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No year in review or predictions for 2010, but I'd just like to wish everyone who stops by here a happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas! As expected, my gift count was way down this year. However, in light of my laptop (half the reason the count was low), that's 100% okay. For those who are wondering, here's the actual list: Laptop bag$25 Barnes & Noble gift cardStocking candy (of course)Any 20 pieces from my brother's Bionicle collection$5We had breakfast (bacon, pancakes, and eggs mixed with sausage) here, then went over to my grandmother's house around 11 for an early lunch. Since Ding and my grandmother live in the same neighborhood, I walked over to his house with a gingerbread house in tow, and we hung out for a bit at my grandmother's. Now I'm back at home, but only for a bit; we're heading over to my uncle's for a second lunch, where I may be able to add to the list above. Until then, enjoy the holiday!
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I've officially finished my Christmas shopping! All that remains to be done is wrapping. Here's the completed list: Mother: | Item: pickup of hated furniture | Cost: freee!Father: | Item: oven glove | Cost: $1Brother: | Item: wireless GameCube controller | Cost: $16Sister: | Item: DSi camera flash | Cost: $26Grandmother: | Item: image editing booklet | Cost: freee!Aunt (California): | Item: pitch-in toward a family gift | Cost: $4A.J., U.J., and T.J.: | Item: gingerbread house | Cost:freee!Kay: | Item: touchable bubbles | Cost: $1Queen (because she got me something): | Item: Contribution to family gift | Cost: freee!Zeus: | Item: treats | Cost: UnknownStocking Stuffers: | Item: Various | Cost: $9In the end, I wound up running $5 over, but my mom helped me out. Anyway, happy Christmas eve to all who read this!
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Tonight's Christmas-y event was gingerbread houses. I think mine came out pretty well, but I'll let you decide for yourself: In other news, as you can see by the recently updated list below, Christmas shopping is nearly complete. In order to stay with budget, I decided to give my gingerbread house to my aunt and uncle. That's about it for now, so until next time!
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Christmas is now in full swing at my house. The oven has been churning out sweets of all kinds, and the tree has been decorated. Gingerbread houses are almost ready for construction, and I desperately need to finish up Christmas shopping. Here's the list again... Mother: | Item: pickup of hated furniture | Cost: freee!Father: | Item: oven glove | Cost: $1Brother: | Item: wireless GameCube controller | Cost: $16Sister: | Item: DSi camera flash | Cost: $16Grandmother: | Item: image editing booklet | Cost: freee!Aunt (California): | Item: pitch-in toward a family gift | Cost: $4A.J., U.J., and T.J.: | Item: gingerbread house | Cost:freee!Kay: | Item: touchable bubbles | Cost: $1Queen (because she got me something): | Item: flash drive | Cost: $13.50Zeus: | Item: treats | Cost: UnknownGreen lines are bought and taken care of. I'll keep a track of my remaining total below. Original Total: $55 -$16 -$4 +1 -1 New Total: $35
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Today is our official Christmas shopping day. Contrary to the mostly-empty list below, I do actually have a general idea of what to get everyone, and I THINK I can afford it. And so, armed only with $36, a 30% off any one item at Borders coupon, and his wits, Carakki set out to complete his Christmas shopping for 2009... In other news, the temperature has been dropping around here lately. I haven't been able to build since my room is out in the garage, with no heating or real insulation.
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We got our Christmas tree earlier tonight. Somewhere between 7 and 8 feet tall, we found it on sale for just $45. I'll get photos up later if I can. EDIT: Photo:
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I just finalized my budget for Christmas gifts this year, and my total came to $55. From this amount of cash I must provide gifts for each of the 11 people listed below. Basic math will tell you that this restricts each person's individual gift budget to $5, IF I distribute evenly. Here I will keep a record of gifts planned for each person, as well as the cost of their gift. Suggestions are welcome. Mother: | Item: 2010 calendar + pickup of hated furniture | Cost: Unknown x .7 + freeFather: | Item: oven glove(?) | Cost: $1Brother: | Item: wireless GameCube controller | Cost: $16Sister: | Item: Unknown | Cost: N/AGrandmother: | Item: image editing booklet | Cost: freee!Aunt (California): | Item: pitch-in toward a family gift | Cost: $4A.J.: | Item: Unknown | Cost: N/AU.J.: | Item: Unknown | Cost: N/AKay: | Item: touchable bubbles | Cost: $1T.J.: | Item: Unknown | Cost: N/AQueen (because she got me something): | Item: flash drive | Cost: $13.50I'll edit this entry as I fill in the list. EDIT: I've officially started buying things. Green lines are bought and taken care of. I'll keep a track of my remaining total below. Original Total: $55 -$16 -$4 +1 -1 New Total: $35
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Today was the Math Bowl for my area. For those who don't know, a Math Bowl is a mathematics competition. For my area, there are four divisions: geometry, algebra II, pre-calculus, and calculus. Each school sends out a team of four students (each of who are in the class for their division) for each division. These members compete in individual exams (a difficult 20-question test) and as a group in a timed competition in which speed equals points. As individuals and as a group, my team didn't do very well (relatively speaking). Anyway, after the Math Bowl, everyone (sixteen students and three teacher chaperons) went to our local mall to eat lunch and "hang out." We got back to the school about five minutes before the final bell, so they let those of us who could (either by walking or early pick-up) go home. Of course, the sky chose that exact moment to send a deluge of scattered liquid hurtling toward the earth. Thus, I came home [soaked], cleaned up, and posted this entry. Wait, not yet. I forgot to mention that today my birthday gift to my mom (her birthday was the first of the month) finally came through. A charity came by while I was at school and picked up some old furniture my mom absolutely despised. Now I'm done.
