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Avatar: Legend Of Korra
Yay for mini series! I hope it sticks with the classic Avatar stytle we love so much. It would suck if it was like the new film...
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Black Six is a...
LEGO enthusiast who appreciates a sound mind and body.
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So Epic
Geodude used Explosion!
Dratini avoided the attack!
Geodude fainted!
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My Blog Is Back!
-[July 11, 2009]-
My blog is back! And my fingers are killing me.
I'm moving to the US, and today I had to take apart all my Bionicle sets, so of course my hands are full of dents
I'll be writing entries regularly now.
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Hello!
Hello everyone!
I know it's been a million and a half years since I've been around here, but unfortunately I was dealing with some real-life-things so BZP took a backseat for a while. Thankfully, now all that has mostly passed over and school is done so I have literally nothing to do. So, I have decided to be active more. I don't know how many--if anyone--will remember me but hopefully I can make a positive impact while I'm back.
I was going to make a post a while ago, saying I was sorry I was gone, but for a while I thought it was fitting that my last blog post was the last chapter of my last epic. That said, I looked it over before I started writing this. Whatever that is, unfortunately the BZ-Metru Story is complete garbage. Whoever wrote it should be ashamed of themselves!
...Ehehe well anyway to that end I really do not like what I have gone out on and because of that I have decided to go out in one last blaze of glory. Well, when I say go out I mean that presumptuously--I head out to college September 22, and I don't foresee much free time for BZP after that unfortunately :/ I'm going to a rather rigorous school so I doubt I could fit it in with all the other stuff I plan on getting involved in. But who knows, hopefully I can still be a little active after that!
So, tonight, June 13 (well, it turned over into the 14th while I was typing), I have started writing one last epic. It is not going to be an action-centered story like the BZ-Metru Story was. Obviously there will still be action--and I anticipate lots of it--but I hope to make it much more focused on the characters and specifically the relationship between a core group.
I hope to use this blog for (among just everyday thoughts and updates) the creation of that epic. I know what I want the setting to be, I know where I want it to start, and I know where I want it to end. I don't know how to get there quite yet. My goal is to have this thing be MAX twenty chapters, roughly 2000 to 3000 words each--even more. 10-12 longer chapters would be much more preferred. I intend to start posting July 14th and post one chapter each Sunday from then until I'm done (obviously I'll adjust as needed).
So, for anyone who's made it this far, I ask one question to get things rolling: let's say you're on Mata-Nui. You have the original six Turaga: Vakama, Nuju, Whenua, Nokama, Onewa, and Matau (I'm proud of myself, I remembered 4 of 6
). Which one is you're least favorite? Which one would you least like to have as a leader?Thanks, and makes sure to leave any comments, suggestions for the epic, or general thoughts in the comments.
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Bachelor of Science
That's me now!
Time to play some video games.
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Wow. Just wow.
That movie is amazing. Go see it now. It was better than the first.
I'm still getting over it; it was incredible.
Like, seriously... amazing.
10/10...
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Vern V
Posted another MOC! I've been on a roll this year:
(^^picture links to topic^^)
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Yay!
So I was away for a few weeks because I was
playing video games all daybusy doing homework, and that's all finished now. And since it's the beginning of the third trimester here, homework's kinda light right now. And Spring Break is next week.
So yeah, I guess I'm back. Maybe. Sorta.
Oh, and thanks to that glitch, I don't have to clean out my inbox for a while!
Although it's kinda weird that Shadow-Nui just sent me a PM from August. 
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Return from the dead
I returned to BZP after 5 years absent. I had originally logged on to this place in 2002, when I was 11. I went by Core Dimension most of the time and switched to Etcetere later. Crazy! Now it's 11 years later and I'm 22. Miraculously, I managed to remember the old yahoo email account I used and could recover my password.
I'm going to pop back in to BZP from time to time now. I'm interested in seeing how many of my 14-year-old virtual friends I can find again!
