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  1. Tufi Piyufi

    A Primal Scream

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    Because there's no way I can hold it in any longer.
     
    I have never hosted a Bionicle-Based Contest in my life.
     
    I have, however, hosted over a dozen of the 45 Bionicle-Based Creations Contests!
     
    You'll find nothing in official contest topics that calls them 'BBCs'. Nothing. You can stop telling others that that's what they're called. That that's what the acronym means. All that stuff.
     
    And gods help me if I see any of my minions, real or otherwise, keep this up... disownage will be the least of your worries.
  2. Tufi Piyufi

    The Reality Hits

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    So I was going through my stuff in one big blitz of speed-get-stuff-out-of-room-ing last night, and I saw some things in there.
     
    For one thing, while dealing with my closet? Skirts. Also, dresses. Yes, in that very closet. And on the desk? Jewellery box. With things like bracelets and necklaces in it. Some of these had flowers and stuff on them. Let's not even get into the Clikits I found scattered across the room. And then the nail polish... I've been thinking about it all day, but only now have I been able to put words to it.
     
    Folks, I'm not half the man you thought I was.
     
    Your understanding during this time would be appreciated.
  3. Tufi Piyufi

    Smeag Aid

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    BBC IMPERIAL PALACE, BZ-Metru-
     
    It was announced late Thursday night that a benefit concert will be held in support of Forum Assistant Smeagol4. The contest, known as 'Smeag Aid', will be held to raise funds for Smeagol4's inevitable and extensive therapy.
     
    "I just figure he's been through a lot, even for an FA," Global Moderator and BBC Empress Latufia Piyufi offered as a reason for her curious generosity, "And believe me, if it's in excess of normal FA-madness levels, then it's pretty dang high."
     
    Though a full roster has not been announced yet, it is known that Elton John will be performing and may also pull out some fancy piano tricks just to ease the soul of the tormented FA. It is rumoured that Freddie Mercury, John Bonham, Keith Moon, and the assorted dead members of Lynrd Skynrd (with their respective bands, presumably) will also be appearing, though the necessary catalysts to such events naturally have people wondering. Empress Piyufi, however, seemed unconcerned when asked about how she was going to bring back all those dead people.
     
    "Oh, please. Ressurection's cake. A rivetail here, a rivetail there, and everything's fine," she explained, with a wave of her hand.
     
    When asked for a tentative date for the concert, reporters mysteriously fell dead. The survivors were told that, with regards to any further information, "[Empress Piyufi]'d get back to you on that." The press conference ended abruptly thereafter.
     
    Smeagol4 was unavailable for comment.
     
    -Reuters
  4. Tufi Piyufi

    On Footwear

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    So, after a recent round in heels, I got to thinking about some things.
     
    Not that this is the first time I've considered this specific thing, however: oh no, contest #30 and time in Artwork have made sure of that. I've contemplated this on many an occasion. Often, a sigh is part of the occasion. Folks, it goes like this...
     
    You do not go around sticking high heels on characters that need speed and agility, like, oh, say... Toa.
     
    Yeah, so maybe most of you have no experience whatsoever with heels. I don't see anything inherently wrong with everyone (everyone) trying them at least once, just to see what the heck's going on there. In fact, I wholeheartedly encourage it. If your ego can't stand the thought of wearing women's footwear for a trial run just once in your life, you're gonna want to toughen that thing up.
     
    But believe you me, folks, it becomes dead obvious who's never worn heels when you see who puts them on their Toa. You know, people who need stability, agility, and speed in order to stay alive. You don't exactly get those things from heels. Yet... on they go all the same.
     
    Characters like Roodaka, who don't really need to do a ton more than walk around, are fine with heels. They've got people to do their fighting for them. They've got things to ride around on. The thing is... heels are extremely out of place on Toa. Incredibly so, even.
     
    The point is... start thinking about the fact that your heeled Toa may actually need to do some fighting, alright?
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    A little poem thing about various puffin-Vahki, you see. To keep sharp and all that.
     
