Lego Classmates

This blog is dedicated to some of my oldest friends, who I've known since we shared table space and the football field in elementary school. During high school, we split into two different schools across the metro area, but maintained contact and continue to do so, even across state lines and international borders, today. So when I went to an awesome exhibit in Shanghai (at one of the many fancy shopping malls) that displayed these really cool Lego creations, I could almost see my friends in the structures. The exhibit was done by New York based artist Nathan Sawaya - the man really knows his way around Legos! I include a brief description of why I thought certain pieces related to my friends.

This Lego structure has Justin written all over it. I can still recall a grade school summer camp (Owl's Roost) that I participated in one year, and when sharing a seat near Justin, I was fascinated to hear him talk about black holes.

This image reminds me of Chris, though my friends are all pretty well connected to their computers. From my days of running my own college newspaper through to today with projects on spreadsheets, Chris has always been available to 'reach through' my computer screen and help to edit or troubleshoot.

This picture reminds me of Bryce - a Captain for the US Army. Some people may look at this and think the figure is just barely hanging on, but I think it is a very heroic pose and the Lego man is about to climb up and deliver a can o' whoop ass.

This image is a good match for Shigeki, who is completing his PhD in complicated curing cancer kind of science stuff that I don't really understand. I think he will be successful, so people who suffer from pain or have holes in their chest (like below) will one day be able to use his cures.

And these are just a few particularly impressive Lego structures. The dinosaur is supported by lots of wires. Unfortunately, there was already an incident and the structure was missing some ribs and an arm. Part of the staff was trying to 'put humpty back together again,' but their efforts were unsuccessful, at least while I was there. They managed to glue on the rib, only to realize that they had glued it on backwards a few moments later!

Here is one game that my friends and I all enjoy. We haven't any chess matches probably since elementary school or possibly into high school, but I think I would win if we did!