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    2013

    By Obsessionist,

    It was good. Less Lego build posted than I'd like, in part because of lack of time and in part because I've realized how terrible my photography is and am ashamed to post anything. It was the busiest year to far for me. Also the one with the most procrastination. Maybe related? I ended a good school year with the usual grades and decent science fair success and started an insanely busy one. IB is tough. (Again, there's a tiny chance procrastination may factor into this.) Also APUSH/IB History of the Americas is a thing. I got a 3DS and realized what I had been missing all these years. I got into Pokemon. I played most handheld Zelda titles including the amazing new one and replayed OoT and MM. It was a great year for Church and its related activities. Family is great as usual.
     
    Altogether a pretty great year, although also unfortunately probably the turning point where academic stuff ramps up to a more time-consuming level.
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    A Note on Idioms

    By Obsessionist,

    If you, like me, in your bumbling speech, cannot avoid accidentally mixing up the terms "Hang on" and "Hold your horses," say "Hang up."
     
    Do not tell your friend to "Hang your horses."
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    AFOLs with KFOLs?

    By Obsessionist,

    Does anyone know of any documents- TLG demographic research, scholarly or semi-scholarly articles, surveys, whatever- about how AFOLs interact with younger LEGO users? Anything about AFOLs being involved in public events, FIRST LEGO League, etc.; or anything about parents who love LEGO fostering a love of LEGO in their kids?
     
    Barring that, anything about how parent or adult hobbyists interact with children to encourage that hobby.
     
    I'm writing a research paper about how TLG, AFOL subcultures, and kids interact, and the relationship between AFOLs and kids is turning out to be the most difficult to research.
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    ALBW

    By Obsessionist,

    I'm half a Gatsby essay and half a chapter of Psychology outlining from no-life-ing A Link Between Worlds.
     
    I'm not sure whether this is wonderful or horrible.
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    Almost There

    By Obsessionist,

    The last few weeks of school are upon us. I've got the AP Psychology, IB Physics, and Science Fair done, and I think I did pretty well on all three. Tomorrow I take the APUSH exam I'm expecting to bomb, but I can deal with that, as it's a bit redundant anyway since I'll have to take the IB US History of the Americas exam next year anyway. Frankly, History is not my subject. Thursday's AP Calculus AB test should go well, and then I'm out of the Era of Testing and into the Era of Year-End Projects.
     
    The weekend after next, though, my grandparents, who were on the other side of the country, are moving near us. So between that and the Wii U it's a weekend to look forward too.
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    I asked for game suggestions a bit back. Now I'd like help being exposed to good electronic music, and guidance on how to browse electronic music and find stuff I like.
    I'm pretty into videogame remixes, which means that while I'm pretty familiar with what remixes are out there I'm also always looking for new ones.
    Mostly I'm looking for original pieces.
    I'm horrible with musical terminology and musical genres, but I think I prefer more melodic stuff? But every now and again a heavy dubstep song will really resonate with me.
    I've been told I tend to gravitate towards glitch hop, whatever that means.
    I really love chiptunes and beautiful, clear, unique tones.

    Current favorites are
    (the Song of Storms remix), , bLiNd's stuff such as , , , and Gray. 
    tl;dr; I don't know what music I like, why I like it, or how to find more like it. So any and all electronic suggestions are appreciated.
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    Belated Loot

    By Obsessionist,

    So, Christmas came and it was pretty great. My family and I enjoyed Christmas at home and then went to my Grandparent's for a few days. It was very relaxing and just what I needed. Gift-wise, here's what I got:
     
    Lego (I just asked for "any and all Lego." Turns out you get a bunch of neat stuff that way.)
    -Hogwarts Express Polybag
    -Fire Truck Polybag
    -The Hobbit: An Unexpected Gathering ( )
    -Superman vs. Power Armor Lex (minus Superman and Wonder Woman figs [thrift shop])
    -Toy Story Trash Compactor Escape
    -Brain Attack Surge (my first Brain Attack set, I kinda skipped that wave)
    -Clone Troopers vs. Droidekas
    -Pirate Plank
     