     
     
    A is for Amy, her voice a great drawl,
    B is for Beatrice, her tattoos and all.
    C is for Coraline, more curious than wise,
    D is for Desdemona, the throne in her eyes.
    E is for Eleanora, a great drain on mood,
    F is for Freya, the source of the feud.
    G is for Guinevere, her pathways askew,
    H is for Hecate, whose mercies are few.
    I is for Imogen, destructor of polls,
    J is for Juliana, far too fond of souls.
    K is for Karenina, quickly lead astray,
    L is for Ligiea, who pulls folks away.
    M is for Melissa, a boss to many,
    N is for Nigella, queen of the sav'ry.
    O is for Ophelia, maddened by love,
    P is for Philomela, sonics of a dove.
    Q is for Quyen, her wings great and broad,
    R is for Rhiannon, her magic mere fraud.
    S is for Sara, whose mind's flown the coop,
    T is for Tabitha, true witch of the group.
    U is for Umeko, too sweet for the fight,
    V is for Victoria, amateur of flight.
    W is for Wendy, the Vahki of style,
    X is for Xixitho, with weapons stockpile.
    Y is for Yaelia, keeper of the Hoto,
    And Z is for Zinia, who drank too much Proto.
     
     
     
    Just something I've been working on these past few... couple of weeks. I actually did one as the intro for a larger, Vahki-based story a couple of years ago, but that kinda went nowhere. A chunk of the names are the same, and the last two lines are identical to the original. That had to be the same.
  6. Tufi Piyufi
    I've been meaning to get around to this for a while, but here we are now. I've been sidetracked bigtime, folks. That's all you need to know.
     
    BR's already talked about this a bit in the Reference Desk topic. Yeah, contest #42 started off as a joke. That's why the introduction is especially silly. If it was serious from the start, I doubt I'd have done it up quite like that. Anyhow, I posted it as a joke. I was kinda entertaining notions of just keeping it going anyway (I mean, why waste a number like 42?), but nothing too committed yet.
     
    I go to sleep. The next day, when everyone's up and about and panicking way too much, I check out my little contest. The outcry, the riots, the flaming... where is it? Is that... is that... sincere approval of the theme? It can't be. No no.
     
    But it was. Oh, was it ever. A 200+ ever at this point, but that's not important at this stage. At that early stage, what I saw was a whole bunch of people who seemed to really enjoy the theme and who hoped it was for real. I saw people who never poke around in BBC taking interest in the theme. Do you realize how fantastic this was for me?
     
    So I put in a word with the admin-types that I was gonna take this one and run with it after all. My major reasons are as follows:

    A lot of you showed interest in it. And not even sarcastic interest either. Yeah, sure, there were some naysayers, but we get those every contest. I wouldn't dream of trying to please everyone: if I wind up doing that, then there's definitely something wrong. It hauled out people who don't usually poke around in BBC much. Bringing in fresh blood and ideas? Giving people a theme that's very friendly to the extremely casual/never-does-it builder? I'd be nuts to pass it up. You can't just slap a humanoid in here and call it your entry. You actually have to try building something different. You have to try something new: breaking out of your cozy little comfort zone and expanding as a builder is essential for many people in this contest. As well, in virtually all cases, you can't enter 'that MOC you're saving up for a contest that fits it'. 'Contest' means 'challenge', people. You're supposed to build to it, not have it fit you. It's fun and evil forcing a forum filled with guys to make 'cute' stuff. You know me and my evil. It's like a joke-turned-early-self-birthday-present. Except you can all get in on it. Enjoy, folks.
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    The contest #42 prelims are up now. All 32 of them, from A to Foxtrot. They end on Sunday, so you better get in there if you haven't already.
     
    The original 'live date' for the prelims was the 16th. This was before I knew that there would be 313 pollable entries. This would take a solid day's work, provided that I had absolutely nothing else to worry about. However, this was not the case at all.
     
