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Whoever can name the staff members from left to right will recieve 100 awesome points and a free dinner with yours truly. -Omi
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I've posted in plenty of colors in my time here on BZPower. Black, lime green, blue, steel blue, gray, crimson, orange, teal, and, of course, purple. Maybe even some more that I'm forgetting about. A few weeks ago, shortly after the spider-staff, I thought about dropping the purple. I actually did go a day or two with normal black text. It just didn't seem right. So I went back to the purple. Just a few moments ago, I had one of those sudden, random thoughts. I asked myself, "Drop the purple?" And I answered myself back. That's how it went down. Actually, after that, I thought of BR and lol'd. It really does look a lot neater. And to emphasize something, bolding works quite well. And when something really needs emphasis, I believe purple can do the job. So yeah. It's a totally new style to me. It'll definitely take some getting used to, but I like it. I like it a lot. -Kex
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Just wanna give a shout out to 6 wonderful BZP members. Not naming names, but they know who they are and what they did for me. -Omi
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^Click for article^ The banner will be joining my Letters of Marque (Q.C.), given to me by Admiral Emeritus Ninjo, on the starboard wall of my quarters, right beneath the Hatebeak poster. And yes, it's completely true: I didn't bribe Janus into picking my quarters. If I'd done that, I'd have had the title weeks ago. What, you thought I was going to say I threatened him into it, rather than bribing him? No one threatens Janus and lives, young tars! (Well, perhaps Percy...) Well, the previous celebration has ended, mostly because someone decided to turn my 4.4 rating to a 4.2 rating, so the cause for the celebration is pretty much gone, but hey, let's forget about that and celebrate this special occasion instead! We're still having the Scourge cleaned up, so we're moving the party to the Verdant Terror, the secondary fleet vessel. It's a tad bit smaller, but I figure it's a week day and less people'll show up anyway. As Cpt. Than hasn't been able to access his own blog for a few months now, he's been refitting the Terror and keeping it in good shape, so a deck-warming party is in order there, too. O' course, Than will be the guest of honour (I've been hogging the position for too long anyway ), mostly because of his surviving the Comedies Islets. You'll notice his rank now says 'Enjoys pain...' Other people who'll be attending: the Fleet Followers, some of which you'll know well, and others you'll just have to talk to yourself: Lehvak Kal Nuva, Forgotten Onepu, Lukos Bassai, Bionicle Dragon, Carnage, Mikerahk, Kohaku, -Storm-, Cap'n Exo (watch out for his spork o' doom), Tesseract (BBC contest #38 finalist!), BCii (watch yer feet, he may have brought hedgehogs along), Lyichir: Rachira of Influence, Janus (beware the poking stick!), T-Hybrid (thanks for the DJ set last time, we're still trying to fix the rudder, plus my state room's full of sawdust), Kopaka's Ice Engineering (wild tales o' the Brickfest, lads!) and Valenti. Half of them have blogs of their own, so check those out, too. It'll be more of a lounge-type get-together this time: we've plundered us some more Lazy Boy bean bags, added a few lounge chairs, pillows and couches, so there's plenty of room to take a load off. Get in nice, all sorts of beverages and party snacks will be brought to you by the Ga-Koro Girl Guides. Hey, they need to earn their widgets, now that they're not getting any screen time in the storyline. Oh, and come a bit closer, so they don't hear... Whatever you do... Don't mention Hahli. They're pretty ticked at her fer hogging the spotlight this year. As for music: Apocalyptica's coming over to play their own covers of Dropkick Murphys songs. They used to do Metallica, but they're making an exception for me. That, and they're actually getting paid, so they don't get to complain. You'll forgive me for turning in early, but everyone else is free to chat and joke around till the wee hours o' the mornin'. The Cap'n 'imself needs to get up early for his day job. (It's just a way to cheat taxes, they don't expect pirates to have a 9-5 job.) But fer now, board the Terror! We won't be stationary in the BioLog harbour this time, so while taking it easy, you'll get to see different vistas of BZ-Metru and Mata Nui.
