Mail Bag!

Lots of mail to catch up on, so let's dive right in:

The gorgeous Alyssa G., aka my candy corn bracelet winner, shows off her sweet bling:

And, look! She found the perfect place to wear it!

Woot! I love that she even dressed to match. :)

Remember when Casey asked for suggestions on displaying her Pokemon card collection? Well, here's a progress shot of what she decided to do:

Those are plastic display sleeves that she pinned to the wall. Doesn't it give a neat mosaic-feel from a distance? Now I want to see a whole room wallpapered with these. (You'll send pics when you get there, right, Casey?)

One final pumpkin picture, from Tara C.:

D'awwww.

And if you think that shamelessly pandering to my Epbot 'bot will get you featured on this blog, well...

You are absolutely right.

Really, though, is that not the most EPIC steampunked 'bot EVER?!? Christine sent me the actual painting - which I cannot *wait* to get a really ornate old-timey oval frame for - along with THIS:

[swoon] That's it, I've died and gone to geek heaven. Christine: I love you. But not in a creepy way. (Unless you think having a blogger you've never met declare their love for you is creepy. In which case, ok, it's kinda creepy.)

And speaking of readers I now have a completely non-creepy affection for:

PLUSH DINOS!!

Angel's roommate Meagan made these guys, who are now terrorizing my Animaniac dolls. So, Angel and Meagan? LOVE. NON-CREEPY LOVE.

And finally:

HANDMADE GEAR PAPER GIFTBOX!!

(WITH CUTE ROBOT CARD!)

These pint-sized pretties came from Sherry of the wove-her-elbow-plate-into-a-cool-necklace fame. Here's what was inside:

Woven gear bracelet & key fob! Woohoo! (There were more gears in the tiny green box, too.)

So once again, you readers have spoiled me rotten to the nerdy core. And that's not even counting all your e-mails directing me to fun geek news, great jewelry, new games, etc, etc. Far be it from me to get all mushy and whatnot, but dangit, I love you guys.

But not in creepy way.

Epic Theme Park Videos

I came across two amazing videos this week of two *very* different amusement parks.

First: I've been following the development of the new Wii Game Epic Mickey with mixed feelings, since it started out very steampunk/post-apocalyptic, but has apparently been significantly watered down through the design process. However, this is cool:

You hardcore Dizgeeks (aka Disney Geeks) know Walt had an apartment above the Fire station on Main Street. It's one of those rare 'holy grail' kind of spots that only a privileged few ever get to see. BUT, because the apartment is featured in Epic Mickey (?!?) one of the game's designers was allowed to tour it - and shoot video. Woot!

Read more at the Orange County Register here.

This kind of thing makes my Disney-loving heart happy. I may even have to borrow someone's Wii so I can try Epic Mickey when it comes out. Maybe.


Next, a video that calls to my urban-decay loving heart: Abandoned Six Flags, in New Orleans:

Some of the shots between the one and three minute mark are so beautiful I actually had to remind myself to breathe. You *have* to see it. Oh, and turn your sound on: I guarantee that simple guitar music will have you thoroughly creeped out in two minutes or less.

And speaking of creepy: 1:42 & 5:37. That is all. [shiver]