    Life did not put itself on hold long enough for me to get the polls up by the 16th, nor did it do so for the other suggested date of the 17th. Face it, folks: I had more important stuff to do. Family birthdays, schoolwork, and all that other stuff kinda takes precedence over polls for an Internet Lego forum.
     
    I will now throw some numbers at you.
     
    I recieved seven PMs, noted at least three topics, and saw at least one blog entry all devoted to asking 'jeez, where are the polls?'. I recieved one PM from a member offering help with the polls.
     
    Does this seem a bit out-of-balance to you?
     
    I got the polls up, yeah. I got them up on my birthday of all days. I got them up even as the complaining got louder. Lemme tell you something: having to ward off all those people with the same, unchanging answer didn't exactly make the polls get done any faster.
     
    One PM against at least eleven instances, folks. I've got over thirteen years of math experience, and yet I'm still having trouble with that one.
  8. Tufi Piyufi
    Exhibit four: random tablettings. Mostly formal wear-type things, some architecture. Also a random ninja puffin, for the heck of it. Haven't drawn a ninja puffin in a long time. Now I have, so it's all swell.
     
    So yeah. Clearly this isn't the normal day-to-day wear. I can't imagine any of the stuff up there being suitable for work in the field. Still, sometimes the situation arises where you gotta look nice, and then it's time to somehow get the princes into their suits (back/front shown, for clarity). Threats of princesses tend to work well.
     
    Also random building. Mostly for heck of it, I'll admit. Then again, can it really hurt to toss something like that in there? Oh, and it's not (part of) the palace. Oh no. I still need to tackle that thing once and for all.
     
    And yes, ninja puffin. Why not?
  10. Tufi Piyufi

    Entrytastic!

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    So maybe I'm at a loss for titles right now.
     
    And also at a loss for sig... I'm right on the edge of the ol' '100-post sig change', and once again... no clue. Well, actually, some clue. The current leader's a quote from good ol' Socials, but then I'm also contemplating yet more Elvis Costello lyrics... But then again, how many times have I borrowed some lines from him?
     
    Okie, yeah. Socials quote it is, in all its glorious lack of context. Now to wait for the crossover to 6800. Woo.
     
    To counter the big batwing annoyance from one post ago... spiky ball. Yes, I went ahead and plunked down the ridiculous amount of money CAD for that guy just for the spiky ball parts. I admit it. I'm sure I'll find uses for the other stuff... but cripes, I needed that spiky ball. Oh yes. All this time, I've wanted some manner of spiky-ball-on-chain weapon, and now I have it. It'll pop up at some point in pictures, I'm sure. The design itself is nothing too spectacular: just a couple chain pieces with the spiky ball attached to one chain. The beauty is in the simplicity, however, and it truly is a lovely little weapon...
     
    I just went on for a relatively full paragraph about a weapon made of Lego. Figures.
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    Imagine, if you will, a really big city. That'd be the island system of BZ-Metru. Now imagine a city within that city. Well, a few cities, anyways. In this instance, we're talking about one of the bigger ones. It's big, it's old, and it's beautiful. And I'm not biased, I swear. It's the BBC Empire. And it's mine.
     
    Alright, technically it isn't just mine, but still.
     
    Those that I do share it with, well... There's a few things I could say about 'em. Love 'em all, though. Don't get me wrong. I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a bunch of people I'd rather have with me. And, though in some cases I'm reluctant to admit it, I owe 'em all in one way or another. Then again, the reverse holds true.
     
    Then there are those who sometimes make me wonder as to why I keep them alive, and by 'those', I mean Kex. Personally, he's been trouble since day one. Add that to the fact his 'day one' is earlier than just about all the others, and you've got a fantastic way to sell more migraine meds.
     
