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  1. wil

    Defining "bionicle"

    By wil,

    So, I was talking with a really close friends of mine about our past, more youthful obsessions. Her's ("hers"?) was Pokemon. Mine was Bionicle. Now, we're both major bookworms. She said that she considered reading the books in elementary, and decided against it. Then, she asked me what they were about. After about half a second of deliberation, I said that it's "like Zoroastrianism, but with robots, supernatural powers, and a religion-thing".
     
    There it is, folks'. Bionicle in a nutshell.
  3. wil
    First off, I know that's not a word.
     
    First time I've posted or written a blog entry or posted in a while, but I've got to say, this thing with GregF is absolutely pathetic. I mean, he decides to leave because you bunch of kids pester him and just do things utterly stupid, and yet you try to MAKE him come back? I'd expect better.
     
    Check out these two topics.
     
    Now, if he decided to leave because of feeling pressured, do you honestly think trying to pressure him into coming back will help? Really, that is absolutely pathetic.

     
    Okay,
    Everyone is entitled to their opinions, if they want to express that Greg isn't their favorite writer, they can. It gets bad when people dive in to his defense, making a ###### huge deal about it, and then the topic's starter goes into arguments with them.
     
    I realize this site is aimed towards children ~8-13 years of age, but I'm amazed that no one has sufficiently taken care of this [REMOVED - Can't use explicit acronyms. -Shine].
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    Okeeees.
    So, you all know how I was working on the Bionicle Media Center.
    Those same among you probably know that it's development has ground to a halt.
     
    Why?
     
    Well, even fewer of you know that I am a paid graphics and web designer.
     
    Here are a few examples of my work.
     
    Wilnichols.com
    opt-6.com
     
    And, the newest, in which I have delved farther into Javascript than I prefer to (and due to it being javascript, ONLY USE INTERNET EXPLORER 8, SAFARI 3-4, OR FIREFOX 3),
     
    kameleonapp.com.
     
    It's epic.
     
    And, that's just the placeholder.
     
    I've also been working on a stock icon set, and it's coming along nicely. My partner whom shall remain unnamed and I are aiming for around +300 32px stock icons to be marketed to developers. This is what I have thus far.
     
    http://flickr.com/photos/30836989@N02/3016991805/sizes/o/
     
    Very few are final - everything with a CD needs to be redone, I'm redoing the packages, the cabinets could be improved, etc.
     
    I also have a few other projects... All of which you will learn of eventually
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    Ambition

    By wil,

    Anyone who knows me well knows that I'm ambitious. I.Hate.It.
     
    It.Is.A.Curse
     
    There is always something to move onto, no matter what I've accomplished. If I find something I wish to do, my other accomplishments seem trivial to me. IT SUCKS.
     
    And now, when I'm a member of an active software company made up of others my age, who are very similar to me in these characteristics, attempt to do something that we can't do. Why? Money. And thus, age.
     
    The shackles of age have followed me in everything I've done. From COPPA, to Paypal, to people belittling my age and achievements because they're older. Gits.
     
    I'm sick of it.
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    Omgosh!

    By wil,

    Even better than before. I just found out that my friend who works for Adobe can get me the CS4 Master Suite. For $150. Wow.
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    Woooooot!

    By wil,

    Okay, so some of you (my peepoles! ) know that I'm really busy. Busy with a making a portfolio and website for an architectural firm. Well, to start, we've agreed on $50 per sheet. They have more than 20, possibly 40. AND, I'm making them a website for $15 per hour. Epic, no?
     
    I also got my savings and checking (paypal purposes only XD) accounts set up for online banking today, as I do work with people in other states and countries, it is the best way for them to pay me. I had no idea how much money I had... XD I'm happy. Of course, all of that is going to college, and a car in what is now the not-so-near future... :'( I feel oooooold. XD
     
     
  9. wil
    Well first off, I vectorized Flanders for fun.

