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I have realized there are two sides to this member named "Arpy." 1) There is Arpy. The random and eccentric person you will find over in his blog. 2) There is Ean, who comes out when Arpy has had enough sleep. (So, Arpy, Thursday was your weirdest with an hour of sleep.) It's like A Strange Case of Dr. Ean and Mr. Arpy, or something. Also, Nukaya and I have this for you, Arpy: An ancient møøse at the National Museum of Natural History. And if it's not, that is what we want it to be. And while we're on the topic of DC, I recently said I just "don't get" putting pictures up online, but then I took a cool photo like this and I just might see the appeal and challenge of getting something that looks nice. -CF
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Maddison just left. Just like everyone else. Brickfair should be 24/7/365. You all are great. I love you all. But, also, huge THANK YOU to Nukaya for showing me this Picasa program (who stole their logo from Aperture Science). Without it, I would have to be resizing every image to 800 pixels across by hand, one at a time. With this--click! click! and it's done! Be expecting BrickFair pictures soon! -CF Oh, I guess I better ship these MOCs out... Also, did anyone notice the mosaic article Maddison and I wrote?
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This is Arpy sneaking onto CF's account to tell you all that he is a totally cool guy and to thank him for hosting me for Brickfair and driving us around and putting up with my navigation skills. This category here also applies to his life on account of something awesome that I'm sure he will want to tell you later. :3
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How awesome would it be to bring this word back into our everyday slang? I say "Yeah really," "True," and "I know right?" often enough, that those phrases could be replaced with "forsooth!" easily. I propose we make efforts to say this at BrickFair. "That MOC over there is really cool." "Forsooth." "Bionicle rocks!" "Forsooth!" -CF
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No, not like the SG-1 patch I have taped to my laptop, but Boy Scout Jamboree patches of Stargate ships! These were apparently a pretty hot item at the Jamboree this year, and my family was lucky enough to trade one of our popular NCAC sets for the rightmost full set when we visited my brother, who is currently attending. Then I traded for Atlantis and bought Destiny, a patch only available to Eagle scouts and thus making only about 100 floating around the entire Jamboree of 45,000 scouts and scouters. How did we get it? We went straight to the source: a campsite of one of the troops from Pikes Peak Council, where SGC would be theoretically located. They had a spiffy Atlantis gateway, and two other troops also had a Destiny gate and Milky Way gate. I also scored a few other patches, like a real Boy Scout Star Trek patch from Iowa (Kirk's hometown, in the latest movie at least) and two council patches and a subcamp patch from EmperorWhenua (because he is nice like that) when I met him. These spoils, as well as meeting EW and hanging out at the Jamboree, made for an awesome visit. -CF (Entry 2/2 for this Jamboree)
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First, I need everyone who has sent me MOCs read this. http://www.bzpower.com/forum/index.php?aut...showentry=91605 Secondly, I will be away Friday and Saturday as I visit the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree at Fort A. P. Hill. This is an awesome event that happenes every 4 years (though the last one was in 2005, which I attended, but this is in 2010 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts being in America). My brother is down there, so my family is visiting him. (And with any luck I'll also be able to meet EmperorWhenua.) -CF
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Been watching some movies recently! Exam: Kind of straightforward, but a thriller nonetheless. Though almost a waste of time, I kept thinking about it after viewing, realizing the events that occurred and what it all meant. Ho hum. Not a bad choice, because you could have chosen... 2001: A Space Odyssey: What a waste of time. I watched it so I could understand the "Open the pod bay doors, HAL" references. I was better off just sticking to what I already knew. Nothing happened. Yeah, sure, there was the whole "I can't let you do that, Dave" thing, but the movie does not revolve around that. I can not really tell you what it does revolve around. Oh look humans in space. Oh look we found a big black rectangle-box but will not tell anyone anything about it. Finally about an hour in there's the whole thing with HAL, and then the final half hour is just like "what is happening it looks like they went into Ludicrous Speed" and then bam, meh, what. Pointless, I tell you. Might as well see... The Sorcerer's Apprentice: This movie is just another reason why you should not listen to movie reviews. It has not gotten the best of reviews, but I can say that I think this movie deserves more credit than it has been given. Sure, it is a little cheesy and predictable at times, but it was also more than just "good." Or it was "good." Better than "ok" and "meh." My siblings and mom also enjoyed it, but we also like Nicholas Cage and National Treasure, so in the end I guess it depends on your tastes. (Also: Alfred Molina!) It was a fun and enjoyable movie though. However, best of all is... Despicable Me: Hilarious! I had high expectations for this film, and it exceeded those. It get's ranked #2 in my book of summer movies (Inception, though I have not seen it yet, will get #1, and I think A-Team (and Iron Man 2?) get #3). I was cracking up the entire time. Sure, you saw some funny stuff in the trailer, but there was more in the movie, do not worry. The minions of course have a ton of antics, but so do the girls and Gru, and everyone else. It's fun. Easily one of my favorite movies. Go watch it now. -CF
