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Yay! “The Great Wave off Ga-Metru” https://flic.kr/p/2oBoE5r Made in Pixlr E, using transparent layers, pen + paint tool and shape tool over a pasted together mess of Hahli Mahri’s delimbed hovering torso, Ga-Metru’s symbol: https://biosector01.com/wiki/File:Symbol_Ga-Metru.png …and….well…initially a generic wave swirl…that got happy-accidentally replaced with a vector of The Great Wave off Kanagawa …thanks to bumping into this Pixabay image and chasing it like a butterfly: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/great-wave-kanagawa-sea-6321898/ Also, not clear on why it resembles a Caduceus. ~27 Hrs total -the internet and brain undeniably lagged after layer #484. My color ideas: Shirt base & printing similar to any paint colors in the original painting: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Tsunami_by_hokusai_19th_century.jpg White HEX #FFFFFF , Black HEX #000000 Big PXZ file saved if needed. Sorry if the Bionicle bits are inaccurate, dark reference photos & no physical set for reference. Or it there is some gigantic error in this I’ve neglected to detect… Thanks so very much for hosting these!!!

Hey, I guess I stumbled on this at the right day. Right now, I'm going through with my cat a lot of the same things you mentioned going through with your dog and I'm worried I might be about to lose her for good. Come to think of it, I got her right around the time I joined BZPower too. We're just voices on a silly old forum, and your status as the person who comes back and posts a blog entry every so often has long eclipsed anything I might have known you for when you were actually active in my mind, but for just a moment I was able to feel like there was someone else out there who understood me. I'd give you a hug if I could. Give yourself as many days to cry as you need. It might take longer to get over than you expect or feel is expected of you. That's okay. You may feel good for several days and then suddenly find yourself a wreck again. That's okay too. And I hope grad school is as good for you as it was for me.

Give yourself time to mourn your dog. When it's time for grad school, the feelings will be easier to manage.

Now the question is, if there were no survivors, who sold the game? :S

pohatu really liked the hoover dam! he says he built it to get back at gali but I don't quite believe him... 🙂

Funnily enough, I think I might've had the two penguins on the left as a kid, or at least ones that looked very similar. Nice collection!

Aww, look at that sweet lil smile - what a handsome pup. Now, I don't consider myself a coffee aficionado - perhaps a begrudging semi-dependent. My palate isn't sharp enough to really get into deep and/or subtle flavors and variations. A few factoids I've gleaned over the years that I've found interesting: 1. Light roast has more caffeine than dark roasts. 2. You might enjoy different brewing methods, depending on how much you want to get into the process. Some of my friends really enjoy pour-over coffee, AeroPress, french press, among other methods. I do have a few who like to buy and roast and grind their own coffee beans, and one who has some coffee plant seedlings that she's growing. It can be a very involved hobby! 3. If you eventually find yourself nauseous after drinking coffee, there are low-acidic versions on the market, and I found that helped me. 4. Instant coffee is fun to use as watercolor for art, and useful in a pinch for all-nighters, but beyond that, consume at your own risk. 5. Adding cardamom apparently reduces or negates the caffeine's effect if you want some coffee before bed. 6. Adding a dash of salt negates the bitterness - I've tried this one. It's ...weird? Maybe I added too much salt 😂 Have fun on this new venture!

That's neat, Pohatu Mata was one of my very first sets as well! He was the first Toa I got, I was compelled to pick one up shortly after getting Mctoran Matoro in a happy meal Thanks for sharing the memory --Akaku: Master of Flight

1) I'm pretty sure it was Pohatu Mata. Part of me thinks it might have been Turaga Matau (still on my desk right now), but that could have been after. Either way, all I remember about Pohatu is it was Christmas 2001 and I didn't push the pins into his hands all the way so they fell out when I started playing with him. And that is how I learned about friction. 2) 23.6 kios.

Hmmm... What was your first Bionicle set? Do you remember the day you got it? Oh, here's a good one: what is the Airspeed velocity of an unladen Gukko? --Akaku: Master of Flight

Ah, I see you are a Judge Advocate General. Then I just have one question for you: DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED?! No wait, I think you're supposed to ask me that one...

I guess I have to just take this one day at a time.

Wow, it's so beautiful! My first honeydew is finally on its way - this is a nice size to aspire to. After the gopher mishap of last year, I'd be happy with anything, though!

The house is amazing. I don't remember if I've already said this, but I love the old timey/antique look of it. You did a fantastic job! Thank you for all the positivity you always bring here. ^^

Another great round of art! Those ducks look like great gifts! I may steal that waffle idea now for breakfast tomorrow. Sounds like there's progress on the medical end? Wishing you luck!

Wow. I'm surprised I was able to remember that quote.

Kongu. Why? "Two hands."

Awwwww!! These pictures are Pohatu perfect, so pro! Awesome you got to go, thanks for kindly posting to show!!!!👏

That's all very helpful! The only thing I already knew about was using salt. I tried and think I might have added a little too much too lol. This is good stuff for me to go off of.

Hm, a German name does seem fitting for him. His previous owner named him Whiskey, but I don't really like that, so for the time being I've just been calling him Whisk lol. Well, I can play a little, but not well enough to blog about I'm slow improving, but I don't really think anyone left on BZP cares about that particular subject lol

Thank you! Really cool that you've acquired many of the same ones especially Mr. Atonomi (yes I know it's spelled Punxsutawney, but I can't even spell it now without googling it so he's Mr. Atonomi). Axolotls for the win.

Oh my goodness, this is the adorable content BZP blogs were made for❤️. Their storylines are hilarious and sweet, thanks for sharing!!! Like a Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood vibe content. What’s so funny to me about this is the fact that I now own clones of your plush phamily/phriends- Lots of the Beanie baby ones-definetly the groundhogs and hedgehog-thanks to inheritance of my hoarder grandmother’s collection…which I’m now dragging out for greeting card holiday/ seasonal decor (senior citizen/prescool style 😂)These cloned ones are now official BZP brand member plushies to me, haha! (Also happy dance to see an Axolotl in the array, yay 💗)

Good collection. I was definitely big into stuffed animals as a very young kid before I got into Lego.

Sure, I mean it's not like I'm drowning in questions here or something. 😝 A dog. I think it fits because my mind immediately started thinking of what job I'd have. Guard dog, support dog, maybe even one of those St. Bernards with a barrel of brandy. Publishing my first book in a few months. I know that's not super impressive for a lot of reasons (including the fact it's just an e-book), but the number of people who say they are going to write a book is a lot larger than the people who actually publish one so yeah I am excited for it. Being...kind (pretty sure that's the right word). Seeing my half-sister for the first time in a few years. Plesiosaurs. Mosasaurus are bad too, but there's just something not right about them that creeps me out.

Ahhh, happy happy! (sorry can’t think much partial mental capacity haha) Can I ask more than 1? what animal would you be if you had to chose which fit you? Something you’re looking forward to? What in life would you like to be remembered for? A good thing that happened to you last year? Something you are afraid of?

Aww, so sorry for your loss! Same about losing track of time, haha! I've been excited about the holiday season all year, but somehow am already behind on my schemes!

Oh my goodness, thank you for making my entire life with this wisdom! 🥹👏 *project totally happened thanks to this* *joy*

Okay but like... what about a middle name? It's not too late! There are legal forms that will let you do this!

Heh, I'll post a joke about how you made a "woodermelon" *scroll down* *scroll down more* Oh shoot, I'm in the most content-dense blog post on this entire website. It may take me a few more days of scrolling to reach the comment section.

Welcome back to the blogs! I like the Bean name quite a bit! Best wishes for the MOCing, I look forward to hopefully seeing them!

Thank you!!! Happy Fall to you! Been hoping your pumpkin patch population is prospering!

ivy got one thing too say and that that you should buy the pumpkin boat.

Uh oh 😜 It is a lot of stuff. All your creations look so good! You must really love your baby Yodas a lot. They seem like they're having so much fun with the things you make for them. The totoro outfit in particular is super cute! And the hot air balloon! I love decorations with a hot air balloon shape. I think the little pumpkins/eggplant are another of my favorites of the batch despite their simplicity. They look cuddly. Holiday hummingbirds are cute and suitably festive. Hope the cards go/went over well. (Depending on if they're for this year or last year.) I'm sure everyone enjoyed your gifts! I know I did. 🥹 I'm guessing they just picked a price point and tried to stick with it, which necessitated dropping certain details. As for the medical stuff...a lot of it goes over my head, but I'm really sorry you're having to live like this. 🫂 I wish you were able to enjoy all the yummy kitchen creations you've made to their fullest extent. And the idea of your own father intentionally ignoring your allergies to mess with you is particularly horrible. He's in the wrong there. Again, I don't know a lot about medical stuff, but I hope having a more accurate idea of what's going on makes things at least a little better for you going forward.

Thanks for commissioning me, Voltex. Drawing the cover and playing the game were both a great time.

Wow, it's so gorgeous and bright! To echo the sentiment, you definitely have a lot to be proud of here, and I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg !

(My apologies if in-a-row comments aren't allowed, unsure if editing prior with an "@" will send a notification) Little sketch to honor Bob. Sorry so late, I started it around a month ago!

Appropriate music. Also, incredible work as always. I used to have a velociraptor like the one you have in The Sam Suite. Kind of miss him.

Great to hear you're doing well. I'm doing pretty well myself currently, but sounds like I've only matured about half as much as you have... I haven't really entertained a real return to BZP but I'm glad I saw this blog post.

It's a great design. I think a navy blue base would be great, but I think the lime green might might be a bit gaudy. (And remind us too much about what we don't like about Hahli 😝) I'm not an expert, but white might be better. I'm imagining something like the 2014 shirt.

that's what is was based on @Bambi! thanks!

How lovely! And especially scrumptious color combos on the water swirls!

His story is so sweet, I am so sorry. Sending thoughts and prayers.

I know how hard this must be; cats truly can be such dear friends. 🫂

😓

Adore the bright colors, and the gun/arm design panels are fascinating!

Cool water moc!

End of the month snuck up on me, heh. Well, it's not water themed, but last year I had this idea for the 20th Anniversary of the Rahkshi, so why not.

Oh no, it's already time for this! I have ideas but no idea how to properly make them into reality! 😮 Looking forward to seeing what people submit.

The club can't even handle me right now! But that's probably because I don't actually have an X-Box...

So, suddenly, after making the appearance that you're leaving for good, you come back blowing trumpets and swearing, rather enigmatically stating that BZP "isn't worthless" and it can still be good. ...To be honest, I really don't know what to make of this.