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Recent and Future MOCs
So I've been notably absent on BZP for a long while now, in large part is because of the site slowly plunging further into a death spiral of inactivity. Which I somewhat regret, as I more or less grew up on here. But, leaving reflections on BZP's importance for another time, my main point now is to direct everyone to where my recent MOCs can be found, as they certainly aren't in BBC anymore.
All MOCs of mine going forward can be found on either my Instagram (@ballomnomnom), or my Flickr (Ballom Nom Nom).
https://www.instagram.com/ballomnomnom/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballomnomnom/
Cheers!
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A PSA: Christmas Suicides
So around this time of year I hear a lot of scrooges trying to dampen the holiday mood by saying something along the lines of "You know, people commit suicide more often around Christmas. It's a shame how people get so stressed out over gifts that they end their lives."
Well, no more! Because that is 100% false!
I'm bringing this up right now because I've heard this four or five times in the last three days, and it annoys me incredibly. I don't even celebrate Christmas and I love the holiday season because of how cheery people get, and how they seem to be more generous, so people trying to dampen things by spreading misinformation about people dying gets under my skin. So please, next time someone tries to rain on the parade with that line, present the facts.
A bit of a heavy topic for BZP, but I think that saying "Hey, people aren't killing themselves in droves, things aren't as bad as you might think they are!" is an acceptable reason to delve into a heavy topic.
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So just like last December (but hopefully a bit more cohesively this time), some friends of mine and I will be hosting a staggered, double elimination Smash Bros Wii U tournament that'll be taking place over the summer.
Before going into detail, though, let me break down a bit of what that means.
Staggered means taking place over a long period of time as opposed to all in one day or one weekend. Basically this just means that it'll be over the summer, with players playing about one match per week, in order to allow for the largest amount of people to play. We all have different schedules, and while I'd love to host something in a small window of time, it seems like there is basically no good time that everyone can show up in.
Double Elimination means that you can lose twice before being knocked out, so if the RNG gods stick you with a tough matchup in the first round, don't worry. You won't get eliminated until you lose twice. This is different than a consolation bracket, because here, even if you lose, you still have a shot at winning the tournament as opposed to simply winning some sort of runner up award.
Ruleset's fairly straightforward, 2 stock, 6 minutes, no items, first to 3 wins wins the match, counterpicking stages after the first match. Stage List will be posted at a later date.
The tournament itself will begin in late May...which then brings up the question of why I'm advertising it in early April. The reason for that is...my PMship expires sometime soon and I'm not sure when.
If you're interested and/or have questions, let me know.
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anyway life update
I know I didn't go over this in the last blog entry, but I'm sure if you remember me at all for some reason, you're probably curious as to where I've been or what I've been doing. The short answer is "none of your ding-danged business."
I will say this, however: I do have a handful of things I was working on that were meant to be seen by the BZP public. This includes PIRAKA COMICS, which I know I haven't posted in what, three years? Yikes. Anyway, I've still got plenty of ideas left for it and they're all super amazing and I'm definitely looking forward to unleashing them upon an unsuspecting BZP audience. However, at this point in my life these things unfortunately need to take lower priority.
Yeah, sorry about this being so vague. I will say this, though: I'm still here. I've always been here. I just don't post because, well, I really don't have anything to say these days.
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Wellll We're Back?
I've been off for like the past year or two including the 6 month downtime. I miss anything other than HeroForce/Bionicle ending? I barely recognize anyone anymore :/
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Chrome Hau Question
So, I'm selling a chrome Hau for $15 in my sell topic. Someone asked if they could buy it for $15, then someone else said they'd bid $17 on it. Since it wasn't originally on my auction list, should I let that continue as an auction, or sell it to the first guy for a flat $15? Thanks in advance.
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BUILD
No, no, not building with Lego.
Building with code!
Microsoft announced their BUILD developers conference today.
I also get a significant amount of money to go to a conference for work of my choosing.
Guess I may be in Seattle the week of Halloween.
(Please give me a free Surface tablet, please?)