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So, super-excited for the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides teaser shown at Comic Con this past weekend. So excited. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Zombies, mermaids, etc. Whoa. Now, Captain Jack Harkness Sparrow says "Bloody Mary" three times. While not necessarily all at once, this notion does make me inclined to think that said ghostly figure might be a character, who of course is summoned by saying her name thrice in front of a mirror. Kind of a stretch, I know, but if I'm right I'll be able to say "I told you so." The whole teaser is great too, because of breaking the fourth wall. Really clever way of doing it without a trailer. -CF
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Edit: I have decided to go with the Sony, as recommended by my camera-savvy uncle. -CF
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Arpy and I are going to Roman Catholic mass over BrickFair weekend, because, you know, it's kind of...important. Essentially this is to ask if anyone else going to BrickFair also needs a ride with us. Since I'll have a car. Just let me/us know by Saturday before we leave. (I can only think of one person off the top of my head...) I think the most sensible thing to do would be the 5:00 mass at St. Veronica's on Saturday night (that parish, as well as St. Timothy's, is just 2.5 miles from the con). We'll get back just in time for the yard sale. (Sunday morning masses have yet to be ruled out though.) -CF
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What's in my hand? It's two tickets to that thing you love. -CF
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I figure it would be a good idea for me to finally get a digital camera, as I do not own one and whenever I need one at school I always borrow a friend's. Also I will probably need/want one for my journalism class as I'm going around to events to write about. So I figure I should buy one before BrickFair. I know we have some pretty camera-savvy members here, but I also know that a few/most of those people use those super expensive kinds with the removable lenses and whatnot. What I want is something probably between $150 and $200 (because I'll need to spend a few extra dollars if I want something good and lasting, as opposed to a cheap $100 camera)--your standard, casual digital camera. I guess off the top of my head the top companies are Canon, Casio, Sony, Nikon, and Kodak, but if anyone can tell me yay or nay to those and give me some tips on what to look for, that would be great. (I especially want a multiple exposure feature for those cool lightwriting tricks.) Nukaya has already provided a few helpful links of advice for buying a good camera. What should I be paying attention to when searching for cameras (either Amazon.com, a manufacturer's website, or say Best Buy either online or walking in to the store)? There is so much information given in all the searching I'm doing. Maybe it would be best if I just went into Best Buy, so I have a more centralized collection to look at and the people there would know what is good with what I want. -CF
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Got a baby tooth removed today. Local anesthetic and whatnot. Yanked it right out, then I had gauze on it for 4 hours to stop the bleeding, and I've been careful not to eat any hot foods else the bleeding starts again. I'm hating it all, sure, but what comes next is worse. I have a hole in my toothline for the entirety of my college junior year. About halfway up one half side of my left lower teeth. In December I go back and they drill a hole into the bone underneath it, with something placed into the bone (think a pen cap). Then in May after school I get a pole stuck in that (so think the pen being capped) and go to the dentist to get a fake tooth fitted (so think an extra eraser you put on the end of a pencil). Lovely. Painful. On the upside, I got to lay on the couch all day, watching Alice in Wonderland, Firefly's Trash and Bushwacked, and a few other things. Tonight I finally get to see 2001: A Space Odyssey. This also might roll over into tomorrow too! Finally get to catch up on SG-1 on Hulu (because I jumped into the series around the Ori). -CF
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Specifically, 2 new movies and another again. -Saw The A-Team again, not because it is such a good movie but because some friends wanted to see it and I have the access to free tickets. Fun stuff. -Fight Club: It is rated R, but if you can stomach the generalities usually found in R movies, then this movie really screws with your mind. Plenty enjoyable once it is over, although weird, and probably worth a second viewing to catch things you would not have your first time around (because you will). I will probably read the book. -Toy Story 3: As enjoyable as the first (I can not say much about the second though, as it has been a while since seeing it). Totoro toy and minifigs were particularly awesome. Up next: Despicable Me on Friday, The Sorcerer's Apprentice next Wednesday, and Inception two days after that, on Friday. -CF
