In this world there are cakes , and then there are cakes . This is one of the latter. Mostly because it’s all glittery . You see, I love glittery things — in my mouth! Haha, not you, Edward — nice try though. F***ing skeeze . Nothing says happy birthday like a good old fashion droid head on a platter Collaborative effort with my other friend for ~ Jasmeralda’s birthday. I’m glad she talked me into the fondant, I was a little hesitant at first, but it came out nice and without too terribly much fuss. Metallic shine is edible glitter, silver ‘eye’ pieces I sculpted out of marzipan and my friend covered with the glitter. Big box/lens is painted box (painted by her roommate) with plastic painted package piece to make the lens. Light is chopped off ring from party supply store. I added blue food coloring to the yellow part of the cake so his inside was themed, too Fondantastic! You know, I’ve been preaching the benefits of a metallic diet for years now but everyone just looks at me like I’m crazy and asks if I’m really eating fishing weights. You’re gotdamn right I am! Brain food. GoblinQueeen’s DeviantART Thanks to sham, who wouldn’t hesitate to eat some C-3PO brain because dude suuuuucks.

This is a stunning 30,000 piece LEGO replica of the Star Wars Droid Control Ship. It took builder Paul Yperman two years and a small fortune in LEGO bricks to construct. However, it did not take a pyrotechnics license. Boooooooooooooooo!! FIREWORKS SHIP NEEDS MORE FIREWORKS. Some years ago I walked into a second hand book shop and I bought a Star Wars Cross sections book. In the center stood the Droid Control Ship. It blew my mind and I knew I had to build it. I used almost 30000 parts. Lots in the center globe that I build with the aid of a building program that I found on the web. 3500 tiles to cover the outside structure. Lots of Technic parts to make the inside frame, so I could move, lift and take it apart without breaking it. The technic parts are joined left/ right and top / bottom, resulting in a firm and solid almost selfcarrying structure. First of all, who the hell parts with a Star Wars cross-section book? CAUSE THEY BETTER HAVE DIED. Secondly, I’m serious, who would do that? That’s like sneaking original, unopened He-Man figures into Toys R Us and putting them back on the shelf. You gotta be crazy! Hit the jump for a bunch more of the amazing amazingness, as well as the link to higher-res shots.

This is a stunning 30,000 piece LEGO replica of the Star Wars Droid Control Ship. It took builder Paul Yperman two years and a small fortune in LEGO bricks to construct. However, it did not take a pyrotechnics license. Boooooooooooooooo!! FIREWORKS SHIP NEEDS MORE FIREWORKS. Some years ago I walked into a second hand book shop and I bought a Star Wars Cross sections book. In the center stood the Droid Control Ship. It blew my mind and I knew I had to build it. I used almost 30000 parts. Lots in the center globe that I build with the aid of a building program that I found on the web. 3500 tiles to cover the outside structure. Lots of Technic parts to make the inside frame, so I could move, lift and take it apart without breaking it. The technic parts are joined left/ right and top / bottom, resulting in a firm and solid almost selfcarrying structure. First of all, who the hell parts with a Star Wars cross-section book? CAUSE THEY BETTER HAVE DIED. Secondly, I’m serious, who would do that? That’s like sneaking original, unopened He-Man figures into Toys R Us and putting them back on the shelf. You gotta be crazy! Hit the jump for a bunch more of the amazing amazingness, as well as the link to higher-res shots.

No matter how many times I hear it, the German language never ceases to amaze me. Of course, most Germans would probably say the same thing about me because my language sounds so unusual . You see, I only speak the language of love. Gooch tickle boobie rub. My amorous grammar aside, this is a German Droid commercial. I don’t want to ruin the surprise ending for you, but I’m going to if you don’t have the self-control to watch it before reading this: The other cellphone throws itself out the window. Not unlike my WiiMote did when I couldn’t beat Bowser on the 10,000th try of the final castle in the new Mario. Except he broke a window too. Then got high and ate the last of my Bagel Bites. Expect a bill, Nintendo. Youtube Thanks to Joscha, who has never experienced phone-envy because he has the latest and greatest in space-phone technology: a laser cell.

