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  1. Eyru

    Because I Must

    By Eyru,

    Here is a blog entry to discuss food.
     
    It is necessary.
     
    Today I barbecued a hamburger and garnished it with mushrooms and lettuce. I ate it and it was very enjoyable.
     
    Discuss.
  2. Eyru

    Opinions, Empathy, and Pizza

    By Eyru,

    Opinions are good things. They are what make us different. If everyone liked the colour blue best, the world would be boring. But we also have people who like green and purple and yellow and brown, and those differences make us interesting.
     
    Along with those differences come the opportunity to look at a situation from a different point of view. If everyone in the whole world liked pepperoni pizza, we could all get together and eat pepperoni pizza and laugh and enjoy each others' company, and it would be a great time. But in our world, not everyone likes pepperoni pizza best. Maybe they like hawaiian pizza, or vegetarian pizza. Not only is that okay, but it also provides a valuable opportunity: we can try to empathize with someone else.
     
    Wikipedia says that "empathy is the capacity to recognize feelings that are being experienced by another sentient... being."
     
    If everyone were the same, we would have no opportunity to recognize other feelings or opinions or points of view. The only way to experience something different would be to actively change yourself. But why in the world would you want to change yourself? If you like pepperoni pizza best, why would you want to force yourself to like hawaiian better?
     
    That's where empathy comes in. Practicing empathy allows us to recognize the points of view that others hold without sharing them ourselves (the key word is recognize).
     
    It's like you temporarily get to become another person. You get to understand their opinion, and you don't have to sacrifice your slice of pepperoni pizza to do so. You can understand that someone else likes hawaiian better; you can listen to countless details that support their decision; you can empathize with their feelings towards hawaiian pizza, and you can do all this without actually having to give up your favourite pizza.
     
    Whether you like pepperoni pizza or hawaiian pizza doesn't matter. What does matter is that every disagreement and difference in opinion is an opportunity to walk a few steps in someone else's shoes, and briefly experience life through their eyes. You don't need to change, and they don't need to change. Instead, you both get to learn and experience something new (which is really one of the best parts of life I think you'll agree), and then return to what you like best, whether it's pepperoni or hawaiian.
  5. Eyru
    Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell.
     
    I finished reading it last night. It's a brilliant book, but also rather scary, especially when considering the state of world affairs today (as all good dystopic novels should be). I'd recommend this book to anyone.
     
    And I do believe that's the last book of my literary summer. Since the start of July, I've read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I've started This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and I'm halfway through Paradise Lost by John Milton, as well as partway through a collection of Poe's poems and short stories.
     
    Now begins my literary autumn. First up: finish This Side of Paradise, and begin reading the complete works of Lewis Carroll. Also scavenge local bookstores for a volume of Keats' work.
     
    Oh my goodness how I love Keats. But that's a blog entry for another day.
  6. Eyru

    guys Guys GUYS

    By Eyru,

    You know those profile ratings, y'know, on your profile? The five stars?
     
    I have an idea:
     
    If you go to someone's profile and they are cool, give them one star.
     
    Because they are Number One.
     
    We will flip the status quo, and the coolest people on BZPower will have one star.
     
    And if the person is not cool? Give them one star anyway, because everyone is Cool In Their Own Way.
     
    GUYS LET'S START A REVOLUTION GUYS
  8. Eyru
    Day three has ended, and here are the names that have been eliminated:
     
    Eyru
    Dreams of Farm Animals
    Mushroom Exterminator
    Eel Your Rump Understands
    A Wonderful Pistachio
     
    All fantastic names, to be sure (I like A Wonderful Pistachio in particular), but none of them measured up to the following two names, the final contenders:
     
     
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 12
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 14
     
     
    This is it, ladies and gents: the chance to make history! So go out, and make your voice heard!
  9. Eyru
    Today I realized that I didn't want these polls to take another four days, so I decided to take out all of the suggestions with zero votes. Yay! Quicker results! Who doesn't love that?
     