    Oh, that's a bit too cruel. He's improved vastly since the days when it was Tok and Redeemer he served alongside. I'm inclined to peg it on the tiara. Ever since I gave him a tiara crafted from nothing less than the infamous Clikits, I've seen progress. Heck, he's even stayed on the List of Heredity for a couple weeks at a time. Remarkable, I must say.
     
    Of course, he never gets to be at the front of the line. That's where Shannara comes in. Well, he doesn't get to be first, either, but he does go one spot in front of wherever his fellow prince is. A very effective strategy; keeps things interesting. Seeing them fight for a position neither will ever have... it passes the time when the contests hit the slow stretch.
     
    Shan's never been nearly as much trouble. He always shows the proper respect, does what's asked of him, has never made a try at the title of Empress of BBC... Which, of course, is why I'm wary of that boy. There's no way he can work with the whole lot of us and not have the same traits (evil, twisted, desire to be Empress). With the rest, it's all obvious to varying degrees. I can tell with some certainty what they're up to. Shan. however... There's no telling with that guy.
     
    Mark my words, it will be his hand I see holding the dagger that does me in one of these days.
     
    And these are just the FAs. I squak, they fall in line behind me. It's mostly just a matter of how hard I have to squak. Sometimes the squaking involves glaive-swinging. Regardless, they eventually make a line like good little minions. Disregarding what I just said in the paragraphs above, they're the harmless ones, at least in relation to the rest of us. No, the ones who could either possibly take me if I'm feeling really sick that day or could devastate me within the span of a cough... those are the dangerous ones.
     
    In terms of the sick-day one... Schizo. Ah, Schizo. His insanity is well-known and well-documented. He rules over Comedies. In terms of the Empire, though, he holds the rank of Viceroy. Except for his Katia personality. She's technically a Princess (and the only one in the Empire), but I've never had the heart to tell the 'default' Schizo about this. As far as he knows, I talked him into wearing the Clikits Immunity Necklace for nostalgic reasons. All those times, yes. I get very nostalgic.
     
    Does he wanna be Empress, too? Not so sure. Katia prolly does, since she's the only one who could technically inherit the title, but Schizo seems to have different plans. I have heard murmurings of 'pirate' and 'king'. I may have heard them spoken together, as if one thing. Even with these rumours of such drastic changes to the Empire (namely, the fact it wouldn't technically be an Empire anymore), he's still at the head of the line. My reasoning lies in the paragraphs above.
     
    And as for the utter devastation... That'd be Ninjo. The only one who outranks me, and the only one I can't strike back against. It is purely disheartening when one's scimitar bounces off harmlessly without leaving so much as a bent fibre, and the recoil-spun fall to the ground is punctuation to the issue. Don't worry, though. He knew I was gonna do it. It's totally cool.
     
    In the scheme of things, he's Emperor, but I'll have you know right now there's nothing to read into that. During times when staffing systems are being changed around and you have a chance to set up a proper Empire with titles and everything, you don't give the second-best title to an FA who just got transferred to BBC. You give it to the guy you've been slogging through the place with for years prior. Also the guy with the powers to just take it anyway. With any luck, they're the same person.
     
    As for any interest he may have in being Empress... Prolly not. I say 'prolly' as I have a reason, however slight, to question this... but that's for another day.
     
    And myself... I'm the Empress. That's all I need to say, really.
     
    So that's the BBC Empire for you. I won't tell you we're a beacon of sanity and normalcy. I can't lie to that pretty little face. I will, however, say that things look better on paper and worse on monitor, so you shouldn't be kept up at night by what I've just told you. We're fine, really. We could be somewhere more damaging to the mind, such as Comedies.
     
    Oh wait.
     
    Now, if you don't mind, there are stories about this mad crew I need to get off my chest once and for all.
     
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     
    Thought I'd forgotten, possibly? No, I assure you, the project is alive and well. I've been working on this in bits and pieces over the past week or so, actually. Never had the time to bash it all out in one go. Here it is now, though.
     
