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    A bit of honesty

    By FallenAtlas,

    I'm rarely on this site and have rarely posted about anything in any format because the honest truth is I've been on this site before under a different username, a different account.
     That account was bullied off the site.
     I was much younger then. I was ignorant of things and was just looking to have a good time with friends I made. Older members, adults, on this site came after me when I was 14 years old and bullied me off the site.
     That's the BZPower I remember and know. I made a new account later in life, this one, and hoped I could talk about my passion of Bionicle again without carrying the social stigma that was made against me.
     It, frankly, hasn't worked well. I see many of the same folks that hurt me dearly still posting and being active.
     BZPower, to be honest, lost its way. It stopped being about Bionicle a long time ago and became a clique. The forum was ran(both on staff and off staff) by a group of people that used the forum to flex their internet power points on others. Many things I posted, shared, wrote, whatever...were criticized and ignored for not being one of them. And that's a hard thing to take when all you want is to have fun on a website dedicated to a toy.
     There is not a single friend I made on BZPower that I still know today because of the environment created here. My friend, S, has become consumed by this site and I can't bear to talk to her ever again because of the venom built up in her over all this. It's too much.
     It's all too much for a toy.
     It was just supposed to be a toy fan site.
     That's all I wanted. I got a lot of other things instead.
     I'll probably still be around, here and there. I've said my piece.
     I'm done holding the sky up.
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    All 4 Wisdom Teeth

    By FallenAtlas,

    Gone. Ripped out Monday in less than five hours. Went home, and turned out I'm allergic to the anesthesia, so I was puking sick the rest of the day. Didn't sleep hardly at all last night, and now I'm hooked up on pain killers and can't feel anything.
     
     
    I guess I could say I'm in a better mood now than I was over the weekend.
  7. FallenAtlas
    Ending to a mostly MEH series. Not enough action, just a lot of dialogue explaining that there will be action. Not terribly pleased, but the ending was definitely exciting with the outbreak of the Second Great War(World War II in our history.).
     
    I noticed Turtledove, the author, repeated himself a lot in the writing. Yes, we know this POV Character works in a canning factory, and yes we know she pulls three levers, and yes we know she lost a husband in the war, and YES FOR GOODNESS' SAKES WE KNOW THAT. Could have easily reduced the series from three books to just two.
     
    It does kick off the next series, Settling Accounts, well enough. But whether that punt is a 90-yarder or if it'll fall off the wayside, I don't know just yet.
     
     
    I don't recommend reading unless you have read How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove, and the Great War Series, and the rest of the American Empire series.
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    Black Friday

    By FallenAtlas,

    It's not worth it. I've worked in both retail and the food business. Don't go Black Friday shopping at midnight. Or at 3AM. Wait until like 7AM like a reasonable person. They'll still have TV's before Christmas. Those waffle toasters you're jazzed about? Still there. The latest iBox game? Boy, lemme tell you something about the way they will have it.
     
    Enjoy family. Give thanks for all the good you have in this world.
     
    Happy Thanksgiving
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    Black Friday

    By FallenAtlas,

    If you pick up an item and carry it around the store with you, and just toss it onto another display or shelf;
     
    If you knock over a display and don't even let anybody know that you knocked it over;
     
    If you try to haggle a better discount on items we're practically giving away for free;
     
     
    I will most likely hate you.
     
    Sincerely,
     
    Retail Workers
     
     
     
     
     
    I worked from 10PM Thanksgiving Day to 8AM the next day, and my energy drink only let me sleep for two hours before I went back in at 4PM to close at 12AM. I am a little upset.
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    Boi

    By FallenAtlas,

    $1,456 in tips since I've started delivering pizzas. And this isn't even a rich town, it's more bordering poor/middle class.
     
     
    It's a lot of money.
  13. FallenAtlas
    Be warned, readers!
     
    I have a deep, shameless love for books of all kinds. I have been seriously considering starting my own library, operating out of my room. Could work, I think.
     
    Something I've always wanted to do was post reviews of books, and this blog seems like a great place to do it! Review books, and get books recommendations.
     
