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  4. Swert

    Earworm songs

    By Swert,

    You know, I don't get it. Everybody says Everything Is Awesome is stuck in their heads, though it isn't in my head. I've even been playing the Lego Movie videogame and they play it every time you obtain an objective, and it STILL isn't stuck in my head.
     
    Having said that, I somehow got all of the songs from RWBY Volume One's soundtrack stuck in my head now. Perhaps it was a -bad- idea to download both soundtracks to my phone on the same day.
     
    Also blah boredom and blah busy work schedule.
  5. Swert
    So, it's taken me some time to realize it, but HS01's practically a ghost town.
     
    So I have an idea that just might work.
     
    ... Allowing Fan-created HF related content on HS01 under a new prefix (probably Fanon: or something)
     
    What do you guys think? And please don't just post something silly like "What's HS01" and "Who cares?" because that HARDLY helps me at this point.
     
    In fact, anybody who does will have their post removed by me. I have given my warning.
     
    (Now watch the entire blog staff beat me to the floor for making such a warning XD)
  9. Swert
    Man, chaos all around x_x
     
    So, I'm planning to attend ECCC this Friday (Yay SEALUG free pass!) and enjoy the event. We're taking 12 of our Superhero Megafigs (the 12x minifig models we make), all Marvel, including a Stan Lee model. They will be on display along with the other SEALUG and ARCHLUG models. I'll see if I can get photos while I'm there, if anybody is interested. Who knows, I may run into other BZP people there, I hope? Like, can I not be lonely that day? : D
     
    Second, I'm also in the final stages of planning for a huuuuge 16 day Lego Expo called Brick by Brick down at the building my studio is in. We're planning to display art plus have build areas for kids to come in during their spring break, plus running select events and artist-led workshops. It's going to be pretty awesome, but at the same time it's also eating up all my free time that I'd rather be elsewhere doing stuff with. I'll also see about getting photos for that, but no promises as we made that a Kickstarter backer reward.
     
    Overall, I'm wiped and I should probably go sleep now. I still have two more megafigs to build, and they're not even for ECCC.
  10. Swert

    I'm bored.

    By Swert,

    ... I need a project. Give me something to do.
     
    ... Anything EXCEPT SKINS (@BS01/HS01 Staff) Maybe something graphical, or even EM related. I dunno. I just want to do something on Friday since I'm not working.
  11. Swert

    Life update 8/3

    By Swert,

    Well, that was a rush.
    We just completed Skull Week on BS01's Facebook and Twitter accounts. ​We posted our first wave of reviews of the 2015 Summer Sets (Wave 2) by Dorek, with a slightly modified system. We gained some feedback over the last few months while reviewing the first wave of sets, and took them all to heart. Now I think we are truly ready for the future of BIONICLE. In addition to that, we also gave away a couple of summer sets. We hope to do so again in the future.
     
    In the other news of life, I'm patiently waiting for my shipment of Exploding Kittens (if you don't know what that is, I assure you it's NOT a bad thing... much.) to arrive. I bought the $35 bundle, which if you're in the know, you know what that means I intend to play as many rounds as possible until we all get sick of it. But, you never know when that might happen.
     
    Otherwise, it's too hot to do much else, so I'm going to go back to not doing much else.
  12. Swert

    The 13th Doctor

    By Swert,

    Seriously, given the arguments I'm hearing today, it seems the 13th doctor should be a 10 year old redheaded girl.
     
    That covers -everything- the people wanted in the Doctor right there.
  13. Swert

    Swert's Back To Blog

    By Swert,

    Ah yes, the Blog. I remember I had a blog here once... I nuked all the entries after the week was up.
     
    So, welcome to the Swert Blog, possibly the only blog you will want to forget
     
    I'm sure nobody here has heard of me, so I won't bother with introductions.
     
    I'll be here all week to post what I really think about anything. Maybe it'll be good? Maybe not? Who knows? (Who cares? )
     
    Hope everybody enjoys my works, I don't know what to say yet, post comments if you'd like, or make suggestions. I'm pretty much unsure what to say.
     
    Oh, one thing first, please don't mention "BS01." I talk about that -all the time- these days. Give me something different -Swert
  14. Swert
    I have to say, I am super proud of SPIRIT for getting us hooked up with Volta and the voice actors. Seriously, SPI does not get enough credit from us, and I want to fix that now.
     
    Basically, praise SPI. He earned it.
     
    ... Also go listen to our interviews.
  15. Swert

    It's been a long day...

    By Swert,

    I spent most of it working on dismantling the island of Mata Nui, then I get home and all of a sudden... Halo 4.
     
    Today was long, but the payoff is epic.
     
    Oh also something political. Whatever
  16. Swert
    Alright, so if you were part of the randomness that was MakutaFest 2014, you would recall I mentioned something about a grand prize. That grand prize was, of course, a Vahi that was practically life-sized, based on the movie-edition, and made of Lego.
     
    It took me ~1 hour to build from scratch in the studio I work at, and took me all of 30 minutes in LDD to build and pose. I then took it into another program to make instructions of it, so others can build it at home. The only difference between the winner (Voxumo, if you didn't catch that at the show) and yourself is he gets it for free. Sadly you will have to locate parts yourself to build it, but at least I used common enough parts. I didn't price this out on BrickLink and/or PAB yet, so I don't know what the overall cost will be, so if it turns out to be too expensive I am sorry.
     
    Once I mail the prize to Voxumo and receive confirmation that it arrived safely, I will be releasing the Vahi instructions and parts list for all to use. I had fun designing and building it, and I look forward to 2015 where I probably won't be building a Vahi again
  17. Swert

    Beware my power...