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I wanted to know what you use BZPower for. Blogs Information Hanging out Other Well I use it for Information and displaying my arts. So what do you use BZPower for? ~RK~
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Let's see... I'm going crazy, but you knew that already. I need to get my Blog Pimp'd, it would look so much better. But who will get to help me... I still am not in the knowing of that yet. Fawful: Kohaku, please give me a chance to do it. No, all you will do is make 50 content blocks all saying, "I Have Fury!" (Can you even have that many?) Fawful: So, what? Fury is awesome! Indeed it is. But you already changed my subtitle on my blog. Anywho, I've been working on my epic again. I'll hopefully have Chapter 3 up tomorrow. And I have idea's for Chapter 4... I think, those who have read it will be pleased... Also, I've noticed that people have trouble getting their friend code when they start with wifi... so, I'm thinking of putting up an entry helping people get their friend code(s). Kohaku
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A moment I've been looking forward to for a while... I finally made it to the top 10 of each of the four categories: I'm now simultaneously on the list of Top 10 Rated Blogs, Top 10 Viewed Blogs, Top 10 Commented Blogs and Top 10 Bloggers. Given, the Top 10 Bloggers is one I could control myself, but the others I owe to the people reading and commenting on this blog. Thanks, people. And of course, no momentous occasion can pass without a decent celebration of sorts. Yours truly, Captain Schizo 'Skull Kitten' Kaita, has docked the Scourge in the BioLog harbour and the boarding plank has been lowered. There are garlands and Chinese lanterns in the rigging, I've rolled out the fancy gold-embroidered sails and tables have been provided near the leeboard railing. On these tables you will find the most delicious platters the sea has to offer: fried squid rings (or calamari, if you so wish to call it), tarama (salty fish egg paste with flower and olive oil), gamba, scampi, shrimp and shark fin soup, every kind of fish imaginable (watch out for that blowfish, though - thar be poison in there), and even a special live sushi bar. We even went through the trouble of ordering is some Makuta fish, Ruki fish and Takea shark. McSmeag harpooned another sperm whale last week whilst reciting Melville's Moby Dick, but we already sold that one. We did carve some ivory party reminders out of the remains for you all, though Available refreshments are coconut milk, water, tea and coffee for the minors and rum and beer for the adults, few as they may be. (O' course, if ye so happen to accidentally pour yerself a drink behind me back, I may not have seen you doing it...) We'll start off early at 7 PM, so you can chat up with other BZP members and even some exclusive guests: Her Majesty, Empress Tufi Piyufi, and the Eminent Princes, Shannara and Kex, will also be attending. (Captain Schizo nor his crew are responsible for any physical or emotional trauma suffered throughout said conversations.) We'll also be projecting One Piece movies one through seven on the main sail. Fansubbed, naturally. At 10 PM, the famous Pirate Piñata returns, filled with golden dubloons, pieces of eight and silver knives. (Yarr, I'd watch out when that thar thing bursts open to spill forth the loot, lads 'n lasses...) The resemblance with Algernon is purely a coincidence, I swear 'pon me dad's watery grave. (He's still alive, so I've no qualms with tha'.) At 11 PM, there'll be a Hatebeak show, with everyone's favourite avian vocalist. Bring yer earplugs if ye're not man enough to handle the black metal noise. (EDIT: Lady K and her Flying Dutchmen may follow suit, if they can still be booked.) But the party has then only begun: our very own T-Hybrid has 'volunteered' (some minor threatening was involved, I plead guilty) to spin the wheels and drop the beat from the Scourge's aft deck. His DJ set will last till the early hours. Watch out for break-dancing Vahki Schizakh, they're still malfunctioning. I swear, I don't know why Bink neve made them water-proof. Besides being rusty, they're getting barnacles all over them. They look as if they just walked off the Flying Dutchman, I swear. For those who need to take a break and enjoy the sea breeze, there are Lazy Boy bean bags on the foredeck. Or if you're staying the night, there are hammocks in the for'ard hold. So please, do stop by. The next occasion on which you walk these decks may be less... cordial. Let the celebration commence! EDIT: Because we're still having fun, the party has been prolonged for a few more days.
