Eerie glow stick halloween eyes

Glow sticks plus construction paper plus a dark setting: Recently I saw a couple of crafty articles flow across my RSS newsreader that involved making creepy glowing halloween eyes by using glow sticks and empty toilet paper tubes. I thought it was a cool idea, but saw three fundamental flaws in those designs. 1. “It … Continue reading Eerie glow stick halloween eyes

DIY foamcore cat toy balls

It does not take much to make a cat toy.  Often times, they will make their own toys out of stuff around the house (even if you do not want them to) such as shoelaces.  They like crumpled up paper balls.  They like the plastic pull-off safety tab from the milk bottle.  They like chewing … Continue reading DIY foamcore cat toy balls

The business card companion cube

A few years ago, I ran across Ned Batchelder’s instructions for making a business card cube. Since then, I have made dozens of them, including a few conjoined cubes that form Tetris pieces. It occurred to me the other day (about a year or two too late to hit the Portal craze and at least … Continue reading The business card companion cube

Ceiling Cat is watching you stand around the coffeemaker

While chatting with some coworkers around the coffee station at work, I looked up and was surprised by a ceiling cat. It would appear that a pattern is available here: http://tubbypaws.blogspot.com/2008/03/meow-you-can-has-lolcats.html Posted in:

Hipster PDA TODO Envelopes

Something I forgot to post a week or two ago: some Hipster PDA “hanging envelopes” that I made for work and released as a PDF. Basically, it is a thin envelope that you can stick to the wall (with something low-profile like tape or poster putty–thumbtacks may not work.) They’re great for TODO lists and … Continue reading Hipster PDA TODO Envelopes

It’s Alive!

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/02/I seem to have created a monster. If you have followed this journal for a while, you know that one of … Continue reading It’s Alive!

Dharma Vodka and Rum

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Creepy Dragon

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/01/Today, I made Ghirardelli chocolate chip cookies and a creepy paper dragon (as seen on Digg): (original PDF) Posted in: