Cap'n Ikki

Remember that Ghost CGI Infected Lewa movie I spoke of earlier? Well, here it is! Thanks much to Bioni-Cool Jack for finding and sending this! -Ikk

So far, it seems like I'm going for Tanma, the Good Wizard, and possibly Motorcycle Chase. And then I MAY allow myself two more sets when summer comes. Maybe. -Ikk

Got salmon? Indy and Castle still look good. I r trobbled. -Ikk

Terrific, Mutran & Antroz are some of the few sets not available here yet. Thanks for them ideas, though... how about some non-Bionicle sets? Fishman... I like your ideas. A lot. -Ikk

As noted in my last entry (HAPPY 2008!!), I'll allow myself to buy only three sets next year (WOO!!). So, of all the sets of 2008 we have seen thus far (PARTEY!!), which would YOU recommend? -Ikk

Three new XD And these Matoran look cute... but $10? Nice joke, LEGO. -Ikk

I need to cure myself from immense Bioholism and get on with life. Thus, I'll allow myself to buy only three LEGO sets in total this year. B) Problem is, the Av-Matoran are 50 DKK -- $10 -- here, each. What to do? Happy 2008!! -Ikk ... no, this entry is not noobish.

Ditto. I'm still glad that you've cleared this up. I don't see why so many people are bothered though. If they were searching the internet for these names, why bother if they knew they weren't gonna get anything decent? I don't know.... TNN Personally I googled these names to see if I could find any real-word-roots for them, like with the Phantoka Makuta. That might've given hints to their set shapes, such as Antrozoidae being a bat family. No luck there, though. -Ikk

Thanks a LOT, Greg. Krika had me worried there. I still cracked up when I saw it on that slang site. -Ikk

I may do that -- depends on my post-08 schedules. Regardless, I have fun writing it. -Ikk

On long, dark, chilly nights, what's a better escape than to write yourself into another world?! Here's a bit of a preview -- --------- Lhikan jumped quickly across the rooftops, no sound audible in the light-ridden district. Each time a great gap between buildings came he dug his sword into the metallic surface of the roof and swung onto the next structure. Darting through the wide streets below would have been easier, but comfort was no priority of his at the moment. The shadows were alive in Metru Nui at night, he knew, and no less above street level that on it. The Toa grinned. Luring stalkers into thinking they were on top of the hunt was skill he had sharpened much in the recent much, to the point where he almost allowed himself to enjoy it. No doubt his followers would think him a poor fool who had sought refuge a place he had mistakenly believed safe. And so, they would follow him noiselessly until they were all around him, watching yet unseen, and then strike coldly – so was their plan; Lhikan knew it, and he let out another grin at the ignorance of his hunters. Hunters were what the Vahki had become. Once symbols of efficiency and order, even if too strict in Lhikan’s mind, the Vahki had served as protectors and watchers of the Matoran and, most preciously, their work. In more recent times, however, things had changed. No one could say quite how lest they dared speak of it, but Lhikan felt it for sure. The busy yet upbeat hum of the ancient city had been replaced by something quite indescribable to Matoran who had spent all their lives working in their own little worlds – yet Lhikan knew the mood, for it had plagued this city and many other lands, too, not at least his own, in past ages. Fear had come to Metru Nui. It was not fear as when Lhikan and his comrades had battle monsters of legend or warred with the Dark Hunters in the past; this was an unseen fear, largely, Lhikan believed, caused by an increase of sternness in the Vahki. He had no idea how or why the robotic beings had changed in such a way, though, and what little guess he had he was too afraid to voice to even himself or his Toa comrades. On a chilly, starlit night, however, the Toa’s mind was not at far riddles, but right with him, calculating the time left till he got to where he had planned. He forced his heart to let go of his worries for the Matoran below, and steeled himself. He could now see it. Roughly a 100 bio ahead of him loomed a large, slim tower. Emanating from it were soft blue circular lights, arranged in ascending patterns up to the spherical summit of the tower. Its walls were dark yet with a metallic glare in the glow of the cacophony of lightstones, and at the large orbed top was an array of rectangular windows from which a dim light shone. Lhikan kept his gaze fixed on it as he sped across the last building roofs; it was the Moto Main, the trademark peak of Le-Metru, rivaled in height by the Coliseum only. The Toa of Fire was only three roofs from the southern wall of the tower, and as he duly noted, tiny, unearthly eyes peeked at him in cold curiosity. Once, the Vahki had allowed him free reign in Metru Nui at all times, as ordered by Turaga Dume himself. But to the grinning Toa, that seemed millennia ago. And good day to you as well, Vahki, he thought and spun around without blinking. --------- May decide to epic-ify it sometime. we'll see. For now, Mahri New Year! B) -Ikk

Mahri Christmas! My throat and ears hurt. -Ikk

There ain't much chance we will, I'm afraid, at least not until they appear in powered versions on sets/combos. =-/ I quite like this fella, though -- interesting that Kirop ain't the leader still. Oh, and please get into the Av-Matoran soon. -Ikk

You're drunk, mate. -Ikk

Is this a new debate technique, eh? Can't see why you wouldn't agree, though... 'tis very simple. Superficial = subjective = not universal. -Ikk

If it's subjective, how is it automatically superficial? Colors are one of the most deciding factors when I buy sets... so make no Hasty Generalization or whatever, bones. -Ikk

Fru-Matoran! Overall, I like yer ideas, though I think lime and orange may clash a bit with the white... I don't mind their current colors, since their brightness gives off nice light effects considering their background. Only thing I miss is two-part torsos, really -- these are just way too simple for $5 sets. Honestly, 16 pieces at best? Still, the masks/limbs/feet/heads do make up for that, so they end up being fairly good sets IMO. How 'bout 'Ai-Matoran'? I use that And Ra would be good for the light-drained ones. Although Avo and Kra/Kraa would be more logical. -Ikk

It's darn cold and stormy and gets dark early! Last winter we had to wait 'til March for it to actually snow! An' we're out of hot water 'round 'ere! Happy December, folks. -Ikk

Then for Taipu's sake, get me a link! -Ikk

Yo Does ANYONE know where to find that old CGI Ghost video of Lewa with an infected mask? I'd be really very much obliged! I'll give muffins!

Then what will you eat? Your weird bones. -Ikk

I have to do a 5-minutes' presentation in school tomorrow, about a subject -- anything -- related to the English-speaking world, and I'm kinda stuck. Any ideas? -Ikk

One tenth of a skull is better than no skull. Agreed on the points, bones -- personally, I think this may be a helpful thing for me... but we'll see how all turns out. EDIT: Reply from Tilius -- Thanks for the reply bonesiii, and the Seal of Approval. To be honest I didn't expect you to relate to this at all. But that's cool, as I said, it's only for those that want it. People can just pick out the parts that apply to them, and do whatever they want with the advice given - ignore it or try to take it into account. -Ikk