But it here: https://www.createspace.com/4145933 That's right, the Ambage has published a book. You can read the full announcement/details in this post. So please, give it a read; tell us what you think! We hope you enjoy it. =] ~ Velox
~ :: :: ~ 9/11 has always been one of my favorite days of the year. Not because I am necessarily happy, but because of the attitude and the respect that people show (hopefully) on this day. It's a day of remembrance, a day of prayer, a day of memory, a day of sadness, a day of reflection, a day of respect, a day of honor, a day of fervor, a day of comforting, a day of charity, a day of love. A day to remind us of what happened, to honor those who suffered and died that day. A day to remind
Today is a day of remembrance. Let us remember the fallen who died for honor, for their country. Those men and women who served the US Armed Forces. Those men and woman who had agape love -- the greatest love; a sacrificial love -- for very single person in the United States. The true heroes of the world. Please keep those men and women in your thoughts and prayers throughout the day and every day. ~ Velox
I'm Still Standing ~ :: ~ You will die. ..........As a blast of shadow hit me squarely in the chest, throwing me against the wall of an Onu-Metru building, I could hear his malicious voice boom in my head. I slumped to the ground; tears swelling up in my eyes. I forced myself to look up at my attacker. I would not let him kill me. ..........With a scream, I stood up and rushed toward him. I know this may be my last battle, and if that is the case, at least I will go down a hero. As I ran
Well, just the whole winter season, really. It's cold, we get a break from school, and there just seems to be a perfect happy atmosphere. I dunno, just the music, the way people act, everything, just makes this season very nice.
I wouldn't mind if there wasn't rain, though. =P I kinda wish we had snow, just a week or two in the year, but living in Los Angeles means no snow. Though of course I've only been in snow once, and it was like two inches, and I've never had to live in it, so I have n
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How To Review
First off, this is by no means the way you "must" review, but rather the way I find easiest. It's mainly to help people to give better reviews, to those that struggle with doing so.
I have reviewed many things, and what pains me most is to see short and "spammy" [maybe not spam according to BZP, but according to me they are] reviews that say "Awesome I love it! The *blank* is especially cool!", or other short one-sentence reviews like that. Reviews, in my opinion, ar
Hope ~ :: ~ A human form floated down a large river, unmoving and seemingly lifeless. It drifted up onto the beige shore head first, skidding slightly before coming to a stop as the rough ground slowed its movement to a halt. The male body was bloody and bruised, and what was left of the bluish-gray clothes he once bore proudly were now tattered beyond recognition. The man laid there for hours, as still as if he were dead. Birds landed near the body, inspecting what may be their next me
So, last week was homecoming week, which was the main reason for my some-what less activeness here [especially in the BZPRPG -- sorry Micah! I'll try to post soon]. Throughout the week there were various fun things going on, but the really awesome stuff started Friday. I went to my friend's house after school and hung out with people until the Homecoming football game. We didn't win [we did horribly, in fact], but it was still really fun and most of the time we weren't even watching the game a
I wish all of my fellow BZPers a Happy New Year! I'll be up late tonight early tomorrow [like 2 AM], but I doubt I'll be on BZPower much more tonight. Maybe when I get back from a thing my family is going to, but I'll probably just go to bed.
My New Years Resolutions Concerning BZPower:
-Write a few Short Stories.
-Finish at least two small epics.
-Finish at least one book of The Chronicles of Velox.
-Get 9k or 10k posts if possible.
-Become an OBZPC.
-Become more successful.
-Make m
Or Happy Halloween, I guess, but IMO the birthday of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is much more important. =P On that note, I've been reading the Dresden Files recently -- I forget when I started, but I've been reading them in order from Fool Moon [i read [i]Storm Front[/i] about a year ago] and am currently on White Night. I own every book with the exception of Changes, which I will hopefully get soon [or at least when it comes time to read it]. They are definitely some of my favori
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Since my PMship is still here, and I just got Gelu [late Christmas present], I thought I may as well ramble on about him. I may do a review some time, but maybe not.
Anyway, when I first had finished building him [which took, what, less than five minutes?], I was disappointed. He looked cooler in the pictures, you could say. But then I started to play around with him, pose him, move his helmet around, etc., and now I like him a little better.