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Ding's* birthday is coming up this Sunday, and as a gift I wanted to make him a customized T-shirt. So I called a local shop, and it was about $25. For one side. For a light-colored shirt. Ouch. So, the new plan is to get some plain shirts and change the design into stencils. There's a special spray paint for fabrics that can be found at craft stores, so we'll just spray the design onto the shirt. We might even make two. *See content block: Aliases.
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Tomorrow I'm going tubing with Queen...apparently, it'll be a 3-hour ride to the river, so I'll be bringing my DS Lite, DSi, and Dante's Inferno. And possibly other things.
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Last night I went shopping with my mom at Target, and she somehow managed to sneak the Kaxium V3 into the car without my notice! I am now the proud owner of the blue double motorbike. Review pending, but it won't be for an unopened set.
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The movie was good. I liked the flashbacks of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow's history, and did not see the plot twist revealing the freaky scientist to be Rex coming. Meeting Queen again was fun. We don't have too much in common anymore, save that we're both smart. After the movie, we all relocated to Barnes & Noble, then to Panera Bread for lunch (I love Panera). That's all for now.
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I had a friend in elementary school. She moved away when we were in fourth grade. It's been five years. Yesterday, her mother visited mine. After living in Oregon, California, and Nebraska, they've finally returned to Florida. Hopefully we'll meet soon; I was at my dad's house during the visit and learned about it this morning.
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Shortly after Ding left, my brother invited another friend of mine (well, actually, he was originally my friend but is now more my brother's friend). His alias shall be Cheese, based off his name as with all other aliases here. ... That's all for now, I guess.
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The co. left yesterday. Only one of us kids could accompany them to the airport, and my brother went while I had Ding over between noon and about 4:30. I also rented Metroid Prime 3: Corruption yesterday, and it's a pretty good game. I really like Metroid, for those who don't know. Anyway, Ding's coming over again today at noon. That's about ten minutes, so I'll send this now.
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WHOOO! I walked up to Target today with my aunt Rosie and Bauble, and received BARANUS V7! Review pending.
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So, I'm home from E.P.C.O.T. Actually, I got home around 6 p.m. My dad and the co. were mostly uninterested in what I consider to be a great park. Alas. Actually, this blog entry started an e-mail to remind myself to call Ding about a contact he has that fixes gaming consoles - the eject button on our Wii is broken. I'm not checking it tonight so that I can see it tomorrow and remember to call. Sending...
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Hurrah! It's my day to go to Disney! My dad should be picking me up...well, now - for E.P.C.O.T. E.P.C.O.T. is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow and houses the worlds largest geosphere. If you want more information, Google/Bing/Yahoo!/whatever search engine you use it. My dad's still not here. ... Nope. ...still not here. Okay, he's still not here. I'm just going to wrap up this entry and send it. Until next time.
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This morning I woke up at ten after seven and went to the bathroom. On the way to the bathroom, I looked in my mom's room. She was still in there. My mom is supposed to leave at seven in the morning for a workshop at eight. Following my waking her up was a short fiasco involving my mom getting ready at top speed and making several phone calls - one to my uncle, from whom she learned that I would not be able to attend the psychology class with him, and the other to my grandmother to confirm that I would be thrift shopping with her today instead. My grandmother picked up myself and my brother at half past noon and took us to a pair of thrift shops. Unfortunately, we only walked away with a single pair of jeans for me. After shopping, we stopped by Checkers for lunch (they have really awesome burgers and fries). Then, on the way home, my grandmother unexpectedly stopped by a CVS Pharmacy to buy me a new alarm clock (I don't know if I mentioned that my other one broke). That's about it for now. Until next time!