     
    Also, the new Macbooks, Macbook Pros, and especially the new Cinema Displays SUCK. They are ugly. Whoever thought of Aluminum, black, and gloss and got drunk on it should be shot. Even is it was Ives.
     
    Czar shipped the kaukau today, and I have a reserved Yellow Kaukau waiting for me over in the UK.
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    Moar Misprints!

    By wil,

    Okay, this is like stamp collecting, but even more trivial. jk
     
    So, I now have a green ruru and trans-yellow Kaukau coming in from Denmark!
    Czar shipped his, and the ones from New Zealand should be arriving this week. I'm also chatting with Czar about trading for his blue Matatu.
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    Misprints!

    By wil,

    YAYZ! I've purchased Toa Onuta's two brown misprints, and I have a trans-light-blue kaukau coming in from Czar in two or three days.
  12. wil

    Epic Win!

    By wil,

    It is truly epic when you go from $0 to $70 in an hour. All for pool work, plus an icon for a commercial application!
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    Tish Coming!

    By wil,

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    OMGOMGOMGOMG
     
    Nov 4
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    Most Hilarious Thing Evar

    By wil,

    Actual exchanges between pilots and control towers
     
    Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
    Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"
    ****************************************************************************************************
    Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
    TWA 2341: "Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
    Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"
    ****************************************************************************************************
    From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm ####### bored!"
    Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!"
    Unknown aircraft: "I said I was ####### bored, not ####### stupid!"
    ****************************************************************************************************
    O'Hare Approach Control to a 747:
    "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokke r, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
    United 329:"Approach, I've always wanted to say this...I've got the little Fokker in sight."
    ******************************************************************************************************
    A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked,
    "What was your last known position?"
    Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."
    *****************************************************************************************************
    A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower Noted:
    "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able,
    take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."
    ******************************************************************************************************
    There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked".
    Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down.
    "Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "The dreaded seven-engine approach."
    *******************************************************************************************************
    A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following:
    Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
    Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
    Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
    Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"
    *****************************************************************************************************
    Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7"
    Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw a dead animal at the far end of the runway."
    Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?"
    BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."
    ********************************************************************************************************
    One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed.
    The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee.
    Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said,
    "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
    The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger:
    "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."
    *******************************************************************************************************
    The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot.
    They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them.
    So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control
    and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
    Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
    Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
    The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
    Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
    Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
    Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"
    Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn't land."
    ******************************************************************************************************
    While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming:
    "US Air 2771, where the ###### are you going?! I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there.
    I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"
    Cont inuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically:" God! Now you've screwed everything up!
    It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?"
    "Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded!
    Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high.
    Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"
     
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    I hope thats the last chain letter I ever post here.
     
    Also, I've got all of the 2002-2003 episodes working on the media center, and I have all of the 2008 serials there. I don't think I'm going to add ones from 07. I'm working on the Vahki animations now, but I still need to decide how to organize the entire thing...
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    Bionicle Media Center

    By wil,

    Okay. This is epic. Very epic.
    With all the free time on my hands, I decided to try and code some things which I havn't messed with before.
     
    For instance, a media center.
     
    The flash episodes (with working scripts), the ghost animations, vahki animations, and whatever games I can get working. This will be epic.
     
    btw, yes, I do have working 2002-2003 episodes, which are not protected.
  20. wil

    2009 Sets

    By wil,

    » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « 
    Okay. I normally try not to complain about the sets, but I can't resist here.
     
    I hate them.
     
    Well, thats a bit strong.
     
    I dislike them.
     
    First off, they have a strange Knights Kingdom feel to them which I dislike.
     
    Also, once again, to a large extent, they are clones!
     
    The small sets are pretty much just re-colors of the avatoran (entry on the conjugation of prefix+matoran coming soon ), and the canister sets use the inika skeleton again.
     
    On the mocing side of things, I see myself getting much of these.
    The return of tan is wonderful, plus light-blue.
    The re-colors will also be great for mocing.
    Keetorange and metru-blue feet, lime green blades, feet, etc... A black Brutaka blade, tan piraka feet, gold inika should armor and thigh armor.... tish nice.
     