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After recovering from my wounds (who knew Vahki had frying pans,) I met with Vezon again... Kohaku: Hello, Vezon. Vezon: How the heck are you knowing that? Who sent you?! Are you with the CIA? Kohaku: I read the story. My blog on BZPower sent me. No I’m not. Vezon: How did you get past my guardians? Kohaku: A special ID Card. Vezon: Oh, ok… Kohaku: People claim you’ll do their work for them. Is this true? Vezon: No. *Hand’s Kohaku future news stories for BZPower* Kohaku: What do you do instead of stand and wait? Vezon: Fenrakk and I play Uno. Kohaku: Are you going to kill the Piraka? Vezon: I can’t answer that. Remember the Lego guy. The one who tried to kill you. Kohaku: I have heard that Lego is working with some evil guy. Is this true? Vezon: I can’t answer that, um I have to go destroy the intruders. *Runs away* He is hiding something but I was forced to leave... not before Fawful came with me though. Fawful: Hi, this blog is now my new home. Kohaku: Why. Fawful: Because. AlL yOuR bLoG aRe BeLoNg To Me. Kohaku: ... Kohaku
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Dude, InnerRayg and I had the honor to meet Cajun, who we actually bumped into really cuz he didn't recognize us, and vice versa. And his MOC is HUGE. Like, HUGE. Like effin HUGE. And thats me and Rayg. Cajun is somewhere in the store. behind us. That store was mad crazy yo. You see that crowd? Thats after it slowed down. In fact, the security, or "popo" as we say on the streets had to come in. As Rayg and I were getting sets (he got some Bionicle and I got a Batman set, which Cajun had to make fun of me for that. ). So there was this one dude in front of us. Didn't see he had much to buy, from what we saw in his hands. But apparently he had 2 huge piles of sets and cans of bricks and stuff by the counter. He even pointed it out to us as we got to the counter, however the dude was nice enough to let me go before him, since I had one set. But Rayg was left behind, like a stray dog he is. The dude's total price was $1507 without tax (he was exempt cuz he was "special" I guess). We also set up the Bionicle MOCs, and played with them. And also there are lots of girls on our floor at the hotel, so that rocks too. -Omi
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More exclamation marks in entry titles! Check out what some of our most excellent BZP artists have been up to lately!
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She was My first buddy on BZP And I would like to thank her for being A good Buddy. Thank you ZN!
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As you have probably noticed in the past week or so, I've been changing my avatar and banner very frequently. Several times a day. I'm very picky, and it has to be perfect. I take unusual pride in my avatar and signature. Dunno why, I just do. However, I have vowed to keep what I have now for at least a week. Yeah. An awesome avatar, with equally awesome lyrics. They're staying. -Kex
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Wow. I come back, and there are the names of the '07 sets on the front page. Wierd. From the sound of it, we're going to the underwater part of Voya Nui, or some other underwater island. All of the names sound like FISH. I mean look at it. . . "Mantax" (Manta), "Ehlek" (Eel), "Carapar" (Carp). Wierd. The odd thing is also the prices. According to a fellow BZP'er in the talkback, the 10.99 Euro ones would cost $14 here in the US! That's four dollars more than normal! My guess is that they are so far from clones, they have more pieces/more expensive features, raising the price. If I did my math right, the usual four dollar ones would be around $6.50! That's two bucks and fifty cents more than normal. Gah! I'm going to go crazy pretty soon. StF
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No, I'm not giving you guys my Lego. I went to visit a friend of mine late last night, and he gave me his old Lego stuff. It's not that much, but there's a good deal of trans lime and trans orange, some of the first gen Technic stuff (great stuff for fusion, as it's compatible with both System and Technic/Bionicle). There's even a hydraulic pump, which will prove interesting for a Vahki I'm planning on building. I'm actually planning two Vahki, one an electrical one, the other an industrial one. The first will be a black and yellow orange construction with some true yellow in it, too. The other will be true red, ox blood and gun metal grey. When I get my V&F - well, if I buy the set - I'll get started on Wildchild Berserker (search my earlier entries for more information on that one). But the Vahki will certainly benefit from this free infusion of pieces. Oh yeah. B)
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No pictures of the sets, I figure you guys have seen enough of them already, or own at least one of the sets yourselves. Plus I'm too lazy to take pictures anyway. It's only yesterday that I understood why everyone keeps going on about the size of the boxes. I used to think: "Yeah, yeah, we know the boxes are big by now, give it a rest." But as it turns out, you really have to see them in real life to understand. I knew the boxes were big, and yet I was still surprised when I saw them for the first time. As it turns out, the sets have as much attitude as the boxes. The Inika are tall, have the bad boy look down pat, are packing not one, but two types of tools (three in Nuparu's case), and come with a load of new pieces. One down-side for all of them is the flatness of their design: you need certain angles for them to look good, because from other points of view, they don't fit the Toa bill. So, as