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BrickFair: day 4 – Spotted at BrickFair

The box – the item with text on it, quel surprise – is mine. Knight from a robot chess set. More Spotted posts More LEGO posts BrickFair site

BrickFair: day 3 – Girls & Horses

Because girls won’t play with an engineering toy unless it’s pink and comes with dolls & horsies, right? Sadly – for those of us who believe in individuality over cultural stereotypes – it appears to be working. Of course I bought them. I’ll part them out. The colors are AMAZING. For more erudite commentary onContinue reading “BrickFair: day 3 – Girls & Horses”

BrickFair: day 2 – Foto Friday: LEGO Logo

Process: Build initials with LEGO bricks. Take photo. Load to GIMP Image. Randomly press buttons. More LEGO posts BrickFair site

BrickFair: day 1 – LEGO v. Horses

LEGO & Horses are so different LEGO is hard-edged, plastic, and clean. Horses are furry, animate, and dusty. Although if you ever handle LEGO that has been used in a freeplay area, you will feel an overwhelming need to soak your hands in bleach. LEGO stays were you put it. Horses only do so ifContinue reading “BrickFair: day 1 – LEGO v. Horses”

Glad Post

What is your reason for being happy? I have three: one equine, two off-topic. 1) I won my class last weekend [Report]. More importantly, I worked hard, rode well, and feel that it was a righteous win. Even more importantly, I had a moments before and during my classes, mostly the second one, where IContinue reading “Glad Post”

Authorized Assistance

For me, the weirdest part of a saddleseat show is the yelling from the sidelines. In dressage and eventing, you get eliminated for Unauthorized Assistance (usually, see below). In Hunters, a little mild correction might occur as the riders pass the ingate. At the show last weekend, particularly at the Beginner levels, every coach andContinue reading “Authorized Assistance”

Second Saddleseat Show

Results 2nd & 1st. As with last time, I was overly huntseat in the first class, which I corrected in the second. First Class The Good: I wasn’t “busy” and I didn’t downshift until the corners. The Bad: Still leaning forward. When I do sit back, there is an near-palpable snap when I hit theContinue reading “Second Saddleseat Show”