In three years, I never missed a Lego Advent Calendar Day, and so it’s with a heavy heart that I present today’s item a few minutes AFTER midnight.
I apologize.
If you hate me and never read another word I write, I will understand.
But if you find it in your heart to forgive me, please continue reading to find out what was behind today’s (or yesteday’s) door.
If Lego were smart, they’d put me in charge of Advent Calendars. At the risk of bragging, I could bring a great deal of creativity and wonderment to the otherwise ho-hum calendars of the past two years.
The person currently in charge of calendars is doing an adequate job, but they’re not bringing their A-game. With the near limitless potential of Lego, a calendar should offer more than just typical Lego prizes. It should make you cry.
My calendars would be filled with oddities and fascinating bricky objects. Each day would make the child (or grown adult) gasp with holiday cheer. They would tell their friends, “You gotta see this Lego Calendar, Pete! It’s off the hinge!”
(I assume most people have a friend name Pete, and I’m trying to get “Off the hinge” to be a cool phrase.)
I’m hesitant to list what types of themes and items I would put in a Dan Lego Advent Calendar, because Lego could too-easily steal my mind-thoughts. But perhaps one day my dreams of making calendars will become a reality. If not at Lego, then perhaps somewhere else.
Anyway, let’s open the tenth door of the Lego Friends Advent Calendar and see what shade of ordinary dwells beyond the flap of cardboard.
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There’s not much to build. That’s been my overall feeling about the 2012 Lego Friends Advent Calendar. Every day’s item is nearly complete when you open the cardboard door. The reason for this could be…
1. The calendar is giving up crappy pieces that do not need to be constructed.
2. Lego feels that the Friends line should be less about building, because they (horribly) think girls don’t like to build things. So the Friends toys are pretty much just Polly Pocket but with removable heads.
3. I’m overthinking this.
Today’s item is….
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Happy Hanukkah! I label myself half-Jewish (my dad is 102-percent Jewish) but I don’t remember ever celebrating Hanukkah correctly. Usually my family would just light all eight candles whenever it was convenient (meaning we weren’t doing Christmas things), and if it actually occurred during the days of Hanukkah…well, that was a bonus.
As for Hanukkah presents, I never received eight separate gifts. I got a few presents that were labeled “From Santa” and few that were from “Hanukkah Charlie.” (Yes, we called him Hanukkah Charlie because Hanukkah can be spelled with a CH, and no, I’m not spelling Hanukkah with a CH today because I’m not really sure how.)
My fondest Hanukkah memory is getting an Empire Strikes Back digital watch. You probably stopped reading this out of jealousy. I know I would.
The point is: I received the same amount of presents that everyone else got. So when I told school friends that I get both Hanukkah and Christmas presents, they would vomit with envy, not knowing that my present allotment was no higher than a typical kid’s holiday loot.
I’m rambling. For the sake of fun, let’s say that today’s Lego Calendar item is a Hanukkah Present!
I lost my iPod today. It’s a bright red iPod Nano, the square kind with the touch screen.
I had it with me on the bus home tonight, but now it’s gone. If you see it, give it back…and don’t judge my taste in music! The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a hell of band and what they lack in meaningful lyrics and subtlety, they make up for with brutal Christmas soundscapes!!! Stop judging!
The point is, tonight sucks. Today’s item better be great. If it’s a new iPod, that would be super.
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It’s St. Nicholas Day, and you know what that means? I’m hoping you know what that means, because I don’t.
Yesterday’s item was a pretty great Baby Robot Snowgirl.
If today’s item is s-wordy, I wouldn’t be too upset. The calendar can’t offer up greatness everyday. Like they said in The Incredibles, “If everyone had superpowers, that means no one does.” (I’m paraphrasing, and it may not have been from The Incredibles. And that quote doesn’t even really apply to this calendar. Whatever. It’s late.)
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Let’s forget yesterday happened. We can move on from the horrible item behind December 4th’s door and look towards the future.
Right now, before opening the door, today’s item has the potential to be anything. It could be a Lego trampoline. It could be a Lego duck. It could be Lego Ben Franklin. There are no limits.
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Today’s item is unbelievable!
It’s existence is proof that we all died and live in heaven. It’s almost too good, like the first cookie you’ve ever eaten, or what it must feel like to be Tom Hanks. You are about to witness greatness that cannot be measured.
Prepare accordingly, take a breath, and click.
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“Because toys come to life at night, and if we don’t, the Lego people will die.” – That’s a pretty convincing argument for opening all the cardboard doors right away. If you are 8 years old, and need an excuse to open every door of your Lego Calendar, go with the one above. You’ll be ruining the entire holiday season, but you will get your Lego faster.
At the risk of generating too much hype, today’s item is the very best Lego item I’ve opened this December.
It’s…
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We’re off to a good start.
The Lego Friends Advent Calendar has spat out one figure and she’s wearing a winter sweater, so at least this set already feels Christmas-y. What will day 2 bring forth? Read on to find out!
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