I should consult a doctor because this guy's flesh-toned lightsaber has been on for more than four hours. I present to you, the LEGO Star Wars X-Wing. It was 1999. I was 13 years old. I had been introduced to Star Wars many a few years prior to this. And my days of playing with LEGOs were coming to a close. However, the re-releases of Star Wars in the late 1990s spurred LEGO to release a Star Wars collection of LEGO toys, including iconic ships like the Millennium Falcon, the Snow Speeder, the Y-Wing, the A-Wing, Vader's Tie Fighter, and, of course, the X-Wing. Well, I wanted a LEGO X-Wing. I never got one.
Now, I am 23 years old. In approximately two months and a half months, I'll be 24 years old. And today, using StumbleUpon, I found a stop animation video of the LEGO counterparts of the Leia, Luke, Han, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan assembling the LEGO rendition of the Millenium Falcon. Seeing this video instantly triggered this memory of the LEGO X-Wing from my adolescence. Now, it's not out of the realm of average behavior for a boy one year away from high school to be excited about and want a LEGO toy. I know it's completely nerdy to be excited, but how immature is it for an almost 24 year old young man to be just as excited.About a year and a half ago, I walked into the LEGO store at Tyson's Corner, I was not surprised to find that the LEGO X-Wing was not on sale. To my knowledge, production had been ceased and finding one for sale, while easy, was expensive. However, after watching a minute or two of the video, I jumped over to the LEGO website and clicked into the Star Wars product line. Lo and behold, there it is, theLEGO X-Wing. For $49.99? Oh hell yes. My childhood. My adolescence. My...my...adulthood? I can't really buy this, can I?
I have the money, that's not an issue. And the desire comes and goes. But I can imagine the thought process of any woman that sees my room. "Okay, a picture of hockey players on the wall. He is a guy, he likes hockey? Acceptable. Oh they're wearing USA jerseys. Maybe he's really patriotic. I dig it. There are an awful lot of books about The Clash. Not my type of music, but that's okay. Atlases? Who keeps these things. There's a coin on the wall, that's a little odd, but it must have some significance, right? OH MY GOD! That's definitely a LEGO toy. That's a toy LEGO X-Wing" Now, the perfect response, for me, would be, "Wow, that's really cool. I love Star Wars and I get this." But the more probable response is, "Oh my god, this guy is a nerd. I've got to get the hell out of here."
This has been a nerd boner for the last eleven years. I suppose I should look into a visit to the doctor. Eleven years is a long time for an erection to last.
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