Indie Squid Kid

Ligo Brand “Fancy Quality” Squid (in natural ink), originally uploaded by Cryptonaut.

People tend to give you the strangest things when they know you have a, let’s say…unusual fixation with squid…

Ligo Brand Squid

And in case there was any question about it, yes, “Fancy Quality” is fancier than regular quality.

Cthulhu clearly holds a special place in the hearts of the editors at BoingBoing.net…Cory Doctorow in particular. Here is a selection of Cory’s recent(ish) posts featuring everyone’s favorite Great Old One:

Cthapitol T-shirt by Fo’ Paw Productions.

Hand-knit Cthulhu ski mask

Leather Cthulhu mask by Ukranian artist Bob Basset.

Cthulhu cake!

happy Cthulhu cake, originally uploaded by Cryptonaut.

It was never “official,” but you might have noticed that it’s been Birthday Week here at Indie Squid Kid. Yesterday was the birthday of one of my oldest and closest friends, and this was her cake! Mur Lafferty is an author and podcaster, and she commands a legion of loyal minions who do her bidding at the drop of a hat. Most importantly, for six days every year we are the same age! Find out all about her creative works and ongoing projects at The Murverse. Mur isn’t nearly as cephalopod-obsessed as I am, but she does have a special fondness for H.P. Lovecraft’s betentacled elder god.

The cake is a recreation of “Cthulhu’s Day Out” by Ursula Vernon. (Ursula’s work has been featured here a couple of times before, as you may recall.) I don’t know who actually made the cake, but I will post that information here when I find out.

Update: Mur tells me the cake was made by Rebecca Hirschman (which is possibly misspelled, sorry!). Surprisingly, Rebecca is not a professional cake tech—she just loves to bake!