Lego Master: Alex Eylar

Legos! They're the best! Unless the only thing you can make is
crappy box that you cleverly call modern architecture. Really, I've never lasted more than 10 minutes (that's what he said) trying to work some magic with legos. Maybe its for that very reason that I am fascinated by anyone who can build skyscrapers and dreams with those little plastic bricks. Like the Lego Imagination Center in
Downtown Disney with their lifesize lego Chewbaca and giant giraffe? Cramazing! Imagine my delight when I stumbled across one Alex Eylar, a master of legos, and his creations online.

What Do These Have In Common?

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Color Me Funny

Spotlight: Kate Beaton

Beaton is a hilarious Canadian webcomic artist and her web series Hark! A Vagrant is quickly becoming one of my favorites to read. Her work is largely based on historical and literary figures, which is perfect for the nerds at heart! Highlights include: Courtly Love series, Austen comics, the Sherlock and Two Watsons, and Pony Prince. In the grand scheme of things, they are all highlights.

Here's a sample of her comics:

Check her out! harkavagrant.com

Poisoned Eclairs Spinning on a Lazy Susan

Spotlight: Dion McGregor

Dion McGregor was a songwriter in the 1960s and 70s who never really amounted to fame and fortune. Instead, he became known for his somniloquies, or vivid & verbal descriptions of his dreams, while he slept at night. According to wikipedia, Dion

"adopted various personas but frequently established a fey, argumentative, insolent approach to the subject at hand – be it a hot air balloon trip to the moon with a group of multi-ethnic children, a frantic journey around New York, or a tattooing job on a woman's tongue."


 My personal favorite is his narration of playing a round of "food roulette" with poisoned eclairs on a lazy suzan, which I provided after the jump. His somniloquies can be found on a few CDs (money well spent, in my opinion) and conveniently on youtube...