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LUUUUUUUUUUV <3
HAY GUISE ITS BCII NO IM NOT DEAD BUT I CAME BY TO SAY HI AND A BIG I LOVE YOU TO EVERYBODY I USED TO CHILL WITH IN HERE BACK WHEN BIONICLE WAS BIG AND COMPLEX AND SOMETIMES MADE NO SENSE BUT WAS AWESOME LIKE NOTHING ELSE EVER WAS OR WILL BE AND INSPIRED US TO MAKE MOCS AND STORIES AND ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL STUFF OUT OF THE AMAZING FABRIC OF OUR FERTILE IMAGINATIONS THAT WE NURTURED WITH OUR UNHESITATING LOVE AND PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM FOR COOL STUFF AND WE SHARED IT ALL HERE AND FELT LIKE A FAMILY ONLY ONLINE WHICH WAS NEW AND EXCITING FOR MOST OF US IN ITSELF AT THE TIME BUT NOW ITS ALMOST 2015 AND SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME THE NEXUS OF VIRTUAL INTERACTION SO YOU CAN FIND ME IN A HEARTBEAT IF YOU WANT TO AND DROP ME A LINE IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE ENERGIES WITH YOU IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE I AM JUST THAT KIND OF GUY BUT YOU BETTER BE SINCERE AND HUMAN OR ILL CALL YOU OUT ON YOUR UNSAVORY BEHAVIOR JUST AS A FAVOR TO THE HUMAN RACE WHICH WE ARE ALL A PART OF EVEN IF SOME OF US ACT REALLY DUMB AND MEAN ITS NOT THAT THEYRE OUTSIDE THE CLUB ITS JUST THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOING CAUSE THEYVE LOST THEIR WAY AND WHAT THEY REALLY NEED IS MAYBE A GOOD SPANKING TO START WITH AND LOTS OF UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE BUT YOU CANT CHANGE OTHER PEOPLE YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE YOURSELF. FORTUNATELY THATS ALL YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU WANT TO SEE CHANGE IN THE WORLD AS MR GANDHI SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IT AND HE IS DEFINITELY ONE ROLE MODEL WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM AS ARE SO MANY OTHERS THROUGHOUT TIME WHOSE WORDS AND ACTIONS SPEAK AS POWERFULLY TODAY AS THEY EVER DID ONLY NOW THE WORLD NEEDS THAT WISDOM AND PEOPLE WILLING TO ACT ON IT LIKE NEVER BEFORE CAUSE THINGS ARE LOOKING PRETTY MESSED UP ALMOST ANYWHERE YOU LOOK ALTHOUGH NOT TO WORRY WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS AS LONG AS WE STAY TRUE TO OURSELVES FOR INSTANCE THE WAY IVE NEVER STOPPED ENJOYING LEGO TOYS IN SOME FORM SINCE I FIRST PLAYED WITH THEM AS A LITTLE KID AND EVEN THOUGH IM THIRTY AND SLIGHTLY BALDING I WILL PROUDLY DECLARE MYSELF AN ADULT FAN OF LEGO TO ANY PERSON I MEET BECAUSE THERE IS NO SHAME WHATSOEVER IN BEING WHO YOU ARE THE WAY UNIVERSE MADE YOU WITH ALL YOUR DRIVES AND QUIRKS FURTHERMORE I INTEND TO RESUME BUILDING WITH LEGO TOYS AS SOON AS THE APPOINTED TIME ARRIVES ITS JUST THAT NOW ITS NOT PRACTICAL IN MY LIFE SITUATION WITH RELATIVE POVERTY TIME CONSTRAINTS AND A WIFE WHOS TWENTY YEARS MY SENIOR AND SUFFERS FROM ADVANCED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND I WANT TO SEE HER WALK AGAIN SO WERE GOING TO START USING DR TERRY WAHLS PROTOCOL FOR REVERSING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AS SOON AS HER BOOK ARRIVES IN JANUARY AND IM NOT MENTIONING THAT TO TRY TO LOOK GOOD LIKE OOH LOOK AT ME IM A SELFLESS RESCUING ANGEL FAR BETTER THAN YOU PETTY MORTALS AND YOUR UNEVOLVED WAYS SERIOUSLY MY WIFE IS THE SEXIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD TO ME AND I LOVE HER WITH ALL MY HEART AND IM NOT AFRAID TO LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONNECTION WE SHARE IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE WORLD AND CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN ANY TWO SOULS WHOSE DESTINIES JOIN UP LIKE OURS DID AT A SNOWY BUS STOP IN FEBRUARY OF THE YEAR THE WORLD WAS SUPPOSED TO END. YES I BELIEVE IN THE APOCALYPSE BUT TO ME ITS JUST ANOTHER ADVENTURE FULL OF PROMISE AND HEARTACHE AND JOY AND TRIALS AND AWE IN OTHER WORDS JUST LIFE BUT IN A REALLY EPIC WINDOW OF TIME WHERE CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN AND LOTS OF LIGHTS GO ON AND YOU CAN REALLY WIN BIG IF YOUR HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND YOU HAVE THE FAITH AND GUTS TO FOLLOW IT SO JUST GO FOR IT DONT WAIT FOR PERMISSION FROM YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE YOUR INNERMOST DREAMS AND DESIRES ARE MADE TO BE FULFILLED ONLY ITS YOU WHO HAS TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN SO IF YOU WANT IT GO GET IT AND BE SURE ITS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT. THE ONE THING WE ALL WANT AND NEED IS LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE BUT YOU CAN ONLY GET THOSE STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE WHICH IS INSIDE YOU SO DONT BE FOOLED INTO CHASING THEM EXTERNALLY AND GOD HELP YOU IF YOU DONT CATCH ON TO THIS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BECAUSE LIFE IS SURPRISINGLY SHORT. MYSELF I AM BEGINNING TO LEARN AND APPLY THE WISDOM THAT WILL GET US FROM HERE TO WHERE WE REALLY WANT TO GO AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I HAVE A GIFT FOR SHARING IT THROUGH THE WRITTEN WORD WHICH IS WHY IM DOING THIS NOW AS A GIFT FOR YOU TO PASS ON WHAT IVE BEEN GIVEN THAT BELONGS TO ALL OF US. MAY LOVE TRUTH BEAUTY AND POWER INCREASE IN YOUR LIFE AND I WILL SEE YOU ALL ON THE OTHER SIDE AT THE ULTIMATE BOOGIE TIME CELEBRATION WHEN WERE DONE WITH THIS DUALISTIC SHADOW PLAY DRAMAFEST. DONT FORGET TO TAKE IT EASY AND LAUGH ON THIS SIDE TOO AS ITS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT HERE. IM NOT SURE WHOS THE COOLEST 2015 TOA IS IT TAHU OR GALI OR ONUA PERSONALLY I FAVOR THESE THREE BUT THATS JUST MY TASTE I REALLY LIKE THEM ALL AND WILL PROBABLY BUY THEM AT LEAST FOR PARTS CAUSE IM A MAD MOCIST 4 LIFE AS YOU BZP VETERANS SHOULD KNOW VERY WELL FROM MY YOUTHFUL DAYS CHILLIN IN THE BBC ON OCCASION THOUGH I EVENTUALLY MIGRATED TO FLICKR WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN UTTERLY RUINED BY THE REMOVAL OF THE NOTES FEATURE BUT IS STILL THE BEST PLATFORM AROUND FOR SHOWING OFF COOL MOCS UNLESS YOU LIKE ADS AND TORTUROUSLY SLOW SERVERS THAT DON’T EVEN ALWAYS WORK. IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING NO I AM NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES I AM SIMPLY DOING SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT AND YES IT HAPPENS TO BE 7:41 AM HERE AND I HAVE NOT SLEPT A WINK SO THAT MAY HAVE SOME BEARING ON MY STATE OF MIND. ALL RIGHT GUYS AND GALS HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS BE EXTRA GOOD AND REMEMBER TO ALWAYS SAY THANK YOU WHEN LIFE LETS YOU HAVE A NICE THING. IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO SAY THANKS FOR EVEN THE SEEMINGLY CRUMMY STUFF, THEN YOURE DOING MORE TO HELP THE WORLD AND YOURSELF THAN YOULL EVER KNOW. THANKS FOR BEING YOU AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE. BYE-BYE.
