Banishing the barrenness

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

- Socrates -

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I've been busy lately, far too busy to make the time for Lego and...it sucks! So, I went in search of some wisdom and, unsurprisingly, found it in the words of one of the words great thinkers, Socrates.

His words spoke to me...well, actually I spoke to me when I said his words out loud, but either way, I realised that being busy, neglecting the things I find great value in, was inhibiting the enjoyment of life. The way I read this quote is that life is too short to do us ones attention on buying busy doing things that don't make one's heart sing and I agree. Sure, my job has to get done, but my life has to get done also, and so...on Friday night I decided to focus on life a little more closely and figured some new Lego would be a good way to do so.

I headed off to the shopping mall today to look for some Lego to build and whilst I normally build Lego Technic, decided to look at some traditional Lego sets as an option also.

I wandered about considering the various sets I came across and had some trouble deciding but, eventually, I made a decision and handed over far too much money to the shop keeper who said, kids just love Lego don't they?

I smiled weakly and nodded, responding with, oh yes, the little ones just love it!

I think she knew it was for me but was being a smart ass; I allowed her the moment of smart-assery though because my mood was buoyant. I had a new Lego set and what did it matter if she had insinuated I was a big child. She's right after all!

I collected my Lego and headed back to my car feeling pretty satisfied.

As if simply buying Lego isn't cool enough, there's this...

This set is a brand new release but has been superseded and replaced due licensing issues with some of the sponsor logos on the car. But because life is awesome I managed to get one of the original releases. The differences are subtle, just some of the sponsors logos have been removed on the replacement set, but also instead of the tyre-markings actually saying Pirelli on the replacement set it just shows blue banding. I'm really happy to have one of the original sets with the right sponsor logos on it!

I'll begin my Lego this weekend I think and, as you can imagine, I take it seriously. I ensure my work-zone is clear, get my little containers arrayed around me ready for the small bags of parts and ensure there's a good supply of suitable snacks and beverages on hand; it would never do to run out of Lego building snacks. From there I'll get started and delve into the build for a few hours. I usually put some music on and I have Stoto planned for the initial building stage tomorrow.

I'm one of those people who has many diverse interests from firearms and hunting, outdoor activities like four wheel driving, hiking and kayaking to reading, DIY projects and writing. I've done a lot of things in life and will do even more, including more Lego building. I've been a little careless with my life lately through applying an intense focus on my work; I've gained great results there for the effort, but there's been a cost and it's more than I'm willing to pay - That's where Lego comes into it.

I'm looking forward to starting my latest Lego build and will do a few updates as it comes together I guess. One thing is for certain though, I'll get great value from my time spent building and it'll balance out some of that barrenness of life Socrates mentions above.