Nodds & Nends: Children Gone Postal and More
September 11, 2012 at 9:09 am 7 comments
So, apparently people used to send children in the mail. Yah, that really happened. I want to know who changed their dirty nappies? Did they even come with clean ones? I mean, what? [via]
People and the Post, Postal History from the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
Picture in the Public Domain
Lego Jayne with his oh so special hat. It is totally awesome and you should click over to the link!
Glue bugs on to nylon for Halloween costumes of the creepy variety. Where else would this be from than Martha Stewart?
Apparently a Wonder Woman’s origin story has been scripted. Ensue in fighting among the nerds again, more to do about her costume, ending in a failure of the show to get off the ground. And because I can, I show you Captain Wonder! 
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By Mandy (Flickr: Chicago Comic Con 2011 045) via Wikimedia Commons
Remember when that Mars Rover was all the news for a while there for some reason? Well, apparently this thing can take panoramic images as well as samples, and now we have Mars on a skirt. [via]
Mars Rover Panoramic Full Skirt by GoChaseRabbits on Etsy, $45.99
Matched by Ally Condie is being made into a movie, and now a director has been attached to the making of it. This is a book I can see being made into a movie as it was particularly descriptive and beautiful in its narrative. Plus it is a teen dystopian novel, which are all the rage and if this is going to get made into a movie, it needs to be now.
Peter Hollens and Lindsey the Violin Player (as she will be forever in my head) have their own version of the Game of Thrones theme song. You are welcome.
Entry filed under: Apparel, Books, Comics, Concept Art, Firefly, Movies, Television. Tags: Ally Condie, Captain Wonder, children, Firefly, Game of Throns, Halloween, Jayne, Jayne Hat, Lego, Lindsey, Mars on a Skirt, Matched, movie, Peter HOllens, postal service, Violin, Wonder Woman.
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Stephanie @ Read in a Single Sitting | September 11, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Well, I guess regular mail’s way cheaper than a stork.
Still haven’t read Matched. Still haven’t watched Game of Thrones. Epic fail over here. (At least I’ve read most of GoT, though
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Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | September 11, 2012 at 6:54 pm
I guess it is cheaper than a stork, lol. How much do those cost again?
Matched was decent. I actually liked the second book in the series better. A bit of light heated dystopian futureness.
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drewpan | September 11, 2012 at 8:32 pm
This is going to sound stupid, but when I saw that video, my first thought was: “What’s Petyr and Daenerys doing in Tatooine? Are they looking for droids?”
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Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | September 12, 2012 at 8:17 am
LOL
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picturemereading | September 12, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Games of Thrones! Awesome! *love*
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nancy | October 1, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Well as the link says from the photo, it didn’t actually happen, that was a staged photo.
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Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | October 1, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Well the photo was staged, but the description reads, “After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.” Which is what I was commenting on.