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My brother is at scout camp this week, so I took over his (our) desk and hooked up his computer's monitor to my laptop, as seen here: If you see anything you like, it is probably his. My stuff can at least be the laptop stuff and LEGO stuff. As you can see, the main reason for doing so was to use two screens, connected (as shown through Songbird being on both). I've spent my days putting a video (Stargate, Doctor Who...) on the monitor while doing usual activities with my laptop. Ultimately, this is a test to see if I really want a second screen when I go back to school. So far I am not sure. On one hand, it is really nice doing just what I intended it for. On the other, when watching something I really want to watch, I do little on the computer, so I should be able to wait for my show to finish, or just stop for a moment halfway through if I get an email. Maybe, however, I should also try to use it for work. Having work on both screens. No messy switching between programs, etc. Ultimately, though, it will depend on what kind if deal I can find, and if I feel like buying it after summer. Other features of working at the desk are able to hook my computer laptop or iPod to my brother's stereo to have more powerful sound. -CF
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The A-Team--Really cool. Wild ride. Plot too, with some twists and stuff. I recommend it. The Karate Kid--A remake, yes, but a decent remake. Could pass on its own. Good family film. Sure, go and see it. (But still, a remake, if you've seen the original and find that a classic.) Knight and Day--I can not say it was bad, but I can not say it was good. The trailers made it seem more comedic, but it lost that halfway through. Kind of predictable, though you are still wondering how it is going to happen. Really though, you are not missing out in life by not seeing it. -CF
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One--I haven't posted in quite a few days. I should have just refreshed the BrickFair Mosaic Mailing entry but I've been busy and lethargic. B, no, two--Seems like a good idea right now to have to approve blog comments. So yeah. As for my blog, there will be delays on your post actually showing up for the next few days, but don't worry, I'm off of work today and tomorrow. Three--I do not have a significant blog entry to make because I still have not taken/posted pictures of my latest MOC which was on display last Saturday. I think I'll post a teaser picture later, but for now here is a funny picture to make this blog entry actually significant: -CF
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I either have a problem, or I just really like posters. I bought 6 more at work yesterday. (By bought I mean we sell them for a dollar (usually) to customers but the money goes to the Stars of Hope charity my theater chain is a part of.) Posters I got The top row are mine, in order of my excitement for each. Shutter island is for a friend. The Mad Hatter is for another. I gave my brother the one with the Wonderland queens (which will go in our room, so I still get to enjoy it!). Interestingly enough, all three posters form this. Not that I think a theater would put up posters like that without a protective case over them. Still, cool concept. Will I have room? Oh yes, because I am in a 12'x12' room next year! (And then there is the living room.) -CF I also had an epiphany on wanting an 11th Doctor poster. I have found this portrait-length, but what I would love is this landscape-length. I guess I'll wait.
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At work on Tuesday we brought out a standee for Despicable Me to be put together. First off, this movie looks awesome as is and these things are only encouraging my wanting to see it. (Probably my #3 pick to see of the summer, behind Iron Man 2, which is behind Inception at #1.) Second off, before the standee, we received a flat package (more like a huge, secure folder) with four sticker sheets in it, about 4 feet by 2 feet. In it were 3 sheets of some "Despicable Me" wording and the minions floating about, but...the fourth sheet had about 25 minions, about 6 inches high, standing around, looking wacky, etc. These smaller stickers were promptly put onto the candy cases and bathroom doors for customers to see. I got to take two pairs home. Woot woot! I don't know where I'll put them, but they are awesome. (These guys) Now, back to the standee. I was doing the box office, so could not place my attention onto building the piece, which had six or more separate pieces that needed to be laid onto the back for support, but I was able to start on inflating three life-size (or larger than life?) minions. First I had to put about 8 pounds of water into their base, because a sound box then goes into essentially their butt. Once blown up, a nice punch in their eye(s) knocks them down, triggering the sound box, and they bounce back up snickering and saying "ouch!" in the only way those minions do. See? They are awesome. (On another note, however, marketing for that movie needs to fire someone for deciding to have customer interaction, rough interaction no less, with this thing. It's bad enough Mr. (and Mrs.) Potato Head is missing his hands for the Toy Story 3 standee (thing walk off), imagine what will happen with "oh hey I'm allowed to touch this!") -CF
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I have just recently discovered them, but knew about them before they went mainstream. In fact, I don't really listen to the radio too often anymore, so did not even know they were mainstream. I would describe their sound as a mix between Counting Crows, The Fray, Sister Hazel, and O.A.R. And it sounds good. That's about all I have to say. A quick entry since I can not make any of the others as of yet. (Though I could say...go volunteer for the Onua Mosaic.) -CF PS, off to the beach until Thursday night. I will have limited internet, if any at all.
