And Now For Something Completely Different Syndication Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:52:57 +0000 forum@bzpower.com (BZPower Forums) IP.Blog 60 aw yiss Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:43:00 +0000  
E: this is still true even when it is not April 1st]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:53:00 +0000  
DON'T HURT ME
 
NO MORE]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:10:00 +0000










I was reminded of these for the first time in a while owing to a comparison with the Chima energy pieces, and I nostalgia'd SO HARD. Mainly because I remember my eight-year-old self thinking they were the COOLEST THINGS EVER. Which they pretty well were. They were VEHICLES shaped like BUGS that had METALLIC CYBORG TYPES WITH WICKED HELMETS piloting them and WORKING MAGNETS to pick up ENERGY ORBS.

I owned all of the sets above (the first one was the second Lego set I ever got), and even looking back at them fourteen (oh wow) years later, I'm still struck by their singular aesthetic: the muted colors shot through with neon green, the crude imitation of organic forms with relatively industrial-looking pieces, the metallic circuitry and copper lightning bolts, and the distantly human echoes in the gray- and blue-skinned minifigures. Also, there was a robot in a clear helmet called Gigabot, which is hands-down the best name ever for a Lego minifigure.]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Now with actual skis!]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:09:00 +0000 Is who I am dedicating this 600th entry to.

Still wondering if I should dedicate $100+ to see them in Tacoma, though. :S]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000 Most people just can't take it. It's a fact of science. The main thing to know is that I'm better than most people.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:57:00 +0000 That episode was just perfs, you guys.]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:56:00 +0000 I built something! In case you missed it.
 
And finished writing something. Which you probably haven't missed because I just posted it.]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:53:00 +0000 So, you guys, what is the 411? What has everybody been up to? What is the hot gossip? Tell me everything. What are you guys listening to? What's the cool jams?

no but seriously, i've just graduated college and i have no idea what's going on these days]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:34:00 +0000