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Friday, May 25, 2012
A Mario, Donkey Kong, And Pac-Man Themed Bathroom
A Mario, Donkey Kong, And Pac-Man Themed Bathroom: 
Because beach themed bathrooms with the little seashell-shaped soaps that you're apparently not supposed to use are so last year, here's a Mario, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man themed one. I would use it, but only if there weren't any pubes on the toilet seat. Because one time I was at a friend's house for an Ocarina of Time marathon and I went to use the bathroom and IT. WAS. DISGUSTING. Plus there was no TP. After taking care of my business I knew we couldn't be friends anymore. Get it? I wiped with his towel.
Hit the jump for shots from all angles.
Thanks to Cro-mag, not to be confused with Pro-mag, who actually gets paid to mag.
Because beach themed bathrooms with the little seashell-shaped soaps that you're apparently not supposed to use are so last year, here's a Mario, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man themed one. I would use it, but only if there weren't any pubes on the toilet seat. Because one time I was at a friend's house for an Ocarina of Time marathon and I went to use the bathroom and IT. WAS. DISGUSTING. Plus there was no TP. After taking care of my business I knew we couldn't be friends anymore. Get it? I wiped with his towel.
Hit the jump for shots from all angles.
Thanks to Cro-mag, not to be confused with Pro-mag, who actually gets paid to mag.
A Mario, Donkey Kong, And Pac-Man Themed Bathroom
A Mario, Donkey Kong, And Pac-Man Themed Bathroom:
Because beach themed bathrooms with the little seashell-shaped soaps that you're apparently not supposed to use are so last year, here's a Mario, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man themed one. I would use it, but only if there weren't any pubes on the toilet seat. Because one time I was at a friend's house for an Ocarina of Time marathon and I went to use the bathroom and IT. WAS. DISGUSTING. Plus there was no TP. After taking care of my business I knew we couldn't be friends anymore. Get it? I wiped with his towel.
Hit the jump for shots from all angles.
Thanks to Cro-mag, not to be confused with Pro-mag, who actually gets paid to mag.
Because beach themed bathrooms with the little seashell-shaped soaps that you're apparently not supposed to use are so last year, here's a Mario, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man themed one. I would use it, but only if there weren't any pubes on the toilet seat. Because one time I was at a friend's house for an Ocarina of Time marathon and I went to use the bathroom and IT. WAS. DISGUSTING. Plus there was no TP. After taking care of my business I knew we couldn't be friends anymore. Get it? I wiped with his towel.
Hit the jump for shots from all angles.
Thanks to Cro-mag, not to be confused with Pro-mag, who actually gets paid to mag.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Ten Tetris Treats
Ten Tetris Treats:
Some people play with their food, while others make a game out of cooking -literally! Tetris is great for all kinds of food preparation because it’s simple, recognizable, colorful, popular, and fun. Some of these you can try out yourself!
A batch of colorful cookies were made from dough shaped into Tetris blocks before they were baked by andromache. The icing is enhanced by a thin outline to accentuate the Tetris shapes. Photograph by Flickr user mache.
Artist Eva Funderburgh mostly works in ceramics, but also made cookies with Tetris blocks built right inside! It’s part of her pixel cookies project, in which she explains through photographs how it’s done. How fun is it? Well, you start with a Play-Doh extruder. Really. Photograph by Flickr user Eva Funderburgh.
Jim at Jim’s Pancakes says he’s not good at Tetris pancakes. What he means is that he’s not good at winning the game, as you can see from the gaps, but he is excellent at making Tetris pancakes!
A bento box by Night-thing uses cut vegetables on a bed of rice to inspire young gamers to eat their lunch! Photograph by Flickr user Night-thing.
Baker and DeviantART member Ana Fuji makes all kinds of geeky food art, including truffles decorated with edible Tetris blocks. Too bad the recipe isn’t included!
Fraske Designs posted instructions for making Tetris brownies. Make your brownies thinner than normal, and color small batches of frosting to set them off. The hard part is cutting the shapes, but at least you can eat your mistakes!
Since waffles are already made in a grid, it should be relatively easy to cut out pieces to make a game of Waffle Tetris! The addition of syrup would make a real mess, though.
You can get a pliable silicone rubber Tetris-shape ice cube tray and form blocks of the various block shapes. Take the time to color your water and make the shapes in different colors for an impressive addition to a video game-themed birthday party.
Joakim cut a batch of gingerbread into Tetris shapes and, just in case someone didn’t catch the video game theme, added a Pac-Man to the middle! Another picture shows the cutting process. Photograph by Flickr user Craig Morey.
