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rock out your birthday with this guitar hero cake

geek art & craft | video games

This fabulously rendered Guitar Hero cake is sure to rock out any birthday event.

There is a detailed and often hilarious tutorial on I’m Not Charming that tells you exactly how to make it, with pictures of each step of the process. Note that several of the steps include marveling at one’s own mastery, drinking wine, and taking naps…

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August 12th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: karen

transformers cake makes me hungry and jealous

just plain fun | retro

Transformers cake

Oh to be 5 years old and have your aunt make you a Transformers birthday cake! And an awesomely rendered one at that!

This is coming to you from the same lovely lass who takes time out to knit Transformers-themed washcloths for her children. In this case her aunt was roped in to spending what I would guesstimate is the better part of a weekend making this elaborate silvery Autobot logo cake…

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July 12th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: karen

pixelated dig dug pillows fight your inner pookas

geek art & craft | retro | video games

Dig Dug pillows

These sweet pixelated Dig Dug pillows are completely rocking this couch! Talk about a fruit bonus.

Dig Dug was one of the first games I mastered, so if anyone wants to make these for me, feel free. In fact, seeing these inspired me to fire up my Firenes app and check out how accurately these pillows were rendered. Of course, I ended up playing a few rounds. The verdict: I am no longer a master…

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June 22nd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: karen

xbox live is five: happy birthday!

video games

Xbox Live is Five

Wow, time flies when you’re having fun. Can you believe that it’s been five years since the Xbox LIVE online service got its start?

It seems like only yesterday, but on November 15, 2002, Microsoft’s groundbreaking online gaming platform made its debut as an add-on to the original Xbox…

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November 7th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

happy birthday to me

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Technabob Birthday Cake

It just dawned on me that Technabob just hit its one year anniversary! That’s right, it was just about a year ago that I posted my very first story, and now I’m approaching my 1,000th.

In that time, Technabob has gone from a handful of visits from family and friends to over 100,000 readers each month from all around the globe…

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June 20th, 2007 7 comments stumble it! author: technabob

fake wii channel: wii bday

design | just plain fun | video games

Wii Bday by Paul Pape

Wondering what Nintendo might fill up all of those available channel slots with on the Wii? Artist-designer Paul Pape has come up with this interesting vision for a new channel, the Wii Bday Channel…

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April 13th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

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