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[TH]: Break EVERYTHING you possibly can. FOR REASONS! [TH]: Search around the wreckage for any body parts resembling Bulltop.

Hey everyone, So awhile ago as I was working on backing up BS01 stuff (routine maintenance) I looked at our coded functions and features. It got me to wonder. How often are these features used by the public? So I ask in a poll. Basically, if you use our features, I'd like to know which ones. It'd help me determine which ones I should focus improvement on, and which ones we're not pushing enough in the public. Feel free to post any opinions or suggestions on improvements as well. I'm honestly trying to make the sites their absolute best so the resources of it can be found without issues and without too much fluff.

"But what about that dome-y area?" "That's Metru Nui. You must never go there."

More than likely

Sadly it'll probably be taken down by then. I want to say it's a 3 month exhibit, but I don't know for certain.

http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/upcoming-exhibits/block-by-block-inventing-amazing-architecture.aspx The same exhibit I blogged about back in the summer that went to West Palm Beach, FL in the Norton Museum of Art is now in the EMP Museum in Seattle, WA. Build by Dan Parker and his crew at TbP Group in Tacoma, WA (of which I am the shop foreman of) it features 10 skyscrapers of various sizes and colors, from across the world. The models include One World Trade Center, the Hearst Building and the Fuller Flatiron from New York City, the Space Needle from Seattle, Willis Tower from Chicago, and more. There is also a build area set up near the models for kids to play and build their own skyscrapers to add to the EMP's Mini Megalopolis. I will personally say I was looking forward to this one being built up for months now. The 10 models are in the home state they were created in, on display in a beautiful building, and I was given the opportunity to set them up myself. I am particularly proud of my Taipei 101 model, which was designed by both Dan and me. I hope to have a gallery of photos to share soon with everyone.

Someone got bored, and I don't think it's Orb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMT6O60MlcE Teasing something wonderful.

So, I was browsing the web the other day, and I saw a collection of logos based around the NFL teams with both German and Italian Football (Soccer) club logo concepts. I was impressed, but the two Seattle ones were kinda meh. So I made my own using a better shield. (The watermark's kinda to keep someone from stealing it and calling it their own outside of BZP. That'd irk me to no end if someone had.} It could use work, I'm not a fan of those stripes (I'd like to find a better solution) but I'm keeping those feathers. Man, that was hard to make into a pattern. So yeah, comments? If I gain interest, -maybe- I'll consider the other 31 teams. No promises, this one took me an entire evening to conceive in my head.

In my defense, that bump map didn't even get released until after Xccj and I built the ruddy island And good work so far, Mat. I wish I were there to help.

You discovered something magical, I think. I dunno, honestly. I never got that far in my train of thoughts last night.

So back on Friday, during the huge flood of Steam sales, Bioshock Infinite was one of those games on sale. I didn't buy it. But I was gifted it by a friend as an early Christmas present So now I'm playing it off-and-on (CURSE YOU WORK! *shakes fist*) and enjoying it immensely. ... Granted, had I not read the spoilers like a month after it came out, I'd probably enjoy the twists more. But fortunately knowing the story is actually not enough to prepare me for some of the twists and turns it has. I also have to continue playing Assassin's Creed 4, but I finished that main storyline already (Man that was a thing, wasn't it?) and I had a chance to play Forza 5 during Thanksgiving at my brother's (got an achievement, w00t! ... It was for completing a race, not so w00t.) I managed to smoke him in the last race, when he commented "This isn't going to fair, this is just for my amusement." He proceeded to spin out off the track twice, and I took the opportunity to catch up and blocked him from ever passing me. The satisfaction of seeing him go "Oh come on!" (in less BZP-friendly terms, I might add) is always satisfying. So yeah, that was a thing. I'll probably go play more Bioshock after work tomorrow. I also helped a buddy in Minecraft with some things he was having trouble with, but turns out he just needed a kick in the rear end to get an idea going. Let this blatant foreshadowing sink in for a bit. Of course, by now nobody's reading this part except for maybe you (yes YOU John!) and has no idea what I'm talking about. Ho hum. Man I should sleep.

I love the simplicity of #3. It gets my vote.#2 is a good second for me, but it feels a bit too simple. However, it does scream to me I shoulda build a large scale Shadow Leech or something now.... Too bad I'm too engrossed in System building skills.

Makes you feel better, I voted #5 before I even looked at comments.Though #6 would be my next choice.... It looks like a HL2 Hunter XD

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No seriously, what have I done? Well, I saw a photo of Turakii on Facebook earlier, and someone said it looked like she belonged on a movie poster. So I put her on one. Along with Toa Lhikan Hordika. And myself as Loki. Note, I didn't want it to be a perfect photoshop job. I just wanted it done for humor purposes. And yes, the tie is REQUIRED.

I have another approach... Rather than combat, what if we did something... better? What if we did a crafting contest. Broken up into teams of [insert number here] to build the best of something determined. Winner would be by judgment of the host of the event (in other words, someone who doesn't want to build but wants to be there). It's certainly different

It fits rather snug, though the spacing for the Rhotuka does cut into my forehead a little. I'm thinking of using a strap system like Bane's mask to secure it, that'll minimize the pain.

.... Me. So yeah, picked up this gem at the studio, it was part of a glued TRU/Target/Walmart/WHERVER DAN PICKED IT UP display. Fortunately for me, they only use hot glue. It only occurred to me when I was on the phone with Electric Turahk that I had picked up what is essentially Lhikan's Hau. ... Whoops. Anyway, planning to make it a Lego-pure wearable mask. I have ideas in mind, including the rubber axle connector trick, or using the treads option (we have plenty in the studio). I've got at least 3 connecting points to work with, and I could always hang 'em off my glasses if worse came to it. I do plan to fill in the hole with dark red material to make it more in line with a Hau, though. That and there's some glue residue and scuffing from when I had to remove the Rhotuka (I kept that as well, btw.) Lastly, I also nabbed a near-mint condition Kahgarak gold head and a set of the pincers. I plan to buy material to build the body up, and have a fully restored Kahgarak for my collection. Or I could build a better one for myself, whichever becomes cheaper down the line. So yeah.... I'm doomed

Hey everyone, So, I finally looked around and realized, given how busy I've been, I haven't done anything on BS01 lately in terms of changing out the main page's feature content. Granted, a certain podcast interview miiiiight have been an influence on that front. Anywho. So, because we've had Core War, The Coming of Botar and Gali's quote featured for what feels like months now, I'm open to suggestions. Please feel free to post your suggestions in a reply, and I'll get right on it... Friday. I'm working Thursdays :| Thanks!

Well at least not all was lost. Just my blog entries since August : | ... Good thing I didn't blog much, huh? XD

Hey David, enjoy it. Also best birthday topic ever.

... -maybe.-

You're implying we ever left.

#1) Lego #2) Bionicle #3) Internets #4) Peace #5) Land #6) Bread #8) There is no seven #7) This is #8 #9) Confused yet? #10) Me too. #11) Wat? Long day at work, fad on the blogs started, I jumped in on it, typical Swert behavior.