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5 Of The Coolest Gadgets James Bond NEVER Used

August 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm · Filed under cool, list, odd

Cell Phone Gun- Flip phone takes on a whole new meaning when the phone is flipped into a gun. Point the antennae at your target, squeeze the buttons on both sides of the phone simultaneously, and plug a few rounds into the man you’re hunting. It makes that killer umbrella gun looks like nothing.

Sleeping-Bomb Booze Bottle- While Bond might like Shaken Not Stirred (depending on the movie), he wouldn’t want what is in this bottle. Why? Because it is a high-powered, sleep-inducing chemical agent. Pull off the label, which is actually a temporary gas mask, put it over your nose and mouth, then unscrew the top of the bottle, and let the liquid turn to an aerosol spray and cloud the room, knocking out anyone who needs to sleep. Good way to clear whole rooms.

Super-Tips- Small, electrified, flesh tone pads that’s attach to your finger tips, and allow you to electrically incapacitate anyone you can touch. Need to get past a guard? All you need to do it get close enough to touch him and hell hit the ground, out cold. Just apply with skin-glue and enjoy.


Bullet-Proof Suit- This isn’t just some Kevlar dressed up to look fancy, this is a real Tuxedo, and it makes Kevlar look like construction paper. Woven from high-impact spider-silk fibers and “liquid steel” thread, this tuxedo can take a point-blank shot from a Desert Eagle, and you’ll feel like it was a punch in the chest. You might not want to stand in front of an AK-47, but a few bursts won’t do too much damage, unless you take on in the head. That’s you’re fault for not ducking.

PDA Wallet- While it looks like a leather wallet, fold it open and that little, plastic card holder can be used as a screen. With wireless internet, you can check your email, contact back-up, keep mission briefings and target info, or just look at porn when your bored at a stakeout.

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How To Deck Out Your Dorm With Damn Good Decore

August 7, 2008 at 8:14 pm · Filed under cool, list

The dorms are a new experience for a lot of students. Its chance to have freedom from their parents and the ability to decorate their room how they like, except for the ability to paint their walls or slam nails into them either. Here are some suggestions as to what to put in your room and some fantastic places to get them. They may not all be available to students on a tight budget, but maybe overtime work or begging your parents can help you acquire these items.

Lava Lamps - ($15-$25) Lava Lamps are an interesting technology involving transparent oil and translucent wax in a glass bottle that gets hot by resting on top of a light bulb. The end result is an awesomely psychedelic affect that’s totally trippy when you’re burnt out from hours of studying. You can find them at most novelty stores and a good online site is www.simply70s.com, in the Lava Lamp section.

Posters - ($5-$35) What is a dorm room without posters? It’s empty and lame, that’s what it is. Unless you’re some minimalist or puritan, white boring walls are not conducive for a fun college experience. Got a favorite movie? The almost defiantly have a poster about it. Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Johnny Deep and Angelina Jolie can now be a few inches away from your fingertips, in paper form that is. You can order any number of posters at www.allposters.com.

Mini-fridge- ($100-$300) While they are a little pricey they can also be a useful tool for keeping the thieves and moochers you live with away from your precious soda and freezer food. They can also be excellent space savers. They make great surfaces for televisions, phones or laptops. Also, you can now be so lazy on your weekends that you don’t even need to leave your room except to use the bathroom. Office Depot and CostCo both have a good variety of mini-fridges at reasonable prices.

Christmas lights - ($2-$10) They aren’t just for the holiday season anymore. Christmas lights can provide a nice environment and ambiance for the tired or people looking for romantic interludes. The multiple colors and soft light also make for great nightlights for those who are afraid of the dark. Also, most Christmas lights have a socket at the end that allows for more electronics, such as phone chargers, to have a place to be plugged in.

Beanbag chairs - ($55-$105)Bean Bag Chairs are the quintessential 60s hippy living room furniture and, if you have the space, can be a great addition to your dorm room that both you and your roomie can utilize. It makes the room look more fun, less Spartan and just a better place to learn and enjoy your hopefully short time at this university. You can find good ones are www.thebeanbagchairoutlet.com

Shelves - ($40-$100) In a tiny room like those in a dorm, space is important. You’re already living with someone in a tiny place smaller than your bedroom at home, so making sure you have room to hang out, sleep, read and relax is very important. Pick up some dark wood shelves if your going for an elegant look, or fun metal shelves if you want that neo-techno look. A place for shelves or almost any other dorm feature is www.dormbuys.com.
Smart people books - ($5-$30) Depending on the person you are trying to impress, books that make you look intelligent may help get them to warm up to you. My suggestions are The Stranger by Albert Camus, The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman, or The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (as long as the person you are trying to court isn’t religious.) You can find these, and many other smart people books, at www.barnesandnobel.com.

Bettie Page calendars - ($14) Bettie Page, the sex icon of 50s, looks great when animated by the classic pin-up artist Olivia, and these calendars are a dozen of her beautiful works. A girl with a Bettie Page pin-up calendar gives of a cute sort of kinky vibe to the guys who want to get with her .A guy with a Bettie Page calendar will get to have pictures of a hot chick on the wall, but still have that touch of class. It is art after all. The 2007 calendar can be found at www.calendars.com.

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The Most UNUSUAL BOOKSTORE in L.A.

July 20, 2008 at 7:12 pm · Filed under cool, local, odd

Walking around Echo Park (my home town) I found this poster which caught my attention. I am a bit of a psycho when it comes to book collection, and weird books are even better, so a place that claims to sell books about conspiracies, the occult, mind control, voodoo and a thousand other out-of-the-norm themes interested me quite a bit. And, when I got to the place, I was not disappointed.

You see that garage at the end? The one of the three that’s open? Yeah, that is the storefront. To be fair, it’s a tiny little garage and not actually a store front. For legal purposes, think of this as a garage sale. We all on the same page? Wonderful, let move on, and let me introduce you to the proprietor:

This is Dan. Dan’s the man. He used to run a book store on Vermont called Koma, but when the soaring Silver Lake rental prices forced him out of business, he found himself with a hell of a lot of inventory, and nothing to do with it. That’s when he set up a card table, two pine bookshelves, and a bunch of milk crates, opened the door to his garage and suddenly, the most interesting bookstore in LA was born.

Dan is a throwback to the days when people who ran business had real opinions and cared about the world and politics. He doens’t care what people think, and he advocates the use of intelligent though, not coerced or controlled by corporate interests. This can be seen in all of his decor, and the store itself is a monument to corporate rebellion.



The collection of books is amazing. From True Crime to magic, this place has everything you could possibly want. According to the fliers posted around town, Dan sells: Vintage Sci-Fi (which kicks ass by the way! Really amazing stuff) Mind Control, Malcolm X, Chomsky, Marquis De Sade, Crowley, Jung, Camus, Vintage Pulp, Sleaze, Bataille, Nietzsche, Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Exotica, Mayhem, Natas, Neuropolitics, Orgone, Parallax, Dada, Surrealism, Cults, UFOs, Freemasonry, Anarchy, Erotica, Tiki, Cult Films, Gnostic, Voodoo, Alchemy, Occult, Hallucinogens, and Illuminati.


UNUSUAL BOOKS is open every Saturday, from 8AM to 5PM, and special arrangements can be made with Dan to see more books or to buy books on special days.

The place can be found at 1144 1/2 Echo Park Ave. (Los Angeles California, 90026) about half a block South of Echo Park Ave. and Sunset Blvd.

To leave you with one final note of Anti-Corporatism, here is my favorite decoration in the entire place:
Here Here!

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