Vacation proved to be very productive. Here are some of the highlights of my trip!
First off, we found an amazing shop that was having a going out of buisness sale, they had a raffle for some toys and lego prizes and I spent about 30 bucks on tickets. As it turns out I won 2 AMAZING prizes! I was thrilled and as I promised in my last blog entry, I brought you back a gift BZP!
And the prizes, a rare sealed minifig pack!
And an even RARER 7190 Millenium Falcon, never open
Ill be inactive for the next 4 days as I am going on vacation. Man I really need it this year too. Me and the family are headed to the coast, probably gonna cruise around Aberdeen, Ocean Shores, maybe even check out the hot springs. Like last year, Ill have pictures when we return from the trip. Hopefully I can find some Mistika over there while we are out shopping. The weather does not look very promising though, but wind means that I should be able to break out the kite along the beach.
It seems that scientists have finally discovered the energy source of the colorful Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. They found that the energy comes from a stream of charged particles from the sun flowing like a current through twisted bundles of magnetic fields connecting Earth's upper atmosphere to the sun.
The energy is then abruptly released in the form of a shimmering display of lights visible in the upper latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. In March, satellites detected a burst o
Okay I got a big decision to make today. Im going to TRU, they have confirmed they have the new summer sets, I am on a budget of about 70 bucks so I narrowed it down to this.
~Purchase Jetrax T6 and 2 Mistika
~Purchase Takanuva and Rockoh T3
~Purchase Takanuva and 3 Mistika
~Purchase 2 Takanuva
So its either Takanuva or Jetrax for sure, I am leaning toward Taka/Rockoh as I need the Rockoh parts. However 2 Takanuva sets is also tempting. Please help! I leave soon and I need some advi
Okay lots of stuff to cover today for the big finale. First of all there were yet more accessories unveiled today! I got some more info on the Wii MotionPlus so Ill cover that first.
The Wii MotionPlus attachment plugs in to the bottom of the Wii Remote. It adds about an inch and a half to the length of the controller and includes a pass-though port for the Nunchuk. The MotionPlus' port cover folds into the Nunchuk's connector to stay out of the way when the Nunchuk is connected. The Motion
Well day 2 is coming to an end. Highlights for today include lots of accessories and stage demos from Killzone 2 and LittleBigPlanet. Chrono Trigger DS and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars continue to look like amazing new DS games also. Im really wanting to get either a PS3 or Xbox 360 now, with the Xbox price drop coming up soon it will probably be my choice. Here are some more images of a few of todays favorites!
First up we have the Media Hub+, Nyko's new port expansion unit for the P
Lots of big announcements yesterday, I am currently getting caught up with todays events. Microsoft probably had the biggest impact yesterday, Final Fantasy XIII announced for Xbox 360, along with several other games and a price drop. Nintendo announced the Wii Motion Plus accessory, which looks to be another bold step, hopefully it pays off like the Wii launch did. Here are some screenshots of some of my upcoming favorites, look for an E3 day 2 update soon.
Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe:
Interesting
Maybe I can make a few bucks doing this. Ill be monitoring this auction closely, the asking price is a bit high if you ask me though. Surprised, I was.
I had to go shopping for some things today, so I went to Rite Aid and found this for sale at 5 bucks!
At last I have a little bit more brown, maybe now I can actually build another MoC with brown. To date I have only ONE build with brown parts. They also had some rhotuka spinner packs but I have a ton of those anyway.
There is a wildfire burning about 2 miles from here, most likely started by lightning or fireworks, I can see all the smoke from my house. Dangit, now everybody here is going to be all sensitive about lighting off my pyrotechnic supply. Oh well, I am not gonna hold back just because of some lousy wildfire. I have doused the perimeter of our house with the garden hose and I take every precaution possible.
Besides, how can I deny the kid on the holiday?
