The LEGO Life

The LEGO Life, originally uploaded by jonpalmer.

Click on the pic to the essay he wrote.

This is from one of the first LEGO builders I met, Jon Palmer. For those who are AFOLs, this will resonate tremendously. And for those who aren't, it'll give you a hint about us.

LEGO Universe Coverage

LEGO Universe is the online multiplayer game being developed by the LEGO Group. There has been coverage on LEGO.com, but here's some more information from other sites:

Zam.com:
http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20235

Cnet.com:
http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10001743.html

EuroGamer.com:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/first-lego-universe-gameplay-details

GamerPro.com:
http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/212715/lego-universe-preview/

GeekDad:
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/10/lego-universe/

LEGO Universe is set for release in 2010.

Hat tip to NetDevil.com

MORE business cards...

Got some more business cards to look at:





















More will be coming to BrickJournal.com soon!

Twins Tower

Twins Tower, originally uploaded by MisaQa.

One of the traditions of the holiday are advent calendars. LEGO has two currently available (well, only one in the US - the Pirate Advent Calendar is only available in Europe, which has caused much consternation elsewhere), and there are AFOLs who build their own.

One of the best known AFOL advent calendars is built by the Japanese builder MisaQa. Every year, she builds a thematic calendar - in 2005 she made birds. 2006 had her build Victorian ladies, and 2007 she did a microcity. Last year, she built mythical creatures.

This year, MisaQa starts out with a micro skyscraper. Looking forward to what she is building for the holiday!

LEGO Business Cards...

Got this today from Hadley Scrowton:


New business cards were issued to LEGO employees - and here's an image of the old cards.


The bottom two views are of the new cards. So who"s the new minifigure? More coming on the BrickJournal site!

Helping the Community...

A fundraising event is going on now to provide LEGO sets for underprivileged children. Leading AFOL builders and vendors have donated models and services for auction, with over $1000 in revenues so far for Toys for Tots. This charity event is maintained by Nannan Zhang, an AFOL.

Builders contributing models for auction include: Kyle Peterson, Jason B, Michael Jasper, Don Wilson, Keith Goldman, Brian Kescenovitz, Heather Braaten, Jordan Schwartz, Dave Kaleta, Zack Milenius, Tom Williamson, Tristan Bowersox, Alex Eylar, Tyler Clites, Dan Rubin, Lloyd W, Jörg F, Jared Burks, and John B.

Current auctions can be seen here.

Plastic Fantastic

BrickJournal is in this!

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