    By Swert,

    With blood and rage of crimson red...
    This power is mine, this is my light...
    In blackest day, in brightest night...
    In brightest day, in blackest night...
    In fearful day, in raging night...
    Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur...
    For hearts long lost and full of fright...
    The Blackest Night falls from the skies...
    ... [insert White Lantern oath here]...
     
    Yeah, you get the idea.
     
    So, I finally -FINALLY- obtained the last of the Lantern Corps rings and power batteries. There are nine in total. I now proudly display them all on my desk... fortunately not all turned on.
     


    Basically I've proven once again how much of a nerd I am. ... Nothing new. Oh also I have three minifigs on my monitor; Harley Quinn (sister is a huge fan), Deadpool (... dude, why wouldn't you?) and young Han Solo. I should go through and show off my entire minifig collection on my desk alone. I buy too many.
     
    So yeah, now I have them all. I feel somewhat complete no- WAIT, WHERE'S THE HONOR GUARD RING? AND THE FLASH RING? ... AND THE-
     
    RAAAAAAAAAAAGE!
  18. Swert
    http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/upcoming-exhibits/block-by-block-inventing-amazing-architecture.aspx
     
    The same exhibit I blogged about back in the summer that went to West Palm Beach, FL in the Norton Museum of Art is now in the EMP Museum in Seattle, WA. Build by Dan Parker and his crew at TbP Group in Tacoma, WA (of which I am the shop foreman of) it features 10 skyscrapers of various sizes and colors, from across the world.
     
    The models include One World Trade Center, the Hearst Building and the Fuller Flatiron from New York City, the Space Needle from Seattle, Willis Tower from Chicago, and more. There is also a build area set up near the models for kids to play and build their own skyscrapers to add to the EMP's Mini Megalopolis.
     
    I will personally say I was looking forward to this one being built up for months now. The 10 models are in the home state they were created in, on display in a beautiful building, and I was given the opportunity to set them up myself. I am particularly proud of my Taipei 101 model, which was designed by both Dan and me.
     
    I hope to have a gallery of photos to share soon with everyone.
  19. Swert

    What have I done?

    By Swert,

    No seriously, what have I done? Well, I saw a photo of Turakii on Facebook earlier, and someone said it looked like she belonged on a movie poster.
     
    So I put her on one. Along with Toa Lhikan Hordika. And myself as Loki.
     
    Note, I didn't want it to be a perfect photoshop job. I just wanted it done for humor purposes. And yes, the tie is REQUIRED.
  20. Swert

    Crazy times

    By Swert,

    First off, is it just me or is it weird to have a 20 MB update download faster than it takes to install?
     
    Anyway, so a few people already heard, but remember how I mentioned I was waking up at 6:30 each morning this week to host workshops?
     
    Yeah, nobody showed up. Great.
     
    So I switched back to my normal schedule and proceeded to work on a new project. Once it's done, I will show you all.
     
    Hint: Remember Green Lantern and Captain America from the Bricks Cascade photos on the main page? They have a new justice friend. Who, you may ask? Hint: He's mostly red with yellow accents. Have fun
  22. Swert
    So I've been placed in charge of coordinating a (rather small-ish?) table area for a Lego art and play event in Tacoma, WA. I've already begun planning how it will form together, but the fun part still comes in that I need to build about 7-10 new items that go towards it being awesome, including a new display case for my masks.
     
    In other news, if you happen to hear from the TTV Brickfeed podcast I was on, I actually left my job of six years recently. This is one of the contributing factors in letting me get a chance to plan such an area in the first place (otherwise I'd be planning -everything else- at that event.) With that said, it's going to be an interesting ride to see what I can pull off design-wise.
     
    I'll try to post photos when I get it set up, if anybody's interested
  23. Swert

    BS01 Podcast and more

    By Swert,

    Whew, editing videos can be challenging some days. I posted not
    but BS01 Podcast Interview episodes on our YouTube channel. I have to say, I came up with a very useful format that's very easy to edit and publish, but eventually I'm going to have to find a way to make it even faster. Also the fact I have a 40 minute video to edit next will likely notKill me  
    I also finally got my ticket for BrickCon 2016 (YAAAY I'M GOING THIS YEAR!) and I'm going full-force this time. I don't know what I will do officially, but maybe I'll bring my new Nuva Cube? That'll be fun.
     
    Also I have a new Nuva Cube. It lights up. It's also tiled on the surface. You're welcome, Kayru!
     
    Otherwise, it's been chaotic the past few weeks (boss went on vacation in Europe, I had to handle the entire shop, practically by myself. Not much fun.) and now I'm looking forward to just catching up.
     
    Sooo yeah, that's that. Cheers, all.
  24. Swert
    So um...
     
    I kinda wanna change my blog name. But I suck at naming things (My computers are SWERT01 and SWERT02, my Zune is SWERT03, my phone is SWERT05 (the hard drive in 01 is SWERT04, kinda wish I had named the desktop SWERT02 to match Thunderbirds better but whatever)) and I really want a cool name.
     
    So submit ideas. I'll take any ideas FROM ANYONE. Just remember, keep it BZP appropriate.
     
    Also NO PONIES!
     
    kthx.
  25. Swert

    Internet Explorer 9

    By Swert,

    ...
     
    Wait, you mean you haven't downloaded it yet? Why?
     
    It's leagues ahead of IE8. And having tried Firefox before, and refusing to allow anything Google on this computer (besides Google Talk and GMail <<), and I don't even have Quicktime on here, I'm not going to try Chrome and Safari. So yeah, don't waste a comment saying I should go to that.
     
    But I will say this, give IE9 a try. You'll be pleasantly surprised, I promise you.
     
    Now, if you HAVE gotten IE9, disregard this rant and continue enjoying it.
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