BZP may be back on-line, but my summer's about gone. I start early university courses in a few weeks, thus ending my slacking time that I'd spend on BZP. I hope to stay on BZP to update my blog and everything, but I don't know how much else I'll do. So, here's a few things from last week that I never got a chance to post...
1- Thanks to tyhe BZP staff for getting the forums bakc on-line. I was surprised when the forums were down for more than two days, and alarmed when it reached four day
And Go "OW!"
I have nothing to really say besides I'm exhausted, brain warped, and ready to be out of school so I can begin a job search. 1 final finished, 2 more to go, not to mention some last minute home work. Oh, and I have some funny jokes to put in the new epic. Hope I can get it finished before the deadline.
I was watching some random animated clips online to pass the time, and I had a passing thought that it would be cool to actually watch a full season of a cartoon, since I haven't done that recently. Then I thought, maybe I should post a blog entry on BZP asking for suggestions. A second later, I remembered what half the avatars and banners are on this site, and decided against it. I post this here for laughed, but no commenting, cause I just know the arguments will start.
Click for Topic You can talk about it there too... but here's fine, for people who are afraid with associating with me in the creative forums. I guess I'll add one extra tidbit here... Aragorn is a fig I made for BrickFair last year, and Legolas is basically the elf fig. Nuju Metru helped me craft an excelent Gimli last year... and I lost both it and my original on the way home. So I have to start from scratch on the dwarf again, which meant repurchasing the expensive helmet and beard.
This was prompted by CF in my last entry, so as I promised I'm going to go off the deep end on this one.
(Considering I wasn't in the deep end already... but I'm diving down some more)
Okay, I like bicycling as much as the next person. It's a great way to get from point A to point B very quickly... especially if its a long distance. It gives you a workout... especially going uphill.
The initial reason I didn't bring my bike with me is because... well, my bike has some defects. Shocks
I was just lucky to get another Toa Inika now. I had to make a deal with my little (but apparenlty richer) sister... I driver her places for a couple of months, and she helps me buy a Toa. I think that tips me over into the "Obsessed" section of the Bionicle fans, but oh well...
Kongu is just like Hewkii. The color sceme could be better, but I do prefer the body and feet of Kongu over the ones of Hewkii. The weapon is awesome with the blue lights, and the blue zamour is nifty too.
But,
So I found some collectable mini figs in one of the least likely places.
I like Fred Meyers; they usually have good sales on Lego products at any given time, but they are always slow at getting new stuff in. I had to go grab some other stuff (bug bite cream... that's what I get for having a job outdoors) and I decided to run through the toy aisle to see if there were any Hero Factory sets. Well, there weren't, but something else caught my eye; a box of yellow bags.
I was kinda rushed, so
Enter Team J.A.F. This blog is their's now! If you would like to meet to meet the members, please look over to the new content blocks. Most of them are just hanging around, ready to direct you to the entires you want to read most. AKA, MINE!
Eh, just some new art I put together. I was getting tired of looking at my face over and over again, to tell you the truth. I came up with a good set of poses while doodling in class (sue me) and decided to use Powerpoint Vectors to make it real.
LOOK I POSTED A TOPIC IN GENERAL ART!! It's the Toa Mata driving a Monster Truck on the Moon Titan. Because this totally fits with the current theme. Some of you might counter this, cause there isnt any apparent conflict between the Monster (truck) or Titan (the moon) BUT THERE IS. And I will break down the categories. ATMOSPHERE: Titans atmosphere is primarily made up of methane and ethane gases, which are totally not breathable to humans. Since the Monster truck has an opened cab, the
They're doing a local showing of the new Sword Art Online movie in Portland, and I'm interested. But it also happens to be on the first day of BricksCascade. Decisions decisions...
Last Friday was a pretty terrible day. I watched the Saturday evening news, and the first ten minutes reported about five deaths that had occurred on Friday. One of them was a friend of mine who had died in a car accident. It’s really sad, because she was such a great person. And it kind of reminds me a lot about car accidents. When people drive irresponsibly or just aren’t as cautious as they should be, then things can happen. I’ve heard stories of how a fatality from a car accident effec
I could probably go on and on about the hike in the North Cascades I went on last weekend. About all the trouble packing it, the drive there and back, the crazy-hot weather, the various animals that were in no way very exciting, or the injuries I sustained and pain I endured. Instead, I'll just post some statistics. 40 pound backpack 3 days hiking, two nights backpack camping Overall roughly 17 miles transversed We climbed at least 2,000 feet in elevation each day, sometimes more Highest we
But not that stupid Disney one… a real one.