     
    So, BZPower, any books that you've adored that you care to share with the Titan upstairs?
  14. FallenAtlas
    Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be making BZPRPG characters based exactly on Marvel/DC Characters. These types of characters are affectionately(actually, not at all. They are hated pretty much everywhere except on a certain RP site I cannot mention.) known as "Carbons," as in "carbon copy."
     
    My starting character is most likely going to be Daredevil. (Mattew Muridock, perhaps?) Any fan favorites around here?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    *Author's Note: I will not be using these characters in the BZPRPG. This is simply for fun. If an interest is expressed in using them, however, I may allow it to happen.
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    Coin Collection

    By FallenAtlas,

    I've self-appraised my coin collection today. Took me around 6 hours to get through the more important pieces of the collection, and now my back hurts. But the worth stands somewhere between $80,000 and $100,000.
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    Cyber Monday

    By FallenAtlas,

    Couple days late, but whatever.
     
    Picked up some DLC for Europa Universalis IV(some unit packs, and the Art of War expansion).
     
    And a war hammer. Legitimate, 100% steel and hickory war hammer from Cold Steel.
     
    Yeah. It was a good day.
     
     
    Plus, I had the day off!
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    Dahnald

    By FallenAtlas,

    This election was YUGE.
     
     
    Seriously though, it's just another 4 years. The sun will come up tomorrow and the world will spin on. It isn't the end of the world.
  20. FallenAtlas
    ...get paid with a computer.
     
    That was wild.
     
    I was asked to repair and fix up two computers, both of which are rather fast and good machines once they were fixed. The lady then asked which one was better, so I let her know, and she gave me the slower one as payment.
     
    Not complaining, I needed a good gaming machine....
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    Dusty....

    By FallenAtlas,

    ..is a great name for a dog. Horrible condition for a blog however.
     
    Not saying I'm writing some Bionicle-ish stuff(and totally not saying I found some random books of Bionicle for like, $3 books for a box full at a garage sale), and I'm not saying I may be more active.
     
    I'm just saying Dusty is a great name for a dog.
  23. FallenAtlas
    Ah, well, I went and did it, I became a Premier Member of BZPower. Why?
     
    Well, honestly it wasn't because of Bionicle. I had no idea what Bionicle was in fact when I first joined here over a month ago. No clue at all. I was told to come here for the BZPRPG, actually. That it was a better RPG to get into; active, semi-friendly, and somewhat competent moderators. Now I can vouch for the first one, but I haven't been around long enough to actually say anything on the last two promises made to me.
     
    Moving on, though, it wasn't the BZPRPG that made me become a Premier Member. It was the community of toy lovers that are here. Nice enough folks, I noted, and I think I would like to see it stay around. So I donated, and got the perks out of it. Fair enough deal.
     
    Onto my actual blog, I need make some stuff clear:
     
    1. In no way, shape, or form will I be giving some detailed analysis of myself or my personal life. There will be posts about life, but I will not be giving details. I do not exist here and I will keep it that way. You want to know about me? Ask. Worst thing to happen will be that I say "no."
     
    2. I will not stand for flame wars on my blog, in the comments or otherwise. There's plenty of websites out there where you can tear each other to shreds over petty matters; a children's toy site is not the place. I will shut it down. I don't take kindly to insults flying for no reason, or in fact, any reason.
     
    3. Please remember, I didn't know anything about Bionicle up until a month ago. My knowledge of it is still incredible shaky. If I make some slip-up regarding the canon, it is because of ignorance, but not willingly.
     
     
    Otherwise, thanks for reading, thanks for welcoming to this website, and here's hoping we have some good times together!
     
     
    FallenAtlas
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    Gearing Up

    By FallenAtlas,

    Gearing up for a return. Don't know what it will imply. My interaction with the BZPRPG is probably going to die off and stay dead, as I lack time for that. I may end up writing the RPGs I'm working on as stories instead. Expect more stories, period, anyways. Bionicle is a neat concept, and I would like to dabble in it more.
  25. FallenAtlas
    I have a heart that aches for people that are hurting, that are in need, that need just a bit of help. I have a hard time saying no, because I never want to say no. I don't like denying people help. It just rubs me the wrong way.
     
    But as a result, I can end up getting myself wrapping up in events that I have no clue where they started or where they will end. But that's who I am. It's what I am.
     
    I help people.
     
    And sometimes I find myself suffering for it.
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