He looks good, definitely, which is
~ :: :: ~ Fortnightly Challenge #2 Your Challenge: A New Beginning . . . and Another . . . and Another . . . "Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was." - Pope John Paul II The question before me in preparing today's challenge was this: Where do I start? You already started, you might say, but that was an unusual case. I have so many ideas for more consistent And then it occurred to me. This question is a question we all face on a daily basis. Every journe
~ :: :: ~ Fortnightly Challenge #1 EDIT: See Nuile's comment here for further explanation/more information! When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one writer to stand in an effort to encourage those around him to stand up beside him, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the removal of themselves from their comfortable repose in their chairs and to rise to their feet. We hold these t
Go enter! People loved it last year, so we brought it back. Please enter and help make it the success it was last year. Edit: And the OTC topic is up, as well as the first OTC them! Still one more day to enter the Bionicle theme!
Oh man am I so excited. Last Sunday I bought tickets to see The Dark Knight Rises opening day in IMAX. Which is going to be amazing. Today I bought tickets to go see Les Miserables which is being performed at a theatre near my house (seeing it this Sunday)...I really, really wanted to see the play again before the movie comes out, so I'm very glad I'll be able to. This will be the second time I've seen it done professionally (I also saw it twice performed at a high school) in person (as I also h
The Ambage Epic Review Pass To write well, you need constructive criticism. No writer is perfect -- everyone can improve. Therefore, reviews are necessary. Everyone posts stories on BZPower to get feedback. This "Review Pass" system will help with that. A "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" type of thing. Or rather, "I'll scratch his and you scratch mine and she'll scratch yours and he'll scratch hers and she'll scratch his, etc." Here's how it works: You review the requested sto
Eldritch Abomination You feel That inexplicable, utterly chilling sense That you are being watched. [...] Read more. ~ :: ~ Happy Hallowe'en, everyone! I wrote this poem a week or two ago for my Creative Writing class (with no direct inspiration from HP Lovecraft, though he is a great writer -- credit goes to Tolkien for the title), and felt it was fitting for Hallowe'en -- one of my favorite holidays simply because I love reading Hallowe'en-esque stories such as A Monster Calls, by
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Well, today during one of my more boring classes, I started writing. It started out with just gibberish, but then it started evolving in a story, and soon I had blanked out my surroundings completely and I was focused on the story. After about ten minutes, I was done. I'll be posting it soon, but I still need to correct it and touch it up. For now, though, you guys can read it if you want [it's human-BIONICLE, hence the white armor (so an Ice Toa), and "Solus" means "Alone" in Latin]:
Any of you remember that murder mystery idea/prologue I posted before?
Well, there are several reasons why I have not worked on it any further than I have. One of the reasons is because I'm not sure which idea I like best for the detective. So I will be listing all my ideas, and I'd appreciate if you'd list your choices from one to five [1 being your favorite choice, and 5 being your least-favorite].
-A specific police detective
-A private investigator
-Just normal police [so the detecti
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Should I buy Berix or Zesk?
Zesk just looks awesome. And is tan. And looks like a Rahi, which is awesome.
Berix has awesome colors. Awesome feet. Awesome sword. And awesome mask.
Which one? I'm leaning a little more toward Berix, but... *shrugs*
In other news, I finished Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony today [i started it last night - it's the second to last, BTW]. I checked out Artemis Fowl: The Time Peridox [the last book] also today. I'm not even done with the first chapte
Hmm, okay, so. I know I've probably bored you all to death with every thing I write about my murder story here, but once again I'm having trouble deciding something, so I'm posting my thoughts here. Besides, sometimes just writing things out helps me decide something.
So anyway, I started out of having the team of investigators be NCIS Feds, but the more I think about it and the more I read other books, I'm not sure if I want to do that any more. Here are the pros and cons of using NCIS or t
Please follow the BBC guidelines. I mean, don't you just hate it when people say...
Whoa! 10/10! that's so kool!
100000000000/10!
Dat Stupid! I hatz it!
NEEDS MOAR CUSTOM!!!
Why isn't it custom? 2/10
The legs need to be custom!!! 6/10.
....It's rather annoying, now isn't it? Especially the custom part. I mean, AN MOC DOES NOT NEED TO BE CUSTOM. What an MOC needs, is to have proportions right, and color layering correct. If you're building a Toa, make the arms shorter than
Dead or Alive, by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0399157239 Release Date: December 2010 Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: "For years, Jack Ryan, Jr. and his colleagues at the Campus have waged an unofficial and highly effective campaign against hte terrorists who threaten western civilization. The most dangerous of these is the Emir. This sadistic killer has masterminded the most vicious attacks on the west and has eluded capture by the world's law enforcement agencies. Now the Campus is on his trail. Joined by their l
