T-Hybrid

Just a suggestion, start lining up early. Because once I start spinning the tunes everybody is going to want to bust a move on my end of the boat. Congrats on making the Rankings. Pretty impressive accomplishment.

I really need to find a way to go to this next year....sounds like it's going to be a blast. Take lots of pictures, and keep all of us unlucky ones up to date.

A "special" LEGO fan? Any chance he was a senator? I heard something along the lines of those guys get tax breaks (because in the end they'd be paying themselves...)

Don't ask me. I think I own 10 or so different versions of Raph. Those transforming ones were awesome. I think somewhere I have the Splinter that turns into the Turtles van.

Space nuts, science enthusiasts, and just overall geeks were rocked today by the latest news from the science community. In case you haven't heard it yet, Pluto is no longer a planet. Now now, take your time. It's harsh news for all us geezers who grew up remembering the classic mnemonic device: "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas"... but changes happen everyday. We'll just have to gather our strength and move on. Pluto would've wanted it that way. For me, this marks the end to so many fond memories. For one, Pluto single-handedly won me the sixth grade science quiz competition. Well, I should say it indirectly won it for me. After taking a 50 question science quiz (I told you, I'm a nerd...it's what we do for fun), the teacher added on two tie-breakers. The first I don't recall, but the second I do. "Which planet is currently furthest from the sun?" Catch that? The key word in the question, "currently", got me thinking. Well, I've always known Pluto was last...but wasn't there something about the planets occasionally not being in that order? Then it hit me, on an episode of Beakman's World a few days prior, they had talked about how Neptune's orbit sometimes carries it past Pluto. Which means that the question was most likely a trick. Well, apparently I was the only one who picked up on it, because I learned that it had come down to that very tiebreaking question. Everybody else has said Pluto (when you don't know, or aren't thinking, you sometimes go with the gut reaction). I don't remember what I won. But I won it. All thanks to Pluto. But that's just my experience. What of everybody else? Surely now some new mnemonic will be needed to remember the planetary order? Eager mothers the world over can't just serve us 'nine.' So, I propose the folowing: "My Vicious Elephant Melvin Jousted Seventy Unique Ninjas" Sure, it doesn't quite roll off the tounge...but it's very bizarre. And to a kid, who knows. I know I'll probably never forget it. And besides, I was never a fan of notion that mothers would over indulge their kids by giving them nine of anything. That's just poor parenting. This way, kids will remember the planetary order, and hear a story about an exciting battle between good and evil (Though I'm not sure at this point which is which). Furthermore, to aid in the process of overcoming this incredible loss...I, T-Hybrid, have taken it upon myself to gather up some other well known Plutos. Hopefully, us Pluto fans will be able to look to these figures as a potential replacement for our now Dwarf planet. Sailor Pluto Pros: Strong leader, great role model for women, fancy dresser Cons: May or may not have died Pluto the Dog Pros: Good natured, obedient, popular with both men and women Cons: Unlike fellow canine Goofy...is unable to grasp the concept of pants Pluto the God Pros: Omnipotent, all-knowing, immortal Cons: God of the Underworld (not exactly a good thing) Pluto Nash Pros: Features the guy who voiced Donkey Cons: About as funny as the original Pluto. So, as you're lying in bed tonight, trying to overcome what is certainly going to be the big news for the next few weeks...remember that though we may have lost one Pluto, there are at least four others watching your back.

It doesn't matter, as they'll only be keeping the title warm until I find a way to show up next year.

Trans colors, very nice. I know a few people on this forum who would be incredibly jealous. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. Especially using hydrolics.

A fellow old-school turtle fan. Very cool. Don't know if I'm as excited for this movie as I am the TF movie also in 2007 (could be a fun year for nostalgia) But oh dude, I've got all my old Turtles stuff in a box somewhere in the garage back home. I should seriously go in there someday and figure out what I all have. Because seriously, it's been a long time since I got those out.

Love the artwork, Schizo. Especially the fact that you've taken the Sunari character and really worked her into the story. Now, to take a break from writing my own fic and check out a few others. I figure I owe a few people a read.

My three years of CIS right now are chomping at the bit to get an internship and get finished up with college. But the important thing right now is making ends meet. I'll worry about a career when that time comes.

