Nerd Bling

One of the perks of my job is I'm allowed to wear essentially whatever I want... we have a joke that we can't have Casual Fridays because, well, if it got any more casual in here, we'd have guys walking around with no pants on...

Anywaysssss, I have a weakness for fab necklaces and earrings, and I've been searching for a pair of USB symbol earrings for a few months now, not actual useable pieces, but just of the symbol itself. And lo, a few weeks ago I found these on Etsy, and now they're happily dangling from my earlobes! Not only am I allowed to wear such fine designs, but my compadres usually get the reference. Its a wonderful win-win.

Courtesy of this uh-mazing etsy shop: Stark 060 Designs

Other wonderful pieces I got for Christmas:

Ipsum ipsum

So part of my job is to wireframe out screens to help the team figure out the cleanest user experience when playing our games. This means sometimes I have to lay out a block of text that isn't written yet. Secretly I love this part of my day because I can write a slew of random awesome, that will never actually make it into the game, but will briefly amuse myself, the engineers and project managers.

Magical nuggets that are in my current comps include:
"This is where a tooltip with we tell the user useful information. Do a barrel roll!"
"+25 Shield of Fluffy Kittens"
At least two dozens uses of the word "Unicorn"
A handful of WHY U NO's
Three Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy references
Two Sir Mix-A-Lot references
One "Ain't Nobody Got No Time For That"

And when all else fails, use awesome ipsum generators:
http://baconipsum.com/
http://cupcakeipsum.com/

Valentines Day Nerdery

Gentlemen, are you undecided about what to do for that special lady in your life for Valentines Day? I can assure you that this is at LEAST 20% Cooler than any bouquet of flowers!

Plush Unicorn Bouquet