BustedTees Graphic T-Shirts

I've decided I would very much like to be a hipster. It's just what I need right now to break away from that whole "domesticated suburbanite lame Dad with a desk job" look I've been rocking for the last couple of years.  Now, apart from the skinny jeans and the thick framed glasses, I imagine I'd need some pretty cool t-shirts to complete the look.  The kind that say, "look at me with my cheeky t-shirt graphic, don't you want to party with me?" Lucky for me, BustedTees has a plethora of designs for me to chose from.  Their selections range from current pop culture (yes, they already have Linsanity t-shirts) to the clever play on words ("South Korea's Got Seoul") to the downright bizzare (the "SILF", or Sandwiches I'd like to, er, nevermind).  Either way you look at it, these t-shirts are going to give me instant street cred at work, especially among the creative types that hover around the ping pong table on the 18th floor.  The only question is, I wonder if I should wash these t-shirts on the gentle cycle in my washing machine or just handwash them?  Would be such a pity if I ruined them after the first wear, you know?

"When My Baby Dreams" by Adele Enerson

This is too damn cute.  Adele Enersen was a copywriter & concept designer in the advertising world. That is, until her little baby daughter, Mila, arrived.  As a "maternity hobby," Adele started a blog called Mila's Daydreams.  During baby Mila's naps, Adele would create scenes around her and take quick photos.  Very cute photos which have become the inspiration for a picture book, When My Baby Dreams, featuring many more photos of babies being manipulated by their parents.  Ah, the things we do to our kids to amuse ourselves.

Samsung SUR40 For Microsoft Surface

I've been following Microsoft's Surface technology for many years now, in the hopes that it'll someday be ready to be unleashed to regular consumers like me.  Because what this thing will do to shift the media consumption and searching habits of the average American household will be unprecedented. This newest iteration of Surface technology comes courtesy of a joint venture between Samsung and Microsoft.  The 40 inch SUR40 is a thin tabletop computer that "sees" and responds to whatever is placed on it.  The table's LCD pixels emits an infrared beam that reflects off an object back to a sensor.  The sensor picks out shapes and large text such as product names and numbers.  Once the "sensed" object is identified, the SUR40 displays related YouTube videos and other product information.  Think of it as visual search vs. the old fashioned way of, you know, typing and searching for stuff.

The Best 2011 Holiday Gift Guides

While I spend much of my time in desperate pursuit of many of the things featured on this space, I realize that it is the holidays. And the spirit of the holidays is to give rather than to receive. Because there's nothing like watching a loved one's reaction when you give them that perfectly thoughtful present. With a mere 2 weeks remaining until Christmas, I'm realizing that I need to start this giving thing, stat. Thankfully, there are dozens of handy Holiday Gift Guides out there to help us all with this whole process. Here are some of my favorites: The New York Times 2011 Holiday Gift Guide; CNET 2011 Holiday Gift Guide; Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide 2011; Martha Stewart's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide; Green Gift Guide 2011 from TreeHugger.com. OR, you could do it the old fashioned way and come up with thoughtful gifts on your own. Yeah, good luck with that...

[style + web] fashionably geek

Proving once again that Geek is the new Chic, Fashionably Geek is a site "devoted to bringing you the funniest, weirdest, and geekiest products that the world of fashion has to offer." Yes, I realize that the Darth Monroe tee pictured here may seem cool to only 5% of all people, but isn't that what fashion is all about: seemingly stupid sh*t that becomes popular over time?

[food + web] matt bites blog

I've recently stumbled upon LA-based food blogger Matt Armendariz and his very cool blog, Matt Bites. Matt is a "man obsessed with food, wine and everything in between." I'm obsessed with his vivid photography - which truthfully, no foodie blog is complete without. Some of Matt's work is showcased on his photography site, much of which looks like pages out of a Williams-Sonoma catalog. Amazing stuff.

[travel + web] oahu on the cheap

If Wifey and I had it our way, we'd pull off a babymoon in Hawaii somewhere...I dunno, Oahu maybe. Problem is, with the new house and the inevitable expenses on Junior, a trip to Oahu seems not-so-feasbile, financially. Still, nice to know that it is possible to do Hawaii on the cheap. $3 beers? $2.50 for poi (a Polynesian staple)? I'm in!

via Frommers

[food + web] doughnut cupcakes @ cupcake blog

Doughnut ON a freakin' cupcake! Need I say more? Recipe here. By the way, CupCake Blog may be one of my best finds to date. I think I'm getting fat just looking at this picture...

[web + shoes] sneakerset.com

Sneakerset was "created to bring up to date information on luxury limited edition sneakers from around the globe." As someone who is a sucker for the lunch special at any restaurant, I am fascinated by, and can understand the fanaticism behind the limited edition shoe. The idea that you are one among a few that get to experience something that is being offered at limited quantities...well, that's just pretty damn cool.

[web + tech] 100 best gadget blogs

Somewhere along the way, it kinda became cool to be a geek. Back in the day, only the biggest dorks had sweet gadgets like the Commodore 64 (pictured here), with its 64 K of RAM. Who could forget its VIC-II graphics card and SID 6581 sound output? And don't get me started on the Commodore 128! Gadgets are very much part of our lives today, so I guess there is a bit of geek in all of us. Which is why it's nice to know that this list of the 100 best blogs for gadgets exists. Because while your iPhone 3G might be da bomb today, it could very well become tomorrow's Commodore 64. Think about that for a minute, won't you?

via FosFor

[home + web] trendir modern house designs

Trendir is a cool home design site/blog that caught my eye, since we are in full-fledged move mode (we move into the new digs next Saturday). The houses featured here are somewhat on the ultra-modern side of things, whereas our personal style is a bit more, well, "eclectic" maybe? Whatever you call it when you have a glass hookah pipe from Jordan sitting right next to the vintage ceramic cats that Wifey keeps buying from eBay. Still, the houses on Trendir are fun to look at. My favorite is the rustic mountain cabin (above) that is a bit of an optical illusion. Looks like a tiny little shed from the outside, but the interior of the house is quite another story.

[gear + web] think geek t-shirts

These t-shirts from Think Geek crack me up. Think Geek is a website that creates and sells stuff to the all geeks that were formed as a result of the dot com boom of the 90s. The site was launched back in 1999 out of a spare room at the ISP office where the founders were working at the time. The site now features loads of geek friendly gadgets and apparel, including cheeky t-shirts that only geeks would find funny. There's something hilarious about being a part of an inside joke...'course that inner circle of geeks is a lot bigger than it probably was back in 1999. You know what they say: "geek is the new chic."

[food + web] chubby hubby blog

I absolutely love, love, LOVE this blog. Singapore-based Aun Koh (the Chubby Hubby) writes about his food encounters throughout Southeast Asia and beyond - often times with his wife - whom he lovingly refers to as "S." If you're thinking it must be difficult to get any attention when you're blogging out of a tiny little city state somewhere near the South China Sea, think again. Chubby Hubby was nominated for the world's best urban food blog in the 2005 Urban Blogging Awards. What sets CH apart is the deliciously fantastic food photography that Koh features using his Nikon D70 and D200 cameras. I often times find myself staring at the pictures and drooling, hoping to get a taste of some of the tasty grub Koh photographs. Luckily CH posts plenty of recipes, including the really simple Thai Chicken with Cashews pictured here. Gotta go, my stomach's growling now...