HahliLavender

Oh, now I get it!

Well, it's actually flurrying, but it's flurrying hard and I say that counts!

Y'know, I've watched this community grow since 2003, even though I didn't seem to post often. And for some reason, the end of BIONICLE has made me want to be more active here. I may not be the loudest member, but BZP and BIONICLE are a part of me, so I'll always look at them with fond memories. I still plan on sticking around though. I know this community will likely shrink, but I don't think it will disappear. I also don't think we should be mad at LEGO. Not only is it best for them, but it's probably best for us and the overall storyline as well. Nothing here lasts forever; This time had to of come eventually. But I'm thankful for the fun I had with BIONICLE and BZPower. It's because of them that I am who I am. I love drawing and playing around in Photoshop. I never would have known about it as early as I had without BZP's art community. I love photography and filmmaking. BIONICLE figures are what I started on. Various members' expressing their fascination with Japanese manga, anime and music have opened a door for me to my own fascination with those things. Especially the Japanese language and culture. I've learned so much here that was mixed with the fun of BIONICLE that no blog post can express my appreciation. Thanks, LEGO and BZPower, for a wonderful decade! Let's make this last year of BIONICLE the best year we've had together!

When I saw that in the video, I immediately thought post-mutated Thok! Do you have a pic of the thing from BrickFair? Nope, can't find one. Sorry. -CF

Well, a teleporter would be easier.

Ok, forget everything I've previously said about my future, because as far as I can tell, it's not happening. At least not in any way I can see. And when it comes to predicting the future, I'm as blind as a dead bat with no eyes. So what is happening? Well, I'm... um, *cough* moving again. I feel sorry for dragging any readers through this roller coaster of indecisiveness! But fortunately, I'm only moving about 30 minutes from where I am now! Which is new for me. I only have experience with moving across the country, so this should be a piece of cake! Anyway, I'm planning on attending a film festival next year that has its own "academy" course on filmmaking. The movie industry is another career possibility for me, and this is a great opportunity! I the meantime, I'm helping my dad with his business to earn money, so all's fine at the moment. ... Listening to the latest BZPowercast has made me want to attend BrickFair next year! I've never been to any kind of event like that, LEGO or otherwise. But I've wanted to go for a while, and I'm more likely able to attend next year than the previous years! Hooray for financial independence and driver's licenses!

I don't know how nonsensical these are, but... 1. 0011101100101001 2. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 3. That's why they invented sawdust. 4. Shun the nonbeliever! 5. What? 4. Behind the denim bolder of inconspicuously labeled playing cards.

Both. Well, actually the first one. But I would like to sort; I just don't have any space to do that yet.

I want to rebuild the Cafe Corner. ... ... You understand my dilemma.

Just thought I'd post these. When I came across a photo of one of my (really) old LEGO creations, I played around with it to make myself a wallpaper image for my phone. The background is from a google image search, but the LEGO creation itself was made by me. Feel free to use these however you please. These should fit for most normal mobile phones. It's way too small for the iPhone, so I don't recommend using it on that.

I haven't been active on BZP for about... three months? Seems longer than that. Anyway, I've decided to change my name back to Air-Master. Just thought whoever cares should know. As for life, It's fine. I've decided I'm not going to college, but if I ever get the money, I may take some art and language classes. As for a job... I don't have a "real" one. I'll be helping my dad in a family business my family is starting. I'll mostly be doing the graphic and web design for everything. But I'm still going to work on my own art. I just need to learn how to sell it. I don't see myself as a very good entrepreneur, but I know that if learn, I'll be unsoppable! Muahahaha *cough* ...excuse me.

My life seems to have been speeding up recently! Last week I was invited buy a family friend to work in his print shop in Dallas for a couple of days, to have an idea of what it'd be like to work in a place like that. He want's to open one near where I live, and would like my artistic skills. I accepted the offer and learned a lot while there. I learned the entire screen-printing process; It's pretty easy, just time consuming. And I also got to work with Adobe Illustrator, getting a t-shirt design ready for a client. It was pretty fun! Anyway, me, my parents, and that guy and his wife are scheduled to get together soon to talk about his business plans, and how they could include me. I'm real exited! I don't know where this could take me, but I think it's a good start for my future! As for college... I've decide not to go right now. Though I may attend some classes at a community college to learn some essential art basics. And, today marks the first day in BZP history where I reveal my face!

I've used Japanese text here before with no problems.

