Everything is better with a little brick. Sure, we’ve got the Lego Moleskine notebooks coming soon, but this journal with stackable covers is nifty. It’s made from 5″ Lego base plates, and you can distract yourself from writing in it by building on it instead. Perfect.
Product Page ($38)
What do you have planned for Valentine’s Day this year? A nice dinner at a fancy restaurant? A romantic evening at home? Maybe you’re planning to pop the question or even head to the altar. If marriage is in the cards, you might want to check out some of these nerdy proposals and marriage moments for inspiration. And if you’re single, watch anyway. If these nerds can find true love, so can you.
Haven’t read any of the Harry Potter books or seen any of the movies? The following video won’t clear things up at all. Not one damn bit.
Today, DC Comics confirmed past rumors by announcing that a prequel to the iconic Watchmen is coming this summer—35 prequels in fact.
Oh yes, if you were put off by the idea of Watchmen prequels before, you’re in for 35 straight weeks of horror spread out into seven series and a one-shot epilogue that brings everything together. The Before Watchmen series includes:
- RORSCHACH (4 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo
- MINUTEMEN (6 issues) – Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
- COMEDIAN (6 issues) – Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones
- DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes
- NITE OWL (4 issues) – Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert
- OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) – Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee
- SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) – Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner
So now you’re probably thinking “what does Alan Moore think about all this?”
If you have a special place in your heart for LEGO and writing things down the old fashioned way, you’ll be happy to know that a Moleskine notebook series is coming soon just for you. From the product page:
Featuring the new Limited Edition Moleskine LEGO Large Ruled Notebook! The legends of Moleskine and LEGO finally meet in this instant notebook classic. The themed black cover is debossed with a black LEGO design, and even has a real black LEGO plate embedded in the cover! With 240 lined pages (120 leaves) as a platform for free expression, you can use the included themed adhesive labels and just let your ideas flow. The themed flyleaf, colored rear expandable pocket, and colored ribbon placeholder all add to the experience.
The notebooks will be available starting on March 1st for $21.95. Check out an additional image after the break.
If your baby has already mastered HTML coding, it’s time to move on to CSS, with this 16 page board book that will put your kid on the road to a tech job before he/she knows how to use a toilet.
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Harry Potter lends itself to home decorating. Well, that’s true if you live in a castle. Professor Snape fan Logospilgrim has shown us how it can translate to a regular house though. She has made her entire office the sort of place Snape would feel right at home. It’s decorated with objects that could be used in potions, Snape art and collectibles, a cloak, and plenty of books.
View more photos of the room after the break.
Happy New Year, fans of Westeros! George R.R. Martin has shared a sample chapter from the next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter. This fan is thrilled to get any piece of the book so soon after the July 2011 release of A Dance With Dragons. It was a brutal 5+ year wait between books four and five. Let’s hope book six arrives sooner. In the meantime, you can enjoy the excerpt here. And no, you shouldn’t click if you’re not caught up.
(via io9)
For generations families have been taking trees into their homes at Christmas time to decorate them with lights and ornaments. Doesn’t make much sense really - but it sure is fun. This is especially true if you decorate your tree with a nerdy theme.
David Salomon and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tuason, have a mutual love of comic books—so when the time came for David to pop the question, he got together a group of friends and created a graphic novel based on their relationship. Naturally, the novel concluded with a proposal page. He threw a party and presented her with the book, videotaping the presentation and reaction for posterity and the web’s enjoyment.
Check out the video, and pages from the comic after the break.
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