    Well?
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    One Of Those Days

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    I think I'm having one of those days.
     
    You know, those days where you wouldn't be caught dead in public with your minions? When disownage is the most attractive option? Those days where you just want to grab a big mug of hot chocolate, curl up on the sofa with the List of Heredity, and take the red DQing Sharpie to a couple names?
     
    No? That's fine. It's okie. It's not exactly something I'd wish on people.
     
    In any case, that's the sort of day I'm having. This is what I get for building up hope for the infamous Piyufi minions. Just when I thought there'd be dignity at last...
     
    Sigh. I guess Schizo can be Empress if it ever comes down to that. He'd prolly look better in the dress and tiara.
  14. Tufi Piyufi

    A Note On Dates

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    Three years ago to this day, a young girl was brought onto the staff(the ST, to be precise) shortly after being hit with a prank.
     
    Three years later...
     
    'S'all I'm saying.
  15. Tufi Piyufi
    Exhibit six.
     
    Once again, see entry title. Schizo seems to have no right/his-left shoulder. That's not the same brush I stumbled across so very long ago for grass. It's generally... I dunno. And I know I'll never get around to posting a topic for this. So, here.
     
    Also made a wallpaper out of it, mostly because I've been staring at the same awful image for at least over a year. If you really want to see it, exhibit seven. Quite happy with the sky gradient, though. At least I have that.
     
    So, there you go. Cripes do I need something decent to write about.
  16. Tufi Piyufi
    It is far too late at night for me to be up. I have not posted an entry in far too long. These two do not make for a stellar combination, though some may present a contrary theory. Oh no. I fully expect to look back on this entry in the morning and make every attempt to forget it ever existed, short of actually nuking it. Why not go the whole distance, I don't know.
     
    Yet here I am now.
     
    Contest is good so far. Lots of people respecting the rules, lots of good entries, lots of love for the guy. All very good. Of course, we're still far enough away from the polls for everything to be happy. To be specific... prelims. They are an experience all their own, I assure you. You come away from making prelims feeling changed. Also tired. Maybe hungry. They take a while.
     
    Snagged me a Belville set last week or so. 7579. First one to make a crack at that gets pain, as do the second, third, and so forth. Yes, I do have plans for all the little bits and things. Especially that fairy. That fairy has massive picture-story potential.
     
    And on an unrelated note, glaivescythe. Blades on both ends of the stick. It would be a weapon of pure awesome and win, truly.
     
    Now to kick off the regret phase of the whole deal.
  17. Tufi Piyufi
    Status: Dress rehearsal
    Current location: Beginning of Act II
     
    Note to self: drink water before standing in one spot in dress shirt and vest for ten minutes. Not a fun feeling, being ready to collapse on stage.
     
    This thing's a lot funnier than Midsummer Night's Dream, which was definitely written by a man who defined a comedy as 'everyone lives to see the end and then they all couple up'. However, there is definitely a tradeoff... this thing's a whole lot longer. Takes us so long just to get through the first two acts... Gah. But the other two seem shorter. That's the current theory, anyways. Here's hoping it's right.
     
    We'll be here until dinnertime, at least... but then again, rumour has it pizza of some manner will be ordered. Yay!
     
    And thus, some boredom was smote. Just another page to go until I get to go back on, yay... yay yay yay...
  18. Tufi Piyufi

    Festivus Approaches

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    Well, it does. Twenty more days, give or take. This year, we're gonna do it right: we're gonna get an actual pole and everything.
     
    Oh, don't tell me you thought I was kidding all this time... Why would I jest about something like this?
     
    Anyhow, I have this idea for this semi-massive Festivus picture story. I missed out on executing it last year, and I'm not keen on missing the boat this year. It's got a PTA in it and everything. They are psycho. Phone calls are made.
     
