Updates from a Brick Fanatic (Part 1)

So on Friday I found out about this crazy event happening this weekend called "Bricks Cascade", which is basically a Lego exhibition put on by the local Lego fanclubs of the area, primarily by PortLUG (Portland Lego User Group). If I had known about the entire conference, I would have gladly signed up for the weekend workshops! Sadly I only found out about the public exhibition, which is crazy busy. My phone actually died, so I am sitting here writing this blog post, letting it recharge, in the convention center. I would have gone to find some place to eat, but I just had food before I left, so I'm not really all that hungry. (Plus, everyone knows convention center food is way overpriced.)

Being in a Convention Center feels weird for me. Its takes me back to Model UN, one of the only events I relatively enjoyed that the local high school barely sponsored. It brings me back to the thought of temporary shows and conventions, and what roles they serve in our lives?

Have you ever had that thought of emptiness once you leave an event such as a convention and/or gathering? The event was there, and you enjoyed every bit of it, but in the end, at least for me, it feels as though what I've done is meaningless. Once you break from an experience, you leave it in the recesses of your mind, only to be re-lived with the nostalgic thoughts of an enjoyable couple of days.

As I have moved on to where I am now, these experiences, especially more recent conventions, have at least left me with some lessons I have taken back to work or my life. But these are usually small lessons or little tips that I find useful every now and then. I guess my original idea was that the convention was supposed to leave me with a big lesson or idea with which to implement into my life. Maybe by thinking about this, and the different meanings behind the events themselves, is the lesson?

As for the Brick Cascades event, all I know is that it is purely for me to marvel at the impressive sets, and for me to check out all the different Lego sets and creations around the floor, and there are tons. I will do some analysis and some posting of pictures in Part 2.