This clever Tetris cake was served in 2008. According to the photographer, the top of the “video screen” is to the right, so what we see is the groom figure waiting for his bride to arrive sitting on a falling tile! That idea “just fits.” Photograph by Flickr user bea & txema.
This post is about video game-themed food. If you want to read about food-themed video games, see Playing with Your Food: Fast Food Videogames.
Some people play with their food, while others make a game out of cooking -literally! Tetris is great for all kinds of food preparation because it’s simple, recognizable, colorful, popular, and fun. Some of these you can try out yourself!
1. Block Cookies
A batch of colorful cookies were made from dough shaped into Tetris blocks before they were baked by andromache. The icing is enhanced by a thin outline to accentuate the Tetris shapes. Photograph by Flickr user mache.
2. Pixel Cookies
Artist Eva Funderburgh mostly works in ceramics, but also made cookies with Tetris blocks built right inside! It’s part of her pixel cookies project, in which she explains through photographs how it’s done. How fun is it? Well, you start with a Play-Doh extruder. Really. Photograph by Flickr user Eva Funderburgh.
3. Pancakes
Jim at Jim’s Pancakes says he’s not good at Tetris pancakes. What he means is that he’s not good at winning the game, as you can see from the gaps, but he is excellent at making Tetris pancakes!
4. Bento Box
A bento box by Night-thing uses cut vegetables on a bed of rice to inspire young gamers to eat their lunch! Photograph by Flickr user Night-thing.
5. Truffles
Baker and DeviantART member Ana Fuji makes all kinds of geeky food art, including truffles decorated with edible Tetris blocks. Too bad the recipe isn’t included!
6. Tetris Brownies
Fraske Designs posted instructions for making Tetris brownies. Make your brownies thinner than normal, and color small batches of frosting to set them off. The hard part is cutting the shapes, but at least you can eat your mistakes!
7. Waffles
Since waffles are already made in a grid, it should be relatively easy to cut out pieces to make a game of Waffle Tetris! The addition of syrup would make a real mess, though.
8. Ice Cubes
You can get a pliable silicone rubber Tetris-shape ice cube tray and form blocks of the various block shapes. Take the time to color your water and make the shapes in different colors for an impressive addition to a video game-themed birthday party.
9. Gingerbread
Joakim cut a batch of gingerbread into Tetris shapes and, just in case someone didn’t catch the video game theme, added a Pac-Man to the middle! Another picture shows the cutting process. Photograph by Flickr user Craig Morey.
10. Tetris Wedding Cake
This clever Tetris cake was served in 2008. According to the photographer, the top of the “video screen” is to the right, so what we see is the groom figure waiting for his bride to arrive sitting on a falling tile! That idea “just fits.” Photograph by Flickr user bea & txema.
Bonus: Gummi Bears
As a bonus, here’s a video by Sam Q. Kim that uses Gummi Bears to recreate various video games (including Tetris) in stop-motion form. Ten pounds of Gummis were used, and then eaten.This post is about video game-themed food. If you want to read about food-themed video games, see Playing with Your Food: Fast Food Videogames.
Don’t Knick His Face!
Don’t Knick His Face!:
Sure it’s a cutting board, but I still couldn’t help but feel bad if I cut poor Mario. That being said, it’s still a great take on Mario’s delightful 8-bit self. Sure $110 is a lot for a cutting board, but I’m sure a lot of work went into hand-making this detailed creation.
Link Via Nerdalicious
Sure it’s a cutting board, but I still couldn’t help but feel bad if I cut poor Mario. That being said, it’s still a great take on Mario’s delightful 8-bit self. Sure $110 is a lot for a cutting board, but I’m sure a lot of work went into hand-making this detailed creation.
Link Via Nerdalicious
Openings: “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” @ Copro Gallery
Openings: “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” @ Copro Gallery:
Sheryl LeeA couple weeks ago, the 20th anniversary of cult hit television show Twin Peaks was celebrated with a group exhibition at the Copro Gallery entitled Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. A diverse set of artists were ask to create artwork based thematically on the dark side and imagery from the show including Shag, Brett Amory, Esao Andrews, Glenn Barr, Chris Berens, Tim Biskup, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Lori Earley, Stella Im Hultberg, Jessica Joslin, Andy Kehoe, Dan May, Tara McPherson, Chris Peters, Dan Quintana, Nathan Spoor, Brian M. Viveros, Eric White, Martin Wittfooth, Chet Zar, and more. As you can see above, even Laura Palmer decided to make an appearance.
Check the photos of the opening taken for us by Richard Brooks after the jump…
Photo credit: Richard Brooks for Arrested Motion.
Discuss this show here.
Sheryl Lee
Check the photos of the opening taken for us by Richard Brooks after the jump…
Photo credit: Richard Brooks for Arrested Motion.
Discuss this show here.
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