Geek Sweets!

Here at PrettiGeeky we have healthy appreciation of candy. Being girls with hormones helps maintain that.  And as always, our interests in the obscure and the nerdy often collide with our overly-active sweet teeth. When your cravings are both sweet AND geeky, a Hershey bar just won’t cut it. Fortunately for you, PrettiGeeky has compiled a list of candies that will sate your sweet tooth and nourish your neurons all at once!

Gummy me up, Scotty!

These awesome gummy Starship Enterprises are sure to tickle any Trekkie’s fancy! Enjoy juicy blasts of fruity flavor as you endeavor to keep peace in the galaxy.

Stimulating Conversation

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, geeks across the globe are agonizing over what to give their geeky lovers or friends. These adorably nerdy conversation hearts are a good option, although I found myself mentally writing better versions. Where are “Text Me” and “Facebook Me”? What about “Love Bytes”?

Well, at least this is literally food for thought.

So Geeky!

The original meaning of the word “Geek” referred to a bizarre carnival performer, oftentimes one who bit the heads off live animals (usually a chicken).  Contemplate the true meaning of your geekdom as you throw back these bite-sized little Geeks made by thinkgeek.com.

These colorful little candies are even caffeinated! I’m not sure you could say the same about the chicken blood.

CTRL ALT and Eat?

This gorgeous and delicious-looking white chocolate keyboard was first created by muratsuyur of deviantART.  Unfortunately, it isn’t really chocolate. It’s just as photoshopped image. But, damn, what a great idea! Can you spell Y-U-M?

Cthulhu: Good Breath Despite Magical Death-Sleep

According to the lore of the Elder Gods, the tentacled Cthulhu lies dead and dreaming beneath the ocean, awaiting a time of awakening. Whenever that time comes, one can be assured, he will be clean and minty. No dragon breath for this Dark Lord! His dream of inciting the apocalypse includes him looking fresh as a daisy.

Borrow a little of his good-breath staying power with these Cthulhu mints. Goodness knows, your blind dates will be far more interesting if you consult your Necronomicon and pray to the Elder Gods beforehand.

Photo credits: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Pokemon REMIX? I choose you!

Remember that time I posted all of those awesome Zelda N64 remixes? Well, now it’s time for some pocket monster action! I found some interesting trends in remixed Pokemon music–there seem to be quite a few more “heavy metal” remixes than I anticipated. Also, there were way more remixes of the cartoon theme song than the video game music, but I did get some of both! There’s even a little Pokemon Snap remix, so take a listen!

This one features the pokemon song in different languages!

Here’s some heavy metal coming at cha! This is actually my favorite of the three.

Oh,  snap!

Oh, pokemon, you’re my best friend in a world we must defend. Doesn’t this music just make you want to surrender now, or possibly prepare to fight? (Meowth! That’s right!)

In any case, I’ve become a remix junky. I plan to search for many more. Also, if you know of any badass remixes or have any requests for future remix posts, post them in the comment section! : )

Extreme Snowforts

Snowpocalypse.

Snowmageddon.

Snowzilla.

Snowtorious B.I.G.

No matter what you call it, the massive blizzard currently sweeping the United States has us shaking in our (chic and stylish) boots at PrettiGeeky. With snow accumulation upwards of 24 inches and wind gusts a whopping 50 miles per hour, conditions are positively Hoth-like outside my humble abode. If only I had a tauntuan to crawl inside!

Hunkered down with a quilt, a cat and a cup of tea, I’m counting the minutes until the storm settles so I can go out and play. By the time I’m done wampa hunting, the parking lot next to my apartment building will likely be riddled with snow angles, igloos and sculpted unicorns.

In honor of my icy ambition, I’ve collected these images depicting the most fabulously frosty snowforts ever sculpted by human hands. Survive Snowmageddon in style (or at least with all your limbs un-frostbitten) within these wintery wonderlands.

Powder Pagoda

127 Years of the Oxford Dictionary

As all good book nerds know, today marks the 127^th anniversary of the Oxford Dictionary (which we totally knew about before The History Channel told us).  Widely considered the most comprehensive and accurate guide to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary has proved to be an invaluable resource to students, scholars and bloggers suffering writers block since it was crafted by London’s Philological Society in 1884.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the only dictionary to provide a chronological history of every word and phrase listed- all 59 million of them! That’s a lot of words. In fact, when the OED first became available online, scholars calculated that it would take a single person over 120 years to type up all the entries.

Clear

In the spirit of promoting literacy, the PrettiGeeky girls have assembled a list of our favorite words and definitions (not quite 59 million of them) for you reading pleasure!

Michelle’s Nerdwords

Chartreuse- a clear, light green color with a yellowish tinge.

Not only is chartreuse my favorite color in fashion and décor, but it has a intoxicating secondary definition as well. Chartreuse is an aromatic green liqueur made by Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France. The drink isn’t common in the United States (probably because it tastes like minty cough syrup), but I tried it last year at Mardi Gras and fell in love. Now I have it imported!

Clear

Defenestrate- to throw through or out of a window.

Hijinks- boisterous celebration and merriment; unrestrained fun.

Loquacious- characterized by excessive talk; chatty.

Loquaciousness is a job requirement here at PrettiGeeky!

Marmalade- a jelly preserve in which small pieces of fruit are suspended.  Yummy and fun to say!

Kaitlin’s Nerdwords

Moxie- courage, nerve or vigor.

PrettiGeek Kaitlin knows a thing or two about moxie, moving to Costa Rica all by her lonesome. Wish her luck building a new life in the tropics!

Effervescence- a show of enthusiasm, excitement or liveliness.