    Here are the names remaining:
     
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 4
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 5
    Eyru - 2
    Dreams of Farm Animals - 1
    Mushroom Exterminator - 1
    Eel Your Rump Understands - 2
    A Wonderful Pistachio - 1
     
    Holy Bieber! Suddenly the end is almost upon us! Vote quickly, before I change the rules again!
  10. Eyru
    Welcome to day two of the voting for my next name! Let's get straight to business: here are the first six names to be eliminated:
     
     
    UREYRU
    Great and Powerful Eyru
    Guy Who Licks Gravy
    Deodorant
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Usain Bolt
     
     
    And here are your remaining choices!
     
     
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 2
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 3
    Eyru - 1
    Dreams of Farm Animals - 1
    PUFFERFISH - 0
    Mushroom Exterminator - 0
    Chinese Biscuit Enunciator - 0
    Fabulous Salmon - 0
    Eel Your Rump Understands - 1
    A Wonderful Pistachio - 1
    Sprinting Muffin - 0
    ermahgerd eyru - 0
    Eyrufig - 0
    Electric Penguin Toaster - 0
    Eyrurye - 0
    Uryeyru - 0
    Agent Know-it-all - 0
    EyRuMAGERD - 0
    Edible Yams Roll Uranium - 0
     
    Vote now, and make your voice heard!
  11. Eyru
    Welcome, one and all, back to the polls for my next name! I have received a huge number of suggestions from you, the members, and now comes the chance to vote!
     
    The rules for these polls are nearly identical to those for the last polls: every day, I will remove from the polls the six names with the least votes. There were twenty-six names entered, so tomorrow I will remove six and bring that number down to twenty. Day two will see that number brought down to fourteen, then eight, then two, then, finally, one.
     
    You may vote once in each individual entry, voting for any name you choose.
     
    Without further ado, here are the names!
     
     
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 0
    UREYRU - 0
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 0
    Eyru - 0
    Dreams of Farm Animals - 0
    PUFFERFISH - 0
    Great and Powerful Eyru - 0
    Mushroom Exterminator - 0
    Chinese Biscuit Enunciator - 0
    Guy Who Licks Gravy - 0
    Fabulous Salmon - 0
    Eel Your Rump Understands - 0
    A Wonderful Pistachio - 0
    Deodorant - 0
    Sprinting Muffin - 0
    ermahgerd eyru - 0
    Eyrufig - 0
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 0
    Electric Penguin Toaster - 0
    Eyrurye - 0
    Uryeyru - 0
    Agent Know-it-all - 0
    Usain Bolt - 0
    EyRuMAGERD - 0
    Edible Yams Roll Uranium - 0
     
     
    Voting begins now! Go, and make your voice heard!
  12. Eyru
    I remembered that I would be able to change my name yesterday, but I totally forgot to make a blog entry about it! Anyway, let's make up for lost time and get started!
     
    You may now suggest names for me to adopt for the next 45 days. I will accept any name, except for ones that break the rules, obviously.
     
    There are no special stipulations this time, but keep in mind that I won't use names similar to ones I've used in the past! This means that strings of gibberish and [member's name] is awesome, among others, will not be accepted. Check out my display name history if you don't remember the names I've had before!
     
    Of course, the name 'Eyru' is an exception to the rule. The winning name may have 'Eyru' in it, or even be simply 'Eyru', because that's my name!
     
    Well, what are you waiting for? Get out there and suggest some names!
     
     
    A brief note: seconding names will not help the chosen name in any way. Just so y'all know.
  13. Eyru

    First Days On the Job

    By Eyru,

    As you may or may not know, I was recently hired as a barista at a local coffee shop.
     
    I have no experience as a barista, if you're wondering. I have my foodsafe certificate, which means I'm licensed to work in the food industry, but the most experience I've had brewing coffee is dumping some grounds on the machine at home and making some drip coffee.
     
    But I'm not an old dog yet; it's time to learn a new trick!
     
    I started off yesterday washing dishes. Not very glamorous, but everyone has to start somewhere, right? The coffee shop that hired me is a very quaint little place where you can have your beverage brought to your table in nice ceramic cups. That means dishes to wash, but it's not difficult, and I don't mind washing dishes.
     
