Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Should I aim to be a Brickmaster? (15/90)

So you know what came in the mail today? This awesomeness. :D Words cannot begin to describe this nostalgic feeling that I got when I took the pieces out of a box. It's like being ten at Christmas time. But way better. Oh so much better (This lego set > Ninja Turtle action figures). What really took me as a surprise was that the box said "Ages 16+." I was not aware that they made lego sets specifically for the older generation (like myself T^T). I've been getting lego magazines for years (and still do for some reason) and believe me, they don't advertise stuff like this very often. They may show up once or twice, but that's it. Cheaper, kiddy stuff stays and some of them even get their own comic series (Star Wars, Bionicles, Batman, etc).

So is there a reason why someone like me is still playing with legos?
I can answer this question in two ways. The more "professional" way of putting it would be that I'm doing this for a website I'm doing where I'll be promoting the use of legos in architectural models. I initially to make my website revolved around people's hobbies, but then decided that if I'm going to reach out to an audience, I would want this audience to be more specialized in a certain type of hobby. So I chose legos. I'm hoping that my website will gather other Architects, Interior Designers, or even lego enthusiasts.

The second way to answer this question is... well... during my grade school days, I really didn't have any friends so I really didn't have any other hobbies besides playing video games. When I got to a point where I didn't want to play video games, the only thing I had left was my lego toys. Even if it was only for a little while, I did create some memories with my legos and even after years have passed, I can still look back at them and remember all these crazy scenarios I created.


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