cina-online.com/flash.html">Cina</a> for ¥10,000, which is around US $90.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Big Dreams About Little Things: 15 Hot Prefab Houses</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/02/big-dreams-about-little-things-15-hot-prefab-houses.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-02:30f24e9a-ac99-4ec0-ac9d-e4a7601794dd</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="Eye candy" />
		<category term="Green" />
		<category term="architecture" />
		<updated>2008-07-25T20:13:21Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-02T07:59:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Sometimes I daydream about getting one of those neat prefab homes and a nice slice of secluded beachfront property and fixin' me up a nice and easy summer home. You know, it would be so <span style="font-style: italic;">economical</span>. So <span style="font-style: italic;">green</span>. So <span style="font-style: italic;">now</span>. Anyway, it's not going to happen anytime soon but things like this pictorial list of 15 really awesome prefabs are not helping to disabuse me of this fantasy.<br><br>Just for fun, let me show you what some of my top choices would be...<br><br><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.kithaus.com/?foo=1">kithaus</a> <br><img style="width: 319px; height: 291px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/kithaus.jpg" border="0"><br><br><br><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.taylorsmyth.com/main.html">sunset cabin from taylor smyth</a> <br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/sunset.jpg" border="0" width="468"><br><br><br><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.loftcube.net/main.html">loftcube</a> <br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/loftcube.jpg" border="0" width="500"><br><br><br>See the whole (sickening, dream-killing, depressingly awesome) list at <a href="http://www.cribcandy.com/list=15_fab_prefabs">cribcandy</a>. <br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>How To Make Your Photos Look Like Mini Models</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/08/01/how-to-make-your-photos-look-like-mini-models.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-08-01:7246b699-b165-45ba-95bc-3f038abaf495</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Geeky Stuff" />
		<category term="DIY" />
		<category term="Photography" />
		<category term="Art" />
		<updated>2008-07-25T19:58:39Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-01T07:49:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to make a photo look like it's made of little mini-models? OK so I hadn't until I saw these pictures but now I TOTALLY want to. <br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/station.jpg" border="0" width="472" height="353"><br><br>See these here are normal photos that have been modified with a Photoshop effect called Tilt Shift. You can do this to your own pictures and play with the effect by following this handy-dandy 15 step <a href="http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php">tutorial</a>. <br><br><img style="width: 476px; height: 357px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/london.jpg" border="0"><br><br>And to all the nice folks out there who take the time to write stuff like this out and share it with the rest of us: YOU ROCK.<br><br>[via <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1801924">GeekSugar</a>]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>A Chair Made Of Paperback Books</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/07/31/a-chair-made-of-paperback-books.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-07-31:62d4b4c3-0a24-4c8e-839a-33ffe74a6a76</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Design" />
		<category term="DIY" />
		<category term="Books" />
		<category term="Art" />
		<category term="home" />
		<updated>2008-07-25T19:47:42Z</updated>
		<published>2008-07-31T07:39:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[This chair, which can be found in Myopic Books in Providence, RI, is made from a bunch of paperback books mounted in a metal shell. <br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/paperback_chair_1.jpg" border="0" width="400"><br><br>It looks fantastic, but as for sitting in it, it would really depend on what books are in there. I mean it would feel great to rub your butt on a trashy harlequin romance (ripped bodices!) or a John Grisham (all those books are the <em>same</em>, man!) But I'd feel bad cracking the spines with my booty if there were, like, <em>good </em>books in there.<br><br>[via <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/07/paperback_chair.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890">Make:</a>]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>New Protein Discovered, Then Named After A Pokemon Character</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/07/30/new-protein-discovered-then-named-after-a-pokemon-character.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-07-30:a09318ca-ac50-4595-9d8d-ba036e9561e9</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Japan" />
		<category term="Geeky Stuff" />
		<category term="Weird" />
		<category term="news" />
		<updated>2008-07-25T20:36:18Z</updated>
		<published>2008-07-30T20:25:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[This kind of falls into the random WTF?!? category. Is it news? Is it science? Should I care? I dunno. All I know is that some Japanese scientists discovered a new protein and named it <em>pikachurin</em> afer the frenetic alpha-Pokemon character<em> Pikachu</em>. <br><br><img style="width: 295px; height: 357px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/Pikachu.gif" border="0"><br><br>They said it was because the protein and the 'Chu had similar qualities. Now I don't know that much about science but I really don't understand how a protein could remind you of a fictional yellow anime thingy whose power is storing electricity in his cheeks and having adorably tiny fingers.<br><br>You can read more at <a href="http://xorsyst.com/japan/protein-pikachurin-pikachu-pokemon/">xorsyst</a> but I've probably told you pretty much the gist right there.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>In This Pedicure, Little Fish Eat The Dead Skin Off Your Feet</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/07/26/in-this-pedicure-little-fish-eat-the-dead-skin-off-your-feet.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-07-29:ff8aeeda-19cd-426c-aa91-3dfe3a93b13a</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Japan" />
		<category term="Animals" />
		<category term="Weird" />
		<updated>2008-07-28T21:43:42Z</updated>
		<published>2008-07-29T07:07:16Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[There's not too much more to say than the title expresses. You can now get a pedicure in which you put your feet in a bucket of water with some fish that love nothing more than the taste of the dead skin on your feet. Yummy!<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/pedicurex_large.jpg" border="0" width="490"><br><br>The fish are toothless so somehow that's the explanation for why they can't eat your real skin/flesh (like those gnarly <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thGM05B45xo&amp;feature=related">tooth fairies in <span style="font-style: italic;">Hellboy II</span></a> that gave me nightmares - and by the way, you should only click that link if you want to have nightmares too.) Thus far this is only available in the Washington, DC area but they referenced it on <span style="font-style: italic;">Ugly Betty </span>about a year ago so maybe NYC too? All I know is when I saw that episode I thought they were joking... I didn't realize it was a real thing. My bad. <br><br>You can see pictures of Japanese women getting their whole bodies "cleaned" by these gnarly things <a href="http://www.alllacqueredup.com/2007/04/go-fish-fish-therapy.html">here</a>, or read the full <i>USA Today</i> article <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-07-24-pedicures_N.htm">here</a>.<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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	<entry>
		<title>Get A Doll/Action Figure That Looks Like You</title>
		<link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.mailboxtees.com/2008/07/28/get-a-dollaction-figure-that-looks-like-you.aspx" />
		<id>tag:blog.mailboxtees.com,2008-07-28:4be63400-8753-490c-bb51-84afb7c8307d</id>
		<author>
			<name>Karen</name>
		</author>
		<category term="Gifts" />
		<category term="People" />
		<category term="Weird" />
		<category term="Shopping" />
		<updated>2008-07-25T19:38:40Z</updated>
		<published>2008-07-28T07:30:00Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[For $160 some lady named Cyndi will make an action figure that looks just like you. She's got loads of examples, but to be honest some look way better than others. Still, this would be a pretty sweet and surprising gift!<br><br><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/82086-71861/490doll.jpg" border="0" width="490"><br><br>Check out the website <a href="http://www.be-a-doll.com/">here</a>, but BEWARE: The website is pretty busy, and brings to mind a cracked out 14-year-old's MySpace page. You've been warned.<br><br>[via <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/16/your-very-own-action-figure/">Neatorama</a>]<br><br><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cblogmarks%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=1cac738c-2392-4dd6-a372-b644adc60c02"></script>



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