Hypnagogic State

Glen Brogan submitted this Mario’s Closet design to Split Reason. Vote up the design if you’d like to buy it printed on a shirt one day.

(h/t: GameSetWatch)

I am a hardcore cookie addict. I can easily devour a dozen in one sitting. Buying slightly more expensive cookies (’sup, Cheryl & Co.) makes me express some moderation.

But I would withhold eating the tasty treats from Geeky Cookies because they’re too damn cute to turn into an instant crumb pile. The cookies are available in Zelda Heart, Yoshi Eggs, Codex’s Staff*, Starfleet Badge, U.S.S. Enterprise Away Team (uniform shirts), 360 Power Buttons w/RRoD, Super Mario Assortment (shown above), Super Mario Mushrooms, Super Mario Starmen, Pokemon Pokeballs, and Pacman and Ghosts Set.

$20.00 for one dozen or $30.00 for two dozen at Geeky Cookies.

(h/t Trek Today)

*Codex from The Guild. Go search Youtube if you don’t know what that means. And deduct 10 geek points.

These polystone Star Wars bookends beautifully depict the trash compactor scene. Yours for only $200!

The gothic dragon attached to that guy’s shoulder is actually part of a backpack made by leather artist Bob Basset. The Ukrainian artist doesn’t sell his designs retail (they’re obviously very time consuming to make), but you can see his other works here. I love the dystopian street gang looks of the pig and dog masks.

Protective face gear has been on my mind since I finished reading  Boneshaker last night. In a stroke of kismet, I came across a Mental Floss article that describes a proposed gas mask bra (a better idea than it sounds):

The winners of this year’s Ig Nobel public health award got the nod for their invention of a bra that could also double as a gas mask. Two, actually—one for the wearer and one for her lucky companion. The bra was invented by Dr. Elena Bodnar, a Ukrainian native now living in Chicago who has been studying the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown for years, and her colleagues, Dr. Raphael Lee and Sandra Marijan. Said Bodnar, “You have to be prepared all the time, at any place, at any moment, and practically every woman wears a bra,” noting that the bra would be useful in the event of rioting, freak dust storms, nuclear disaster, you name it.