Bolt of Blue

Friday night was magical fun.

Premiere party for OK Go’s new video at LACMA… featuring pieces of the Rube Goldberg machine from the video, a DJ set by Tim, and an acoustic set by the band (minus Dan).

Half the party was on a rooftop terrace with the lights of Los Angeles all around. The short set was lovely and included my favorite “Last Leaf” and a cover of the Pixies’ “Wave of Mutilation”.

All that and I got to find out just how big a fan of LEGO a certain lead singer truly is.

A peek into the world of AFOLs.

I got a total kick out of this. Had to share.

While we didn’t attend the last BrickCon, Remi was there in spirit. He sent along two MOCs that were part of a coordinated massive display devoted to Battlestar Galactica masterminded by Ryan Wood. Remi built two green and white Vipers that Ryan brought up to Seattle to add to the amazing display.

The other day, Brothers Brick posted about the display. It was a surprising treat to see them link to a photo of one of the Vipers Remi made. Then the news spread… Gizmodo blogged about it. Two familiar green Vipers can be spotted in the opening photo. DVICE blogged about it next. Again, two green Vipers are in the opening photo. And then it made it to the front page of the official BSG website. And crazy enough, you can also see two green Vipers in the photo used there too.

TOTALLY AWESOME!

Go Gary!

I’m going to see James on Oct. 2 at the El Rey. I’m extremely tempted to purchase tickets to their shows in Anaheim and San Diego. I was freaking out (to put it lightly) when I first found out about the shows because I thought I’d miss all of them. But now it’s not looking likely that Remi and I will be in Seattle during that time. I’m sad though. It was like a lose lose situation. Because it means we’re going to miss BrickCon. It just doesn’t seem like it’s going to work out this year and it bums me out. I was really looking forward to it. Sigh.

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Unlike those up north or who are in government jobs, I’ve got work today.

Every year, I want to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with Remi but every year we get sidetracked. Maybe next time.

Our weekend in Seattle for NWBrickCon was inspiring, overwhelming, fun, exhausting, and we’re definitely going again next year… the creations on display were incredible, the contests fun, and the overall vibe of the con was awesome. Plus the 25% off Lego purchases at the local Lego store almost made our heads explode.

Tonight, Remi can finally start building the Falcon (he’s had it sitting in a box on the floor for almost 2 weeks now but for a number of reasons could not start until now) and I’ve got a little tower to build.

Photos from the weekend forthcoming.