Royal/T Maid Cafe: What to think?

Royal/T Cafe Servers, originally uploaded by no_onions.
Recently I read an article on the Geek Monthly blog about Royal/T Cafe, the first maid cafe to open in America. I find this fun but also creepy. I feel divided. I enjoy the fantasy element and like the idea that this is an art space/cafe, however there is [...]

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Shepard Fairey Interview about his Obama Campaign Poster

Torn Obama "Hope" pasters, Los Angeles, originally uploaded by ddkim.

Interesting podcast via OpenCulture.

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Prawn & Cucumber Sandwiches: Yummy Afternoon Tea Recipe

Prawn & Cucumber Sandwiches, originally uploaded by alicebluebonnet.
Made these for an afternoon/evening tea party. Delicious! Recipe from taste.com.au
Ingredients:
125g unsalted butter, softened
2 tbs chopped dill
1 tbs lemon juice
8 large slices white bread
1/2 telegraph cucumber, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
12 large cooked prawns, peeled, de-veined, halved lengthways
Method
1. Place the butter, dill and lemon juice in a food processor [...]

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Electronic Tribes: It shall be mine.

While browsing for potential resources for my upcoming honours project I found this book. It looks rather interesting so I ordered it from a nearby bookstore. Hopefully it shall be mine within the week!
I found a youtube clip about it, the audio is a bit painful but it gives a good overview.
Speaking of Electronic Tribes, [...]

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Herb Garden Seeks Organic Pesticide

My Herb Garden, originally uploaded by alicebluebonnet.
I came home from my family visit to find my herb garden ravaged by green caterpillars! So I’m looking for easy organic pesticides to deter the little buggers.
(1) Homemade Hot Peppers Pesticide from here.
Blend 2 or 3 very hot peppers, 1/2 onion and 1 clove garlic in 4 quarts/liters [...]

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Retrologo: Super delicious

, originally uploaded by Depression Press.
Depression Press on flickr has an awesome set of retro logos. Great typography, very inspirational.

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Crazy Cats in Photobooth

Photobooth Madness, originally uploaded by alicebluebonnet.

I love photobooths, especially when they are 300% capacity. This was for Romi’s birthday. We were all full of cake and chocolate from high tea and hyped on arcade games and then we piled twelve people into a photobooth meant for a maximum of four. Good memories.

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Chocolate Stout Cupcakes: Oh baby, oh baby

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes, originally uploaded by alicebluebonnet.
Made these a little while ago from this recipe. The Guiness makes the cupcakes deliciously rich and dense, almost like a brownie! Great recipe. The only problem was I had almost double the icing I needed left over from what this recipe recommended. So I was…forced… to make some [...]

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Santarchy!

20071222-Santarchy-Tokyo-F30-016, originally uploaded by cabcab.
Just got an invite via facebook to SantaCon, also known as Santapalooza and/or Santarchy. Seems a lot like Talk Like a Pirate Day but with the alternate theme of holiday cheer and everyone dresses in cheap Santa costumes! I particularly like this play on the anarchism logo. What a fun way [...]

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Solo Charleston

, originally uploaded by Sholybonoly.
The above is me competing in the Solo Charleston division of the Sydney Jitterbug Championships!

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