A Mesquite resident recently won a position to work as a developer for Legoland in California. How cool/lucky is that?
Until recently, Clay Hervey stored his childhood obsession in five wooden Army ammo boxes in the family garage.
Clay Hervey of Mesquite took second place in a Lego building contest. He hadn’t played with the contents in five years.
“I remember Saturdays because we used to have carpet in here,” the 21-year-old said in his Mesquite living room. “I would come and dump all the Legos out and just be laying there for hours building stuff. My mom used to say that she didn’t need a baby sitter. Just buy a new Lego set … and let him go.”
Years later, Mr. Hervey’s zest for creative construction has paid off. Last week, he and Jason Poland, 23, of Houston snapped their way to second and first place, respectively, in the Legoland Model Builder Search national competition in Carlsbad, Calif.
It’s true. The job market really is wide open with good stuff. Isn’t this what we all REALLY wanted to grow up to be, but who would’ve believed us?