littletoki: Greetings from the rainy NW!

littletoki

I used Brickset for over a year before realizing there were forums - and very active forums! Doh! I finally de-lurked to talk about plastic storage containers of all things so I thought I'd make it official and say hello!

I love this site and how helpful and supportive everyone is - a nice change of pace from some of the more intense and argumentative forums out there. Also, I feel sooo very normal here.

A bit about me. I'm a well.. *cough*..umm... 40 yr (when did that happen?!) female who grew up with Space LEGO (which I still adore). Unfortunately, teenage years and interest in boys began a decades long dark ages. Luckily, I came out of it just in time to grab some great Star Wars UCS. Little did I know what that would start. LOL.

prof1515

I smiled when you said you feel normal here. I reminded me of an incident at the Star Trek convention I went to last year. A girl in line was having trouble getting an autographed photo out of a plastic sleeve so I helped her. She was pleased when I got the photo out without damaging it at all and she gave me a high-five. I told her, "Wouldn't this be more appropriate?" and made the Vulcan greeting with my hand. She replied, "That's the dorkiest thing I've ever seen" to which I pointed to the room, people in costume as Borg, Ferengi, Klingons, a Gorn in a business suit, a red-shirted Stormtrooper and a pair of blonde Lt. Uhuras and said, "Have you looked around this room lately?" She laughed and said, "Good point."

It's all good though when you share a common passion. :-)

littletoki

@prof1515. I'm so glad I was only JUST about to drink my coffee when I read about your Vulcan greeting. Disaster averted.

That was honestly awesome.

giraffefreckles

Aren't you going to get hit with a major snowstorm? That's some quality indoor LEGO time!

Welcome!

littletoki

@giraffefreckles. All 4 inches from Snow-maggedon 2012 has fallen and melted. Luckily, I'm further south than Seattle which is supposed to get the bulk of it.

giraffefreckles

Melted? That was fast. Oh well on LEGO time. :)

Good luck on your storage solutions. Lots of ideas, as you see!

tk79

Welcome to the forum! I enjoyed looking through your blog the other day with the storage suggestions. I even bookmarked the Lego gingerbread house post for next year, my daughters love building gingerbread houses around Christmas.

littletoki

@tk79. That gingerbread house is disgustingly cute. It's all Powerpig - he designed it and uploaded the how to guide. He made a bunch more Christmas ornaments as well - Santa's sleight, mini Death Star! Love them all.

tk79

@littletoki Didn't catch that there was a whole line of ornaments too. That guy has some really cool stuff, very clever. Thanks for the heads up!

LegobrandonCP

I love PowerPig, his creations are just amazing. I guess it's time for me to introduce myself too.