I saw my first Lego movie, last night. Frankly, it substantiated my theory that anything new or unfamiliar must be scrupulously avoided. The movie didn’t move me; but, maybe my emotional ties to Lego are not as pronounced as other Americans. We didn’t own any Legos in my house. My grandmother had some in a toy box for all the grandchildren to play with when they were over. But, she only purchased them one time, little knowing the
need to continuously replenish them. One four year-old, just on his own, can eat up to fifty Lego blocks in a year… and I think spiders steal the clear ones, but I couldn’t tell you why. I remember, with the blocks she had, I could almost build the base of a very modest house… and I’m talking Akron, Ohio modest… you know, just big enough for a bed, toilet, you and your drug dealer. And, my grandmother didn’t even have the Lego drug-dealer figure. My problem with the Lego movies might just be cultural: Everyone looks squat and short and they have kind of a Slavic appearance. It doesn’t help that they only Russian movie I’ve ever seen is The Battleship Potempkin… and I didn’t think it was a timeless classic. It was silent… which kind of makes it the opposite of timeless. I know they made talkies after the invention of cinematic sound but truly proactive people would’ve made talkies BEFORE that. Very proactive people would’ve made two-hour talkies where every single scene is PRODUCT PLACEMENT… like the Lego movies…
Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes 
Hey that’s a red back spider! Wildstyle
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We call it a Black Widow. Beautiful, deadly… my guess is you love them…
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Eeek, no thanks. I don’t like spiders. Only if I can totally anthropomorphise them so theyre not so creepy crawly “lying in wait”.
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You mean like “Ivan, the Marxist Spider”? “Only you can prevent exploitation of the proletariat”
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No, don’t get it 😐
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Those Lego people have gotten to you too, eh?
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I never played with lego, I was a barbie (or rather a cheap knock off of barbie) girl. 🙂
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You know, I was going to make a joke about what Australian Barbie would have as an accessory but I think I might give that one more thought, Deb.
And, Good morning!
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I liked the first Lego movie, the only Lego I have watched. The description of Ohio house was interesting.
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I never played with a Lego and I’ve never seen a Lego movie. I’ve never even screamed Leggo my Eggo at the breakfast table. Clearly I’ve lead a sheltered life…
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Here’s hoping you maintain that shelter. Legos are dumb. The Lego movie is awful. And, you can mix up waffle batter in just a few minutes…
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Always a fun bit of humor in there 🙂 : “and I’m talking Akron, Ohio modest… you know, just big enough for a bed, toilet, you and your drug dealer.”
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I drove through Akron in the dead of night but I remember the smell clearly… It was like Cleveland, only with more sulfur…
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Must buy more Lego…
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Great! I triggered her post-hypnotic commands with my essay. This is the worst part of writing… well, this and the ego-crushing criticism of others…
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