Shannon Wheeler's I Thought You Would Be Funnier

Shannon Wheeler's I Thought You Would Be Funnier can be read online for free (and is very funny).

The reaction video for that Borderlands proposal

OK, if you missed it when I posted it this morning, here's a very funny wedding proposal video Gearbox created for two fans of Borderlands:



And here's the actual proposal video:




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Wedding proposal by video game character

Kotaku:

Ben reached out to Gearbox a while back, mentioning that when he and Tora first started dating, he had to give her "the gamer talk," in which he explained his hobby and the fact it might make him incommunicative and emotionally unavailable for hours at a time. Tora's response: "I love Borderlands! Let's play!"

The video's very funny.

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Super Mario Bros. wedding celebration video

John Fabry turned a Mario Bros. level into a video tribute for his friends' wedding.

And speaking of Nintendo, don't forget to participate in this month's art contest - - Fix Nintendo 3DS's red screen of death.

Pokemon engagement ring box

Pokemon engagement ring box. Via these sites.

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Spectrum Awards 18 - - part 2

The second in a series of posts looking at artists featured in Spectrum 18. The art isn't necessarily what will appear in Spectrum 18, just what caught my eye. Here's part 1.


Dracula by Grant Fuhst.




Ms. Marvel by Aly Fell, who has various prints on sale here.




Magic: The Gathering card by Jesper Ejsing.




Laura Diehl painted a fantasy portrait of herself and her husband as kids. (She has lots of prints on sale here.)




Fallen Tower by Daniel Dociu.

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The goose that's in love with a man

According to the video, there's a goose in Echo Park (in Los Angeles) that inexplicably fell in love with an older man who visits the park regularly. Not only does the goose wait for the man to arrive, and follow him around at the park, but it also tries to follow him home each day.



Proof of reincarnation, right?

New Threadless t-shirts

Two of today's new Threadless t-shirts:



Love is Love by Victor Maury.




Abraham LINKoln by Joshua Kemble.

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Romance novel covers recreated in real life

Romance novels recreated in real life. Via.

Custom cake toppers

Adorable cake toppers by Sarah Neuburger.

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A diving suit built for two, a zapper duel, and more

Some highlights from Aaron Jasinski's "Tête-à-Tête" show at Screaming Sky Gallery. Via.

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Pac-Man fans in love

His and hers Pac-Man outfits. Via.

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Octopus valentine; curiously-horned rhino

Two posters by Phineas Jones:


Octopus in love



Chi-noceros

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Theme sketches by Jeff Snow

First date, acrobatic, crash landing, haircut and vampire theme sketches by Jeff Snow.

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Custom Super Mario World game used to propose

Adam created a specialized playable version of Super Mario World that culminated in a marriage proposal to Desiree, who explains:

Saturday September 11th…he tells me he’s been playing around with programming video games. I think this is an awesome idea; he has been so busy at work that I have been trying to motivate him to do something that makes him happy. So he tells me, play my game, I put a spin on Super Mario World.

So, I start to play the game; It is now called ‘Super Dez Word’ I get through 5 levels no problem, and even found the secret level. All the levels had names that I recognized from things we have talked about, favorite movies, etc. Well, the last level is where I started having problems. Like every video gamer, I got frustrated and didn’t want to play, but he was so persistent to get me to finish this level. So together we finished it ( he doing most of the work…) then it goes to the little cut scene and says “what is next for the hero”…so I go to the next level and a black text box pops up with white lettering that said “Will you marry me”…

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