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So much for 'until tomorrow.' Here's the update: Sunday (July 26) was mostly uneventful. On Monday (July 27), my mom and dad traded cars so that everyone (me, my dad, my siblings, and the co.) could go to Busch Gardens, a local theme park with roller coasters and animals. Teusday (July 28) contained several events. First, I built a prototype body for Pahrak Kal, which was torn down shortly thereafter because it didn't allow for the unique requirements of the arm. Then, later in the day, we found out that not only would my sister be going to the Magic Kingdom (a Disney Park, the one with Cinderalla's castle) on the 29th, but would also be staying that night in a hotel with my dad and the co. and be going to Sea World (a sister park of Busch Gardens) the next day. So she packed and when my mom came home, she was dropped at my dad's apartment. After that, the most interesting thing of the day happened. My brother and I had come with my mother to drop our sister, and so were (in my brother's case) dragged to the mall afterward. While there, I encountered a Books-a-Million, and decided to check for any Bionicle books I didn't yet own, since Barnes & Noble and Borders had both stopped selling them. Imagine my delight when I discovered that not only did they sell Bionicle books, but had a single copy of Raid on Vulcanus waiting for me on the shelf! I immediately snatched it up and pulled out a five-dollar bill that I had been saving for this very occasion, and walked out of the store a proud owner of the latest Bionicle book. Needless to say, the book was finished before I went to bed that night, and it was a good book. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «The book showed some things that were (I believe) previously unknown, such as the way Agori consider Glatorian hired swords and no more. The book also included a sneak peek of the movie novelization of Bionicle: The Legend Reborn which reaches beyond the point the clips on Bionicle.com have. I'll say only this: Mata Nui is awesome. Today, very little has happened. I woke up about 40 minutes ago, worked to get my mom up (she should already have been gone), and began writing this entry. I was supposed to sit in on a college psychology lecture with my uncle today, but that was canceled because the lectures were over - this week's 'lesson' was a party, and next week was exams. So, instead, my grandmother will be picking me up at around half past noon for lunch and some clothes shopping. Not in retail stores, mind you - my grandmother is the queen of thrift and bargain. Beyond that, however, nothing else is planned for today.
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Wow. I've missed a few days. I'll sum it up: Thursday (July 23): On Thursday, I made an amazing discovery: My county has a public transportation system. It's brand-new. I don't know about anyone reading this, but this is the first effective public transportation in my area, and it's pretty cool. For the small price of a 20-minute walk and $1.75, I can get to the mall, the movie theater and anywhere nearby.I may be able to eliminate the 20-minute walk, but it would mean paying another $1.75 because it would involve boarding a bus closer to my house, then switching to the one 20 minutes away. All in all, very cool. Friday (July 24): Not much happened on Friday. My dad picked up me and my siblings and brought us to his apartment. He had to work that day, so we spent the day with our foreign relatives (who henceforth shall be referred to as 'the co.', an abbreviation for 'the London company' I use at home). Today (July 25): My dad picked me up this morning and we (me, my dad, and the co.) went to M.O.S.I.'s IMAX dome theater to watch a movie that we missed on Wednesday on account of it being sold out. Then we visited a fresh produce market, ate lunch at his apartment, and he dropped me back at my mom's house, which is where I'm at now.My sister is at a birthday party until tomorrow morning, so it's just me, my mom, and my brother. I think we'll be playing cards with candy later (a very fun family activity, I recommend at least trying it). In other news, I've begun working on my entry for bonesiii's Bohrok Kool contest. I'm building Pahrak Kal, and am giving him the ability to transform from a tallish, bipedal being into a tank equipped with a plasma cannon. Pahrak's color scheme has shifted from brown and silver to brown and red as a result of the plasma powers that previously overwhelmed him (read as: I needed Axalara's plates). That's about all for now. Until tomorrow.
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Right. Remember that Gelu review I posted this morning? I came on the BZPower this afternoon and found the official Gelu review waiting on the front page. So, today I went with my relatives to M.O.S.I. We had fun. That's pretty much all for today. Later we're playing tennis (me, my mom, and my siblings).
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Realizing that BZP could be offline for a great deal of time, I have decided to begin blogging by sending myself e-mails containing blog entries. These e-mails, once BZPower is back online, will be posted on my blog as entries. And my, did I pick an excellent time to begin blogging this way. First you must know that my father is originally from India, but has extended family all over the world, including (but not limited to) London, Dubai, and America. Well, yesterday at approximately five o'clock P.M., three of my relatives flew into an airport in Florida (exact airport excluded for security reasons). At nine-thirty this morning, my father picked up us kids and brought us to his apartment to meet them for the first time in at least eight years. For security reasons, I will now assign my relatives aliases based on their names. My aunt shall be Rose, my female cousin Bauble, and my male cousin Chocolate. This is the first time in eighteen years that Rose and Bauble have come to America, and Chocolate's very first visit ever. Today, we only socialized and met each other. However, tomorrow begins the barrage of outings planned as my father shows his relatives the wonders of Florida. The list of destinations includes: Disney's Magic KingdomDisney's E.P.C.O.T.Disney's Animal KingdomM.O.S.I. (Museum of Science and Industry)Busch GardensSea World Only one of us kids can tag along on each trip due to space restrictions. I will be going to M.O.S.I. tomorrow. Ah! I almost forgot. My aunt brought each of us gifts from London. Each of us received various fine chocolates and T-shirts, but I believe I received the best gift of all: Glatorian Legend Gelu! Since I got Kiina at the beach house, Gelu was the only non-vehicle-accompanying Glatorian I did not own. Woo! On that happy note, I leave you until next time!
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Home at last! We got home from the beach house around 10:40 this morning.
