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  1. Kex

    Fantabulastic

    By Kex,

    So I'm just sitting here chilling, been on spring break for a while now, when it hit me like a flock of elephant seals. Now, I'm almost positive 'flock' isn't the correct word to describe a group of elephant seals, but I don't really care. I'm using it.
     
    THERE'S SCHOOL TOMORROW.
     
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
     
    No more 'do-whatever-you-want-you-have-nothing-to-worry-about-tomorrow-and-you-most-definitely-don't-have-to-wake-up-at-6:20-or-attend-academic-classes-of-any-kind'. Oh no no no no no no.
     
    Not looking forward to it.
     
    But whatever.
     
    LESS THAN A MONTH TILL MY REAL BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR.
     
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
  2. Kex
    Alright, here's how it goes.
     
    I'm currently sitting in my fourth hour Digital Design class, which is probably the worst elective I've ever had, ever. It's so boring. Especially when a friend that's in the class is at home sick and you're stuck in class with a substitute teacher and a bunch of freshmen with the maturity level of an eight year old. I feel like I'm coming down with something as I write this. My nose is sniffling and my throat has that funny feeling that can only be described as 'yeah, you're getting sick'. The aforementioned sick friend had a 103 fever last night when I spoke to her, and she sounded awful. I really hope I don't come down with one of those and I really hope she gets better soon. Anyway I'm having a text message conversation with a friend at work, and apparently I'm taking her shift tonight. A closing shift, at that. Whatever. At least it's a cashier shift. Those are somewhat fun.
     
    The plan is to purchase a guitar this weekend. A friend of mine has been giving me lessons the last few weeks, and I've decided that I really should get my own to practice. Still haven't decided on electric or acoustic, but we'll see. Learning guitar is something I've wanted to do for years, but just never really followed through. Should be fun.
     
    And a bit of an update on my last blog entry: what I have planned for the COT Forum is ready (and has been for a while now) and I'm just waiting (and waiting...) for the go-ahead.
  4. Kex

    I Have Problems

    By Kex,

    Computer problems, mainly.
     
    Long story short, my computer is toast. I'll be getting it back Saturday, but it may or may not be working. We'll see.
     
    BUT HAVE NO FEAR. BZP February plans are still in place!
     
    Anyway, just popping in to prove I'm still alive.
     
    I have so much to blog about... When I get all this stuff sorted out, expect lots of updates from me.
     
    Leave love and tell me how much you've missed me~
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    Shopping Spree Of Sorts

    By Kex,

    Well, I was randomly browsing this site, like I do time to time. Except this time, I found this one store that seemed to have MOCing essentials for the Technic builder. Alas, I was sucked in like a kid in a candy store. I browsed for well over an hour, accumulating over 600 Lego parts totaling $91.78. Originally, I had much more -- $176 worth. I went through my order and took out some things to make it slightly more economical. Here's a list of the parts I ordered. (I'll be sure to take a few pictures when I receive the loot.) With shipping and everything, I estimate my total will be around $100. I haven't received the invoice from the store owner yet, so I don't know exactly how much my total will be. So I spent $100 on Lego.
     
    I spent $100 on Lego.
     
    One hundred dollars.
     
    On Lego.
     
    --Kex
  8. Kex
    Tonight was pretty much amazing. Shame I can't really elaborate, but OH WELL it was mad fun. agah gah gah gah
     
     
     
    Anyway, things are goijng swell. THanks for asking. I hope you're doing swell, too, because swell is just such a swell word. So is indeed. Indeed, it is. I;m not really sure why it's not used very often. After it, it such an awesome word... indeed... ... Also, if I ever have a daughter, she will be named Starla.
     
    One more week of school until winter vacation. Mixed feelings about this... no school, there;s the holidays and such, but I'll also be int he middle of nowhere for a few dyas... I'll live... hopefully... I obly have one more gift to purchase, maybe a few more.. still waiitng on word that I'm exchanging gifts with someone.
     
     
     
    it's the nature of the experiment~
     
    And I still smell grape.
  9. Kex
    I would say something along the lines of "It started as a normal day..." but it really didn't. Today was "Professional Studies Day" or something that all high schools in my district had the option of having. Whether or not you have it was based on school vote. My school voted for it, although I think not many other ones did. What this day serves as is basically an extra early release day each month. Meant for "study", I guess. I get out at 11:32 as opposed to 2:54, so all is good.
     
    Well, it was all good. Bus was a little late, and I had two pop quizzes on a supposedly lax day, but all was fairly good.
     
