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Re: It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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Fri, 19 Nov 1999 21:55:16 GMT
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James Wilson <j_wilson.plateletlab@usa.net> wrote in message
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> I've been mostly lurking in LUGNet since its inception and came to know the
> term "Dark Ages" as it is commonly used here. Well, I'm not in a Dark Ages,
> but I'm in some kind of funk, LEGO-wise. I can't seem to sit down and build
> anything original. Most of my time with LEGO is either virtual (L-Draw,
> etc.) or in attempting to build someone else's L-Draw creation. I spend
> inordinate amounts of time organizing my bricks so when that really cool • post
> comes along I can find all the bricks I need to build it. I'm starting to • get
> bummed -- almost like writer's block!
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> So, what would you suggest this stage be called. Maybe the Plagiarist Ages?
> Or Bricker's Block?
I found that lots of time spend organizing bricks reduced my non-virtual
inspiration as well.
My suggestion: buy a $20-30 set and build an alternate model. One of the
panelists at MindFest had a great quote, something to the effect that the
limitations of "form" actually enhance creativity. By limiting myself to the
pieces in one set, I had to be more creative in using those pieces. It's been
fun recently buying the McDonalds sets and building alternates--talk about
limitations.
-John Van
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 | | Re: It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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| (...) Hmmm.....this just made me think of an exercise I did one time for fun. Before when I had all of my LEGO (see my post "very long super ramble for the reason why I don't have my LEGO), I used to keep it all just in a big rubbermaid tub - no (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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| (...) No kidding, John. Especially when all they've got is one set! That was a helper, though. Sitting in McD's playing with 4 copies of one of the sets while the kids played on the playscape was good for the soul. James (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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| I've been mostly lurking in LUGNet since its inception and came to know the term "Dark Ages" as it is commonly used here. Well, I'm not in a Dark Ages, but I'm in some kind of funk, LEGO-wise. I can't seem to sit down and build anything original. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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