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It's unfortunate. I knew they were coming, I just sorta let it slip my mind that it'd be this soon. Needless to say, I'm buying the Inika. The last three or four years have been especially difficult financially, with a college education being a much bigger drain on my assests than even the most cynical of graudates could've preparred me for. To get to the point, thanks to student loans, I'm currently $10k in debt. This will not, however, distract me from my usual Bionicle tradition of tracking down and aquiring the newest Toa sets as soon as humanly possible. If these means shelling out $60+ for a set of Inika at release, than that's going to be the final say on that. I really shouldn't, goodness knows there are enough things in the fall coming out (2 DS games, the final Xenosaga game, Twilight Princess) that I shouldn't add one more purchase to what is slowly becoming just like every other summer. "Oh, this year I'll cut back. I won't spend as much as I did last year." Of course, then the Inika come out. And these sets look awesome. Each new Toa cycle, LEGO seriously outdoes themselves. Looking back on the original 6 Toa, it's amazing that Bionicle has evolved into the sets we have today. I feel that I have to pick up these sets, to encourage LEGO to continue this franchise until I'm able to get back into it with the resources I once had available to me (namely my parent's income...and the lack of any significant out-come) I've already made a few sacrifies to the Great Beast that is higher education (heretofore known as Käreti). Mostly noteably are Axxon (who will maybe find his way into my home when he drops down in price) and the Nintendo Wii (this one hurt a lot saying no to). But these Inika will be mine. And they will be mine soon. The next step (as is further part of the tradition) will be to build my two Pa-Tahi MOCs of this generation. More on that in a later blog. It also kind of answers another question. I've been trying to figure out what from my room at home will come with me to the new apartment. There's already a few Twins things, as well as some family pictures. But to make it feel more like home (which is what it'll be for at least a year), I've got to bring a few more things that make me who I am. One is probably going to be Johan (which is another item I've actually got to buy first), and the other will probably be my centaur MOC once I've landed my set of Inika. Of course...then I've got to track down replacement Inika figures. The other part of the tradition is that I display all 6 current-gen Toa plus my two MOCs. That's a financial set back for another day. The moral of today's blog, kids: Take advantage of your parents generocity...and save whatever you're able to. College works-out the pocketbook almost as much as your brain.
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So, a couple of days ago I said I really needed a really big Hapori Tohu pic. Well, I got one! Big Hapori Tohu I think it didn't turn out so badly. I put him up as my wallpaper. So, please, enjoy, and use if you want. I certainly didn't make him for my self only.
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So I was rereading my Bionicle comics today (like I do every day)* and picked up Volume 2, Issues 1 and 2 (issue 0 is on my wall). While reading, I acknowledged how awsome Stuart Sayger draws. Now, I have noticed this before, but I was just blown away once again that it inspired this Blog. The lines were amazing. The piraka spines were aswome. His own personal Kanohi for the inslaved matoran were great. And the way he shows the Piraka acting together, it goes great with GregF's planning. (everybody on the team seems to give this their best effort). So, if you haven't read the comics yet, hop to it! Subscribe to Lego Magazing (it's free!) and enjoy the Bionicle storyline. (actually, read the books too, they have storyline info not told in the comics) Actually, a while back, I was thinking I should probably go to a comic shop and check out other stuff by SturatS. It's sure to be just as good. -CF *J/K