    Now to the real story. As you probably don't know, I have two half-brothers (and a few more siblings, but it really doesn't matter). They are two and four years old. The four year old goes to a free preschool at a church about 5 minutes away. He goes every day during the week for a few hours. I never go with my mom to pick him up, as I'm typically at school. But today was a bit different, as I detailed above. We got there a bit early, and we waited in the parking lot for about ten minutes before my mom went inside to pick up my older brother. I stayed in the car with my younger brother to save my mom the trouble of lugging him inside. I was orginally sitting in the front passenger seat, but I moved to the back seat after my mom left. So there I was, watching Monster Jam with my little brother on the DVD player inside the van. A 2003 Dodge Minivan, if I may add. About two minutes after my mom left, a black Dodge Minivan starting slowly backing into the space next to us (driver door to driver door). Same make and model, just in a different color. About thirty seconds after, eveything changed. He opened his van door, and hit the driver side door of the car I was in. I figured it was an accident; it happens a lot espcially with how close they make the parking spaces and how terrible some people park. So I'm thinking to myself, "Alright, what's he gonna do now?" He just hit my mom's car. I didn't have to wait long. He whipped upon the driver side door, leaned into the car, and snatched my mom's purse (which was between the driver and passenger seat on the floorboard. And he sped off. From the time he hit the door to when he drove away, 10 seconds went by. It was that fast.
     
    So, now, to re-cap some details. I was in the back seat when this happened, and my little brother was in a carseat in front of me in a buckett seat in the middle of the van. Oh, and the car was running, with the keys in the ignition. Could've took the whole car if he wanted to. The doors were unlocked, but that was a good thing, actually. This guy would've prolly smashed the windows or something equally desperate to get the purse. Speaking of desperation, this guy obviously needed anything he could get his hands on. It seems addiction brought the worst out of this guy, if you know what I mean. I'm probably leaving other stuff out, but I think you get the point, and I don't feel like telling the story for the millioneth time. A guy pulled up, opened the door, took the purse, and left -- with me and my younger brother in the running van. I didn't even get a good look at the guy, much less catch a liscense plate number. He was a middle-aged white male, and that's I could tell the cops. Yeah, I spoke with them for abour 30 minutes. Get asked the same question thirty times each. It was real fun.
     
    The cops were pretty cool, though. They took fingerprints of the door, and they found a huge palm print right above the door handle. It's obviously his. I just hope that this provides enough to get a suspect, because if it doesn't, nothing will happen in the case. This kind of petty theft happens all the time.
     
    There are many "what ifs" to everything here, but that doesn't really get anything positive going.
     
    In all, I could've died today. My brother could've died today. Human beings could've senselessly died today. Luckily, none of that happened, and I'm very grateful. But I was robbed in my own neighborhood. And I'm not all too happy about it. All because of scum. You always think, "it'll never happen to me". We all do. Fact is, scum like this exists -- it's real. To be honest, I wasn't scared in the ordeal. Happened so fast you didn't have time to be. But it opened my eyes real, real wide, and I hope this story does the same for you.
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    Minus The Bear

    By Kex,

    Is an amazing band. <33
     
    I'm going to a concert of theirs on November 3, and I can't wait.
     
    If you live and South Florida and want to go, send me a PM or something. Tickets are only $14 and I can supply transportation if it's needed. The show's at Revolution.
     
    SO EXCITED.
     
     
  11. Kex

    Colors

    By Kex,

    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
     
  12. Kex

    It's Over

    By Kex,

    Well, yeah. The party was shut down tonight: BZPower's fifth anniverary officially came to a close. As the staff sweep up the confetti and mop up the forum, the members just stare in amazement asking themselves where those blasted rank images went off to. Short answer? Janus ate them.
     
    I hope everyone enjoyed their premier perks while they lasted. But now, I laugh at each of you who shoved my blog to the back pages, and can now no longer access your blog.
     
    -Kex
  13. Kex

    Dial It Up

    By Kex,

    HAHA. Right. I hope I never have to hear that sound again in my life.
     
    Tommorow, my five year era of dial-up finally ends. I've been using it since obtaining my first family computer in mid 2001. I can't wait until I come home tomorrow from school. But with my luck, something will go wrong and by house will be burned down or something equally tragic while Bellsouth is hooking up the fiber optic stuff or whatever it is that they do. It'll be like one of those dreadfully depressing stories Lemony Pepper Snickers writes, if you know what I'm talking about.
     
    And you know what some of the first things I'll be doing are? Downloading stuff. Stuff like music and the VNOLG. I haven't played it yet. As a matter of fact, I haven't even read about it yet. I hope it's as cool as people are making it seem.
     
    Wish me luck~?
  14. Kex
    As I mentioned in a previous entry, my house is currently being renovated. Not just something minor. I'm talking transforming a 2-1, living room, kitchen, and porch into a 4-3, living room, family room, kitchen, 2-car garage, porch, and pool.
     