Today I am going to make my fireworks run, probably gonna spend about 30-50 bucks on them. I plan on getting artillery shells for sure, they are my favorite kind of fireworks. Also Im gonna pick up some colored sparklers and fountians for the kid, maybe even some of the saturn missile battery packs. Pics of the haul will be uploaded later today so stay tuned!
As promised, my haul, only got my favorite pyrotechnics. Not much, but I spent 30 bucks on it. Those are the biggest sparklers I h
So I went to TRU today, in hopes of finding some Mistika. Of course, there were none, however, for 10 bucks, this set is a must have. It has some of the best part and color selection in any ten dollar set I have ever had. Most notably the 2 Y shaped plus rods you get in the set.
1.Which Mistika are you getting first?
2.Which Mistika do you think has the most MoCing potential?
3.Do you like the Vehicle Toa designs better than the original ones?
4.Which Mistika should I get first?
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It seems that there is indeed ice on Mars, which most likely means that the planet could one day be inhabited by humans. There will not be any solid confirmation for a few more weeks as the Mars lander has to take a sample and cook it in the "oven" to scan the gasses released. However, it appears to be ice, and seems to have evaporated after the sun had come into contact with it. This is a great discovery and gives hope for the future of our race. The Earth will not be habit
So this is what I have been doing since my last MoC. It is extremely heavy and large. There will be a contrast color, just not sure if its gonna be trans blue yet. And yes there will be 2 more legs, upper jaw and wings added. So far it uses a total of 26 sockets/ball joints. Alot of the current build is just some ideas I have been messing with. Im open for any feedback, I really enjoy building big stuff.
To all you dads out there, I wish a happy fathers day. I get to enjoy this day with my kid so I figured I would share the love. I got some scratch tickets and a nice card from my lady, nice to know she still cares! I also got a book which I have not read yet, I think it is for me and the little one to share as it is entitled "Kisses for Daddy". Gosh all this mushy stuff is just not my style .
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So I recently got my tax return, not stimulus in the mail. 900 US dollars to be exact. Seems like alot of money but with bills and cost of living and gasoline prices, it really is not a great deal of cash.
Regardless, I plan on making a toy or video game run with at least some of the cash. Suggestions? Things I have considered:
All of the new Indiana Jones sets
A Playstation 3
A Xbox 360
A Laptop Computer
Phantom Hourglass for Nintendo DS
An Axe(To compliment my sword collection a
Yep, finally got my Huna spinner. Has it been 3 years allready? Im getting old I guess. I will have to do something to promote this memorable event. *Hints at new MoC*
Seems like all I do anymore is go to work and go to bed. I haven't the time to accomplish much else lately. I suppose my schedule is to blame, I work Thursday-Saturday nights graveyard, 10 hours 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM. Then I work 10 hours on Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. So yea working 3 nights and 1 day really throws me for a loop when it comes to getting enough sleep. It has made the time fly by though, seems like it was just the 1st of May!
So for anyone that it may concern, I apologize
Well I have decided to go for the lego ambassador thing, which you can read more on Here. So lets start with my lego origins.
Lego Origins
The year was about 1986, I was only 5 years old. At Toys R Us, I noticed a cool looking building set, I believe it was This set. Anyway I got it home and had some trouble with it, being so young. However it was fun and eventually I built it the correct way. Ever since that day I was hooked, I got all the huge sets like the Futuron Monorail and Airpor
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Wow, a 7.8 magnitude, that is the largest quake I can recall worldwide in decades. My condolences to anybody affected by this as it is a major disaster in a densely populated area.
I tend to keep up to date on worldwide geology and what I have been seeing lately worries me. There are lots of earthquakes in uncommon areas in recent months. The Reno, Nevada area was rattled by a series of progressively stronger tremblors, a rare and unusual event as normally there is a big quake
Orange, it tastes good, it is easy on the eyes, it is just one of those colors that appeal to me. That said, orange pulled me in today...
And since I got some extra orange I went ahead and made this, click for topic.