私のコンピューターは日本語をタイプことが出来ます！ watashi no konpyu-ta- wa nihongo o taipu koto ga dekimasu! Translation: My computer can type in Japanese! Macs are so cool... (That is how you say it in Japanese grammatically correct, right? )

Ahhh, BZPower. It feels good to be someplace familiar. But I have a lot to explain, seeing as I'm not in Florida. Long story short, I now live in Texas, not Florida. Short story long... My family and I left for Florida in mid September. We rented a Penske truck, but couldn't fit all our stuff so we bought a small, old, rusty, open trailer to carry the rest. Emphesis on old and rusty. On the way there, (my dad driving the truck and towing the trailer, the rest of us in a car behind him) on the second day, the trailer had a blowout, but we got it fixed. On the third day, the trailer's dumping mechenism latch broke off and I caught the drama on film. My dad did some sort of MacGyver thing to it to fix it. On the third day, the same tire blew out, and we got it fixed it again. All this happened on the highway, of course. So we were in Florida, but the house we were going to rent fell through, so we had to stay in a hotel for a couple of nights until we found a house. About two (maybe even three) days later we found a house and moved in. And we stayed there for less than two weeks before we decided that we probably should have moved to Texsas in the first place. It was where we were originally going to go, but then dout seeped in and corrupted our thinking. There were also more personal reasons that I don't think I can share right now. Anyway, we re-packed and loaded up an even bigger truck (not Penske, I forgot which service it was) so we can go to where we believed we were supposed to go. Once we got here we started searching for houses, but with no luck. Places were being rented out so quickly because of all the hurricane evacuees. But we kept searching. Last Sunday we visited a church that my parents wanted to visit since before we moved here. It's so much nicer than any other we've visited. Most churches, people ignore you, and seem a little shallow. Like it's all just part of their weekend routine. But here, was different. I actually felt welcomed, and made some friends. (Or, close aquantences) Which is rather unusual for me. But it feels good. I haven't had friends for almost three years! And a family there offered to house us while we searched for a house. So here I am on their computer typing this as I blow my nose (and wash my hands, of course) due to a cold. We found a really nice house, and will be moving in tomorrow! [/good news] Which means I'll have a lot of physical labor awaiting me tomorrow. Ugh... [/bad news] Fourth time un/loading a truck in the span of a month. XP Well, I need to go to bed. It's late. But first maybe a few more chapters of this Ted Dekker novel. *blows nose*

I'm going to be taking a hiatus from BZP and this blog for a while. I feel like I've sort of outgrown this place. I'm not leaving, just taking a break. I may check in and post something every now and then, but don't expect much activity from me for a while. I will still be active on other sites like Flickr, and I've just started activity on another art site that I can't mention here. I want to focus a little more on sharpening my art and photography skills, and experimenting with new techniques. I want to be artistically prepared for my college experience, and maintaining a healthy supply of artwork is a good way to keep creative. Practice makes progress! (Not perfect, because then you couldn't get any better.) And for lack of a better outro, See ya! For now.

I'm moving! For real this time. And this time I'm actually exited to move! Which is weird, considering my lifelong history of always moving across the country. Why am I moving (for real)? Because I'm going to Full Sail University for a degree in Digital Arts & Design! It's a four year course that I'll be doing in only 21 months. I chose this course over Graphic Design because it spans all forms of media production. Not just print, layout and web kind of stuff. I'm interested in it all! And with the DA&D course I'll be able to learn how to create not only eye-catching images, but music, video, animation and websites. I already have amateur experience with all of those, but college will be my ticket to the skills I need to make a career out of art production. After college, I'm going to try to get an internship at Pixar, and work my way up to become an Art Director for them. B) Though that's years down the road, at least I finally have a goal to work towards, and I know in my gut that I should go to Full sail. Which is why I'm exited! We're moving to Florida!

My first posted MoC in a long time. Here's the topic, here's the Flickr stream, and here are the instructions. Please leave your comments in the topic.

I've seen that before. It'd be fun to be a part of something like that.

Not at all, help yourself! http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Air-Master/OtherImages/wall-e_and_eve.png

I saw WALL•E yesterday and it is definitely the best movie ever! My thoughts on the movie. I 100% concur. They aren't as important as the heart of the story.

I saw WALL•E yesterday, and personally, it is the single most spectacular movie I've ever seen! And I'm not just saying that. I've gone through fanatic stages with many other movies before, but the feeling I have with this one is different. A good different. It's not a fanatical feeling, it's something really deep, but I can't quite tell what it is. Many movies I've enjoyed left me with a "hungary" feeling. Not literally, mind you, but I'm sure you know what I mean. This one "filled me up" in more ways than I can tell. It might sound strange, but that's the only way I can describe the way it felt. The best part of the movie is definitely the story. The relationship that develops between WALL•E and EVE is so pure and beautiful, it touched my heart in a way no movie ever has. Truly a poetic masterpiece.