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LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack: Fett-tastic!
I was just a child when the Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters. I distinctly remember watching in awe with the rest of my family, and leaving the cinema through a front exit – which immediately reminded us of the ice halls of Hoth. Even my mom was digging the scene (though she could [...]
LEGO Community Minifig Set: It Figures for Education
“Who are the people in your neighborhood?” Assuming you leave the house every so often, you’ve likely seen other human beings in public. Have you ever thought about collecting them in a non-creepy way? LEGO is giving you that chance with the LEGO Community Minifig set. Construction worker? You can put him in your pocket [...]
Clone Trooper LEGO Minifigs: an Army of Awesome
I am definitely not a fan of the prequels (or just about anything that’s come with them). Call me a purist, but I find my Star Wars sensibilities consistently gravitating around the characters and ethos of the original trilogy. Perhaps my perspective would be skewed the other way if I were only a couple of [...]
Alien Conquest LEGO Minifig Abduction
You’re not going to believe this, but I woke up last night and found myself face-to-face with what I believe was a pair of alien beings. Even with these short creatures present, the room was eerily silent. I was frozen in fear – wondering if I had been selected for some kind of probe. Turns [...]
LEGO Lubbers, Ahoy – Pirates of the Caribbean Booty!
Arrrrrrrrrrrrr you a pirate? I’ve been a fan of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie series since the first flick was released a few years back. That said, I’ve never really considered myself a pirate kind of guy (even on “Talk Like a Pirate Day”). That’s not to say I’m more of a ninja, either. [...]
LEGO Ninjago – a Go or No?
I believe we’ve all experienced the pain of “LEGO foot” – not realizing there’s a rogue brick on the ground before our socked or bare feet can discover it. You know who put it there? No, not your kids – and not any self-respecting Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL). The ninja. To combat this daily [...]
LEGO Education Minifigs – Fairytale and Historic Minifig Set 9349-1
When I first discovered LEGO, there was no such thing as a minifig. We had to create our own “people” and “monsters” based on the bricks at our disposal. If memory serves, every one of my imaginary characters were red, blue, and yellow – to have black or white bricks was merely a dream for [...]
My House Tour Video (2011)
A few years ago, I uploaded my first Home Office Tour after on a New Year’s Day “Subservient Chris” request. This exploration has since become an annual tradition, with me having skipped only one year (and being kindly lambasted for doing so). For years, individuals from this community have been asking for a complete house [...]
How to Turn Speech Into Song
Have you ever wanted to sing and just never had the vocal talent to do it? Well, there isn’t an app out yet that can give you talent, sorry. For those of you that are willing to settle with faking it, there is Songify. Songify is an app available for iOS devices that turns speech [...]
Five Tips for Setting Up Your Home Theater
Home theaters have evolved by leaps and bounds over the past ten years. They’ve gone from a simple television with maybe a VCR (videocassette recorder for you youngsters) and a game console to full-blown high-definition multimedia centers with Internet access and more components than you could ever hope to fit in the TV stand. This [...]
Is Netflix Worth It Anymore?
I’ve been a Netflix subscriber from damn near day one. I’ve certainly appreciated having the service there as an entertainment alternative long before video streaming was a remote possibility. I’d have three DVDs out at a time and often forget I was holding onto them for months on end. You could say that I’ve wasted [...]
Things Don’t Always Go According to Plan
If there is one universal truth we have all encountered at one point or another, it’s that things rarely actually go as planned. After over 3,500 YouTube videos and countless hours of live streaming, this has certainly been the case more often than not. A lot of work goes in to each and every thing [...]
Original Doodles Available on Etsy
There is something about original pieces that seem to gives them more character. It could be the time put in to them, the idea of having something that doesn’t exist anywhere else, or simply the look and feel you just can’t get from a copy. Thanks to sites like Etsy, it’s easy to find original [...]
The Supreme Court Rules Video Games Protected by Free Speech
A California law that would prohibit the sale of “violent” video games to minors has been struck down by the Supreme court (7-2), after being deemed an unconstitutional violation of free speech. This ruling came after strong arguments from both side were weighed and considered. Arguments against the law included current restrictions on selling certain [...]
Why I Listen to ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Music
If you didn’t realize I was a “Weird Al” fan, I’d be shocked. I’ve only been listening to his music since the 7th grade, when a friend introduced me to a couple of his earlier albums. To be more specific, I dubbed parts of “In 3D” and all of “Dare to Be Stupid.” I scrimped [...]