    Non-Lego
    -A hat Wikipedia tells me is called a "Trapper Hat" (yay warm ears)
    -Earbuds
    -Pants
    -The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
    -Hyrule Historia
    -$10 iTunes gift card
    -$65 total cash
     
    A great haul, I think. The question now is what to do with the money. There are a few Zelda things I want, and I'm having a hard time deciding what to put it towards. At some point I'll have to buy a Gameboy Advance (SP? is the screen smaller on SP, or the same size?) and Minish Cap. There's also Twilight Princess, which I've borrowed for GC but don't own. I've had a hankering to replay it recently. Which begs the question of which version. GC is more expensive but has what I consider the canon orientation. Wii is cheaper but has non-canon orientation, the funny Wiimote-swinging swordplay, lacks a few glitched I'd like to mess around with and isn't the platform I first played the game on. Or I could save the money for Lego or a Wii U when Zelda U come out.
     
    But yeah, hope you enjoyed Christmas, because I sure did. And Happy New Year!
     
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    Books

    By Obsessionist,

    Recommend me some. Anything--modern, 'classic,' ancient, whatever genre.
     
    I tend gravitate towards fantasy/sci-fi, but I'm eager to expand that as well. but I've added a threadbare books sidebar that mostly just reflects my plans to reread some of my favorite fantasy/sci-fi series this summer, but I also want some new things.
     
    Real talk, though. I feel guilty about how little I read nowadays. Up until a couple years ago I read in every spare moment. How much I read was a problem sometimes. Books are a brilliant and astonishingly immersive and thought-provoking and I love them. And then:
    It stopped being convenient to peruse a library every day
    I started talking with people during times I would usually read during
    I got a portable gaming device
    I discovered Zelda and the the world of really good, impactful video games
    Dungeons & Dragons
    Academics got time-intensive
    I got a smartphone and can now waste time very easily

    Most of these are good things, except that not hanging out in the library is a pity, and much of the time I spend on my phone I really do think is wasted and would be better spent reading (or, you know, doing homework).
     
    Yet, I don't think books are inherently more meritorious than other types of media. I don't regret any of the time I've spent playing or re-playing games, or planning/playing D&D. Videogames and tabletop RPGs have certain unique merits and unique ways of making me think and experience. The problem is, after discovering those things, I miss the reading experience and its unique merits. I am, in fact, nostalgic for the days when I read exclusively, without any real devotion to videogames or D&D.
     
    Also games tend to not expand my vocabulary and impact my syntax as much books, which makes me feel like a less intelligent individual. Which is silly.
     
    Also there's the balance of experiencing new books/games and participating in communities. I love being part of communities, but when every minute spent on a forum is a minute I'm not broadening my reading/playing experience, I feel conflicted.
     
    Also there's this thing where entertainment stops becoming entertainment and starts being an obligation. Which is weird.
     
    Also.
     
    Also also.
     
    Ultimately, the biggest factor is not my distribution of free time between different activities, but rather a decrease in available free time. Which is unavoidable.
     
    tl;dr I don't read as much as I used to, I don't have the backlog of books I want to read that I usually do, recommend some books.
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    BRICKFAIR

    By Obsessionist,

    I'm not there, but I will be during the visiting hours tomorrow! If you see someone in glasses, a red backpack, and a blue 2011 BZPower shirt, say hi, because it's probably me. I plan to arrive at least an hour early to try to get near the front of the line... Here's hoping that works out.
     
    I do have some MOCs on display as well. The spinning Superman and Lex Luthor diorama, the Pohatu Phantoka with the single Gorast-wing propeller, and the Toa with the derpy yellow Dupolo piece as his torso are all mine. The tan platform treehouse and the tree with Gukkos on it in the Le-Koro display are mine as well.
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    Brickfair

    By Obsessionist,

    Gaaaah I was two days late to pre-order tickets (to the Saturday public day)!
     
    I am very upset. Anyone know any way of getting some/being sure of getting in? Right now the plan is a very early morning driving over there.
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