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Some guys have all the luck. Eric Harshbarger found a way to turn a fun hobby into a full-time career. Playing with Lego buillding blocks pays his bills. All of them. In the past he’s been webmaster for a Winona Ryder fan site, a Sun Microsystems employee, co-owner of an independent record store, and now he plays with Legos for a living. The only obvious downside is that he has to glue his creations together and part with them.

Eric’s made some really cool and complicated pieces, including a life-size, usable desk, a stegosaurus, reproductions of many famous artworks, skyscrapers, cakes and everything in between. And he gets money for doing it! As adept with web technologies as he is with building blocks, Eric has built a site showcasing not only his sculptures and construction details, but also a good amount of personal content (like his Alice collection) and a whole lot of photos. He’s a tournament Scrabble player, even, and posts information about the game including some fun wordplay. And he gets paid to play with Legos.