Friday Finds: Geek to the core

Last week's discovery of the R2D2 mug got me thinking about how best to incorporate my love of all things Geek into my decor. A quick Etsy search turned up plenty of choices.

I don't have kids, but if I did, you can be sure this would be in their room:

The ABCs of geek pop culture, SuburbanYeti 

This would be fitting addition to any (wo)man cave:

 Bold Bluff, RyanJonesArt

I love the graphic nature of this one. It's pretty much on my must-have list now:

 Retro Scandinavian style Star Wars print, handz

There's something gorgeously geeky about these simple blueprints for the Millennium Falcon. Want!

Framed plans to Millennium Falcon, trasureiland

And because I love typography and The Lord of the Rings, I can't help but think this is pretty awesome:

"Not all who wonder are lost" in Elvish calligraphy, tiedyejedi

And finally, I love the moody quality and the reference that only fans would get:

Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station, kylespears

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: "Bottom line" reviews

You may or may not have noticed, but I have tweaked my layout again. It looks almost the same, but I have tweaked my font and color choices. But really I did all this because I have also added a new page to my blog.

As time has gone on, I've found myself offering more and more reviews on books I've read, movies I've seen and other things I felt you needed to know about, good or bad. I've finally gathered these reviews in one place. I've named the page "Bottom Line" (found between the blog name and posts) because I tend not to be wishy-washy with my reviews. If I hate a novel, I'll tell you. And if I love a movie, I'll insist you see it. I'm all about the bottom line in my opinions.
These reviews span back at least two years, so feel free to check out the page and reread (or read for the first time) those posts. In the process, I revamped and reorganized some of the reviews so there is a little continuity between posts. I also ended rereading every post, and I actually want to go back and read at least one book and I definitely need to sit down and watch the biopic Chaplin again. Maybe after we've moved in and I'm not in the middle of a six-day workweek.

EDIT: Not to change things up too much for you, but I've added a second page (called "An outsider in Suffolk") featuring links to all the columns I've written for the Suffolk News-Herald. I've allowed comments on that page, so if you have any thoughts on my columns or ideas for new column topics, please share. Thanks.

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Photo by Ken Kienow via Ruffled blog

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I actually really want to see this movie. I've read the novel and the trailer seems to have created something that honors it. It doesn't come out until October, but I think I may read the book again in the meantime.