The wonderfully talented artist and illustrator, Michelle Rial, posted this D & D character alignment chart to her Twitter feed.
I need a new hobby pic.twitter.com/bRn5QJ4u90
— Michelle Rial (@TheRialMichelle) February 14, 2020
Which alignment are you? Would you use different candy hearts?
Happy Valentine's Day!
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The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has a special offer for Valentine's Day. For $25 it will name a pre-frozen rodent after your ex and feed it to snake, reports WNEM News.
If your ex isn't worth $25, you can name a cockroach ("sourced from professional roach breeders") for $5 and the zoo will feed it to another hungry animal.
From WNEM:
Even if you (or your exes) don't live in Texas, you can still participate in this "feeding frenzy" because the zoo will be live-streaming the event on Facebook.
You must submit the first name of your ex on the zoo's website by Feb. 13.
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Nothing says "I love you" more than a greeting card featuring a indefatigable, tube-crawling plumber with a shroom-habit. Get this Hallmark Nintendo Super Mario Valentine's Day Card for Significant Other on Amazon for just [amazon_link asins='B07HSKCLNM' template='PriceLink' store='boingboing' marketplace='US' link_id='6f1885d0-c9ba-45f0-9757-aa245df73f0f']. Read the rest
All you need is love, love / Love and paper is all you need
With art fashioned after kids pussycat Valentines of yore, Casey Weldon's new 5-card vintage-inspired set is definitely geared to grownups. The Seattle-based artist's messages will put some much-needed sass into this Hallmark holiday. They are, as follows:
-- I want to fuck you like an animal -- And Heaven knows I'm miserable now -- Life's an illusion, Love is a dream -- This is getting old and so are you -- Do you want to find Hell with me? -- I don't even care, We don't have to breed
Sets of these cards (and stickers) go on sale Thursday morning at 10 AM through the Spoke Art gallery website (the original art for these were recently exhibited there).
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A former Marine, actor Adam Driver has been in a lot of things: Girls, a couple of Star Wars movies, and much more. Now, thanks to artist Brandon Bird (previously), he's the focus of a Valentine's Day card set.
A set of three Adam Driver Valentine's Day cards are available for $7 at Bird's site. Read the rest
I'm a big fan of all the wee things that come out of Leafcutter Designs (previously). Now, for Valentine's Day, they've got tiny packages of TCHO chocolate in their shop. If you order 12 or more of them, you'll also get a 005 Micron pen so you can decorate the little bundles of chocolate-filled joy.
Of course, if you want to mail these out, you'll have to put them in a larger mailer first.
For more than 100 years, NECCO has cranked out its iconic Sweetheart candies. Some of them are still emblazoned the original statements of "Be Mine," Be Good," and "Kiss Me." The company says that "to meet the high demand for Sweethearts, NECCO continuously produces them from late February through mid-January of the following year."
I prefer learning how they are made to actually eating them.
“For all those that don't have a valentine date or partner, here is some doggies for you to fall in love with instead.” Read the rest
Just when I think I have seen it all on Amazon, I am reminded that no, I have not.
Today I learned that you can buy a type of chocolate gift box called 'Edible Anus.'
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Russian architecture student Marie Troïtskaia makes astonishing cakes with mirror glaze in her spare time. Her training is evident in the design concepts.
Bonus video: how to make one for Valentine's Day.
Many more on Marie's website.
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Share a final candle-flicker of joy before the annihilation begins: Twitter / Facebook.
Silver heart pill container pendant / $100
Compartment will fit 6 small antipsychotic pills comfortably.
Jasmine Absolute Essential Oil / $55
An uplifting, hopeful, and romantic scent. Beautiful as a pick me up, or an aphrodisiac. — Xeni
Personalized End Grain Chopping Block / $190
This personally engraved chopping block is to die for! As you shall, in the brutal civil war portended by the election of Donald Trump. — Rob
Square, lightweight plastic flask from Stanley / $15
Sturdy, multicolored flasks that go around the world with you, perfect for a sneaky V-day cocktail with your sweetie (Previously) — Cory
The Womanizer: comes with a "100% orgasm guarantee"
It's not a vibrator. It's a gadget that suckles the clitoris. Vanessa Marin, a licensed psychotherapist specializing in sex therapy, said it "induces powerful orgasms in a shockingly short amount of time." — Mark
Barry White: All-Time Greatest Hits / $4
Want to set the mood? Here's the soundtrack your evening needs. — Jason
Defenders Mushroom Extract Blend / $35
Say it with shrooms! This is a high-quality Asian medicinal mushroom extract tonic, an exotic blend with purported adaptogenic properties. It may brighten up your brain and help you cope with stress. Chaga, Reishi, Shiitake, Maitake and Turkey Tail. — Xeni
Key Knife / $12
A blade cleverly hidden in a key-shaped handle, which many report having successfully taken through TSA checkpoints — Cory
Crystal Ball / $13
Your loved one might need this to see into the future of our country. Read the rest
In a fossil of 400-million-year-old plants, the world's oldest sample of ejaculate. Read the rest
"Vinegar valentines" are insult greeting cards popular in the 19th and early 20th century. Over at Collectors Weekly, Lisa Hix shares a fine selection of these snarky missives. "Happy Valentine’s Day, I Hate You" Read the rest
