Gurl Geek Glam

Gurl geeks know the value of a dollar. They also bought Google stock back when it had its unconventional initial public offering and would never dream of letting Bernie, or anyone else for that matter, handle their hard-earned cash thankyouverymuch. They also know the milkaholic baby in the E-Trade commercial is supposed to be Lindsay Lohan (duh, and we also think it's friggin' hilarious), but that's neither here nor there.

All that being said, every once in a while an occasion comes along where it would be appropriate for a glamorous gurl geek to arrive dripping in fabulous jewels. Unfortunately, for most gurl geeks this doesn't happen often enough and even more rarely does it warrant dropping five digits on jewels you'll probably wear four or five times in your life, tops. Therein lies the rub... how does a glamorous gurl geek arrive appropriately bedecked without having to sell any of her equally precious stock? Never fear my dear, Adorn.comhas the answer, and I think it's brilliant.

Originally intended as a means for brides to have access to luxurious precious gems simply by renting jewels that would otherwise be out of their reach (Adorn even works in association with Kleinfeld of "Say Yes to the Dress" fame), Adorn.comhas recently changed its focus to renting luscious diamond jewelry for any occasion (a concept that occurred to me the first time I ran across them more than a year ago... mebbe I should be collecting royalties on "their" idea). Anyways, with deals like the above pictured pearl and diamond beauty, which retails for $13,500 but can be rented for a mere $250, there's no reason why you shouldn't be the best bejeweled glamour-rockin' gurl geek at any formal occasion, nor will you ever have to wear the same jewels twice! BONUS!

Check out all the necklaces, bracelets and earrings available at a large array of prices (the above "that-just-oughta-be-mine" piece is on the higher end) at Adorn.com

Gurl Geek jewelry! Who knew a dendrite, which is a crystal that grows in a tree-like structure (think branches of coral in the sea) could be so fashionable? And not only that, YOU GET TO DESIGN YOUR OWN! One-of-kind Gurl Geek jewelry! BONUS!

These works of art are made of stainless steel, hung from an 18" sterling silver chain, and are absolutely gorgeous! And priced at just $60, you get to express your inner dendrite for a song.

Design your very own at Nervous System, and check out their other beautifully geeky wearables while you're there!

I'm half Irish. I have paler skin than Michael Jackson. I have freckles. I don't *do* sun. Ever. Of course I'm also a gurl geek, so I'm not usually awake during daylight hours anyway. But if I were to actually leave the house during daylight hours for any longer than it takes me to walk down the drive and grab the snail mail while screaming, "Bright light! Bright light!" I'd definitely use one of these. Besides, it's pink.

What is it you ask? Why, it's the UA-MY UVB bracelet, of course! This lightweight and fashionably geeky bracelet actually changes color depending on the current amount of UVB radiation you are exposing your skin cells to as you cultivate a lovely malignant melanoma. The pinker it gets, the sooner you're gonna die. Wear one next time you go to a tanning salon, and then ask the manager (in the lobby using a loud, attention-getting voice) how she can justify claiming it's "safe tanning" when your bracelet is beaming a day-glo pink warning signal.

Available for the princely sum of $3.95 from X-tremeGeek.com. Did I mention it's pink?