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Alright, I'll play. Though in a few days I'm going back to my "normal" signature. I have, however, been tempted now and then to just click the "don't view signatures" setting (assuming there is one, I forget, and I hope so), so depending on topic lag time I just might. Not like I pay attention to them anymore anyway. (I'd simply have Firefox not load images from Brickshelf/Majhost/Photobucket/what-have-you, but I need those sites (at least the 'Shelf and Maj) in general too.) -CF
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I probably will not see both, so the question is: Robin Hood or Prince of Persia. What say you? -CF
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Except...having and eating are synonymous when it comes to food. Which is why I don't understand the phrase that much. Probably does not help that I first heard it when my mom woke me up, so I was still half-asleep as she said it. But still, going through my head was that when I am eating cake I am having cake. So I guess it comes down to definition. Because we can not have it be relative. (Aside from the fact that I do not see myself using the phrase.) But seriously, there are many examples where eating and having are the same thing, as opposed to just possessing it but not being able to do anything with it (which is just cruel, especially if you're a child). -CF
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I am two credits behind and need to catch up before next semester otherwise I will not be able to register until a day after all the other juniors. D: So I am taking a summer course at the local community college. Which is a third of the price than taking an extra class (and overloading my schedule) next semester. Being introverted/semi-antisocial/cynical/etc, I wanted to take an online course so I would not have to leave the comfort of my own computer/home. Luckily enough...there's an online Literature of Science Fiction course! Sweet! Finally, a literature class where I can read stuff I enjoy, instead of realistic-fiction novels written 150 years ago that I can not relate to today (cough*Jane Austen*cough). Sci-Fi is great because I can escape the real world, which is going downhill enough as it is. The first assignment is Frankenstein, and then two collections of other stories. While "older," I hope/think they will be fine. It is sci-fi after all. Here is the best part: the final exam (both exams have to be taken on a campus--darn) consists of writing an essay on popular culture sci-fi. The instructor listed quite a few examples (favorites including Star Wars, Stargate, and...Doctor Who!), but I might ask (as she told us to) if I can do something on Firefly or Dollhouse (in the end it will come down to what I believe I can write on the best). B) -CF
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It's that time of year again. Unless the last local newspaper out of the four I applied to say they'll offer me a paid internship, I'm stuck at my movie theater again. Also, they probably will not give me enough hours, so I might get a second job. More on that later. For now, the movies I am interested in seeing: (The * denotes the ones I'm looking forward to the most and would pay for if I did not have the job.) Iron Man 2 Robin Hood (perhaps) Prince of Persia (perhaps) Toy Story 3 (Just because it's Pixar. I wasn't amazed at TS2 if I'm not mistaken.) June 18 Knight and Day June 25 Despicable Me July 9 Predators (perhaps) July 9 The Sorcerer's Apprentice July 14 *Inception (OMG Chris Nolan!) July 16 Salt July 23 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World August 13 I wish Splice was more thriller/mystery than gorey/horror. I am going to do everything in my power not to work the midnight showing of Twilight 3. I'm going to see How To Train Your Dragon on Thursday. I want to see Shutter Island on Wednesday night but have not found someone to see it with. Maybe I'll see it alone, because you aren't doing anything with the person anyway while just sitting there, and I'll be able to talk with a friend about it later online, and it'll reaffirm my introvertedness (I did the same with Avatar). -CF
