Some days I sit around wondering why Geeks get such a bum rap from society about being strange.
Then there are days like today, where the intersection of Geek and Capitalism come screaming at you from the shadows and frightens the bejeezus out of you. Today is that day. In my morning trolling of web sites to distract me from work I found Shiny Shiny. This site is devoted to gadgets for women. As long as you stick to the mobile phones and mp3 players its pretty innocuous. Then I tripped on the landmine....a category called Furnishings and Furniture. "Diamond Solitare" napkin holders, bizarre visual sensory chairs, furniture that can grow, fish that can't grow....well its just too much to take. My favorites-- a vacuum cleaner lamp and a robotron toilet paper dispenser. As friends you have the responsibility to shoot me if these items ever enter my house.