At long last a LiveJournal by Jeri Smith-Ready

The winner of the signed Sarah Beth Durst hardcover giveaway is...Jess (from my Blogger blog). Congrats! Jess, just send your mailing address and your choice of book (Into the Wild or the sequel Out of the Wild) to me at jeri AT jerismithready DOT com, and I'll pass it on to our lovely guest.

Our next guest interview/giveaway will be Stephanie Kuehnert, author of the phenomenal debut I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone. She'll be joining us on July 7, the day before the novel is officially released.

And now, the geekery:

The first comes from my friend Jason, who introduced me to a comic called Sheldon, by Dave Kellett. In this series of strips (start there and read through the following Saturday), the characters prepare to reenact the pivotal battle in Return of the King, then decide they need to understand the backstory and motivation of the mindless evil creatures they portray.

The next two are courtesy of my husband Chris. First, the Kennedy Space Center built out of 750,000 Legos. The launch pad alone is mind-boggling.

Say what you will about the reliability of Amazon customer reviews, but they are the source of some of the most brilliant satire on the internet. I've devoted more than an hour to reading riffs on Cthulu and existentialism in Family Circus collections (sadly, Amazon tends to remove these "inauthentic" reviews and leave only the fawning, misspelled ramblings of true Bil Keane fans. A conspiracy? You decide.).

Anyway, Denon is offering an Ethernet cable for $499.99 (regular price $500.99--your savings: a dollar!), about one hundred times the going rate. Reviewers have responded, not only with reviews, but with tags. A brief sample of reviews ( under the cut )

Enjoy.

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