Valentine’s day is just around the corner (can you believe it?), and of course I wanted to share my gift picks for geeks again this year. Last year’s gift list , is also full of great gift ideas for the geek in your life.
Magic Choc. Why give your favorite person regular chocolate? Why not give them chocolate that can be molded into fun shapes and then eaten? It’s a fun activity and treat all in one!
The Companion Cube Cookie Jar! Yes, for the Portal fans there is a Companion Cube to keep your cookies safe. The cake may have been a lie, but cookies never are. You can even get Portal cookie cutters to go along with it.
Soft Kitty. And yes, the little kitty even sings the song. And it is also soft and snuggly, and pretty darn cute as well.
A DIY iPhone Cover Kit. Bonus points if you cross stitch something on it for your loved one, but even if you don’t it’s an awesome gift to give! Who wouldn’t love a totally unique iPhone cover?
And of course, my new favorite, the Olloclip. This is a seriously amazing lens for the iPhone. It’s 3 lenses in one, a fisheye, a wide angle, and the macro. The macro is my most favorite as it is totally amazing. If you have Instagram on your phone, look for the Olloclip hashtag to see all the fun things this lens can do. For a few examples of mine, click here (and remember that the photos were all iPhone).
Each of these can be purchased at ThinkGeek.com, and they were kind enough to provide us with samples of each so we could know first hand just how awesome everything really is! As always, my opinions are my own regardless of compensation.
My husband and I have New Year’s Eve traditions, but we never really had a tradition for New Years morning (aside from sleeping in of course). This year we tried making German pancakes, which I have found out have a lot of other names too. Yummy! I think that we have found a new tradition. Of course, since we had never made them before I turned to my friends on Facebook to find their favorite recipe, and my friend Jeanne (who is always posting about fabulous food she makes) came through with this recipe.
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cube butter (1/4 cup)
lemon juice
powdered sugar
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine & blend eggs, flour, and milk in blender. Melt 1 cube butter in 13X9 dish. Pour batter directly into hot dish, bake 18 minutes (we did go to 21 minutes, so adjust for your oven as needed). Sprinkle with lemon & powdered sugar.
We didn’t have lemon on hand, so we topped ours with powdered sugar and maple syrup. So yummy! If you haven’t had them before and wonder what they taste like, they remind me a little of French toast, and we both thought they were really tasty. It’s also fun to watch them puff up while they are cooking in the oven.
Do you have New Year’s morning traditions?
One of my favorite things about the new year is getting new calendars. Yes, calendars plural. I love organizing stuff, and this year we got an awesome selection of calendars. My husband got Angry Birds, I was given the Farmer’s Almanac calendar, and I am waiting for a Totoro book from Japan as well. Together we are very excited about the Build-a-Robot calendar we got! If you love paper craft, this is the calendar for you, and it’s on sale right now for just $5.99, so go get one while you can.
It’s not January yet, but I spent a bit of time tonight building January’s robot. It was really fun to put together, and helped me beat away a bit of the winter blahs. Every month has a robot ready to put together with a little folding and some glue. The robots come ready to punch out of their papers, so you don’t have to cut anything, and they have all the folds marked for easy putting together.
I can’t wait to put together a new robot each month! It was really fun to put this one together. If you want to have a little fun each month, the Build-a-Robot calendar is sure to be your new favorite calendar.
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