I Don't Wanna Wait For My Trapper Keeper To Be Nominated

Now I know you didn't know that there was such a thing as a Robot Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh, PA. I mean, you may have suspected that such a thing might exist, but you didn't like, know. Well there is. And they're not messing around either. I mean, they've got a jury and inductees and nominations and everything. And they don't hate either. Both fictional and non-fictional robots are welcome. Can you imagine you worked at the Robot Hall of Fame? Just picture that guy. He gets all the chicks. Current inductees include R2-D2, Astro Boy and more recently Data.

Notably absent from the RHoF:

• Marvin the Paranoid Android (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
• Cartman's Trapper Keeper, which is almost like a robot
  

Now quick! Go out and cast your vote for Optimus Prime!



Via GeekLikeMe.

Sweet Glass Creations

One of my co-workers came in today wearing a super cool necklace with a glass robot pendant so naturally I was all: "OMG! That's soooo cute! Where did you get it?" and she was all "I know, don't you love it? My boyfriend totally got it for me cause I love robots, lemme look it up on the internet!" And a couple of seconds later I was looking at Toronto designer Izik Levy's sweet glass creations including the robots (apparently robots can either be happy or pretty pissed off looking), sock monkeys (but they're made of glass, so I don't know if they can technically be called sock monkeys) and these totally sweet-looking yet very impractical blossom pendants. Izik's creations can be purchased at various oh-so-look-at-me-I'm-hip locations in Toronto or via e-mail if that's too far for you to travel for a glass sock monkey.

Thanks to Amy for coming to work with that super sweet necklace. And to her boyfriend for buying it for her.