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The Vader Project

By bohring

A very belated yet hopefully now only nearly-irrelevant happy anniversary to Star Wars post. If you couldn't guess from my photo, I lean to the geek-side. And though I am not the type to don a Stormtrooper costume or attempt to steal an R2 mailbox, I want one of these:

retro vader 

from Starwars.com:

"Pop surrealist, graffiti, tattoo, lowbrow, comic and underground artists Shag, Paul Frank, Tim Biskup, Frank Kozik, Marc Ecko, Amanda Visell, Tim Biskup, J. Ot » READ MORE

May 26, 2007
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Unusual ceiling fixture troubles

By bohring

 

Last month, I moved into an apartment in a house that was first remolded in the '40s, according to the landlady. Accordingly, there are many unique features. Which can be wonderful and, well, this on the ceiling of my bedroom: 

 

 

The problem bulb.from a slightly different angle

The direct light is awful when laying in bed, but I don't know how to handle it. Would any sort of shade or fixture work with this? I'm pretty sure the standard ones I am aware of can't, but I could be wrong. I » READ MORE

May 21, 2007
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Utah Ikea in two weeks

By bohring

As I type, I am watching an Ikea commercial. "Come to the Ikea opening in Draper May 23,"  it says. And each time I travel to Salt Lake, I see the glorious blue building to the West of I-15.

Oh, how I have longed to hear those words. I was told for years that it would never be possible. There was no nearby seaport. It would come to Denver long before here. Zoning issues. Fear of crickets.

Lies. All lies.

Now my vacations will no longer have to be » READ MORE

May 08, 2007
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