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Here are some fairly nifty links I found while hunting around for other
things.
I make no guarantees that you will like them...I'm not known for
my
excellent tastes.
Books
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The Miniature Book
Society
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This link is first because my grandmother is a member, and I discovered
that her photo is on their webpage! She makes miniature calligraphy books
by hand, and they're totally cool. I'm going to make a webpage for her,
stay tuned.
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Science Fiction Book Club
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Directly responsible for my exposure to Heinlein, Clarke, and
Silverberg. I don't know if that's good or bad.
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Art
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Phil and Kaja Foglio
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Hailing from the Glorious Land of Ballard, these folks are fabulous
artists, great humorists, and more than a little sick and twisted. (A good
thing, really!)
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Spiderweb Art Gallery
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Smallish gallery of fantasy art, including Xmen and comic art.
Available for purchase.
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Glass Onion
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Michael Whelan fantasy art for sale online.
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Chimera Designs
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Fantasy artwork gallery. Commission your own! (This link provided due
to random email sent to me by the artist. See what happens when you just
ask nicely?)
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Toys
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Raving Toy Maniac
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Toymania. I found this while looking for action figures.
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Playmates Toys
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Self-explanatory. They are the people who make Star Trek Action
Figures.
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Girl Action Figures
Page
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If you are into female action figures, or think chicks should get equal
time in toys, this is the page for you. Quite entertaining, and
informative.
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Action Figure
Times
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Great online Action Figure Newspaper, with a "Figure Finder" service,
and classified ads!
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D & S Sci Fi Toy
World
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I was looking for the address of Toymania, but found this instead.
Whatever.
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Cartoons and Comics
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Sluggy Freelance
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Worship the Comic. Is it not nifty? Where else can you find a nerdy
freelance webgeek, a coed, a technoinventor, a hyperactive ferret, a
homicidal bunny, an alien secretary, vampires, demons, and parodies
galore?
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Super
Goth
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She's mopey, she dresses in black, she beats up on preppies and whines
about life. Gotta love her.
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User Friendly
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Evil Geniuses at work. The adventures of a small ISP. Way too true.
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Music, Lyrics, 'n' Parodies
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Nothing At The Moment
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The only parody I had here mysteriously vanished from the web. Like that
never happens.
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Geek Heaven
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SETI At Home
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Donate those spare CPU cycles to a worthy cause! Be part of the search
for extraterrestrial life...download the SETI at Home screensaver and help
process data from the Arecibo telescope. And when you do, join the Sluggy
Freelance Team and be one of the elite!
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
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If you're a science nerd and don't know who this guy is, shame on you.
If you're a science nerd from Seattle and don't know who he is, you have to
move to California as penance.
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Let's Dissect a Frog
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Ever want to cut open a frog without the mess?
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Discover
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Discover Magazine online.
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That Gunk On
Your Car
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A 'unique guide to the insects of North America.' I couldn't decide
whether this was a geek thing or a book, but it's both, and it's really
really cool. Identify bugs by the splats they make on your car! (I can't
help it..."bug" was one of my first words, and I still love them.)
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All Things Dark
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SeaGoth.Org
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A website for the Seattle.Gothic mailing list, but also a good reference site
for any of the Gloomy and Angst-ridden set who happen to be lurking around
the Gloomy and Angst-ridden city of Seattle. It's maintained by my friend
Michael Montoure, who I dearly hope will not smack me for poking fun. Hey,
I wear black velvet and have custom fangs, what more do you want?
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Astrology, Paganism, Occult
(Information and Communities. For merchandise, see below)
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Wicca and Pagan Info
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Magickal items, jewelry, books, information and more.
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Spirit Online
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Terrific sourcs for information about Wicca, including Sabbats, Book of
Shadow contents, rituals, and more.
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Spiritualitea Metaphysical Community
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Grand Central Station for the online Metaphysical community. Makes it look
almost mainstream!
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Horoscope
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One of the many places online to get your horoscope du jour.
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AstroAdvice
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Very complete astrology site, including free detailed natal charts.
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Fantasy Clothing, Arms, Armor, Goth Knicknacks, and Other Stuff
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Knightshirts and Chainmail
Accessories
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Chainmail shirts and accessories for sale. Also a good entry to the
Medieval and Renaissance Ring.
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GypsyMoon
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Fantasy clothing catalog. A tad pricey, but pretty.
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The Chainmail Armour Home Page
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If you're interested in buying, wearing, or making chainmail, go here
first. This woman has links to tons of chainmail pages, and has rated them
on usefulness and appearance. Great page.
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St. Michael's
Emporium
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The page says it best..."Think of a boutique where Lestat, MacBeth, and
MadMax shop." (appears to be temporarly closed)
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Dancing
Dragon
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Just like the Dancing Dragon paper catalog, only harder to take in the
bathtub.
