Ordinarily, snow flakes are a peaceful and relaxing sight, but when the snow flakes depict the different houses from Game of Thrones, it's guaranteed to be a very blood red Christmas. We all know that winter is coming though and when you're working with snow flakes and winter, only one house can come out on top and that's the House Stark.
These lovely tributes to the world of George R.R. Martin are the works of Redditor Elizerdbeth and I'm very happy she made them.
Via The Mary Sue
We just covered the world's largest gingerbread house, which is on display at Texas A&M University, but if just one house isn't enough to impress you, then you can't miss the world's largest gingerbread village created by New York Chef Jon Lovitch.
The incredible creation consists of 152 houses and 65 trees. It weighs over 1.5 tons, made up of 500 pounds of gingerbread, 400 pounds of candy and 2,240 pounds of icing. Unsurprisingly, it cost over a few thousand dollars to complete, but that's a small price to pay to live forever in the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records.
This great Buzzfeed article is titled 29 Things That Are Way More Important Than Work Right Now, but these adorable little fuzzballs aren't just more important than work, they're more important than anything else you could be possibly be doing right now -other than maybe actually playing with your own adorable critters.
Then again, if you bookmark the page to look at while at work, you'll be happy to have it available whenever you feel annoyed and stressed about your job.
Live long and stay cool -at least, that's what I take away from this awesome Star Trek ice sculpture. If you're more of a Star Wars fan though, then you'll probably prefer this Chillennium Falcon structure instead.
While this When Geeks Wed article suggests using these delightfully geeky ice sculptures for your nerdy wedding, really any of them would be fantastic for a Christmas party, convention, banquet or any other fun engagement with a geek theme.
If you plan on using these for a big party, I suggest using the Batman ice luge which is not only cool looking, but also a great way to cool your drinks.
We've already featured a few cool cakes from the Bake Christmas Wish Fundraiser for the Make A Wish Foundation (like the Hogswatch and Frozen ones), but when they are all so fantastic looking, it's hard not to keep posting them. This particularly lovely gingerbread Hogwarts Castle from Harry Potter was created by Mimicafe Union in New York and it looks just about as magical as the one in the films.
This second photo shows just how impressive the detailing is on the castle.
One, two, bleet -now that's how you get in shape down at the farm...at least, when you want to get your furry friends in on the action.
If you have a hard time sticking with a diet plan when you resolve to lose weight for the New Year, perhaps a drill sergeant goat can help keep you in line. They might ride you a little harder than your usual trainer, but the results are undeniable.
I'm planning to sign up for classes tomorrow.
Via Cute Overload
I actually just used my Disneyland pass yesterday to enjoy another great day at the themepark. While I was with a special someone, it was far from a date, but now that I heard about Disneyland's organized "Date Nites" that took place back in the 50s and 60s, I kind of wish it was.
Imaging getting dressed up, meeting up with your best guy or gal and then hitting the dance floor at Disneyland before riding the Matterhorn together. The best part was -if your date was a dud, you could still have plenty of fun at the happiest place on earth.
Buzzfeed has plenty more about the organized events, and I can't help but wish we still had these available as a romantic Saturday night option. Maybe we could organize one already -there's already a Harry Potter day, a dapper day and a goth day, so why not a date day?
Love Sriracha? Love bacon? Then you'll love the new burgers from Southern California burger chain Slater's 50/50 (known for the all bacon burger and the nacho burger). Their new Sriracha burger features a half bacon and half ground beef patty combined with Sriracha, topped with Sriracha-filled coleslaw, pepperjack cheese, Sriracha-glazed bacon, Sriracha mayo, mushrooms sauteed in Sriracha and a nice drizzle of Sriracha just to make sure you mouth is on fire.
The burger hits the menu on December 9th, so if you just can't get enough rooster sauce, head out to Slater's and try it for yourself.
Look through the window at your car -now look back at me...No wait, look at this car in this post. It is cooler than your car and it always will be. That's because this car wasn't just painted to look like an Agents of SHEILD car, it actually was really used on the show. Only ten of them were made and it just sold on eBay for $42,900.
Want something even cooler, though admittedly a little less speedy and not legal on most streets? Then you really missed out on this sweet Batman Tumbler golf cart. It may not have actually been used in the films, but it's pretty much the coolest thing you could ever hope to drive around a retirement community and it was a steal compared to the SHEILD car at only $17,500.
Via The Mary Sue
Psssshhh, why settle for a boring old ordinary snail facial massage when you can get massaged by a giant African snail instead? Doesn't it look so relaxing? Hey, since they're already taking over Florida, you might as well pull one off the side of your house and stick it on your head -just hope it doesn't regurgitate any stucco into your pores.
We already determined the equally creepy and pointless snake massage is perfect for a 100th birthday party celebration, but what would be the perfect excuse for a giant African snail massage?
Many of you will undoubtedly see this cake and wonder why the heck Death is suddenly dressed like Santa Claus and what all this "Hogfather" nonsense is. But, if you're familiar with Terry Pratchett's Discworld, then you'll not only recognize this cake, but also immediately recognize how amazing it is.
The cake was made by Ciccio Cakes for the Bake A Christmas Wish fundraiser to help raise money for the Make A Wish Foundation. You ought to check out more of the fundraiser's great cakes, which includes a fantastic Frozen one as well.
Do you dress up your little angel up during the holidays? Even if you don't, you can still almost certainly appreciate the fantastic seasonal fashion of these felines and pooches. For kitties, I highly recommend checking out the hats and headbands for sale at scooterKnits. This Buddy the Elf hat is a great modern Christmas accessory, but there is also mistletoe and reindeer antlers if you prefer things to be a little more traditional.
If you have no intention of buying feline holiday fashion accessories, you can always enjoy this fun selection of dogs and cats in costume over at 4WMN instead. Whichever you prefer, I hope you have a great furball-filled holiday.
If you couldn't tell already, we at Neatorama love pumpkin-flavored stuff and other holiday flavors. These mini pumpkin cheesecakes with a gingersnap crust are no exception -after all, pumpkin cheesecake is great and pretty popular this time of year, but there's no excuse to stop the holiday flavors with just pumpkin and its spices. Nor should you limit your crust options to simply graham crackers. Crushed gingersnaps blended with melted butter are a much better, more flavorful option.
Essentially, this Cooking on the Front Burner recipe is like getting to enjoy gingerbread cookies and pumpkin pie all in one heavenly cheesecake-y bite.
Yes, platypuses combine mammal features and bird features, but did you know that they are also only one of two mammals that has no stomach (the other is the echnidna, which also happens to share the distinction with the platypus of being the only two mammals who lay eggs). You know what other type of animals often have no stomachs? Fish -meaning playpuses are not only a mash up of birds and mammals, but also fish.
So how do platypuses, echnidna and 25% of fish survive with their gullet attached directly to their intestines? Find out at National Geographic.
The video, by the way, might not have anything to do with platypus stomachs, but it does remind us just how adorable they are.
Via BoingBoing
I now pronounce Claptrap and wife. Is there anything more romantic than two Borderlands fans getting married? Well, maybe...
That is, if you're a bigger fan of Nightmare Before Christmas than Borderlands. And if you're a big fan of Doctor Who, you'll dig this Dalek one instead.
All of these adorable handmade wedding cake toppers are brilliantly geeky designs made by Etsy seller Gammaraybots. Aside from awesome wedding goodies, the shop also sells all kinds of great Krampus stuff, so if you're looking to balance out all the happy Santas out everywhere, they can help.
Via When Geeks Wed
