Oh Thinkgeek, Thy Geekness Comes Through Again

When you are married to a geek, raising a geeks and have some geek tendencies yourself you have to find different ways of expressing love and affection than most people choose to employ. Unfortunately that can require a lot more creativity than most geeks are able to handle.  Fortunately there is a website that picks up the slack.  Of course you know that I am referring to ThinkGeek.com - the holy land of bizarre things than only very bizarre people can appreciate.

What I like most about ThinkGeek is that it appeals to all kinds of unusual.  IT geeks, Gamer Geeks, Science Geeks, Pop Culture Geeks, even some Historical Geeks.  Basically if you've ever looked at the t-shirt that someone was wearing, saw a poster or a tv show replica item in someone's house or a toy at a work place and said, "Dear God, where the HELL did you get that?"  It was from ThinkGeek.  I've been a proud customer of theirs for years.  1/2 of Ted's shirts come from ThinkGeek, the other 1/2 from his work, Atlassian.  A t-shirt company thinly disguised as a software design company.  I myself am a prideful wearer of the "Han Shot First" shirt from ThinkGeek - if you have to ask then you don't truly appreciate Star Wars and if you don't, well maybe you shouldn't be reading this anyway.  I bought Teddy a fine selection of Portal 2 fun stuff and of course Tessi's "Soft Kitty" shirt and stuffed animal all come from there.  That's just how we roll in our Geek house.

I write this today because FINALLY after almost 3 weeks my shipment from ThinkGeek arrived.  I tried their new economy shipping to Australia and DAMN!  I was really scared it wouldn't make it.  With 2 mailing days left it came!!!!!   I bought some things for Connor's birthday in May and the rest for Easter.  I have outdone myself this year.  Not 1 but TWO chocolate zombie bunnies.  One for Ted and one for Teddy.  A Han Solo frozen in carbonite chocolate bar for Connor - our star wars groupie, she is worse than I am...I love it. and for our princess chef... magic wand spice dispensers.  Here's a picture I just posted on Facebook.

It's ok a to be a little jealous.  It is amazing.

 I am riding a high that I just can't describe right now.  It won't last.  My kids will squeal with joy for about 30 seconds on Sunday and move straight onto the "What have you done for me lately?" but right now I don't care.  I have provided them with a coolness that is hard to come by.  I'm going to take a few minutes and just revel in this.  I don't get too many moments like this.  Usually my life life is broken down into moments between snarls, screams, whines and death threats.  Well they aren't threatening me but I hear them turning on each other.  My point is that if it weren't for my ear buds I would seldom hear anything nice.  But now I know that I have coming to me my due.  A FULL 10 seconds of kid war cry screaming my praises.  Maybe to you that's not much but in my world that's a God Damn Lifetime Achievement Academy Award and I'm not even close to being dead yet.  HA!!!


By the way, I TOTALLY NEED THIS COAT.  I'm serious. I'm serious.  See the secret compartment for the ear buds?  This is a MUST have to survive the school's Education Week Concert.

  But I'm not selfish, this coat is pricey, I can do with this one -

No, not as many pockets but it does but the ear buds close and keeps the iPhone handy.  ThinkGeek, I love you.  Seriously, I have a major crush on you.  Thank you for making Easter AWESOME!!! 


So Women's Weekly , Martha Stewart Living, whatever damn thing Rachel Ray has come up with for Easter that is so damn clever and only requires 48 hours of prep time, 3 yards of tulle, a staff of 12 of glitter in places that are just wrong - HA!  I'm AWESOME MOM and I only had to click a few buttons on the keyboard.