    If only my adapter/charger wasn't missing and the card reader was hooked back up and Photo-Paint was stuck on this machine. Sigh.
  19. Tufi Piyufi
    So I do these things. I have these MOCs, I take pictures of them, I do this in some sort of sequence. Text is added in post-production. End result is a story. Most glorious. It's one of the biggest reasons for the whole Fun With Toa dealie... cripes I still have to take a whole bunch of pictures for that.
     
    Anyways. Backlog. I haven't actually posted one of these things for ages... I dunno, I guess I've been too lazy or, in the case of the Festivus story, forgot to post it at some decent time. And after a while, there's just no posting them... they're too old. Just... stale. There's fresher to be found and made and posted. Then the blog came along, where I can post such things without that sensation of oldness ruining things. Hurrah!
     
    But first, for the pure heck of it, the one that started it all. Kihnok's still around, actually, though the colours have been rearranged a bit. A little history for you all.
     
    Then there was this little thing. Went out one day, had some sets on me, took some pictures. Decided things were best muted. I still love that second shot of the Vahki in the tree.
     
    Then one day some years ago, snow fell in Vancouver. This was the One Day of the Year Snow Falls in Vancouver for the year, and I decided to take advantage of things. Also the only story visibly set at night. Actually tons of fun to set up and mash snow into and all that good stuff.
     
    And now I leave you with some off-season fun. Why, what else could it be but... a Festivus story. I had plans for one last year, but time was short and I was mountains away from my figures and things. This year, though...
     
    Whether I remember to post it is another story.
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    A brief one, too, since the longer I go on, the more likely it is I'll spoil something.
     
    So I saw 'Snakes on a Plane' yesterday. It's a fantastic movie, provided that you're old enough (no encouragement to fly in the face of the ratings system here... sorry, folks). Don't go in expecting high cinema, and you're gold.
     
    Anyhow. So I'd heard some things about how it was filmed here in Vancouver. Okie. Lots of things are filmed here. Lots of funky things. Wouldn't be too surprising. Thing is, though, I hadn't heard a thing from anyone around here about working on or knowing anybody who worked on it. That's a bit weirder. You'd think someone I/my mother knows would be willing to mention their experiences on 'this new movie with Samuel L. Jackson'.
     
    Then we saw the movie. I'll tell you right now, in a lot of the non-plane scenes, it's pretty darn obvious this was filmed in Vancouver. Sure, there aren't any of the immediately-betraying skyline shots, but the scenery... And I swear I've been in that neighborhood before. Or, if not that exact place, then a few others like it.
     
    Yep. Totally filmed here. No wonder it's such a pure grade of awesome.
     
    So I guess the point of this entry is 'yay Vancouver'. So... yay Vancouver.
     
    Because I could, changed enouigh to enough.
    ~Makaru~
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    As progress should, lest it forsake the meaning of the word itself.
     
    Exhibit three: random things. Half general BBC-ish things, half tablet practice. I think I'm getting the hang of this thing. Well, both, really. And messy Tufi-tablet-writing cheatsheet:
     
    original shape
    current shape
    sigh
    glaivescythe
    hate
    strangulation
    puffin glaive
     
    It's really really really hard to see in the picture, but the princes are wearing what sorta turns out to be tuxedo coats. They don't have either of their tiaras in that one, though Schizo is trying on the Empress's tiara. Yeah. Fun could abound. Fun could really abound here.
     
    Look, I even made a new category for all this. That shows commitment. Right?
  22. Tufi Piyufi

    More Othersuch

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    Because I missed tons and tons of things last time. And I know I'm still going to be missing tons of points after I get this up. What can I say, though? There's just that many things out there that deserve a mention.
     
     
    'You just revived this topic!'
     
    This is still in the category of 'things that belong solely in a report', but it gets special mention because... well... it needs it. I can understand if you're posting a normal reply/review in a revived topic; if all you see is the latest, reviving post, you can at least claim ignorance. It would have been best if you had checked the other posts before posting, but then again, you don't usually have to worry about that sort of thing, since so many other topics are current. You obviously can't claim the same when you're posting to say a topic's been revived. It's the exact same thing with telling people their post is spam: just report the post in question and leave it to us to deal with. It's our job. All you do when you post to declare a topic's been revived is add to the revival.
     
