Naturally, the first thing I think of when I hear the words “unicorn chaser” is one of my girls. But the hilarious folks at ThinkGeek have an entirely different meme going on.
Playing off the trope of unicorns as a purifying element in classic alchemy… Ahem. Playing off the trope of unicorns as a modern, happy-go-lucky, innocent-to-a-fault sparkly little things, the folks at BoingBoing started following up offensive images, video, etc, with a “unicorn chaser” — an image of a unicorn that would purify your eyes. ThinkGeek has jumped on the bandwagon with an ACTUAL unicorn chaser — a drink to help you feel better after viewing something gross or disturbing on the internet.
And, of course, as I am an expert on all things unicorn, my pal Julie Leto saw fit to send these things my way. I am finding them irresistible. After all, my entire book is about just this sort of thing — the search for a magical, unicorn-derived purifying medicine. Sparkles optional, natch.
So here’s the plan. I’m going to order a bunch of these bad boys, and give one a try on videoblog. And, if I don’t die on the spot, I’ll do some giveaways.*
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* BTW, those of you waiting for the SSG prize packs — I have not forgotten. I just got swamped and was not able to put them together. I promise you, they are coming soon. I’ll take a weekend in August and do them.
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:32 am
Hilarious!
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July 22nd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
You must be outrageously busy with Rampant’s upcoming debut and KU2, but since you mentioned SSG, are there any plans for a Spoiler Thread for Tap & Gown?
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July 22nd, 2009 at 5:55 pm
There’s been a spoiler thread up for Tap & Gown since its release date:
http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/tap-gown-spoiler-thread/
There’s also a link to it on my homepage.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 am
Hi
Thank you for this fun Blog post.
A real Unicorn Chaser.
*grin*
I look forward to your vlog.
Love from Northern Ontario
twitter.com/RKCharron
xoxo
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July 23rd, 2009 at 8:07 am
LOL OMG that cracks me up. A drink to help erase disturbing images… makes you wonder why no one else had thought of it before. =D
As for the SSG packs – I’ve moved so it’s a good thing you haven’t sent them yet! I’ll email you my new address as soon as I have it. Thanks, Diana!
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July 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 pm
The artwork on that can looks like it was heavily influenced by Lisa Frank.
And you may have become the Goddess Of Unicorns in much the same way that John Scalzi has become the God Of Bacon.
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