Got in too late to drop any notes - will do later today hopefully.
Very busy day, very fun day.
One really cool thing happening is the time-lapse of the event being done - we'll have a time-lapse of the entire event by Sunday!!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Brickworld wrapup: Thursday
It's 2 am now, and Brickworld is warmingup...
Was at the main room until 1 am chatting with almost everyone, including Michael Huffman, Felix Greco, Janey Red Brick, Chris Magno, William Hutchinson, and many others.
Also presented my event kit, the Brickworld micro train.
And built one art of the Cafe Corner multifloor set - and also put out some of my mdels .
The room filled with people with models and also other people curious to see what was happening.
And I was able to chat with someof the LEGO staff!
Was at the main room until 1 am chatting with almost everyone, including Michael Huffman, Felix Greco, Janey Red Brick, Chris Magno, William Hutchinson, and many others.
Also presented my event kit, the Brickworld micro train.
And built one art of the Cafe Corner multifloor set - and also put out some of my mdels .
The room filled with people with models and also other people curious to see what was happening.
And I was able to chat with someof the LEGO staff!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Brickworld Thursday Afternoon -
So I have been busy as I usually am -
went with Abner Finley and Mike Harrod to O'Hare Airport to pick up Fradel Gonzales and Magnus Lauglo - and almsot got stuck at a toll booth because we didn't have enough change....
Came back and met Steve Witt, Richard Stollery, and Jan Beyer and ate with them for lunch...talked about some BrickJournal stuff!
And it's not even 4 pm yet!
went with Abner Finley and Mike Harrod to O'Hare Airport to pick up Fradel Gonzales and Magnus Lauglo - and almsot got stuck at a toll booth because we didn't have enough change....
Came back and met Steve Witt, Richard Stollery, and Jan Beyer and ate with them for lunch...talked about some BrickJournal stuff!
And it's not even 4 pm yet!
I'm at Brickworld!!!
and it's kinda empty.
Nothing is happening yet, as setup begins tonight, but people are starting to meet and gather...this is one of the fun parts of a convention - catching up with everyone.
The ballroom is ready for people, and it looks really BIG. But it won't be - it'll fill up with models and builders....
Already met Simon Kent from the LEGO Group - he's a designer from the Creator group, and he's looks like a young skater dude. Really.
Also met the coordinators and Abner Finley, Mike Harrod, John Brost, and others. I drove up with Tommy Armstrong from North Carolina and took 14 hours straight to get to Chicago.
More coming, including pics!
Nothing is happening yet, as setup begins tonight, but people are starting to meet and gather...this is one of the fun parts of a convention - catching up with everyone.
The ballroom is ready for people, and it looks really BIG. But it won't be - it'll fill up with models and builders....
Already met Simon Kent from the LEGO Group - he's a designer from the Creator group, and he's looks like a young skater dude. Really.
Also met the coordinators and Abner Finley, Mike Harrod, John Brost, and others. I drove up with Tommy Armstrong from North Carolina and took 14 hours straight to get to Chicago.
More coming, including pics!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Really important things....
I had the privilege to a really neat person Monday.
His name is Marvin Hall, and he's a person attending Stanford.
What makes him so special?
He teaches MINDSTORMS to inner-city children in Jamaica.
Marvin is a person that has the Jamaican accent and dialect, and on the phone, he comes across as a really laid-back guy. But he's driven by a passion to give to his community.
In the past 5 years, he has taught at a school, then left to pursue his mission to bring robotics to Jamaica...and he has used his own resources to buy MINDSTORMS sets and teach.
People in Jamaica have noticed...and have given him funding to take kids to FIRST LEGO League tournaments in the US. And while things can get tight for him, things work out.
He doesn't back down from a challenge to his dream, and it's inspirational to talk to him. And BrickJournal will have a story on him - because one of BrickJournal's missions is to show people the power of the LEGO hobby.
For Marvin, it can change lives.
His name is Marvin Hall, and he's a person attending Stanford.
What makes him so special?
He teaches MINDSTORMS to inner-city children in Jamaica.
Marvin is a person that has the Jamaican accent and dialect, and on the phone, he comes across as a really laid-back guy. But he's driven by a passion to give to his community.
In the past 5 years, he has taught at a school, then left to pursue his mission to bring robotics to Jamaica...and he has used his own resources to buy MINDSTORMS sets and teach.
People in Jamaica have noticed...and have given him funding to take kids to FIRST LEGO League tournaments in the US. And while things can get tight for him, things work out.
He doesn't back down from a challenge to his dream, and it's inspirational to talk to him. And BrickJournal will have a story on him - because one of BrickJournal's missions is to show people the power of the LEGO hobby.
For Marvin, it can change lives.
BrickJournal.com?
Yes, the website is presently a joke. And it has been that way for a while.
You see, I have been trying to think of what I really want for the site - I have the domain and just have to figure what I want. And now things have gotten more interesting for me.
I have been working on an event calendar (that needs updating right now, but I have been so busy that I haven't been able to work on it like I would like) on a web service called Near-Time. They have been a good service, and I used them for planning BrickFest 2006 - it was a really neat service that allowed everyone to share files and have a webspace where messages could be tracked relatively easily.
They have been paying attention to me since then, and have offered to help set things up and get a website..and they are serious enough to offer design services and drop a fee to get the site launched.
So the thing is that I can get a professional website done, which is a nice possibility!
I get to talk to the developers the week after Brickworld...and then we'll see what happens.
You see, I have been trying to think of what I really want for the site - I have the domain and just have to figure what I want. And now things have gotten more interesting for me.
I have been working on an event calendar (that needs updating right now, but I have been so busy that I haven't been able to work on it like I would like) on a web service called Near-Time. They have been a good service, and I used them for planning BrickFest 2006 - it was a really neat service that allowed everyone to share files and have a webspace where messages could be tracked relatively easily.
They have been paying attention to me since then, and have offered to help set things up and get a website..and they are serious enough to offer design services and drop a fee to get the site launched.
So the thing is that I can get a professional website done, which is a nice possibility!
I get to talk to the developers the week after Brickworld...and then we'll see what happens.
Getting ready for Brickworld....
Yes, I have a lot left to do, and I am up to my ears in stuff, but I am more than a little excited about going.
I'm starting to get e-mails and phone calls from people that I will be meeting - it's pretty exciting and nice to that happen:-)
What's really cool is that the European Bureau Chief for the Journal will at the con, so we can do a Editor's summit - otherwise known as rounding up BrickJournal Staff and planning what will be in the mag for the next year!
I'm starting to get e-mails and phone calls from people that I will be meeting - it's pretty exciting and nice to that happen:-)
What's really cool is that the European Bureau Chief for the Journal will at the con, so we can do a Editor's summit - otherwise known as rounding up BrickJournal Staff and planning what will be in the mag for the next year!
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