I really hope someone hasn't already started a thread like this. I did a search but sometimes my searching skills are lacking. Anyway, over the past 9 years after I came out of my Dark Age, my wife noticed that I have formed some habits I must follow when building a new set. The first thing is that I MUST be watching something related to the set I am building. For example; when I first got back into Lego it was because of the Harry Potter movies and sets. I must have watched POA about thirty times based on the number of HP sets I own. When I transitioned into Star Wars then it became those movies until the Clone Wars came out. Recently I have branched out to a few non-licensed themes and I have had to go hunting for something to watch which was somewhat connected, like for Alien Conquest I found the Halo TV show and Starship Troopers. Tonight I will be enjoying some Lone Ranger sets and 3:10 To Yuma.
Another part of my ritual is a cup of Chai and a cloth. The Chai because it's awesome and the cloth for my hands because for some reason they sweat while I build sets. IDK.
Oh, and my wife just reminded me that I have her put on my stickers because with her small hands she is way better at applying them than I do.
So what routines or habits do you have when building new Lego?