Long John

I write this post with a bit of shame on my shoulders. Back in December, my good friend, Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics) graciously gifted me with a custom LEGO-ish set that (from MyCustomBrickFigures.com), when assembled, was a super-deformed version of Long John himself.

It was a genuine and heartfelt surprise…that ended up sitting in a box for about six months before I actually put it together. My reason for holding off was that I wanted to film the process of assembly, but the instructions said it was a 100+ step assembly, so I really wanted to put it off until I had the time.

That being said, assembling the toy didn’t take too long and, I guess, I could have filmed it, but I much more enjoyed the process of putting this together while listening to music and just enjoying the minimal amount of time where I had no responsibilities, which is––I would argue––better than creating content.

Anyway, this little Long John is adorable and enjoys a prominent placement at my workstation as I continue to work on Chapter 6, staring me down whenever I am tempted by laziness or distraction.