MUCH LOVE,
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No one wants to join the kill me club? M'kay, that's fine with me.
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Five Bands
Pick 5 bands / artists that you love before reading the following questions:
- fun.
- The National
- The Airborne Toxic Event
- The Hold Steady
- Bright Eyes
What was the first song you ever heard by 1?
"Walking the Dog". I still remember the day my best friend showed it to me..like..vividly. =P I had no idea that I had just been introduced to an artist that was gonna have such a huge impact on my life..it's weird, thinking back on it, that fun. wasn't ALWAYS a part of my life.
Is there a song by 2 that makes you sad?
Hah..it's The National! All of them. =) "Runaway" once made me cry.."Mr. November".."Slow Show".."Baby, We'll be Fine".."Lucky You"..
What is your favorite song of 3?
Hah..basically all of them except "Neda". =P I guess I'd have to say my absolute favourite is and will always be "Wishing Well"..I was so blown away when I heard that song. It's hard to say that I like any Airborne song more than another, though...
What is your favorite song of 5?
Either "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh" or "First Day of My Life". They're both pretty equal to me..
What kind of impact has 1 left on your life?
Oh my God..I can't really describe the impact fun.'s had on my life. I happened to be introduced to them right before a period of ups and downs, lost friends, a crush on a certain girl I couldn't be with (but am with anyway)..fun. was there through all of that, making things better, whether things were good or bad. We drove six hours from North Carolina to Macon, Georgia to see them in concert. Words cannot describe the love I have for this band.
What are your favorite lyrics of 5?
"Besides, maybe this time it's different - I mean, I really think you like me."
How many times have you seen 4 live?
I'd love to see The Hold Steady live..but I'm still waiting for a concert in the area. =P
What is your favorite song by 2?
Oh, god. I would try to make a condensed list, but even that would come out to over thirty songs, I'm sure. I guess I'll just say "Slow Show", because I think I listen to it most frequently. Not that that's that much more frequently than the others. xD
Is there any song by 4 that makes you sad?
"First Night". Less because of the lyrics, and more because I fell in love with "Separation Sunday" and its characters: Charlemagne, Holly, Gideon, and the narrator. Hearing Craig sing about them like this - not partying, not being born again, not hopping from Stillwater to Ybor City, not doing hoodrat things - there's something incredibly sad about hearing how these characters self-destructed.
What is your favorite song by 1?
I can't answer that. It's fun.
When did you first get into 2?
Hah - I saw "Alligator" as a similar items listing on iTunes. I clicked it, read a really pretentious interview from some guy, and then listened to "All the Wine". I remember being unimpressed, leaving the page, and forgetting all about it. Later, I read about a favourable review for "Boxer" somewhere and decided to give them another shot. I immediately fell in love with "Fake Empire", and the rest of the album not long after. It was awhile before I got into their other records, but once I did, The National became one of my biggest musical influences. Since then, I've always been careful to never judge a band based on one song or one review. =P
how did you get into 3?
I'd been listening to "Wishing Well" for a week or so. I was staying up late one night. I happened to be sad, and I wanted to hear more songs like "Wishing Well", so I started the rest of the album. Needless to say, I was incredibly disappointed when I heard these upbeat indie-rock songs (it took awhile before I realised how dismal they really are lyrically). However, I came back to the album awhile later and slowly listened through the whole thing over the course of a few days. It just sort of grew on me and became a favourite record, and not long after that, a favourite band.
What is your favorite song by 4?
I guess I'd have to say "Your Little Hoodrat Friend". Though "How a Resurrection Really Feels", "First Night", and "Cattle and the Creeping Things" all might as well be tied, too.
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