Born an Air Force brat in 1968, I grew up on '70s and '80s (and earlier) science fiction and fantasy, with a healthy interest in LEGO as a kid, but entered my Dark Ages sometime in my teens. I rediscovered the brick in my early 30s while going back to university as an anthropology major. Now, I have even less money than people who actually finished their studies and became anthropologists, but somehow always find money to spend on little plastic bricks.

Recently married my love, who's here as ...