Setting Sail
For my birthday, Kris got me the Lego Going Mary, from the anime, “One Piece”. I’ve loved this show since it aired on Cartoon Network. I love the themes of friendship (friends are the family you make), following your dreams …
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Another Brick and Mortar in the Wall
Yesterday a new store opened in beautiful downtown Burbank at 1919 Magnolia Blvd.: Bricks and Minifigs. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=bricks%20%26%20minifigs%20burbank Lego is now the most popular toy in the world. I’ve been collecting since I was four. You know you’ve hit it big …
The Art of the Brick
Yesterday, Kris and I were lucky enough to be invited by The Left Coast Mahjong, Art Show and Lego Cabal (friends of ours through Loscon) to go to “The Art of The Brick” exhibit at the California Science Center https://californiasciencecenter.org/ …
Having an AFOL Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! I’m having an AFOL Christmas. Hope you’re having the kind of Christmas you want. Dennis Amador Cherry 40th article completed. First Steampunk novel: 69,545 words.
99.44% PURE
The thing about most AFOLs (Adult fans of Lego) is they are very brand specific. No Mega Blocks, no Tyco Blocks, no Lepin (in China). Some ALOFs will make exceptions. Those exceptions are for things Lego doesn’t make. For example, …
All Aboard!
As I said last week, I took some time off from writing during Thanksgiving to build my Lego train from the ‘80s. The motor still runs, although it was a bit jittery at first. Here is the European transformer for …
Taking a Break
Recently I wrote about writer self-care and taking a break. This week, being Thanksgiving week, I’m giving myself a break. My oldest hobby is Lego. I’ve been collecting since I was four years old. I always use to ask my …
An AFOL Weekend
Just the other day I was complaining to my wife that I felt in a rut with work, write, sleep, work, write, sleep, work, write, sleep. And now that two people have left the office at my job and the …
20,000 words (and one Star Destroyer) under the belt.
Tonight I am finishing my ten straight days away from work. It was a great vacation. I didn’t go anywhere, there’s no where to go right now. But I got up late every day, wrote and reached my goal of …
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Spring Cleaning
Since we’ve been sent to our room until further notice, my wife and I have been doing some cleaning. I’m an AFOL, an Adult Fan Of Lego. Since our current apartment has little room for Lego displays, most of mine …