*Comes out of haze, coughing and hacking*

Okay, no need for these theatrics. And yes, I still like Teal despite purple and green being cooler, but it's not my trademark so teal it is.

Well, I haven't been around in ages and I thought I might as well pop back in. I'm not saying I plan on staying, but I figured I might as well drop by to say Hi and see what's been going on, you know? Looks kinda like the same ol' Bzp to me *the whole "Hewkii <3 Maku" thing on the hot topics list was the dead ringer* but hey, I'd be interested to hear about anything peculiar going on around these ol' stomping grounds.

I'm happy to say that while *maybe* a handfull of people were bummed to see me leave, leaving Bzp has been a great step in me severing my old ways and help me get into the thick of the real world. Honestly the only thing that really keeps me coming back to the computer each day are my few friends who have stuck with me like glue on Yahoo.

I've been getting more active in the community, now undoubtedly within grasping region of getting a job at the wargames retailer *yes, I am still as much into Warhammer as I always have been, although in a more lighthearted, less obsessive sense* , I've started prepping for summer drivings lessons and a few courses in 3D computer modeling, been seeing and making new friends in manga clubs and Airsoft games.

Oh, especially airsoft. Between re-establishing bridges with old Middle School friends and making some new ones. altogether, I can say Airsoft is one of my new hobbies. Sure, it's really expensive, but between working hard and a little help from my folks, I've managed to get a hold of quite a few supplies and a rather lovely p-90 rifle. Not to mention I'm getting serviced into my friend's team, which means tournaments .

Nothing makes one feel so alive and well as getting shot at. It's a good, fun pain. Especially the one time I took point-blank machine gun fire to the neck. I was laughing in joy and pain the whole day =//w//=

I'm the camo/ambush expert among my team, seeing as I've got the decent painting and art skills. I've painted a few of their helmets to look like various camo patterns for like, 20$ each. It's actually quite fun X3 Currently waiting for my own mask to come in the mail.

Gonna paint it over camo and if possible maybe even give it a sort of ghillie suit texture, carve out some more space in the eye sockets if I need a wider visual range.

The only reason I can afford to keep this hobby and my 40K hobby up is by giving up my childhood, so to speak. No- I haven't sold any of my Bionicles, Transformers or the like. But I have lost interest in them *although I still want to see Revenge of the Fallen, of course* , have stopped buying them and have even started to pack most of them away. And even then it's hard to keep up with both of my major hobbies since both are as bloody expensive as always- but I find much enjoyment in Airsoft so there's no way I'm giving it up.

I've spent more money on it, too. While 40K is just as *if not technically more expensive*, I've gone from excessively collecting to more of conversion and simply gaming. My chaos army has been quite a fun project, since you can essentially go crazy with the customization. See a few of these custom Plague Marines and my Land Raider, for example.

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Pimp My Ghost Rider *speaking of Ghost Rider, Nicholas Cage's movie "Knowning" sucked =3=*

Sargeant Stank

Missile Man knew how to get ahead in life

You do know I made all these guys from scratch using old, unused Space Marine miniatures I had lying around, right?

Been too busy with other things in life to paint any of them, though.

A big part of this has been me and my close friend Dylan searching for an art college we can both go to, although it needs to be flexible since he's interested in the art of animation while I'd rather be something of a designer for things like movie props. I dunno about you, but the levels of detail I can stuff into my art would make animation a living ######- even one of my favored robot concept arts with rather low detailing *by my standards, at least << >>* would be a nightmare to animate by hand:

It looks like something outta Portal, I know. I blame the one eye and the fact that it's a mere maintanence robot and not something explodey and Transformer'y.

*forces self to shut mouth for a moment* Sorry, it's just that there's been so much to cover ^^;

Anyways, I'll get going now, although I'll hang around the forums for another day or two if you want to talk for a bit. And by the way, Internets is no longer serious buisness for me, so hah. Improvement thanks to regaining faith in reality 8D

In the meantime, please enjoy being reaquainted with my dear ol pal and mentor by looking at him while he stares into your soul.

Good to see some of you guys again!