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Re: It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:57:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John VanZwieten writes:
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> James Wilson <j_wilson.plateletlab@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:FLGr7v.L95@lugnet.com...
> > 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?
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> I found that lots of time spend organizing bricks reduced my non-virtual
> inspiration as well.
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> 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.
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> -John Van
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
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| Was at a party yesterday (my grandfather in law's 80th... they have one great great grandkid already!!) and brought a few "to be parted" McD sets for the kids to play with... I of course am a kid so did try my hand... we had 4, 5 and 6, about 1/2 (...) (27 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| James Wilson <j_wilson.plateletlab@usa.net> wrote in message news:FLGr7v.L95@lugnet.com... (...) post (...) get (...) I found that lots of time spend organizing bricks reduced my non-virtual inspiration as well. My suggestion: buy a $20-30 set and (...) (27 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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