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IBM @ Austin

Hey everyone... I've been pretty silent here lately but have been checking in daily still. Just not a whole lot to say I guess.   I have been holding onto one thing though...   In March I received and accepted my first job offer - as a software developer for IBM in Austin, Texas!   I'm super excited to have such an opportunity given to me. Finally all of my work paid off... Even if I still haven't received anything else and I do feel somewhat pushed into a corner when it comes to my options...  

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King of Vampire! - March Haul

I love this silly thing.   Took another tiny dip into Rider roleplay (and want to keep getting Kiva stuff now, ha) and it's pretty cool.   But kept myself limited to that this month, especially after... I somehow busted my old laptop (which was barely a year and ahalf old) and had to get a new one...   As well as finally, finally upgrading my phone. Which I took this picture with, so can't exactly show. But it's a Galaxy S4 Mini. I'm still getting used to have only a virtual keyboard (gosh am

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The LEGO Movie

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!   (No, really, it was. Typing this during the credits and omg I enjoyed this so much.)   ~|ET|~

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Coooooon! - January Haul

Let's seeeee... Bought some stuff this month all right. None of it stuff I expected to haha.     I got the Figma Asuna first from a guy over on TFW2005. He was really awesome about it and I'm so happy to have her. Now if only I could hunt down a Kirito at a reasonable price...   Up next came the Thundertron and Blade vinyl. Thundertron's a Transformer I've been after for a while and he's pretty darn cool. But as always I had no luck with the most recent releases lol. And the vinyl is a prize I

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New Year

Happy new year everybody!   I don't really feel like doing a year-in-review deal right now (but I did do a small write up on Tokunation about my best and worst toys of the year, so maybe I'll post that here tomorrow as something haha).   This year had a lot of downs. I've lost connections to family, I've had financial issues, and zero luck finding anything to do with my life after college... But the time spent with the family that still cares, spending yet another year with the love of my life,

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Merry Christmas! - The Haul

Merry Christmas, all! I hope those of you who celebrate had plenty of fun today.   So here's some of the pic-worthy stuff:     Aaaand a full list: Xbox One. :3 Charge & Play Kit $40 in cards for Microsoft (no longer Points now so not sure what to refer to them haha)Bought Halo: Spartan Assault [*]Star Wars books: Mercy Kill The Crystal Star Scoundrels The New Rebellion [*]Darth Vader shirt [*]Turtle Beach X12 [*]$195 I'm liking the Xbox One so far, though haven't gotten to use i

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Robits - Early December Haul

And here's the stuff I got pre-Christmas!     I'm very, very happy to finally have both Blitzwing and Shockwave. Even if both were impulse buys and nothing's really been holding me back in the past from getting them. The former I actually do rather like but I desperately need to open him up and get in there with an emery board (as well as find an emery board) to fix that dang shoulder issue... Shockwave, while I enjoy as a big Shockwave fan, does actually disappoint me. That vehicle mode is jus

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Bounty Hunting: November Haul

So... Yeah. Star Wars Black Series. Wave 2 came out and I got the two I wanted most. I was a bit worried for a while about Boba, though - I had preordered both he and Han on Amazon within the first few hours after they went up, and although I actually got Han a week earlier than his expected release date, I was told I wouldn't get Boba until December 30th. Now that didn't sit very well with me... So when he randomly shipped just a week after being told that, I was pretty darn happy.   Unfortuna

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Call for Friend Codes

Now that I'm home for the week and can get online on my 3DS (which I'm working on rectifying at school as I plan on getting a router for my dorm while home), let's get to adding friend codes! For Pokémon mostly of course.   Mine's 3566-2711-5348. Let me know yours and I'll add you back.   ~|ET|~   P.S. If you see this, Blade, I do need yours again as I appear to have lost it...