As of this entry, I am still very much unemployed. And by no means is it by choice. The big problem is my class schedule. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are fine...as I've only got the one class, but Tuesday and Thursday is a nightmare. With three classes over the course of 8 hours, there's no opening for me to squeeze in a day on the job. A lot of places would prefer that an employee work 5 days a week, and many of the places I've applied to are M-F/9-5 jobs. I am fortunate however, to have found one place that seems interested in hiring me. I've been interviewed once, and asked back for a second. It's a very popular establishment, which means I'll never have to worry about finding something to do. And it's also the kind of place that is open late at night, which means even with my class schedule I'll still be able to get in a decent shift in the evenings. The biggest benefit to working there, though, would be that it's food service. Over the last 5-6 years of working, I've gotten to know how various foods places work. To top it off, it's style of service is very similar to the last place I worked, which would hopefully make for a short period of adjustment. I'm crossing my fingers that it works out. ...Now, I'm kind of superstitous. It's why I haven't said much about this until now. I'm still not sure what to think, so I'm not going to name the place or act like I've got the job. The last time I did that, it turned out not to be the case. So hopefully you'll understand if the next update doesn't come until I've found out either way.

I find that with the right percentage of each, mixing all 4/5 flavors of Mountain Dew can provide the neccesary jolt to get me going in the morning. Tastes terrible, but then again I've never been a fan of coffee's flavor either.

You don't have to tell me about how much gas burns. When I was a little kid, I wanted to be helpful and pump gas for my mom. Well, it didn't go so well...and the next thing I know I'm in the emergency room getting my eyes flushed out.

Tragically everybody I know drinks Pepsi. Traitors...all of them.

Does the Report thing still have that feature that prevents duplicate posts from being reported? I remember that being a big time saver when it was implemented.

I totally agree. Not only are they cranking up the price on you, but then they're replacing a more unusual part with something that you find in almost every set. It's not a very polite move. They're using you guys as a means of upping profits on both ends (fewer parts being produced, and increased cost)

Hey-ooooh! Omi, first Reese...and now Coke? Have you been bought out by the man?

As some of you may have noticed by now, I'm very excited for the release of the Kardas Dragon boxed set. In fact, it's gotten to the point where I'm avoiding going near the LEGO section in fear that I'll pick up the components before I get the big guy himself. Now, you may be wondering why I'd do such a crazy thing. Surely instructions for Kardas will become readily available once the set is in the mainstream. And though it will most likely cost slightly less than the individual Titan sets, the offset would be having to wait until those same sets are proabably discounted anyway. Well, for some reason...I don't care. Part of what makes Kardas so cool is the fact he's going to come in this massive box marked Kardas. To me, it's the feeling of buying not just three smaller sets to make something larger, but buying one massive set who has the benefit of also having three alt-models that are really cool. However, I don't recall seeing word on an American release, and a search of eBay over the last few weeks had yielded only one result. And that one result wasn't too encouraging. I keep scanning sets and promotions for news, but I haven't seen anything on Kardas except that he's hit stores in the UK. So I'm getting to a point where I may just break and pick up his component sets. At this point it's not about Axonn or Brutaka...or even the stunning Vezon and Fenrahk. Kardas is the set of 2006, and he will be mine....someday.

Well, yeah. It's just my knowledge of the Marvel universe is limited to something along the lines of "Oooh...that's SPIDERMAN!"

It's the whole cliche, "No matter how good you are...there's always somebody out there who's better." The two people I share an apartment with are incredible singers. One's in an a capella band even. I thought my voice wasn't too bad...but then I heard them and it's like, nope. It's probably something you don't want to hear, or something you've heard before...but I've always believed that in the end you set out to do what you enjoy doing. Write the fics, build the mocs, draw the art...whatever it may be. As long as you draw enjoyment from it, then shouldn't that be enough?

True. True.

I have to say, I've never been into comic books, but this whole Civil War thing is getting interesting, especially with some of the changes that have come in Spiderman's world alone. Any idea where would be the best place to catch up on what's going on?

I've noticed that problem when viewing the blogs on other computers, unfortunately I haven't had that same opportunity with my own. I'll start messing around with layouts and see if I can't get something which works better.

So if they developed a series of Fruity Pebble type candies...maybe that'd help you kick your habit right?

For upper body, perhaps a small weight set combined with crunches and the like. I've got some hand weights there like 5 bucks apiece that I've been using. It's seemed to work as far as strength goes.