Lyichir

Um... Vezon the Piraka, everyone knew that. Don't spoil the fun. My nothing was stolen months ago and I didn't notice until this month. They left me your Vahi, Turakii. Want it back?

Does anyone have a paperback copy of Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper, published by Simon & Schuster? 'Cause in my copy, page 25 was left blank, and if someone could provide a scan or something, I'd REALLY like to know what happens between pages 24 and 26. EDIT: Never mind, I checked out a copy from the library that DID have the missing page. So... problem solved.

I never read it either, to be honest. It's the staff RPG, so that can get you started. You have to dig a bit deeper, though, to find out who is/isn't mutated, what staffies look like in the Bionicle world, or if there's anything else you might like to build from the RPG.

He's cool looking, but his arms seem to be too long and set too low on his body. I'd love to see more of your MOCs, though. Aanchir and I recently found the tubs that contain our Bionicle armor and masks, so we've been on an MOCing rampage lately. (I'm on a rampage!) We'll let you know when we turn out something good. Sounds great! Can't wait to see some stuff! As for the Turaga: yes, I noticed his arms are a bit low, more-so they're too long. Any suggestion on piece? -CF

Chocolate Frogs has finally convinced me to stop being lazy and get to my blog. So here I am. And I'm reminded of how much work I have to do for it. See, I haven't been very active on BZP. It was just yesterday that I realized that I got my one-year Vahi. BEFORE MY LAST ENTRY. So I need to revamp my blog, with a theme other than my failed story. I've got a coupla ideas like... Cow Planet (A Sandra Boynton themed blog, no? Wish I could find some good pictures....) Surreal Life (My not-so-failed story. But it will probably fail in time, and I'd have to do some more art for it...) Mike Oldfield (EDIT: Maybe not. I'll keep thinking. EDIT2: Or maybe so.) I've done some now. The categories had a bit of a problem, but I tried my best. I'll do a bio or something later.

I read your rant on the newa nuva. I disagree with you on the heads remaining the same, as the old heads had the dreaded non-removable eyepieces. Also, you seem confused as to what I meant on my point #1. I'm saying new colors can be a bad thing. There have been 4 colors of brown in Bionicle, which means fewer pieces in each color. Compare the brown in Avak with the brown in any Metru-Nui set. (which actually is discolored sometimes, causing ANOTHER type of brown. Then compare those with the brown in Pohatu, and finally compare them all with the brown (almost copper) from Panrahk. These similar, yet very different colors of brown are chaos for MOCing. Many MOCers disregard this difference, but I loathe using these together, and am often wishing for, say, a Rahkshi foot in Pohatu brown. Now we look at yellow-orange. This is the third year in in which it was used in sets. Already it has outlasted all but the first brown, and if yellow-orange continues to thrive there will be no replacing it any time soon. As for point #3, let me rephrase. While yellow-orange does not immediately suggest stone, I could not mistake Hewkii Inika or Mahri for Fire or Earth Toa. Yellow-Orange and Yellow have never been more than a secondary color on either of those, and it is featured very prominently on all Stone sets since the change was made. And to back up Aanchir's argument on deserts, the sand in deserts often looks yellow-orange, and even looks to be a darker orange in the evening. And as for your question, yes, I would like Pohatu to be brown. I think it would be in bad taste for Lego to make him any other color, but like Aanchir, I am reserving my judgement until I have seen the other aspects of the set.

Lucky Binky... Just wonderin', are you gonna keep workin' for Lego once Leah is back? And if not, are you going to be staff here again afterwards?

I'm sorry if it seemed like I like yellow-orange more than brown. Brown sets have always been some of my favorites. (When Bionicle first came out, I agreed to get the brown and green canister sets and small sets) I'm just okay with the change to yellow. My reasons are as follows: 1: Consistency. So far, we have gone through FOUR types of brown in bionicle sets, and all but the last one have been discontinued. I see yellow-orange as a far longer lasting color, judging by its sales and visual appeal. As an MOCist, I like colors that I trust will keep getting new parts, not ones that will be utterly replaced after 2-3 years. 2: Similarity to older colors. I have always believed that the yellow-orange is close enough to tan to count for stone. And who says that a color can only be used in sets of a particular element? Taipu and Hafu had the same color scheme, even though one was a Po-Matoran and one was an Onu-Matoran. 3: Distinguishment from other elements. How could I tell that Hewkii Inika was a Toa of Stone? Well, because Jaller was obviously Toa of Fire, and it was easy to see that Nuparu was the Toa of Earth. When looking at the Inika/Barraki/Mahri together with other members of their respective group, it's easy to tell which one is the stone set. In addition, I think the new colors look good together, with white, black, all the primary colors, and green. Now, I was disappointed when Fenrakk turned out to be dark red, rather than brown as he appeared (at least to me) in some early pics. I will be VERY disappointed if Pohatu's rerelease isn't at least partially brown. But if brown is gone for good, then I won't sit around lamenting its loss. I'll be seeing what new things I can do with Yellow-Orange.

