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Cheap Date Ideas. Creative Date Ideas. Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived. Additional notes from the author: If you want to learn more about Tesla, I highly recommend reading Tesla: Man Out of Time Also, this Badass of the week by Ben Thompson is what originally inspired me to write a comic about Tesla. Ben's also got a book out which is packed full of awesome. There's an old movie from the 80s on Netflix Instant Queue right now about Tesla: The Secret of Nikola Tesla. It's corny and full of bad acting, but it paints a fairly accurate depiction of his life. The drunk history of Tesla is quite awesome, too. Thing in a Jar.

Thing in a Jar 7 inches by 4 inches, mason jar Pictured above is the Thing in a Jar that's usually sitting in my office at work. The coolest thing about the Thing is that everyone responds to seeing it by asking questions. Where did I find it? Is it an internal organ? The Thing in a Jar is made out of Sculpey, acryllic paint and rubber cement. This is the third Thing in a Jar I've made. Here's a conceptual sketch I made of this Thing before I sculpted it. 1.5 by 2.5 inches, ballpoint pen Usually when I make a Thing in a Jar, I try to keep the shape ambiguous enough so that the viewer cannot really pin down exactly what they're looking at. The glass jar acts as a physical barrier, preventing the viewer from directly accessing its contents. I think this is much cooler than, for example, a painting, which basically has this big implicit sign hanging off of it that says, "I am just a painting of an object, not the object itself.

Viewers of The Thing in a Jar do not have this preconception. Home. Star Power -- A Bawdy, Body-Positive Erotic Comic by Sarah Benkin. The 3,000 goal was hit! The process book will be sent out tomorrow to all backers who helped us get there, and the erotic wallpapers will go out in a few days. Thanks so much to all of you. Star Power rose dramatically recently, putting us at 65%! 65%! We're so close! But we've still got some distance to go if this project is going to be funded, and not much time left. Way down by the docks, where the sailors would play There were two different strip clubs, both equal in pay They were "Pussy’s Slipper" and "The Salty Clipper" Now some folks like strippers of all shapes and sizes But the strippers from Slipper’s believed otherwises.

All the girls at the Slipper had hair that glittered And booties that bounced when they sat on the shi—uh, sofa. And the strippers from Slipper’s had titties with stars While the stripper’s from Clipper’s had none upon thars The Story No Really, the Story The poor dancers from the Salty Clipper live in the shadow of their glamorous counterparts.

"You're lanky! " You're Bored? That's So AWESOME. - Fevered Mutterings - Fevered Mutterings.

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Darwin Awards: Darwin Awards. Maine Man Boffed By Booby-Trap Maine Man Boffed By Booby-Trap Ronald Cyr, 65, was shot dead on Thanksgiving evening in the rural town of Van Buren. Upon investigation, it was determined that the shooter was none other than Ron Pilot Patrick's In-Flight ShowerWith 10,000 hours of flight time and an instructor certificate, when aviation fuel (AVGAS) entered the cockpit and sloshed around his feet Patrick's attitude was, 'What, Me Worry? ' Rhino Poacher Killed By ElephantIt makes a funny headline, but it's no laughing matter. The elephant-trampled and lion-digested poacher had illegally crept into a national park with murder in mind, for there is Two Texans Die Trying May their experiment be a warning to you, my friend.

The Drawbridge on Black Bayou was evidentially an irresistible Friday Night challenge to Texas Man (32) and Texas Man Two (aged 23)... Dead On Valentines DayA 19-year-old and his soon-to-be-ex were walking along the beautiful Havel River, quarreling. GEOcaching Out! Zap! Story. Tumblr. QC: New Comics Every Monday Through Friday.