    I quickly moved on to learning how to work the till. I've worked in retail before, so it's nothing new, but the machine is a little different than the one I used before, so it took some getting used to. I've already perfected service-with-a-smile, according to my coworker, so everything's good there.
     
    Today was my second day, and I learned how to pull a shot. Exciting, right? My first shot was too slow, and the second and third were too fast, but after that I got the hang of it and started making some nice espressos. Granted, everything I made went towards mochas or cappuccinos, not drinks like americanos that are made or broken on the quality of the espresso, but it still felt good.
     
    Tomorrow I'll learn how to steam milk, and maybe even start making some drinks from start to finish. We'll see! I'll make sure to bring back some stories for you guys- I've already met some very interesting people.
  19. Eyru

    Bad Movie is Good?

    By Eyru,

    You know when you're watching a bad movie, but it's so bad that it's good? As in, the acting is wooden and the dialogue is terrible and everything sucks but it's stil an enjoyable movie?
     
    Why is that? It's seriously so weird.
  20. Eyru

    Les Mis and TDKR

    By Eyru,

    holy cow my mind has been blown over the past two days. seriously.
     
    My brother was in a production of Les Mis, so I went to see it on Saturday night. It was incredible, to say the least. I've seen the movie but I've never seen the play, so I didn't know what to expect, but it was brilliant. I've actually never seen anything like it. I couldn't sleep afterwards becasue it was simply so glorious and my emotions were all jumbled up.
     
    hurgh
     
    Then, as if I hadn't blown my mind enough, I went to see TDKR on Sunday, and wiped out every last trace of my brain. I won't spoil anything, but, suffice to say, it too was glorious. I didn't know how Chris Nolan was going to pull it off, but he did. It was amazing.
     
    So now here I am with an empty skull because I've overdosed on awesome.
  21. Eyru

    So I'm an AFOL Now...

    By Eyru,

    I'm also eligible to vote and own property, but who cares, right?
     
    So, yeah, my birthday was on the 24th. Didn't do anything for it, as I was actually busy being a counselor at a kids' camp that I volunteer at every year. I did get some cake, though, which is all anyone really needs on their birthday.
     
    I'm also an AFOL now, which is really neat. It's definitely an odd feeling to be an adult; it's always been that thing you think about but it's so far off in the future you can't imagine it happening.
     
    Aside from no longer being a minor, not much has changed. I live in BC, Canada, where you can't get your full driver's licence or purchase certain things until you're 19. So next year will probably be the more exciting birthday.
     
    Anyway, just thought I'd share my joy with all of you.
  25. Eyru
    July 13th, two days ago, marked my eight-year anniversary of joining BZP.
     
    It's really, really weird to look back on those eight years, because I've changed so much. For one thing, I've gone from being eleven to seventeen, which is pretty huge by itself. I remember my first short stories and how terrible they were. I remember the noobish stuff I did, like posting topics in the wrong places, spamming emoticons, and even PMing Bink asking to be a Moderator.
     
    I remember trying to join the BZPRPG at one point, but not understanding exactly what it was (to be fair, the person who explained it to me called it a "collaborative epic", so it might be understandable). Instead, I wrote my own epic (which actually wasn't too bad). I remember logging on to BZP every few months for over two years; not posting, but not quite able to stay away.
     
    I was there for Vahkipower and Kimpower. I was there for the plushies fad, the iN uR bAsE fad, the BURN STUFF fad, and the Kanoka collecting fad. I was there for most of the staff promotions that we see today. And I am still here, having seen dozens of friends leave BIONICLE and BZPower over the years.
     
    Again, it's a really weird feeling looking back on these last eight years. It's a little nostalgic to look back and realize just how much has changed. Day-to-day, things look pretty much the same, but eight years? Well, you might say things have changed.
     
    The cool thing is, I've never felt as much a part of the community as I do now. BZP has never been as much fun as it is now. Each year has been better than the one before. And I know it sounds cheesy, but I've gotta say it: the best is yet to come.
     
    Love ya, BZP. Here's to many more awesome years together.
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