the entry title says, if it comes down to either Hewkii or Nuparu, which one do you bring home? Well, I've got both, so here's the run-down. Nuparu's probably the one with the most out-spoken bad boy look: spikes on his Kanohi (the Kanohi Kaden is probably the best-looking Kanohi out of all the Inika masks), a shoulder-mounted Zamor launcher (actually, it's back-mounted, but that would be nit-picking) and Wolverine-like claws. The claws, however, don't appeal to me as much as Onua Olda's did. They're rather flat, and the pieces are relatively small. As shoulder armour, they'd work well, they're good pieces for MOC detailing. Unfortunately, the Inika's arms already end at the knee, which is lower than is the case for us humans. With claws attached, his arms seem to end at the ankle. If he were broader in the shoulders and more buffed up in general, this look would suit him, but as the Inika are rather gangly, it doesn't really work all that well. The foot pieces are interesting, nice and big. But on Nuparu, they look out of place. The Inika leg design becomes broader from hip to ankle, and with these big loafers, the effect is almost comical. The laser drill isn't exactly the most impressive Inika tool, but at least it's in the right colour. Sure, it's been ages since we've had light grey pieces as used here on the rest of him, but it contrasts too much with the black colour scheme. Dark grey would've been more suitable for Nuparu. Orange would've been even better, but the Inika colour schemes are different from their Matoran ones, which is understandable enough given their origin. Hewkii's colour scheme was equally contested, but I have to say it works well, and out of the Inika, I'd say this one works best. The gunmetal grey also contrasts with the yellow orange, but at the same time these colours flow well together. It's a colour scheme suitable for a tank mech. The Kanohi Sanok - I didn't like this one at first sight, back when we saw the first pictures, but I have to say that it's got a lot of character. Heck, it's worthy of the title 'Kranohi', as we used to dub the Kanohi Nuva back in '02, before we found out their true name. Like the Kanohi Nuva, it puts you in mind of both a Kanohi and a Krana. Again, this is suitable according to the Inika's origin. In Hewkii's case, the laser axe and Zamor launcher both have the same colour, which is a definite point in Hewkii's favour, and then I haven't even mentioned the 15-shackle chain. Man, I love that chain. As opposed to Nuparu, Hewkii has a more natural limb shape: no added claw length, and feet that aren't too bulky for the rest of the leg. So, if we sum things up, we get the following:Hewkii has a good colour scheme.Nuparu doesn't.Hewkii has a relatively proportionate body.Nuparu doesn't.Hewkii has matching tool colours, and a sturdy chain as a bonus.Nuparu's doesn't. However, in his defense, his Zamor magazine is black, and he comes with claws to make up for any other tool deficiency.Hewkii's Sanok is awesome.Nuparu's Kaden is awesome incarnate.Hewkii's Zamor are orange.So are Nuparu's. They should be red, but aren't.As you can tell, I'm more in favour of Hewkii, so I'd say if you've only got the cash to buy one of them, pick Hewkii. Of course, that's my personal taste and choice, and Nuparu also has his good sides, but in my opinion, he doesn't quite match up to Hewkii. Basically, if you've just skipped everything written above: Hewkii FTW. Regarding the Quarters: I probably won't be adding any entries anymore regarding anime - there's a total of 5 replies in that category, and two of them are mine.
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The spoiler tag isn't back up and functional yet, so here goes: EPIC SPOILERS AHEAD: if you don't want to read spoilers for Tiki's Journey, DO NOT READ ON. If you're too curious to risk it anyway: enjoy the spoilers. (The spoilers aren't that major, but I know how it can take away enjoyment of a good story.) That's right: Journeys. Plural. I've been playing with the idea for a sequel to Tiki's Journey, which pretty much forces me to wrap this one up as soon as possible. I'll probably start on a new chapter today (after I finish reading Torhu's Te Mutunga, that is). I'm definitely growing to like Sunari, both as a character and a concept. She'll return in the next chapter of TJ, in a modified and stronger form. If you've read chapter XXII: Thunderstruck, you know that also involves a few changes for Toa Yakunan himself. Here's what the new Sunari will look like: I've already got some interesting information in the works regarding the Shadow and Yakunan's background story. What, you thought he didn't have one? Oh, be sure of it, he has. It's hard not to give too much away for the sequel because I'm pretty excited about it, but I'll share you a few names and an upcoming character which I believe will turn out to be a reader favourite. Names of characters I've developed so far: Emem, Sycla, Sun and Sabaku. One I've only got a name for as of yet: Rashomon. My favourite character so far would be Wukong. If you've been reading my BioLog these past few days, you may find out who this character is based on: It's all sounding pretty exciting to me, at least. Emem is definitely an interesting character personality-wise, and I'm already working on a background story to work Origin and a part of the official storyline into the mix.
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80 reports in under 24 hours? The problem isn't the amount of reports - the problem is that's 80 problems that need fixing or rectifying. Don't you kids have to go back to school yet? (Wow, the first time I've used the emoticon I hate most. A sure sign of stress.)
