I made this! Skyrim-inspired Helmet/Beanie/Hat

by GeekMom on January 6, 2012

Skyrim helmet crocheted beanie

My handmade Skyrim "helmet" beanie

Happy New Year, everybody! I have a new addiction to confess: SKYRIM! It’s an amazing role-playing game, with a huge story, beautiful landscapes, lush soundtrack, interesting characters, and DRAGONS! The game is too big to describe here, but let me say this: it is immersive, and it sucks you right in!

Between Skyrim sessions (while my hubby was playing), I was inspired to design a “helmet” like the Iron Helmet in the video game. Here’s what I came up with! My very own Skyrim-inspired beanie, made with my own little hands. What do you think?

I posted a couple of photos on my Facebook page, and some people asked about buying the Skyrim hat. So I’ve put a listing in my Etsy shop (Skyrim inspired “Iron Helmet” with horns) if anybody’s interested.

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Veteran’s Day – Stuff my Grandpa Said

by GeekMom on November 11, 2011

Grandpa, between his sister and his wife

Happy Veterans’ Day! I always think about my grandfather on this day. He died a few years ago, and I never heard him talk about his war experiences. He fought in World War II and the Korean War.

He made it home alive, raised children, worked hard, retired, and celebrated 50 years of marriage. During his long life, he shared some wise and funny sayings with us. Here are a few of my favorites:

  • “Clean your plate.”
  • “Gettin’ old is hell.”
  • “I’ll give you 45 minutes to cut that out.” (During a shoulder massage.)
  • “You can curl ‘em, braid ‘em, or split ‘em. Just don’t pull them out!” (When we would comb the few hairs he had left on his head.)
  • “Gives the mosquitoes a place to skate.” (On being bald.)
  • “What, honey? I don’t hear so good anymore. I don’t smell so good, either.”

I would have liked to hear about his days in the military, but he didn’t want to talk about that. I appreciate and respect his service, and I honor him by sharing these memories today.

Thank you, Grandpa. And thanks to all the people who have served our country to protect our freedom and preserve our safety!

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Make a Blog Without Writing? Try Content Curation with Scoop.it!

by GeekMom on October 28, 2011

One of my favorite things about the Internet is finding something new, funny, intriguing, or surprising to share with my friends. Sometimes, I write about the best stuff and share it here on Geek Mom Mashup. Other times, I just share the link, because I don’t feel like writing a whole blog post.

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Recently, I tried Scoop.it‘s content curation system. It’s a cool service that lets you choose a topic and enter some keywords. Scoop.it searches the Internet and brings back news articles, blog posts, Twitter messages, and other stuff that seems related to your topic.

This is where the curation process starts. You view Scoop.it‘s suggestions and choose which ones are the best. Add your own intro, image and keywords, and click Publish! The story is posted to your own niche microsite, with built-in sharing tools. For an example of how it works, check out my topic pages.

Here are my Scoop.it topics:

You can make your topic pages more popular by choosing the best content, weeding out the unrelated or spammy search results, and sharing your published stories. You can also set up your account to automatically post to your other accounts, including Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and WordPress.

Scoop.it‘s still in beta mode, but I have 9 invitations to share! If you’d like to try it, just leave me a comment below. It’s a fairly fun, and amazingly easy, way to gather and share the freshest stuff on the web.

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Geek Crafts: nerdJERK

October 19, 2011

As a geek and crafter, I’m always on the lookout for especially nerdy creations. Here is an excellent example! Stephanie Cortes, gamer, blogger, and crafter, does some amazing work with yarn and fabric.

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Throw This Camera Ball to Take a 360-Degree Panorama

October 16, 2011

Via Scoop.it – Geek and Gamer Stuff It’s a camera! It’s a ball! It’s…both! German researchers come up with the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera that can take a single, instantaneous 360-degree image.Show original

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Sat., Oct. 15

October 15, 2011

Via Scoop.it – Geek and Gamer Stuff Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery.Show original

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How Steve Jobs Changed the World

October 13, 2011

I know Steve Jobs was not a god. I don’t worship him. I just have such a great appreciation for his ideas, and the things that grew out of them. And although it might sound exaggerated, he really did change the world. Even for millions of people who never met him, it’s kind of like [...]

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