A few Internet discoveries, and another empty promise.

Hello again.

I don't care much for the Internet. It can never replace the telegraph machine, as far as I'm concerned, or a letter in the mail. And nothing beats a good old smoke signal.

But I'll admit the Internet has its benefits. Take Dinosaur Comics at qwantz.com. These are funny. I like them. Click the line of text right under "Dinosaur Comics" to go to a random strip. The great part: every strip is the same except the dialogue! Every single strip looks the same! It's the funniest, laziest thing I know. But the dialogue is glorious and I love it.

Next up: I might be getting obsessed with Dave Eggers, but I didn't do this all on my own. Renata Marchione pointed me to the McSweeney's website, which is just amazing. Eggers and some others founded McSweeney's, which is a journal that I've technically never read. But I love Eggers (1, 2), so I figured I'd love McSweeney's website.

It is hilarious. McSweeney's offers pages and pages of ridiculous essays and these made-up lists that seriously had Renata and I dying of laughter at work. Take Authorial Candy Bars,with Their Respective Tag Lines,That Weren't as Successful as the Oh Henry! Candy Bar, by Jonathan Shipley. Or Methods Other Than Song by Which One Can Be Killed Softly, by Jonathan Holley and Emily Lawton. Just the title of that one made me kind of giggle. Or even Good Casino Ads / Bad Things for Someone to Say About Your Mom by Molly Dolan. I admit I'm just picking these at random. Don't get started on these if you have something important to do. But they're wonderful.

Here's the empty promise: a review is coming soon! I'll break down House of Leaves for you into small, manageable, easy-to-understand parts. Of course I am lying. But I'll do what I can.

So look forward to that.

And see the Dolly Rebels Saturday, April 1, between 8 and 12 in the KU pub. $3. 25 minutes. It's worth it.

Love,

Steve