    I don't like the new hand pieces, they just don't fit my taste.
     
    My main complaint is that the masks don't work with the current mask style. I was hoping that in computer terms, it would be cross-compatible.
     
    On to the blow by blow (it blows).
     
    Atakus - meh. Avatoran clone - a face only a mother could love.
     
    Berix - meh. Nice recolors, the tahu mata sword and feet would be nice to have.
     
    Removed. Do not talk about leaked information. -Kohaku
     
    Gresh - meh. A bit to Knights Kindomy for me. Once again, the re-colors could be put to use. Did anyone notice that the hand piece in the shield is one of the pre-2008 ones? These were designed a while back.
     
    Malum - *shudders*
     
    Metus - meh. Colors could be useful.
     
    Raanu - meh. The blades and feet could be put to use.
     
    Skrall - IMO, worse than Malum. Reminds me of Vladek.
     
    Strakk - meh. the head and armor are impractical for mocing, and I don't see any good re-colors.
     
    Removed. Do not talk about leaked information. -Kohaku
     
    Tarix - A bit too Knights Kingdom, but all the same, gold re-colors plus mata blue feet = om nom nom.
     
    Tuma - not sure what to think. The re-colors are good, the face is fugly. It's a run-of-the-mill titan.
     
    Vorox - TANTANTANTANTAN!!!
     
    Zesk - Avatoran clone. But, TAN!
     
    ---

  21. wil

    She's Gone. It's Over.

    By wil,

    Early yesterday morning, my mom went to the hospital to see her mother, and she asked me not to go because she got worse overnight. Not badly, but worse.
    My grandmother could barely breath, and they had her on a breathing machine with the tubes running up her nose. That wasn't helping. Eventually, she was moved to the ICU.
     
    The doctor came to my mother and my grandfather and told them it was time to start considering to sign a DNR. A Do Not Resuscitate order. Basically that means that they would not keep her alive on machines when her body could no longer provide. And, she signed it.
     
    Around the same time, she had to put on a breathing mask which sucked in air and pushed air into her lungs. She could barely talk through it.
     
    If she wanted to stay alive after that, they would have to put a tube down her windpipe into her lungs, and she would be on a breathing machine for the rest of her life.
     
    The doctor came to talk to her, my mother and grandfather were not in the room, so I don't know what was said. They were going to go back in, but a nurse walked in and told them that she needed five minutes. When they walked back in, she didn't have the breathing mask on. She had called for the nurse to take it off. She said that she was ready to die, and she wasn't afraid. She said she loved us, and would miss everyone.
     
    She died forty minutes later, she had gone to sleep ten minutes before. She died without pain.
     
    She died from being smothered from the inside. Her kidney failure caused her to retain water, which was kept in all of her tissues. It became too much, and smothered her.
     
    Our church minister (Jim Rigby) was there for as much time as he could, we owe him.
     
    I felt the same way at the death of my grandmother. I wished, and wish now again that I wasn't an atheist. I wish I believed in heaven. It would make things easier.
  24. wil
    IT BE SPEAK LIKE A PIRATE DAY MATEYS!
     
    or at least she say..
     
    In accordance to this, ALL WHO DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE DAY IT BE SHALL WALK THA PLANK!
    And no one bettar mention "Pirates of the Carribean," as that be like "Pie-Rats," not the honorable, strong, Pirate!
    ARRRR
  25. wil

    Happy Birthday To....

    By wil,

    ME!
     
    Happy Birthday to Me,
    Mappy Birthday to Me.
    I'm notta hundred aaaaaand threeeeeeee.
    Happy Birthday to Me!
     
    14!
     
    Yarr, In honor of "Shpeak like a Pirate Day," all shall address me according to my pirate name, Wil! yarrrrrg
     
    EDITYARR: I had my first yarr... experience with an electric razor... yarr (gingerly feels right corner of mouth)...
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