Oh Hai Mr. Drake… So Monday night we finally got our Rusted Proto-Drakes. Granted we should have had them months ago, at least we have them now! We got Yoggy +1 Keeper in 3 attempts. Woot. Then we headed over to Razorscale to get the rest of our dwarves. So happy! Also, Race changes are finally available in WoW! YES! I’m looking forward to Cataclysm. I think I want to turn my hunter into a Worgen. I’m not quite sure yet. But I’m happy to know race changes are available if I so choose to. Twenty-five dollars is not a bad price. Same cost to transfer a character to another server. Hopefully by the time Cataclysm is out I’ll have decided.

The Race Change service lets you change a character’s race to another race within their faction. The full range of customization options offered by the Character Re-Customization service is included as well. Each race change costs $25.00 USD.

Things to know before you start:

• Under normal conditions, a race change should be ready immediately after rendering payment and completing the steps in this process.
• You can select a new character race only from those in the same faction that have the character’s class available. You cannot change a character’s class.
• A character’s current home city reputation level will switch values with their new home city, and their home city racial mounts will convert to those of their new race. Refer to the Race Change Translation Table for more details.
• A realm transfer is not included in a race change.
• A character can change races once every 3 days.
• Please refer to the Character Race Change FAQ for answers to common questions about this service.

That’s right people! Some nerds can cook! And not just ramen… So I’ve found some random, yet very awesome kitchen gadgets and other things that I’m convinced some of you nerds will love! Seriously, some of them are just plain awesome! So let us begin!

First up we have this super cute cheese cutting board! It’s a giant mouse trap, for cheese! It’s unfortunate that it doesn’t actually work… It would come in might handy when Kai is eating all my cheese! I mean he has his Huntsman cheese he doesn’t need mine! Anyways… According to reviews on this bad boy the cheese cutter works great and slices cheese nicely and the board is pretty durable and well made. Awesome not only is it cute but it’s actually useful! Cheese anyone?

Next we have these awesome Salt and Pepper Mills licensed by Rubik’s! Seriously how awesome is that? Well my husbands first reaction was “But they’re already solved. *pout* Well yeah hun, it might be a little hard and a little messy to be solving while you grind. So these mills are the exact size as a real Rubik’s cube. The mills themselves are quality ceramic mills that grind with different coarseness levels. Awesome. I hate grinders that only have one setting. Also the salt mill has a white top and the pepper mill has a red top. Easy to tell the difference. So in short these puppies are awesome and would make a nice gift for the nerd who has a Rubik’s cube obsession. Hmm I should buy a case of these…

SPACE INVADERS AWAY! Okay, seriously, this is one hawt totally freaking awesome sauce old school cutting board. The price is a little steep for a cutting board but my gosh it’s *AWESOME! * It’s hand made from some gorgeous maple and walnut. Apparently each cube of walnut and maple are lovingly glued to their brothers and sisters to make this gorgeous baby. And because it is hand made there’s only a limited supply. Oh noes! Get one before they’re gone! Also side note: but if you have severe allergies to nuts you might want to rethink getting this bad boy. The dark area is made from walnut and I wouldn’t want you breaking out into hives or having anaphylactic shock because you couldn’t help but caress and love your large, hard, squarish cutting board. Also licking it would be bad. But seriously. Don’t die. Okay?

Okay so this isn’t really nerdy per say, but it is pretty neat. I mean who really likes eating out of those nasty polystyrene cups? I know I don’t. Plus you know the chemicals from cup can leech into the water. Though I guess if you’re eating cup o’ noodles you aren’t really worried about that huh? Btw Georgia from NerdSalad has a nifty recipe called Chipotle Shrimp Ramen. Check it out and then go buy one of these kick as cups. So anyways, the cup is obviously made from ceramic which means no more ridiculous cups that bend, break, or spill! Hawt! Btw, chopsticks not included! Go buy some yourself!

HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS HOLY IT’S A TERRORIST!… Oh wait it’s just a tea pot. Oops. So I found this highly amusing. Like extremely. I’d like to meet the genius who made this tea pot. Actually, on second thought. I think it might be safer if I pass. Who knows what sort of crazy came up with this. So anyways, here we have a lovely white ceramic tea pot and it’s lovely fashionable balaclava tea cozy! So I think this is a pretty unique and interesting gift to give the well rounded tea lover in your life. As long as they have a good sense of humour. This tea pot will hold enough water for 5 to 6 cups of tea. Mmmm, terrorist tea. Nom, nom, nom. I’ve been on the lookout for a tea pot. I’m still holding out for a Hello Kitty tea pot though… Oh btw the tea pot can obviously be used without the balaclava tea cozy if you’re worried about offending any guests.

This is one of my personal favorites. It brings back so many lovely, dangerous memories for Kai. See once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, he was attacked viciously by a spork! No really! Okay so it was just a friend who attacked him with a spork, and it wasn’t even titanium! He still has the scars to prove it too. I’m so proud of him for surviving such a vicious attack. Anywho. Here we have this lovely specimen of a spork! Made from light weight Titanium, this spork is corrosion resistant and super strong. Ready to fight with the toughest of foods! Rawr! Be nice though. No spork attacks with this puppy, it could be deadly. I don't want to see any reports circulating with headlines like "Alliance Nerd wounded by Horde Geek in vicious Spork Attack!" Be responsible with your eating utensils people!

LIEK OMGWTFBBQSAUCE!!!111!1!!! Yes it’s real, and yes it’s awesome. Kai needs one of these to wear when he’s making his scrumptious bbq ribs. Mmmmm. Ribs… Nom! So this incredibly hot, yet nerdy apron is made from polyester and cotton twill. It features a single drawstring tie for neck strap and waist ties. Let’s be clear though, this bad boy clearly is not limited to just bbq! Just picture it… Your hot man in the kitchen making a home cooked pot roast with yummy veggies and mashed potatoes oh, and a pie for the both of you… Yeah, who am I kidding. We all know he’s making a cup of noodles in his nerdy new ceramic cup. Oh well. At least he can do it in a stylish new apron!

Okay so I know I already told you about salt and pepper mills. But come on… It’s an R2-D2 freaking pepper mill. It’s like 100 times more leet than the Rubik’s cubes. It is! Anyways, who really wants to pass up twisting R2-D2′s head for fresh pepper? I’d like to… But for other reasons… I hope Kai doesn’t read this… He’s a Star Wars junkie… Anyways little R2-D2 here stands a whole 4.75″ tall. Oh and peppercorns not included. I recommend white peppercorns. Mmm. Spicy and tasty.

Sooooo. Since I wrote about the R2-D2 pepper grinder there’s no way I could pass up this Star Wars cookbook. Seriously. I want it. I must know what sorts of interesting recipes reside inside… I mean Wookie Cookies. One automatically pictures hairy, brown, stinky cookies right? But no, they claim to be very delicious hair free cookies! Other recipes include: Jedi Juice Bars, Dark Side Salsa, Boba Fett-Uccine, and many more. Also this book apparently features wipe clean pages, for the messy star wars nerd chef. Hmmm the Greedo’s Burritos sound interesting. Okay I need this cookbook. It has gone far beyond want. NEED! I’m sure Kai wouldn’t object. He’d love to try the Boba Fett-Uccine.. Teehee!