    There's a lot of work going into this. My dad's doing the entire thing himself, only receiving help when absolutely neccesary. I don't think you realize how frustrating it is when you tell people to move the pile of dirt on the left side of the house to the right side, and they end up moving the pile on the right to the left side. It's ridiculous. Things always turn out better if you do it yourself. You can't rely on people who don't take any pride whatsoever in their job. As a matter of fact, they don't even speak English, or care to try and learn it. And around here, you can't find anyone else to do the job.
     
    So yeah. The sledgehammer. Loads of fun. Take a look at the room in the upper right of this picture. And, here it is after I finished with it.
     

     
    Here are some more pictures.
     
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    The two people you see in a few pictures would be my dad and my stepmom. There'll be more pictures at a later time, definitely. Look at the disaster. I look and smile at it. D:
     
    -Kex
  15. Kex

    Whoo

    By Kex,

    Man was this week hectic. And it's not even over yet. Mid-terms on Tuesday and Thursday, with the PSAT in between on Wednesday. Huh? Yeah. It wasn't fun. Things went a lot smoother than expected, though. Way too smooth. I just hope I end up with a good grade on my Algebra II mid-term. I need an 'A' or 'B' to boost my 'C+' to a 'B'. And if I got anything lower... Guh. How I ever hate tests. I never do as well as I should on them. I dunno, I just blank out sometimes, and it doesn't come back to me. I really don't have much to say... Figured I'd just let everyone know what's going on. Maybe, just maybe I'll get some time in for updating this thing more often. Oh, and there's no school tomorrow. Which is pretty awesome.
     
    Excuse me while I continue to jam out to some Stone Sour.
  17. Kex
    I need someone to make me a sprite. A Pokemon trainer sprite. Of me. For the BZPFL.
     
    I'm thinking something like this, except as a guy. I don't want to go into specifics so I don't make things too complicated. I'll leave the details to the artist.
     
    You can PM/IM/e-mail me any questions or anything. Thank you.
     
    --Kex
  18. Kex

    Whoops

    By Kex,

    I think I slipped.
     
    Yes, I think I slipped.
     
    Or did I? For some reason, I'm quite confused.
     
    Or am I? Somebody needs to sort things out.
     
    -Kex
  19. Kex

    Blog Updations

    By Kex,

    Decided to renovate this thing. At first, there were just going to be some minor additions. But then I decided that I wanted to add some spice, personality, you know? Here's what I came up with.Latest Creation - My latest MOC will be showcased for all to see.Music - In this area I will share images of some of my favorite bands. I will elaborate on the band, images, song lyrics, or general musical information in future blog entries.Useful Links - Very basic and general information that every member should read and fully understand.The BBC Empire - The important BBC topics are shared here, along with any new information regarding the BBC Forum. As well, every week I will personally select a MOC to place in this section as "MOC of the week". Be sure to check this section for updates!-Kex
  20. Kex

    Say Hello To My Little Friend

    By Kex,

    Now, understand that I've been using the AOL browser for 3+ years, Which is not something you want to brag about. And since I've upgraded to DSL, I've been using IE 6. I was feeling 'meh' about it, so I upgraded to IE 7 yesterday... Didn't like it. At all. Now, a few months ago, I downloaded Firefox, just to try it out. Turns out that it's painstakingly slow... Like all browsers are using dial-up. But I don't remember having against the browser. So I downloaded it again yesterday, and I love it. It's awesome. It's my new best friend~
  21. Kex

    Away

    By Kex,

    Away - Breaking Benjamin

     
    Cold am I
    I'm beside myself
    Because there's no one else
    Have I grown so blind
    Only God could save you
    If you knew your way to the light
    So fly away
    And leave it behind
    Just stay awake
    There's nowhere to hide
    I see you cause you won't get out of my way
    I hear you cause you won't quit screaming my name
    I feel you cause you won't stop touching my skin
    I need you they're coming to take you away
     
    Frail and dry
    I could lose it all
    But I cannot
    Recall it all wrong
    Don't cry
    Clear away this hate
    And we can start to make it alright
    So fly away
    And leave it behind
    Return someday
    With red in your eyes
    I see you cause you won't get out of my way
    I hear you cause you won't quit screaming my name
    I feel you cause you won't stop touching my skin
    I need you they're coming to take you away
     
    This song is about the hardships of wanting someone so badly and knowing you can't have them. They were yours, and you, theirs. You went through it all. The relationship was amazing. Nothing was better. You just fit together.
     
    Now that the relationship is over, you sit, alone, thinking of what you could've changed. You think of what you screwed up, and you wish you hadn't done the things you'd done. It surrounds your every thought. You dream of her. You hurt for her. But you don't dare call her, you don't dare try to fix it. There is no fixing it. It's all gone and it's your fault. You can pretend to pin it to her, but you know the truth inside. So you are going crazy, sitting alone. You loathe yourself, because you don't want to feel this way. You know you're stronger than this, but it's tearing your insides out. That voice in your head just keeps screaming. So you have to get it out. You have to let it go. So you write it out. You put a melody to it. A song is born.
     