Pretty much the only reason I went home for the weekend was to see my high school’s musical “A Funny Thing happened on the Way to the Forum.” It’s set in Rome, with lots of crazy antics going around. The singing by a few people could’ve been improved, but the hilarious acting was great. Plus, I got to see a ton of old friends that I haven’t seen in a long time. And to add to that, I would go back to high school just to act in a few of these play
Just got back from one of my scout meetings. It's my second to last (or third, I'm not quite sure) meeting as the Senor Patrol Leader, and I am soooo glad to be stepping down. Being SPL is A LOT of work (planning for meetings, keeping people organized, ext). I've learned that I prefer to lead by example, which does not always work when I'm trying to get a whole room of roudy scouts to SHUT UP!! But the meeting went fairly well tonight. They paid attention, got stuff done, and prepared to e
Make Bionicle / CCBS / System builds of the Galidor characters. Who's in? (It'll be like recreating the original Toa using newer styles and pieces, only without the happy nostalgia.)
So BrickCon is over. The weekend really went by way too fast… it seems like a blur of fun and friends. At some point (maybe next weekend) I'll write a more detailed review. But it was a lot of fun and there were some amazing creations and fun times had by all. But there's a cool story I have to tell about our trip back. Pat and Maddison (AKA DV and Nukaya) came up for the Sunday public hours and checked some stuff out. I guess afterwards they chilled out in Seattle for a while, and the re
I had this really strange dream just now. And I just have to blog about it. (You'll understand why in a moment.)
So there's this giant hill in my neighborhood. Well, in my dream, somehow I looked up this hill on Wikipedia, and it's been renamed "Water Hill" and it says that there's a surprise for anybody who reaches the top. So I go there and walk to the top of the hill, and there's a giant crystal water filter there. You know those water filter jugs you can buy and put in your fridge?
Yay, we just got the first snowfall of the season. Mind you, it's a Saturday, so no classes were canceled. Unfortunately, I bet classes wouldn't be cancelled anyways, so I'd have to walk to them in the cold if it were a weekday... hmm. I tried to take some good pictures, but my camera's battery was dead. So I had to go buy some more AAs to charge it up. We got some pretty big flakes coming down at one point, and for a while we had a nice layer on the sidewalks and everything. I walked down
I think I'll fill up an entry all about my feelings on the Piraka...
They were some of the oddest Bionicle characters yet, in my opinion (in case you need a warning, all of the following is my opinion). They have odd light up eyes, glow in the dark teeth, and spines. I really didn't need any of that... but I'm a sucker and I was determined to buy some anyway. I bought based off the weapons, and I only planned to get two or three. After I got Thok, Reidak, and Zaktan, there was a sale (buy
For a while I’ve been wanting to make an entry refuting both sides of the LEGO Friends issue, since arguments on both ends could use some tweaking IMO. (And as I wrote this, I realized that I tended to refute one side more than the other… oh well.) Ideally, this entry will open eyes on both sides of the issue and find ways to make compromises. In actuality, I’ll probably end up insulting one or both sides. But I’m trying to present this in a non-aggressive manner, which I think is lacking in
So I registered for Bricks Cascade. Only instead of going for the full convention, I'm only going to make it on Saturday. All day Saturday, so any cool stuff going on I can be a part of... but nothing Friday or Sunday. See, even though I've lived near Portland for years, I'm currently working in Dallas. So my plans are to fly to Portland Friday night, hang out on Saturday, and head back Sunday morning and be ready for work the following Monday. I'm lucky in one aspect that I can fly non-r
I'm starting my next quarter tomorrow... exciting as always at this three semester school where everything moves way too fast. I was going to start out my day with a solid dose of Chem 2 (152 if you want the exact name). But upon reviewing my grades, I don't have a snowflake's chance in Karzahni of making it into the engineering curriculum anytime soon. Worst, I haven't really taken any real engineering classes yet... the prerequisites were pretty much two solid years of math and science. Yo
I Have Bionicle Legends 10! Swamp of Secrets! Yeah!
I was checking B&N online, as I was surprised to see that it now have the option to check the availability of Bionicle Legends 10. Well, I did, and pretty much every store around me had it... except the one that was just a short walk away. Nope, it was out of stock.
So I walked there, just to be sure.
And walked out with the book. Ha.
Anyway, the story is good... the characters are just as good as they ever were, and this t
The season demands it. I must advertise this epic again. For every classic has to return year after year... now I just need to turn this epic into a classic...
Bio: Christmas Time has fallen on the Matoran of Mata-Nui, and for once the holiday can be celebrated in peace, as the Toa Nuva have defeated all foes. The Toa Santa arrives as legends said, and he planned to bring each Matoran a special present. However, his journey is cut short when an evil Rahi known as the Grinch shows up a