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Elder Scrolls Online

So... hey guys. I know I haven't exactly kept the promises I made regarding the blog, but I have been incredibly busy lately... And all free time has been spent playing AC4 heh (which I beat last night). With Thanksgiving break next week, I might get around to reposting all of them and giving new updates though. I'll definitely be adding 3DS friend codes once I'm home, so hit me up with those!   Anyways, just wanted to somewhat brag that I got into the Elder Scrolls Online beta! I actually have

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Hip Action Figure of the Day

D-Arts Lucario!   I'm glad the Pokémon line of D-Arts isn't dead and Lucario is a great addition. He'll definitely be joining my collection, since he'll complement two displays just like Mewtwo. He also looks like he'll work as an action figure the best out of the Pokémon used so far.   ~|ET|~

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LEGO Minecraft in Minifig Scale!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgNJ6tPi1tk&feature=youtu.be   Sweet!   I hope this doesn't discontinue the micro world line, because I really, really want that world to continue to expand. But I'm really excited about this all the same and will probably go as all-in as I can.   ~|ET|~

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Assassin's Nation: October Haul

So everything I got this month... Very eerily similar to what I got in October of last year.   First up, the obvious one:     Pokémon Y. Still playing it and finding new things to (still haven't caught Zapdos and Mewtwo, for example). Just now I'm going to be more focused on AC4 heh. Expect the blog reuploads and a new PokeLog entry soon.   Next, Tamashii time!     Lot more than I expected. In fact, as of the beginning of the month I only saw myself getting Wizard Infinity Style. Who is gorgeo

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Assassin's Creed 4 & Other Updates

So yeah...   A lot of stuff happened here, huh? A lot of not so great stuff... Stuff that shouldn't have happened...   I currently plan on reposting my lost set reviews and PokeLogs, as far as blog content is concerned.   Not sure when I'll get to that, though, because for now I'll be a little busy:     (That's the statue that comes with the Collector's Edition of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, for those not recognizing it.)   ~|ET|~

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LEGO Minecraft Take 2 AND 3?!

Whaaaaaaaat?   Well that came out of nowhere. (Edit: And I just learned it was an SDCC announcement... How'd I never notice before?!)     But why won't you let me preorder them LEGO? (While the pages are up, there's no preorder button there that I can find...)   ~|ET|~

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Attack on Titan

So I've finally completely caught up with both the anime and manga for Attack on Titan. Just couldn't avoid the hype train forever.   Let me start out by saying that I was initially turned away from the series because of its iconic titan: the Colossal Titan. This skinless behemoth I found absolutely grotesque, and really it is. I just didn't get what was so appealing about something so disgusting.   Little did I know that his appearance is pretty tame compared to the rest of the action in the se

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Biggest EVER! - Part 2

Well, it took a bit longer than expected, but... he's here. In short order I have received both of the Transformers labeled "biggest ever" - and this next one has even just released! It came as quite a shock that we'd get anything this big, and I was definitely most pleasantly surprised. Now, here's a lock at the second of Transformers' Titans - Generations Metroplex.   Predictably, he's got a big box:     It's really cool, too. I probably like it more an the SDCC one (which is stupidly large b

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Biggest EVER! - Part 1

The holy grail of many a Transformer collector, reissued at last earlier this year. For 25 years, this guy was the biggest there was. There was no rival in size... Until this year. He's now only second-best in terms of height, and I fully plan on owning the new titan (but of course I went with Amazon, who oversold their preorders and my order is now basically in limbo so who knows when I'll get one...). Anyways, here's Part 1 of my look into Transformer's Titans - Fortress Maximus.   First of al

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The 12th Doctor

...is Peter Capaldi.   I don't know much about him (the only thing I think I've seen that he's in is the Fires of Pompeii episode), but during his brief interview following the reveal, there wasn't anything I disliked. I definitely like the older Doctor route they're returning to, I'll say that.   I'm looking forward to him as the Doctor.   ~|ET|~

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Go Go Awesome Stuff! - July Haul

Wow! What a month. I hadn't realized until I started taking pictures just how much I bought/arrived this month.   First up - Bandai Tamashii products!     The D-arts MetalGarurumon and Blastoise are amazing. Both are visually stunning, but Blastoise is predictably limited in the articulation department. But MetalGarurumon? That guy is just loads of fun to play with - although his abdomen was TERRIFYINGLY tight and I had to be really patient in loosening that up.   Kamen Rider Beast looks cool.

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Advertising Policy Change & Assorted Anniversary Notes

To sum up my feelings:     Also, "official" BZPower Facebook page. Because that should be shared too.   I was just thinking the other day how much I wished this were included with the other anniversary overhauls of the site, and I am so excited it has FINALLY happened. These have been some great changes and additions. The raffle feature in particular I quite like.   Aaand I've now been here for 10 years as of a few days ago. Yay spinny Tohu. :3   ~|ET|~

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