I have a confession to make: I love Legos. I absolutely love them. I have since I was a kid, but I've been collecting them as an adult since 1999, when the first Star Wars sets launched. I've dabbled in other sets, but have stuck primarially to the Star Wars stuff.

Let me explain what type of collector I am: a bad one. I'm not a fan of leaving things in their package to maintain their value. I have a few action figures like that, mostly sports ones, and some Star Wars figs, but for things like my legos, they were created to be played with. I suppose it's a sign that I haven't grown up quite yet. Hopefully, I never will. I think it'll be fun to sit down and actually enjoy playing with my kids.

When I played as a kid, i was all about the epic scale. Maybe that's why I like epic battles in movies. I was a GI Joe junkie as a kid, and Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles (you know, the first time they were out), etc. I'd stage huge battles with my GI Joe toys across my entire room, my desk, all over the place. I'm planning on doing the same sort of things with my lego sets some day. I'm at a point where I can afford to splurge a little on this stuff.

Unfortunately, I took a couple years off from collecting these toys, and I'm kicking myself now. eBay auctions mark them up by 100-200%, which kinda hurts the pocket book. But hey, I suppose everyone needs their fixation. As my wife laments, mine are just unfortunately expensive. All for the sake of completeness though. And, you know, because legos are just cool.

In my life, I've had a lot of fixations, to be sure. I like video games, I like art, I enjoy movies and TV... you know, all the fat ass contributors. I love sports, and I love legos. Somehow, these things have always stuck with me. I hope they stick with my kids someday too.