Lego

Muggle of the Year Award Goes to Alice Finch and Her Massive Lego Hogwarts

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I’m a fan of Harry Potter. Great books. Awesome story. Decent movie series. I’m also a fan of Legos. That’s why I’m higher than a Golden Snitch after looking at this insane custom creation from Seattle-based Alice Finch. Alice earned her wizarding stripes by putting together a massive, as in ginormous, Lego Hogwarts set. It took her roughly 12 months and over 40,000 Lego bricks to put this sucker together. And to say it’s breathtaking …

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Lego Star Wars Easter Eggs are a Force to Be Reckoned With

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If you’re reading this because you think I’m going to share some really cool hidden trick, cheats or homages that I found in the Lego Star Wars video games (a.k.a. “Easter Eggs”), the yolks on you. While the seriously hysterical Lego Star Wars DVD The Empire Strikes Out is on sale now (I highly recommend it!), what I’m writing about is a very different kind of Easter Egg. It’s the kind you hide and hunt in the …

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We’ve Got to Go Back to the Lego Future!

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Lego continues to out-cool itself on a regular basis. First Star Wars. Then Batman. Then Avengers. And recently, Hobbit Lego sets. We are truly living in a Lego Paradise. So what’s the latest and greatest theme that Lego is embracing? None other than the entire Back to the Future franchise! Great Scott! Lego has officially approved a Back to the Future licensed set for 2013, featuring Doc Brown, Marty McFly and the only car cooler …

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Yoga Meets Video Games

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So yeah. This is how I found Jason this morning in the Great Room playing Lego Indiana Jones on the Wii. He actually stayed in this position for quite awhile moving his legs up and down. Allie and I are pretty sure that all the video game exercise Jason does is what keeps him so skinny. The kid just can’t sit still if he’s on the Wii. If he were playing checkers on the Wii …

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