Two piece of shit thieves broke in and stole two Motorola Droid phones from a man’s apartment, then proceeded to take a bunch of pictures of themselves like the vain little failures that they are. Little did they know, little did they know . What they didn’t foresee, however, was that one of the phones would have the free Lookout app, which automatically backs up all photos taken with the handset to a user-accessible server every night. So, in the midst of testing out their ill-gotten loot, the criminals provided the phone’s legitimate owner with enough visual clues for the police to swoop in and apprehend one of them. BUSTED! I forsee a dark future for both of you in prison. And you know what they say about the food there: it’s better going down than getting packed back up . You two have fun! Android photo backup app reveals burglars’ identities, stupidity [engadget] Thanks to David B., who doesn’t steal anything but women’s hearts. Hey, as long as you’re not a hoarder.

R2-D2 , best known for having to put up with that whiny gold asshole all the time, is actually a pretty handy little droid to have around. He can pick locks, shock people, and even launch a lightsaber to you when you’re about to be fed to a Sarlacc. Plus the guy knows how to party (suck it, Bender!). This hand-painted 1:6 scale representation of R2-D2 comes with 8 accessories, including a periscope scanner, mechanical gripper, and utility saw. As you can see you can stick them on Artoo’s head or on his chest. You can pre-order the limited edition R2-D2 statue at the Star Wars Shop for $149 (USD). Unfortunately Artoo won’t make it in time for Christmas; orders won’t be shipped until June next year. I kind of want one. Is that wrong? Because if it is I don’t wanna be right. Wait, yes I do. I always want to be right. TOO BAD I’M LEFT. Oh — oh — incoming novelty t-shirt idea!: “Southpaws don’t have to do it right”. I’d buy one (read: you’d send me one for free). Somebody, run with it! *CRASH* Aaaaaand you should have looked both ways. r2-d2 statue armed with all of the tools an astromech needs [technabob]

This has been floating around for a little while but I figured I’d go ahead and post it before it got any older because then I’d get even more hate mail than I’m already going to (you people are vicious!) but you know what? I’m cool with that . Because as my mom taught me growing up, hate is the sincerest form of flattery. And so are kids throwing rocks. God did they flatter me. Hindsight is 20/20 Once The Mind Trick Wears Off [verydemotivational] Thanks to Nathan, who may or may not have left a thermal exhaust port open because he was busy playing minesweeper.

Remember how you heard J.J. Abrams snuck R2-D2 somewhere in the new Star Trek movie ? And remember how you kept going back to the theater with the hopes of spotting him? God, you need a hobby. I dunno, World of Warcraft or something. Anyway, thanks to the recent release of the film and newfangled slow-motion technology, the droid has been spotted. The blog Gizmodo has located the brave droid’s appearance, and frankly, it’s no surprise that 99.999% of the world couldn’t spot the “Star Wars” star. R2-D2 appears for about one microsecond during a battle scene. Floating across the screen from left to right, the droid appears to be enjoying himself, however briefly. Well, there he is. Finally, we can all sleep at night. Together, in a big pile like in Where The Wild Things Are the one time they’re all happy before Max proceeds to eff everything up. And speaking of which: you run away from my home and guess what — there isn’t going to be any chocolate cake waiting for you when you get back. There’s gonna be a locked door. And maybe a belt so you can whip yourself if you’re lucky . Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek [gizmodo] via Found: R2-D2 in ‘Star Trek’ [yahoomovies] Thanks to jessica, Matty and Lunarion, who spotted him the first time but didn’t want to say anything because they didn’t want to ruin it for the rest of you. Plus, they make great friends because they can keep secrets.

Popular Science reader Brian De Vitis (truth in Brian) went and stuffed eight different gaming consoles into a life-size model of R2-D2 . Can you name all of them? Because I can. I’m just not going to because I don’t feel like it. SO THERE. Also, I love wire tangles! Hit the jump for a shot of R2’s insides. Also, first one to name all eight systems doesn’t win a prize. These are not the consoles you’re looking for!

NOTE : VIDEO’S SUBTITLES ARE NSFW . This is a video of what R2-D2 really meant when he was beepity-booping and whirlity whirling. Obviously, the subtitles are NSFW because he’s a pretty angry little droid . And can you blame him? The guy gets no respect. Like me after I rescued that kid from a tree. So what if it was partially my fault he was up there in the first place. He wanted to sit on the rocket-bike. Hit the jump for another, longer video.