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    The Dog is Screaming

    By FallenAtlas,

    Like always. He sits at the door to my room, screaming and crying because my pig won't let him into the room. Then my pig sometimes chases him away to great noise and event.
     
     
    Needless to say, this makes writing, or doing anything, a hard task.
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    ...and talking to a friend we know. So, I ask him to tell her "Hi." for me, over the mic. He does it, pauses a second, then relays back that she said "I don't like you." Lil bro pauses and tacks on:
     
     
    "Well, it isn't like that's the first time you've heard that from a girl."
     
     
    Ah, family....
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    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?
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    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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    Saw three films recently, Arrival, Logan, and LEGO Batman.
     
    Gotta say, all three really blew my expectations out of the park and were fantastic films.
     
    Arrival was one of the best Sci-Fi films I have seen in a long time. You know why? It has a lot less to do with "DIE ALIEN SCUM" and more with actually just communication. It was fascinating and I loved it so much. The big reveal at the end and how it all played out just made it perfect. Definitely recommend seeing it.
     
    Logan was very good, a better representation of the character on the screen like he is in most comics. The language use was slightly off putting because it was like he was just given permission to swear so they wanted to use it as much as possible, haha. Other than that, the characterization was excellent as always from Hugh Jackman. Minor issue with the plot tho; I've read Old Man Logan, the comic it is based off, and the way Logan decides to hang up being a superhero is SOOOOOO much better and deeper and darker(not saying it being darker makes it better necessarily, but it works for what happened to him.) than what is shown and implied in the movie. Not as gripping, I thought.
     
    LEGO Batman. Near perfection. Jokes were great, references to Batman's long publication history, and all the supporting characters made it a top contender for film of the year and it's only April. Just saying.
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    Yeah, beating a dead horse but I'm still not over what FO:4 should have been. Could have been. Graphics were great, I loved the settlement building(but I think they should have cut down on the amount of settlement locations...), the Gunplay was great, but other then that....it kinda sucked. Period.
     
    Ah, oh well. Can't have a good thing all the time.
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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.
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    Here I Am

    By FallenAtlas,

    Well, it's a new year. 2017.
     
    Last year wasn't that bad for me. Made a lot of friends. Learned a lot. Got hurt a lot. Picked myself up a lot. Lot of good artists died, though; that was upsetting.
     
    But what about here?
     
    My original intent of coming here, just to RolePlay is dead. I have no time for that anymore. I'm coming up on enlisting in the National Guard and I was promoted to full time at work.
     
    I still have stories swimming about in my brain though. Things and thoughts I should put to paper(or more accurately, to screen.). I'll consider it.
     
    I think I'll be more active here. Try to be at least. There's something to be said about this place that I keep coming back for, but I can't put my finger on it. I'm not sure I want to either.
     
    New year. New you. Jamba Juice.
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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.
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    Didn't get accepted into the Civic Leadership Academy. That sucks, but I'm actually on a waiting list if anybody drops out.
     
    Saw Star Wars. It was a funny, enjoyable movie. Did it bring anything new or have any original plot points from Episode IV? No.
     
    I also laugh at those that do last-minute Christmas shopping. I finished all of mine before the 6th! It cost me about $500 though....
     
    Production of Fallen City is moving along slowly, and plot points are being written down for the Ark #351 storyline. I also have about two other short stories in the works, and I'm still thinking about writing something a little more humorous.
     
    Marvel-superhero-based BZPRPG profiles is effectively dead in the water right now. I finished Daredevil and Hulk, but I want to get more finished before I publish.
     
     
    Anyways, have a Merry Christmas!
  20. FallenAtlas
    Or otherwise known as Victory-191 Series.
     
    The premise of the entire series is that the Union actually lost the American Civil War, and the Confederacy existed all the way up to 1945(ish). The point of change, or divergence, is that a series of plans Robert E. Lee created were not captured by Union Scouts in 1862. The plans, Order 191, instead made their way safely to Lee's men, the attack was carried out, and the Union had to surrender.
     
    The series is composed of 11 books, split into one standalone book and three distinct series. Roughly, the books mark the time frame of the 1880's, 1912-1918, 1918-1941, and 1941-1946.
     
     
    It is a lot of information to digest, and a lot to read, if you don't have a deep interest in Alt. History or Turtledove's works in general. I was pretty much exhausted when I finished, and it took me about 2 months to get through it all with nightly readings.
     
     
    Was it worth it? I have to say "eh." Some books were better than others. Parts felt rushed, and a lot of it was, I noticed, just repeats upon repeats. A good 35% of the series could have been cut out if Turtledove didn't continually repeat what the character was doing in detail, even though it he had just told you a chapter earlier.
     
    The amount of POVs was a bit staggering as well. I found it slightly difficult to keep it up towards the end. Quite a few he could have just cut out, or used briefly to provide more light on this scene or that.
     
    Knowing a lot about American and World History from 1860-1950 did make it less surprising when any twists came along, but it was an alright plot. Gotta say, the best character was this series' version of Adolf Hitler. He had the most character development from 1912-1945, which was a bit sad.
     
     
    Overall? I say read it if you like history, but if you don't, don't. I give it a 6.5/10 for the entire series.
     
     
     
    God, that was a lot of reading....
  21. FallenAtlas
    Plenty of material in the Toy lore to make fun of, twist, and make ridiculous. Heck, some of it is already pretty ridiculous(Planet gets shattered, into two perfectly sized moons that take all the jungle and water with it? RIIIIIGHT.).
     
    Of course, I am a romantic. If I'm going to write something longer than a short story, I'm going to interject romance into it one way or another(This, coming from the guy that's fallen hopelessly in love with his best friend(and can't even tell her(long story.).). What kinda romantic pairs are popular between the characters? I've seen LewaxGali and VakamaxNomaka(?) with my browsing.
     
    Any good comedies to read anyways, period, while we're on this topic?
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    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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