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Gargoyles
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Gargoyles and garden art for sale. If you can get to the actual store
in Seattle, I highly recommend it. Very gothy.
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Dragonfly Design
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Costumes, makeup, props, nifty masks.
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Minda's
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Fantasy art for sale, mostly mass market, but worth looking at if you
like that kinda thing.
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Gothic Creations
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Anyone want a tombstone rubbing?
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Magickal and Pagan Stuff for Sale
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Morrigan Arts
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Wouldn't be right if I didn't plug my own site, would it?
If you can envision it, I can probably make it, but I'm very, very slow about
it. Wait time runs from 2 weeks to a year, depending on what it is.
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Eclectic Witch Auctions
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Auction site catering purely to pagan interests. Need crystals, a wand,
herbs, a Book of Shadows, a pentacle, statues, decorations, robes, athames,
or anything else pagan? Go here. Also has a chat board with some very nice
people.
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The Goddess Gallery
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Statues. Plaques. (Not to be confused with plagues...no boils here!) Some
beautiful statuary for your altar, or wall. I'm showing my personal
prejudice here because the link goes straight to the Paul Borda page. I adore
his work.
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Brahms Eclectic Bookworks
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Anyone who uses the word "eclectic" in their site has to be okay, right? But
these folks make the most outstandingly beautiful Books of Shadows and
Grimoires...if you're looking for something sturdy, with the "gothic" hardware
and the whole bit, go here. Really nifty.
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Pyramid
Collection
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Online version of the Pyramid Collection catalog. Very new age, yet
consumery, all at the same time.
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Greenman
Online
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Pagan art and stuff for sale.
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The Goddess
Shoppe
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Jewelry, garb, mirrors, magickal items, crystals, bumperstickers,
swords, rubberstamps...quite an odd collection of nifty stuff.
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Psychic Reality
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A very cool store in the Cannery in San Francisco. "Integrating the
Spiritual with the Physical."
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Jewelry
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Marty Magic
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I about had a heart attack when I found her page. She made the dragon
pendant I've worn for 10 years. The only jeweler to whom I've written fan
mail.
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deSignet International
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Amazing engagement rings. Typically I really loathe engagement/wedding type
jewelry, but not these. I love "Bridget" with the princess cut amethyst. I'm
such a purple freak. "Marishele" is pretty, but who thought bezel set was
attractive? Yuck. The custom rings are really cool...8 & 10 are my favorites,
but then what do I know? I'm still sticking to the "bezel set ew" on those.
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Dragon's Hoard
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Drool. Drool. I'm into silver fantasy jewelry. So are these
guys.
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Celtic Motifs
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Fairly simple, but nice Celtic jewelry.
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Dragonspawn Crafthall
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Cool cloak clasps, beautiful dragon pendants and earrings, and
fingertip claws, among other things.
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Enchanted Jewelry
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Pretty nice celtic and fantasy jewelry. Mass-produced, nothing
stirringly unique, but a clear site and reasonable prices.
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Animals
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PAWS
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Progressive Animal Welfare Society. I used to volunteer for their
wildlife center (HOWL). I highly recommend the experience. While I don't
share their rather extremist views, I appreciate their commitment to animals.
If you're looking for a kitty or a puppy, please adopt a shelter animal from
PAWS or another rescue organization.
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Cascade Ferret Network
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Ferrets! This is a rescue society in Portland, Oregon. If you want a
ferret...adopt! (In Western Washington, I recommend the Best
Little Rabbit, Rodent and Ferret House, located in Lake City, near
Seattle.) Also has lots of neat ferret links.
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Bat Conservation International
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Bats! My favorite critters after ferrets! Information, merchandise,
and educational opportunities.
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Wacky, Weird, Wild
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The Shotgun Rules
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You all know it. Your friend is driving. Two of your other friends are
along for the ride. You call "shotgun" so you can sit in front. But did
you do it fairly? Are you really entitled to sit there? Read the Rules
and find out how to call it so you can be assured of your place in the
Shotgun Seat.
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Weird Food
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Totally funny, well-constructed page. Be sure to check out the pink
loaf thing. (I guess this guy is a humorist for a paper or something...he
should be if he's not!)
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The Institute of
Official Cheer
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Brought to you by the Weird Food Dude. He has too much time on his
hands.
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Landover Baptist Church
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Please do not visit this site if you are Christian and easily offended.
However, if you're like me and think organized religion is proof that the
Universe has a sense of humor, go here. It's really twisted, but funny.
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Find People Fast
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Classmates
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Online classmate registry, no charge. Allows you to look up people who
have registered by high school and year of graduation. My best friend from
years ago found me online this way!
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