Building a brighter tomorrow with LEGO® bricks

Brickworld 2009 Chicago

Turn out the lights, the party’s over… Brickworld was a lot of fun – the biggest LEGO event I’ve ever attended, for sure. There were 35,000 square feet of ballroom space, about 600 attendees, and 4 days. I took well over 1,000 photos and had a great time.

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LEGO Owner Visits Brickworld

The owner of LEGO, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, visited Brickworld today and I got to meet him!

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Brickworld 2009 photos

Well, we’re halfway through Brickworld here in Chicago! Time flies so fast…. but tomorrow the big excitement begins as the doors open to the public. If you’re in the area, come on down and see the exhibits! I even have a free pass I can give to one lucky person.

I’ve taken hundreds of photos and uploaded them to Flickr. They’re organized into several sets:

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In Chicago for BrickWorld

I arrived late tonight (2am local time) in Chicago after a quite pleasant, if quite full, flight from San Francisco. Our flight was about 1/2 hour late, but that’s no big deal. Got a taxi from the airport and arrived at the hotel, checked in, showered, and am now waiting for my hair to dry so I can go to bed.

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Look ma, I’m on the radio

Listen to me being interviewed on the radio! Well, podcast really.

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Maker Faire 2009

Oops, I forgot to blog about Maker Faire! Maker Faire happened on May 30-31, and here it is almost three weeks later and I haven’t posted anything!

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Ignite: Hillel Cooperman – “The Secret Underground World of Lego”

Hillel Cooperman gave an “Ignite” presentation on the adult LEGO community recently. You can see it here on Youtube:

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