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Okay, second entry for today. That's two out of three, folks. I need to not mess up my category system, if you're wondering. As mentioned in the previous entry, I'm now €25.90 (that's about 33.50 USD) poorer for buying Hewkii and Nuparu Inika. Looks like they really are 12.95 a pop. Now, I'm big enough of a Bionicle fan to buy the sets anyway. I realize Bionicle does not have as loyal a fanbase as it does in the US and Canada, and that, in order for the sets to be cost-effective here in the EU, us Old World people are going to have to fork over more cash than our trans-atlantic brethren. The Inika are great sets, don't get me wrong. They're not annoying at all, in fact, they're some of the best sets I've had my hands on in ages: a new ball joint, new colours, new parts in old colours, a lime and white dome-shaped head, light-up action... They're worth every dime. So why am I still annoyed? Well, in addition to the instruction booklet, there was also this. Turns out I have to make do with an ersatz part. It doesn't change anything about the functioning of the Zamor launcher, but that's not the point. I'm paying good money for these sets, more money than other people, and then they don't even include the original parts? It's annoying. Very annoying.
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Because five lines is sometimes not enough to say all we want to say and some of us like to change our signatures from time-to-time, I decided to do something. (No, I didn't change the rules.) I decided to dedicate a place in my blog to signature sayings for the departed lines: I call it the SignatUrchives. Mainly, it's for when I'm going to change my signature, but I thought it would also be nice to record other people's, as well; however, it's only for people who are changing their signatures, in part or whole. (There's no point if you're still going to have the line in your signature.) How it works: if you're about to change your signature and want a line added to the SignatUrchives, PM me what was in your signature with proof, be it a screenshot or keeping it in your signature until I add it. I'll PM you if I'm not planning to use the line; otherwise, it will be added as soon as I get to it. If you feel like adding the line back to your signature later, you'll know where to look for quick reference. Also, if I like what someone has in his/her signature, I'll PM that person about adding the line, even if s/he plans on keeping the line. In other words, I won't charge you for my creative whim. I'm not turning this into a quote blog, so don't send me random lines from your favorite BIONICLE book (though I might still have some of those). And no images: this is for lines, not lions. (Yeah, that might not make sense, but let's pretend it does.) Whatever it is, it has to have been in your signature at some point. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Yarr, me hearties! Terday I speak to those of ye who've got the wits, the brawn and the val'r to ship wiv us and embark on a truly terrifying voyage, a quest tha' will shivver yer timbers lest ye be cut of the toughest o' woods. So enlist now, all ye snipers, gunners, harpooners, swashbucklers, freebooters an' privateers. Soon the Limegreen Scourge will set sail to hunt down that Nemesis of Old, that wicked scum o' the Internets, Evil Lord Survurlode! Rumour has it he's been a'hidin' out in the Comedies Islets, as this here Cap'n can attest tah. Yarr, the stuff o' legends, free grog fer all an' eternal braggin' rights. Who be wiv me? (Ninja need not apply.)
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I mistakenly assumed the deadline for the Epics Contest was 11:59 AM... You can understand my frustration upon receiving this message over and over again for hours on end. Luckily, upon discovering the deadline was 11:59 PM, I was overjoyed at my own mistake. But what epic had the honour of receiving this new chapter? Bah, I've only got one on-going epic anyway. Tiki's Journey has been updated with a new chapter. If you're a fan, go thank HH and her Epics Contest for nudging me enough to add another bi-yearly chapter. I mean, this epic only has 22 chapters (and a prologue), but I've been writing it since 2003... At least the chapters are long enough - the total Word file is almost 90 pages now. If adapted to a novel's size, it would be even more extensive. Especially with all the purdy drawings. (Okay, so most are just rough sketches. They're still purdy.) Even if it doesn't win third place, I'm sure the loyal readers will appreciate this one, even if it does mean there's a new character introduction.
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For those of you who haven't been keeping track of BBC #38, the semi-polls are over! We're all eagerly awaiting for Bink (Well, probably Bink) to post the finalists topic! But for those of you who aren't lazy like me, just go look. StF
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Maybe it's just me or something. I went over to the content block and and went down to the picture block. I clicked it and it suddenly appeared. There wasn't an apparent edit button, so I was confused as to what to do. Instead of wasting time, trying to figure it out, I instead made my own content block. But then I read a blog entry....from one of the staffies..can't remember which ....that the "my Picture" picture will lead to your "About Me" page. And now in other news: I have none really. Just relaxing and composing some music (Making one wicked drumline cadence B) ) ~U EDIT: I need to store this somewhere...this non-looked at entry should do the trick... Very nice little gif. It is in the style of an old Mac downloading window, which is very cool for us Mac people
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I'm giving a big thanks out to Swert for making me two banners. You can view the first banner in my sig, and the second banners are at the left and right sides of the Blog. Thanks again! StF
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For those of you wondering, I didn't make it into the semi-polls. My only chance to possibly make it to the finals is if the Admins choose mine as one of the ones that they think would look better in person than on the internet. Good luck to all who did make it! StF