Vestibule- a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house. And fun to say! Vestibuuuuuuule.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- fear of long words.

Gotta love the irony of that.

Eavesdropping- listening secretly to a private conversation. Sneaky!

Other PrettiGeeky Nerdwords

With 59 million titillating terms to chose from, a couple of book nerds like ourselves had trouble  narrowing our selection. So we asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook to identify their favorite nerdwords as well. Check out their choices!

Unkempt- neglected, disheveled and messy. (via Jonny Panic)

This one is funny because it describes the submitter soooo well!

Cathartic- to purify by means of purging. (via Justag33k)

Scapulomancy- divination of the future by cracking a mammal’s scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument. (via oodja)

O.o  We’re a little scared of oodja.

Have a nerdword that gets you all hot and bothered? Share the literary love in the “comments” section below!

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PrettiGeeky Artist Spotlight: Chuck Bourbon

Brightest burst onto the webcomic scene in February 2010 and has been captivating readers with whimsical artwork, geeky female protagonists and a storyline alternately hilarious and heartbreaking ever since.

Brightest details the trials and tribulations of Charlene aka Charlie, a newly single, perpetually unemployed and sexually confused 30-something, trying to make a life for herself in the Great White North.

Charlie’s plight often feels like peering through a digital looking glass into the personal lives of women everywhere – doubt and uncertainty masked by a façade of apathy and punctuated with moments of absurd glee. This striking combination compels readers (especially those of the PrettiGeeky variety) to keep coming back for more. If Charlie can find happiness in her mixed-up little world, then so can we!

One year later, writer and illustrator Chuck Bourbon (Ground Chux) sat down with the PrettiGeeky gals and revealed the secrets to his success.

Taking my kitten to Costa Rica

Nothing like a trip abroad to make you feel like Odysseus. The process of taking an animal abroad is like pulling teeth without anesthesia : painful, messy and lacking a contact buzz. I spent hours googling things like “International travel with cat” and “Bringing a pet to Costa Rica.”  None of the websites I looked at had ALL of the information I needed, so I am posting the story of my experiences for other pet-loving travelers out there.

I am just going to relate my story here. I’m sure there are multiple accounts of pets traveling abroad online, and that other countries have different requirements and regulations. This is just my story, and it starts with her:

She's prettigeeky too!

 This is my baby kitty Ezra, and she’s pushing 9 months old. (Yes, I know “Ezra” is a boy’s name. When I first adopted her, I was told she was a boy.) She is a rambunctious little thing, but a very good traveler. And now she’ll have a stamp in her passport.

Ridin’ Nerdy

Like many city-dwelling geeks, the cost of keeping and maintaining a vehicle in the city is my Kryptonite. After suffering years of frequent and cringe-worthy parking tickets and trips to the gas pump, I’m considering retiring my secondhand sedan in favor of a more eco (and budget) friendly option.

What can I say? Even Wonder Woman would’ve downsized if parking the invisible jet set her back the cost of an iPad every month.

My active lifestyle, full of jaunts to the comic book shop, makes me a perfect candidate for a Smart Car. Easy on the wallet and the eyes, these peppy little compact cars have taken the city by storm. They have a cult following amongst urban youth looking for not just a mode of transportation, but a rolling reflection of their inner geek.

KNITT

A PrettiGeeky Journey Abroad!

Hi, readers! Kaitlin, here! I am 49.999999724% of the PrettiGeeky writing staff.

Anyway, I am writing this post because I am moving to San Jose, Costa Rica. This Sunday. Yeeep.

So…does this mean I am quitting the blog? Um. NO! You can expect continued posts from me in true geekgirl fashion. I will also be blogging about the pura vida (pure life) in Costa Rica. There will be some travel blogging, there will be some laughter. Hopefully there will be many pictures!

For now, here’s a pretty picture I took on a boat when I was there a month ago.

Preeeeeeeetti!

Yep. This is TOTALLY where I’m going! (Although San Jose is not on the beach).

I’m hopefully going to be either teaching English or blogging/doing Internet Marketing. Also, I’m bringing my kitten, which has been an extraodinarily harrying process, and we haven’t even left yet! That will most certainly warrant an in-depth how-to blog post once I am in the balmy, palmy climes of Costa Rica.

So, expect more travel posts as time wears on, and maybe even some pictures of my brand new life abroad!

Survive the Zompocalypse!

Holy shit, it’s actually happening! There are flesh-eating cannibals stumbling around the once-calm streets outside your house, the sky is a hazy greenish grey, and somewhere down the street you hear police sirens wailing above the chaotic shouting. The Zombie Apocalypse is actually. fucking. happening. You sit contemplatively on the side of the bathtub in your upstairs bathroom, wondering if nail polish remover is flammable enough to make a good molotov cocktail and pulling bits of wood out of your hair (you’ve just destroyed the staircase, rendering the 2nd floor of your home zombie-proof for the time being).  …Now what?

Winter Color Week 2011

It’s the most colorful time of the year! Winter Colours Week on Flickr is a visual celebration of the hues that brighten our geeky world. Beginning January 17th, the blogger babes at Poppytalk have invited Flickr users to upload their colour-appropriate images to serve as inspiration during a drab and dreary season. After conducting a poll on Twitter, ye olde color gods have decided upon the following shades:

January 17th- Reds (cerise, berry and crimson)
January 18th- Whites (dove, cream and off-white)
January 19th- Blues (navy, turquoise and seafoam)
January 20th- Greens (mint, spruce and chartreuse)
January 21st – Silver and Gold

Here at PrettiGeeky, we chose to showcase SEAFOAM! Why?