    'What a newb/noob/etc.'
     
    I'm going to let you in on a little something here. In all my time in BBC and Artwork and GD and the forums in general, I've seen a lot of spam, flame and other nonsense. Tons. Now, the secret little thing here is... I've seen members of all manner of year-spinny do this. Spread out fairly evenly through the generations, too. That's right: spam is not the sole domain of the newcomer. You didn't hear it from me, though.
     
    And I realize this is more an Internet-wide thing than anything else, but that doesn't change the fact it's still annoying. You don't need to put each other down by calling other people 'newbs' or whatever spelling people use these days. Being new to a forum doesn't mean you were born yesterday. And, in particular...
     
    Faux 'newb-speak' really isn't that funny.
     
    There's other ways to make your point than coming up with a fake quote that looks like someone had a seizure over their keyboard. Another secret? I've seen (and deleted) tons and tons of spam that is grammatically fine. It's just, you know, completely devoid in the area of actually adding something worthwhile to the topic. Likewise, there's posts out there that are certainly not spam, but maybe aren't spelled or punctuated so well. Yes, people should always try to use their best English when writing things on the Internet, but you don't have to claim someone's post is illegible if they misspell a word or two. If you've tried, but you still can't puzzle it out, politely ask them to make themselves clearer. Don't attack them for it. I assure you, just because you don't know what they're saying doesn't mean they won't know what you're saying.
     
    And that's about it for now. I'm really ranting all too much. Oh well.
  23. Tufi Piyufi

    Creative Blink

    By Tufi Piyufi,

    I think I've got something here.
     
    So there's this forum, you see. BBC. Bionicle-Based Creations. With these people who staff it. It's affectionataly known as the BBC Empire. We're a crazy lot, too... well, you gotta be to deal with contests and all that other stuff. I daresay, one may even be tempted to call some of our activities 'hijinks.' They certainly ensue, that's for sure.
     
    And I've become increasingly more tempted to write some manner of comedic story based on all this. Namely, the hijinks in the more fictional Empire, with palaces and everything. Something could be done there, I'm sure. Except I'm not sure about what that something is. I know it's there, but...
     
    So then I had the idea to blog about it. Ideas, folks?
  24. Tufi Piyufi
    Uhhuh.
     
    Sure, there may have been some snags. Like that accursed phone still not wanting to stay put in a hand no matter what. So, it's now just an inconvenience that Tufi has learned to deal with. And maybe 'photographer's fatigue'. And 'image editor's fatigue'. And 'no no no I am sick of typing whyyyyy'-itis.
     
    But! It is up. And on Festivus, no less.
     
    Have a good one, folks.
  25. Tufi Piyufi
    It is fast. It is sleek. It sounds like the wind and nothing rougher. It is barren of all those weird programs my brother downloads, sticks on the C: drive (despite dad's pleas 1) not to go downloading random stuff like that and 2) to not stick stuff on C: anyway), and never uses after the first week. It is pure.
     
    In the traditional Piyufi naming system, it is Transframe. It is the successor of Ultraframe, which in turn was used right up to last night.
     
    It is beautiful.
     
    Also, we stopped right before the 'move all your files onto the new machine' phase, so I'm missing access to all my files, my bookmarks, and I'm using that new Internet Explorer. Regarding the last item on the list, it's not so bad, but I kinda prefer the feel of Firefox: things seem a bit too compact in IE for comfort. I'll ask dad to get Firefox back up later, though: 's'no rush.
     
    Computer-wise, I'm currently living out of a box. But oh, what a box.
     
    Finally, to answer what is prolly the obvious question: no, it doesn't, but we're waiting for the card that allows that feature to come down in price.
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