Sightings: I don’t think this is what they meant by “Hairy Nautilus”
Updated: 2010-07-28 03:59:05
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T-shirt Tuesday: Hot Molluscs in Love
Updated: 2010-07-28 02:46:30
Here are three delightful t-shirt designs by Hannah Moore via Kickstarter.com. They are named, respectively, “Secret Snail,” “Forbidden Love,” and “Inky Hearts.”
I would love to give you a link so you could buy them all right now, but there’s a catch—in order for these shirts to become a purchasable reality, a target funding goal needs [...]Carnegie Collection Ichthyosaurus by Safari Ltd®
Updated: 2010-07-27 17:58:51
I’ve mentioned Safari Ltd. a few times already on this blog (here and here, for example), so I probably don’t need to tell you that they tend to leave any competition in the dust when it comes to producing museum-quality plastic animal reproductions. One of their flagship brands is the Carnegie Collection, a line of [...]Wednesday Comics: Alan Moore’s Neonomicon
Updated: 2010-07-22 04:59:09
“In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.”
-H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
This is Jacen Burrows’ wrap cover for Neonomicon #1. Written by Alan Moore and published by Avatar Press, this tale of modern Lovecraftian horror is the sequel to Moore’s earlier series The Courtyard. I think this book came out today, but I [...]T-shirt Tuesday (Birthday Edition!): “Subway Squid” from ThinkGeek
Updated: 2010-07-21 04:46:04
Yesterday was my birthday, and my brother-in-law Jeff got me this awesome shirt. I wore it to watch Inception, which is neither here nor there, but damn that was a cool movie.
Now, I know what you’re probably thinking…didn’t I already do a post about “Subway Squid?” Yes, yes I did.
However, this particular shirt was purchased [...]Flickr Friday: Mimic on the move!
Updated: 2010-07-16 21:16:16Mimic Octopus at Aer_Parang, originally uploaded by Stephen Childs. The fascinating Thaumoctopus mimicus, filmed at Aer Parang (Indonesia?).“Couldn’t Flask for More in Squid” by ModCloth
Updated: 2010-07-16 04:05:22
Here’s another cool piece of cephalopod-y merch from the folks at ModCloth.
A flask! Covered in squid!
The site describes it thusly…
The stainless steel construction of this drink container along with a screw-on lid will keep your spirits safe, while a cephalopod print wrapped around the exterior will keep your spirits high!
The flask costs $29.99, but it [...]Sharktopus!
Updated: 2010-07-16 03:08:35And here I didn’t think it would be possible to top Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus… (via Deep-Sea News)Sightings: the Honda del Squid
Updated: 2010-07-14 17:30:55
John says:
So, I have a friend who loves squid. She also loves her del Sol which recently needed some bodywork. When talking about how much she loves her car she mentioned it would only be better if it had a giant squid on it. Her husband and her brother-in-law latched on to [...]