Entries for August, 2009

Emo ABCs

You wanna be emo, you gotta get to know your ABCs. To some of us, it comes easy; and for the rest . . . Aww what’s the use?
Anyway, here goes:
A is for Alone—All Alone. Always. And complaining About how Absolutely Alone you Are.
B is for Bracelet; or any other kind of ornamental wrist adornment.
C is for [...]

Are We Running Out of Redheads?

Are you a ginger?
The 2% of the world’s population that currently has red hair inherited a gene that once helped humans make vitamin D from sunlight. If you want to boost the odds of landing your very own Nicole Kidman, Lindsay Lohan, or Conan O’Brien, head to Scotland—13% of the population there has red hair, and [...]

Spacelocker vs. The Blob

Last night we went out to a movie. Not any kind of regular movie, mind you—this one was free, in the park, under the stars. It was part of the series Monsters in the Park that’s been running at the beach here each summer since 2004. We took the dog and walked over to the [...]

Tattoos: 7 Questions

Tattoos seem to be more popular every day. With more and more tattoo afficionados turning to tattoo portraiture, Spacelocker investigates some of the prickly questions about getting a tattoo.
What is a tattoo, anyway?
Tattoos, also called skin illustrations or body art, result when colored ink is injected into small holes made a deep layer of the [...]

Spacelocker: Happy Videos

If you like “feel good” videos, and you want to watch a video with a catchy music beat, then click on the links below and watch these 2 videos we have posted on YouTube. They are not made to give you an insight into anything in particular; rather they are made to make you [...]

Spacelocker: 7 Steps to Shiny Hair

Shiny hair is healthy hair.
It’s hard to keep hair shiny and healthy when you use a hair dryer, curling iron, flat iron, hair color, bleach, heat, and other styling tools and techniques that rough up your hair cuticles. It’s your cuticles that lock your hair onto your follicles. And heaven help those who mess with [...]

Spacelocker: Now Manage Your Invites

Spacelocker has changed. We’ve simplified the way new members can invite friends when they sign up to the website.
Spacelocker is founded on friendship: the interaction between friends, both old and new alike. We expected that people joining Spacelocker would want a fast and easy system to invite their friends to be a part of The [...]

Some Hair Over The Rainbow

The 80s revival has been popping up everywhere—in cyberspace and beyond—lately. Eighties themes are used well outside of the mainstream—starting with bright pink hair and matching aqua makeup and hair accessories.
The 80s . . . designers have taken that era of shoulder pads, multicolor eyeshadow, and wet-look hair and given it a good and well-deserved [...]

Spacelocker: The Tattoo Personality Quiz

The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but your tattoo is an expression of your personality. Every time you turn around, you spot another celebrity with yet another celebrity tattoo. Screen stars to extreme sport athletes, runway models to basketball heroes, bikers to red hot mamas . . . the ink flows like [...]

Wedding Ring Tattoos—Don’ts and Dos

Not only showfolk and stevedores, but people from every walk of life are opting for tattoos instead of exchanging engagement or wedding rings. Some get wedding ring tattoos until they can afford a real ring, although it’s the tattoo that’s really for keeps. Others use tattoos as an alternative to rebel against actual rings altogether, [...]