Karlene, Author at GeekwithEnvy

Possible Northern Lights Show for Parts of US and Canada

January 9, 2014 by Karlene 1 Comment

Early Thursday parts of Northern United States and much of Canada could possibly be in for a Northern Lights show (weather permitting). Joe Kunches, a Federal space weather forecaster said the sun had shot out a strong solar flare late on Tuesday and should arrive early Thursday.

“The University of Alaska’s Geophysical Institute predicts much of Canada and the northern fringes of the U.S. should see the northern lights. Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Seattle and Des Moines might see the shimmering colors low on the horizon.” says www.wkyc.com.

You may also see some disruption in GPS systems due to the solar flare on Thursday.

Happy Holiday’s From GeekwithEnvy!

December 23, 2013 by Karlene Leave a Comment

Wars on Kinkade by Jeff Bennett

December 7, 2013 by Karlene Leave a Comment

Professional artist Jeff Bennett used Kinkade style paintings and added in a little Star Wars and named it “Wars on Kinkade”. [Click image to enlarge]

You can find out more about Jeff Bennett here.

Featured App: Papa Pear Saga

November 22, 2013 by Karlene Leave a Comment

Papa Pear Saga is a game made by the same company who also made Candy Crush (King), and it’s just as addicting. With so many matching games very similar to Candy Crush, Papa Pear is something a little different and very fun.

It does involve “lives”, you have 5 and every time you lose a game, you lose a life, then the timer counts down to receive more. You also have the option of in-game purchases (with real money), such as power ups, or gold bars to help you move along a little faster and easier. If you’ve played these types of apps before, you know all about it. Most of them now a days all work pretty much the same, but I do recommend this game, it is really fun.

Description

Try to make each Papa Pear shot bounce on as many objects as possible. Land a Papa Pear in each Barrel to advance to the next level.

Instructions

Try to make each Papa Pear bounce on as many objects as possible to earn points.
Try to land Papa Pear in each Barrel and advance to next level, new levels means more things to bounce on = more points.
Try to catch all multiplier pegs because this will increase your multiplier and thereby your score.

You can play Papa Pear on Facebook, Google Play, and at Papa Pear Saga.

If you go to PapaPearSaga.com it says the game will soon be coming to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices.

Awesome Paper Art by Alia Design

November 14, 2013 by Karlene Leave a Comment

Alia is an artist who creates amazing things with paper. The art is called quilling. Quilling is a craft that involves cutting paper into strips and shaping the pieces into arcs, curves, and coils. Those shapes are then glued into place by hand to make these beautiful designs.

Both the subject matter and style of my work are a departure from traditional quilling. All of my pieces focus on geek culture, employing unique techniques and design elements I developed myself. Though my personal choice of theme falls into the geek realm, I love collaborating to do custom orders of any subject matter! -Alia

Alia sells her artwork on her Etsy page, check it out to buy one of these or a custom order. AliaDesign