I think a lot of people here have the right idea. Take a break from BZP. I know you feel like you have to participate, or that we expect a lot from you, but I think some of your closest friends here would rather go without you for a few weeks than have to see you in such a state. Just take some time to get the rest of your life together, and then maybe you'll be ready to come back to us reinspired and refreshed. In addition, Vezon the Piraka actually lent you some sage advice. If you can show your family that you can accomplish your schoolwork AND spend time on your interests, they might go a bit easier on you. And sometimes, like Aanchir, TLH, and I have said before, tomorrow's another day. That's not to say that it will be sure to be better, but taking things one day at a time can help you through anything. Keep hoping for the best, and working towards that goal, and things might turn out all right after all. -Lyi EDIT: In addition, taking a break doesn't mean you should distance yourself from us. We're always here if you need someone to talk to.

I can't really complain about Lego's color schemes. When Bionicle first came out, I wondered why Lego did a BROWN Toa, when yellow is a far more appealing color. The only thing I regret about the switch to yellow is that the brown used in Avak (the last true brown set) was the best we had ever had. Neither can I complain about Hahli Mahri, as I had always wanted more lime in Bionicle, and this year my wish was finally granted. I'm okay with Toa Hewkii Mahri's color scheme, as it is close enough to Hewkii Inika's color scheme. (which, if they had used brown instead of gunmetal, would have been close enough to Matoran Hewkii's color scheme) As for Thok, I loved his dark white, and it would be great as another ice color if only there were more Bionicle pieces in that color. I don't see what the problem with light blue on ice sets and sand blue on water sets is. We ended up getting the same parts in the same colors anyway, and I'm okay with them "mixing it up" a little, as long as it's recognizable what element they represent. The Visorak did that wonderfully, and have what are still some of my favorite color schemes. And remember, we've had colors recognized from one Koro in another since as early as Takua. I've always enjoyed when Lego has "broken the mold." Not literally, because then we'd have lots of cruddy broken parts, but figuratively. If they had stuck with just light blue and blue for all water sets, things would have gotten pretty boring, wouldn't they? I'm happy with most changes Lego has made.

It was great, wasn't it? MNOLG2 doesn't even compare. Lego has yet to make another game with the charm and simplicity of the original MNOLG

Congrats, Lady K.

What was your time? Aanchir and I, reading from the same book, finished in about 5 hours, 10 minutes. Might have been less, our timing wasn't that accurate.

*uses lemon magic to turn Cthulhu into a lemon*

Er... Who's in the FSSA again? *drops Venomess in boiling cauldron of lemon juice*

I'm here, Seran! What are my orders?

I thought you were on our side for a minute, Laughin'Man. *throws Lemon Juice water balloons at LM* I'm withdrawing to base for now. Good luck, Seran & Aanchir.

*squirts lemon juice into Cthulhu's eyes* Take that, demon!

-begins to fill up advanced water guns with lemon juice- FOR THE LEMON CLUB!

I'm here to join to stalwartly defend the noble fruit in the Fruit War! Gosh, it's you! Welcome to the Club. -Seran

You didn't ask.

I've always thought that the best fictional characters are the ones that you really, truly hate with a passion. -

It's RSVP. It stands for "respondez s'il vous plait" a french term which here means "please reply."

But... without Omi here, our average coolness will plummet! We'll miss you, Omicron. No other member could ever take your place.

If they keep the old color scheme and have masks that at least LOOK like the old ones (Metru style like Lhikan's could be sorta sweet) I'll be happy. I'm okay with them changing the tools as long as Tahu and Kopaka get swords and the new tools look good, and similar body styles would be great, but that's not uber-important to me. P.S. The Mahri aren't all bad. Jaller's pretty cool. I just wish they didn't have AS much individuality. The Toa Mata had it right by having them almost clone sets, but not quite.