    -Kex
     
  22. Kex

    New Topics And Such

    By Kex,

    So Barraki pics are scanned from the back of the small 2007 set instructions this weekend. Which means that not only do we have pictures of them that aren't leaked, we have even better, detailed pictures of them. Which is very cool, and great for BZP. Naturally, these new sets are going be discussed on BZP. The solution? An incredibly awesome Official Barraki Sets Topic, made by somebody equally (well, maybe a tad bit more...) awesome. If you have any suggestions for it, please do suggest away. FAQ questions would also be helpful. Always feel free to contact me via IM, PM, or e-mail.
     
    Almost immediately, members noticed the strange red markings around Pridak. Using my awesome common sense powers, I decided to create a seperate poll so that my topic doesn't get downgraded in awesomeness because of off-topic spam about blood in Bionicle.
     
    I hope you're all enjoying the topics.
     

  24. Kex

    Crowds And Plumbing

    By Kex,

    Firstly, I apologize for not keeping up with this thing. I'm no doctor, but I do play one on the internet, and I can tell you that I have had an extreme case of laziness lately.
     
    Well, anyway, not much happened today. In case you didn't know, my father's house is currently being renovated. The house is being doubled in size. We finally got all the permits together mid-June (took some 7 months), and we started right away. Thankfully, our neighbor is a contractor himself, and he's helping out a lot with the project, doing some labor, and providing my dad with some materials that are saving him tons of money.
     
    The plumbing was put down today. The guy had to dig around with the Bobcat first, which was the most time consuming part, and was what he considered "the hard part". Then the PVC was laid down, and all that good plumbing stuff. At least now I know where my waste products will be going.
     
    When that was finished, I was planning on going to the movies with my dad and stepmom. We were going to see Click (Adam Sandler and whatnot). We went to Muvico, and upon entering the line to buy tickets, saw that just about everything was sold out for the next several hours. We ended up stopping at Blockbuster on the way home, where we still managed to come in contact with a rather large crowd. You have to admit, a fifteen minute checkout line is a bit ridiculous.
     
    We got the movie Jarhead. It was based on a former Marine's book. It was okay -- nothing to write home about, though.
     
    -Kex
  25. Kex

    Advances In Technology

    By Kex,

    I called around to several stores the night of last, and found two stores that had the new iPods in stock. Target, who had three white 80GB's left, and Best Buy, who had everything. Naturally, I went to Best Buy. After waiting in a rather large line just to pick up the iPod, I had to wait in another even larger line to pay. Malls and shopping centers are always so hectic on weekends here. Anyways, I ended up with a brand new black 30GB iPod with video. $250 later, that is. But I really think it was worth very penny. If I didn't, I wouldn't have forked over that much. But I love iPods, and I wanted to stick with them, even after I filled the 2GB. I was going to venture out and buy something else, but then I heard that Apple just released new iPods. Great timing, if you ask me. And now I have this 2GB Nano sitting here, waiting to be dumped from full to empty and shipped to a worthy soul. Unfortunately for anyone who was actually interested in buying it, I'm sorry, but it's taken. Kind Sir KIE reserved it the night I announced it was up for grabs. Of course, if you want to go above his outragously high bid, then it's yours.

    Right now, I'm downloading a music video from iTunes. Just to test it out, and see how it works. Bought the video, Call Me When You're Sober by Evanescence. I held off on buying the single for this reason. Now, see, I left my computer on when I went to work, so the video can download. I was dismayed when I came home and saw that I was disconnected. That means I'll have to start the downloading process all over again. But when I went and pulled it up and restarted the download, it started from the point where it left off! Totally sweet feature of iTunes 7 -- especially for someone who uses dial-up like me.

    Ah, yes. Dial-up. Used it for all five or so years that I've been using a computer. I am all too enthused to report that I'm going to be dropping dial-up entirely very soon. And no, this isn't depriving myself of the internet or suicide. Nice try. As soon as my father finishes up structual workings of the house addition, electrical is next. We know an electrician who lives on the next street over, and he's hooking us up. Quite literally. We're going to have a server, and some type of wireless internet to go along with it. Don't know anything for certain just yet. Most of the time, I'm at my mother's house, though. So this means when I'm there, I'll be stuck with dial-up. Not cool. So I finally decided to ask about upgrading to DSL. Now, my mom uses Netzero, and I use AOL [free trial version(s)]. She pays the $10 monthly fee, and I pay nothing. And she doesn't want to pay anything more than $10. So whats happening is that she will pay $10 of whatever the monthly bill is, and I'll have to pick up the rest. I plan on getting 384 Kbps DSL from BellSouth. Can't wait.
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