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Sick! (and not in a good way)

Posted in Us
January 30th, 2010 by Cynthia

I have a cold. But it’s not all bad. I also have a working computer (beloved iMac) and I recently discovered the voyeristic joys of fashion blogs. From what I gathered, they basically consist of girls posting pictures of themselves in cute (and sometimes absurd) outfits. Great for this weekend where I need to rest and stay close to the tissue box. All I need now is an iPad so I can read them in bed.

Tags: apple blogs imac sick
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They’re real! They exist!

Posted in Gadgets
January 5th, 2010 by Cynthia

The Google phone and the Apple tablet.  Holy cow, 2010 is off to a good start.

On the other hand, I’m still waiting for my new computer to arrive, so it’s not that great yet.  Maybe I should say 2010 is off to a fair start.

Tags: apple gadget google phone products tablet technology
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Mine!

Posted in Our shop!
December 26th, 2009 by Cynthia

My husband ordered a new iMac for me.  I am so, so indescribably excited.  It will take two weeks for it to arrive, so in the meanwhile, I am using an old laptop with a faulty ‘O’ buttn.

In other news, we’re having a sale on all our holiday products.  Everything in the holiday area is 30% off.   The game console ornaments sold better than I expected, so there aren’t many left.  Get them while they last!

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R. I. P.

Posted in Gadgets
December 20th, 2009 by Cynthia

My computer died today. It was very sudden and unexpected since it was running fine before. On the plus side, I’m considering getting my first Mac. More on this story as it develops.

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Sorry! And quick update

Posted in Our shop!
December 10th, 2009 by Cynthia

I guess it was inevitable.  With every blog comes an apology for lack of attention to the blog.  Sorry for the neglect.  I guess that even the baby hedgehog in the previous post could not hold you captive forever.  My excuses:

  • We have a houseguest that makes us drink alcohol each night and I end up passing out without writing anything in the blog.
  • We have a deadline so I’m actually working at work.
  • The shop is experiencing a Christmas rush and all the time where I’m not drinking or working is spent filling orders.

Regarding that last point, we have gotten some press for the Xbox 360 Christmas ornament lately.  First on Kotaku.

kotaku

Which linked to Wonderland.

wonderland

And finally, they also showed up on this gift guide.  It’s all very exciting, but I’m kind of too tired right now to have a real reaction.  I also read some of the comments about the ornaments (i.e. red ring, too expensive, etc.) but that will have to wait for another post.  ‘Wait’ being the operative word.  (har har…)

Tags: alcohol Christmas list ornament present Video games xbox 360
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So busy! Look at this

Posted in Us
November 30th, 2009 by Cynthia

I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t had time to write a proper blog post. So instead, I’m posting this picture of a little baby hedgehog.  That’s kipod to you.
baby hedgehog

Tags: animal baby cute hedgehog
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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted in Us
November 26th, 2009 by Cynthia

Starting the day with my favorite parade.

Tags: holiday thanksgiving
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Why is it so hard to take your money?

Posted in Our shop!
November 25th, 2009 by Cynthia

As some of you may have experienced, PayPal payments don’t always work.  I have received a few complaints about PayPal, so I investigated other payment options.  Long story short, I now accept check or money orders through my Etsy store: bearduck.etsy.com I know it’s not the best solution, or even a good one, but it’s the best I can offer right now.  The whole situation is pretty annoying, since I don’t like dealing with paper money at all and I consider checks to be particularly outdated.  But adding credit card payments to my webstore is actually really expensive and more complicated than I can handle right now.  Hopefully I’ll be able to address that in the future, but until then we have checks and money order.  Whee.

p.s. Please note that the check/money order option is only available at my etsy store.  If you’re interested in something that is not listed, contact me and I’ll make a special listing especially for you!

Tags: etsy money paypal transaction website
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Shocking Bioshock costumes

Posted in Video games
November 24th, 2009 by Cynthia

Wow.  Check out these pictures over at Geekologie:

bioshock cosplay

Thanks to lostarchitect for pointing this out.

Tags: clothes Video games website
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An American tradition

Posted in Our shop!
November 23rd, 2009 by Cynthia

I love Thanksgiving.  I can start the day watching a parade on tv and spend the rest of the day eating.  And then there’s shopping, shopping, shopping.  And now that I have a webstore, I can participate in the festivities by holding a sale of my own!  For Thanksgiving weekend (November 26-30), the entire store will be 15% off. Originally, the sale was only to be on Friday, but when I tried to strategize my own post-holiday shopping agenda, I realized one-day sales are actually pretty hard to navigate.  So I decided to extend the sale throughout the whole weekend.  Just thinking about it puts me in a holiday mood!  Now I will return to my shopping exercises: elbowing other shoppers out of the way and snatching everything in sight.

shopping frenzy

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