Welcome back, and happy Thursday to you. Last week’s topic of attitudes is an important one, and I want to give more insight. Be sure to check out how to NOT be a stylish jerk before reading onward. The three points I highlighted last week were Accepting Compliments, Remembering Your Roots, and Being Comfortable in … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Geek Chic: How to Avoid a Father’s Day #FAIL
Sunday, June 17 may seem like an arbitrary date in the not-so-distant future, but not when you are dealing with the dreaded holiday celebrating the male parental unit in your life. That’s right my fellow Krisrael Geek Chic readers: Father’s Day! Every year I worry about what to get my very geeky, gadget-loving father. The … Continue reading »
Bring The Noise: How Sound Works In Mysterious Ways
Non-stop sunshine. Cut throat driving. Countless street art at every turn. Child pop stars in training who can play the accordion. Famous Asian celebrities in bright pink Hummer limos. Legendary chicken and waffles at Roscoe’s in Inglewood. All of this must mean one thing; I’m currently vacationing in Los Angeles. As I sit on my … Continue reading »
5 Human-Powered Transportation Devices (think way beyond bikes, skateboards, and rollerblades).
Yea, teleportation would be freaking suh-weeeeet. No more waiting in traffic, at bus stops, airport terminals… you get the idea. But until that glorious day when Scotty can beam me up, humans will continue to invent ridiculous ways of getting themselves places. Whether it’s in subways, over water, or through the air, Icarus and Daedalus have got … Continue reading »
How to make the perfect salad every time
This week I’m just going to give you some guidelines and let you make up your own meal. I’m going to run through the basic requirements for the perfect summer food: cool, healthy, refreshing salad. With these simple categories of ingredients, you can mix and match to create your own great summer salad, and won’t … Continue reading »
Photolust: Disassembly
By nature of being a mostly professional internet surfer, I came across this beautiful photography series of old mechanical items by Todd McLellan. One part vintage, one part mechanical engineer equals no less than super-cali-fragilistic-awesomeness Can you guess what items have been taken apart in these pictures? Continue reading »
A BIG week for Krisrael
We just wanted to say thank you for helping us hit the goal of 1000+ daily page views. It may seem small to you, but it’s big for us! We’re taking this holiday weekend off to celebrate, but we’ll be back Monday with more eye-grabbing posts designed with you in mind. In the meantime here’s … Continue reading »
Italy: More Than Just Good Food
Over the past week I’ve travelled from Edinburgh to Verona, Verona to Edinburgh, Edinburgh to London, and London to San Francisco. No joke. But really, what’s better than travelling? To give you a brief overview behind the reasons of my travels, I’ll tell you that I’m native Italian, but I moved to Scotland in 2009 … Continue reading »
My Inner Fat Kid #2
As far as I’m concerned the gummy bear is the king of the candy forest and really, any gummy animal is pretty damn awesome. They’re bright, colorful, adorable and versatile. After my last post about how delicious doughnuts are my mom commented that I could blame my food obsession on her. Although she makes an … Continue reading »
Top Five Bay Area Music Venues That Won’t Drain Your Wallet
Cheapest Van Halen tickets for this Summer at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on StubHub: $50. Service and instant download fee for ticket: $14.95. Parking at HP Pavilion: $25. Plastic cup of mediocre light beer: $10. The essential Van Halen 2012 tour shirt: $20. Right there, you’re looking at $119.95 for a single concert. … Continue reading »
The Male Appearance: Attitudes of the Well-Groomed
As we learn more tips for elevating your physical appearance, we must also take time to focus on your character. Just as when you eat the last chocolate-covered strawberry or grab the last beer in the fridge, disappointment always sets in when a person’s character stops at their looks. Assuming you have the substance to … Continue reading »
Geek Chic: Ways to Celebrate Geek Pride Day 2012!
Geek Pride Day is tomorrow, May 25th! Wait up. Reverse thrusters. How are YOU planning to celebrate this moonglorious geeky holiday?! You have no idea? You are in luck, Geek Chic Krisrael readers; below are several fun ways to celebrate your inner geek-stud or geekette! Host a geek-themed party! Geek-themed parties can be elaborate or last … Continue reading »