Pics from the BIG Day...

Special thanks to deborah and Iain for bringing items to display at the Grand Opening (mentioned the post prior to this one.)












To see the rest of the pics... please check out this flickr folder.

Toy Building Zone

As many as you know, I work one day a week at the Toy Building Zone (formally Bricks & Blocks) in St Jacobs, at the St Jacobs Outlet Mall.

October 17th is the Toy Buildings Zone's Official Grand (Re-)Opening, come out and check out the festivities.

Everyone is welcome come out and hang with us for the day. There will be giveaways for the kids, Lego models to be seen, contests to win, and just a whole lot of Lego fun! I will be finishing a huge Sponge Bob Mosaic for the store, and both Jenn (The Brick Chick) and I (Janey Red Brick) will be seeing just how high of a round wall the kids can build throughout the day.


Special note to the local AFOLS, I will be displaying items from my personal collection and I invite you to join us as well. We are in the room next door to the store, and I am hoping other AFOLs will join me for the day. Please consider this your formal invitation and let me know if you will be attending, and how much display space you will need.

Hope to see you there.

Bionicle never looked so good...

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May I have the NXT dance...

Yes, Im sorry, couldnt resist the pun... but WOW, this is very awesome...
Enjoy... http://web.me.com/nextstorm/NeXTSTORM/MagicalDance.html

Wow, Amazon... are you on drugs?

http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-4498925-LEGO%C2%AE-Creator-Townhouse/dp/B000NOSI0C/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1251433894&sr=1-9

And since I know eventually this link will be dead... Ill show you a screen shot about what has me laughing...






On a personal note....

Wow, I was nearly triple blogged this week... which really has done a number on my flickr stats!

Thanks to both MicroBricks on August 27th and August 23rd, here... http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html
and on The Brother Brick http://www.brothers-brick.com/2009/08/23/our-micro-town/ which is very exciting for me, since they are my two top favourite Lego blog.

Thanks guys, and gal.

Cheers!

WOW...

Too awesome to describe... http://wimp.com/createfilm/

Hark I hear the sounds of common sense...

For years I have occasionally pulled out my soap box and lectured to the general direction of my favourite company for doing a disservice to themselves when it comes to female builders, be it adult or child.

I have stated, I have pleaded, I have done the dance... but I have used long winded science based arguments... or compassionate and impassioned speeches.

Today posted on a frequently viewed site of mine... jezabel.com was this understated vintage Lego ad and wow, I was impressed.



with this copy... "This vintage Lego ad features a young girl wearing plain play clothes and smiling proudly at her Lego creation. No princesses, no pink Legos, no glittery sparkles, just a girl and her toys, having a blast. Beautiful, indeed."


Lego, I beg you on bended knees, please hire this ad man/woman back, and have them design the 2010 "GIRL" themed line.

WHaCKOLUG

Recently Jenn 'The Brick Chick' and I, (Janey "Red Brick") started a LUG in southwestern Ontario.

Our blog... http://whackolug.blogspot.com/
Our Flickr... http://www.flickr.com/groups/whackalug/
Our facebook group... http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=93768665685&ref=ts
Our Lugnet posts can be found here... http://news.lugnet.com/loc/ca/on/


Come out, and join us... 6pm, 3rd Sunday of the month, Whale and Ale Pub, in Kitchener, On.

Totally awesome concept...

Check it out on flickr... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/3831663000_e1706016ba.jpg

Eco-Flash

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/10772161/LEGO-Dynamo-Torch/Product.html#