Season’s of Spam 2024: Advent’s Galore Day 15

This has been a quiet year for the site… for some documented reasons for some that will probably be documented later on in this whole thing. But we’ve all been looking forward to doing the Advents, our yearly tradition that still happens to be a thing despite the fact that the internet is dead and it’s just bots talking to bots now. Beep boop.

Originally, we were going to mix it up this year but… things didn’t work out. Scalpers went hard in Dallas and the Star Wars Advent disappeared within a few days and never came back in stock, so Nick’s plan to do the Star Wars calendar fell through. We’re going to go with it just being the universe punishing him by making him do the Marvel Advent yet again. Something that just might finish him off this time.

We’re also going to do the newer tradition of going with non-LEGO calendars, because Advents are the new socks are the new ugly sweaters are the new yearly ornaments. Okay, that joke got away, but the point is that everything has an advent now.

Even Rocks.

That’s a hint, LEGO… bring back Rock Raiders. The world needs them now more than ever.

The scores so far:

• Star Wars: 11 Hits / 3 Misses
• Disney: 11 Hits / 3 Misses
• Marvel: 2 Hits / 12 Misses

Ace: Star Wars Day 15 (and Disney)

I’m torn about this one. It feels lazy right? Just getting a minifig is great sometimes. Maybe it’s the kind of minifig you get. I tend to give these a thumbs up and I’ll just hate on token Battle Droid inclusion all the live long year but still feels kind of lazy. I’m fairly certain it’s a member of the 501st just based on the coloring. Could be Captain Rex. I don’t know for certain because it’s not targeted to my age group. But I’ll acquiesce and tilt it to the positive. The first half of the calendar was going great but the past couple of days had me worried. This may be the beginning of a comeback.

Tiana? I never saw the movie but I do recognize the green dress and the fact that Tiana is still the only black Disney Princess to exist. Thumbs up.

Eric: Disney Day 15 (and Hot Sauces)

I am also doing the LEGO Disney Advent Calendar this year. I am not in the target demographic for this advent calendar, and that is okay. I am also eating a hot wing every day, tossed in one of 24 random hot sauces. Enjoy my pain.

WATCH ME EAT AND BUILD THIS ON TIKTOK

I love The Princess and the Frog. It makes me a little sad to watch, knowing that it’s Disney’s last 2D animated film, and that what’s come out since has increasingly been bland. It’s so fun, and I was reminded of that just by seeing little tiny Tiana in the Advent Calendar. Great build, great memory, great movie.

What is LIME HOT SAUCE BRAZIL, you ask? It’s not spicy. In fact, it does not have any peppers in it at all, just some chili paste. And for that alone, for putting hot sauce that does not have peppers in it in a HOT SAUCE ADVENT CALENDAR, it sucks. Not the worst I’ve had this month, but still bad.

LEGO Day 15: 5/5

HOT SAUCE Day 15: 2/5

Nick: Marvel Day 15 (and Rocks and Dice)

Our second car and third micro-build… I’m going to be more lenient on this one than I am on the other car – mostly because Peter Parker as Spider-Man has a long and unglamorous history of shoehorning dumb vehicles into things. The Spider-Buggy is real and I believe. Only way to make this better would be to have turned the Spider-Buggy into a sleigh. But I guess they have bigger plans?

I’m going to make this a hit, mostly because it feels like it belongs. Something that none of the others have.

I think we’re close to having this particular set finished, but I can’t be bothered to go look. Nothing has changed on it, outside of the fact that the d4 is the most dangerous dice. This is basically a caltrop.

More food rocks – DO NOT EAT FOOD ROCKS – this one is clearly a dessert of some lovely dark chocolate and coconut mash, like those little candies that I don’t think they make anymore. There isn’t anything marginally close to this on the legend… but I think it’s Black Stripe Jasper? So maybe our ninja hero for Rock Raiders… every story needs a ninja hero, even though he’s mysterious and you don’t know which side he’s actually on.