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  2. Meiko
    Last blog I left off at the start of the public days of BrickFair. Nothing particularly special happened on either day. I did, however, get a delicious fish.
     
    Recapping on the weekend, I told myself not to spend any money at BrickFair this year because I have other priorities to spend my money on. I successfully did not spend any money on LEGO. However, taking into account the wings, taco bell trips, gas, and fish dinners, I spent over $100. Woops. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
    At the LEGO Group Q&A at BrickFair, Kevin made me take pictures since I'm a "professional" photographer. Unfortunately these were people that I was photographing and not cars, so they're not exactly all spectacular photos. There are some great photos in there, but then there are also the goodies (including this good one I took) that we can turn into more Kevin memes. Keep an eye out on the LAN Blog and Kevin's Flickr for some of those photos.
     
    I spent most of BrickFair with my bros at Beyond The Brick so keep an eye on their YouTube channel, as I made a cameo appearance in several of their videos (including the Christmas of Creation building activity brought to you in part by Brickipedia).
     
    I also just found this dank photo of me at the Organizer's Dinner that Kevin got.
     
    In other news, a friend told me to read The Fault In Our Stars (I'm only a few years late to that right?) so I did. I have revoked her privilege to suggest books to me for the time being, as I do not wish to be hit in the feels like that.
     
    *abrupt end to blog*
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    BrickFair (so far)

    By Meiko,

    Guess I'll make a blog for once about my BrickFair adventures
     
    Day 1:
    Didn't really do anything at the con besides check in and help set up sound system
    Did not bring any MOCs.
    Bailed on the con to go take car pics (what else is new) and get free buffalo wings courtesy of my northern virginia friends

    Day 2:
    Did a seminar that I did not plan for ahead of time. Winged the whole thing and according to some audience members I nailed it.
    Starbucks "chill sesh" with Beyond the Brick and Kevin Hinkle
    Organizers Dinner with BZPower ppl and LEGO ppl #darnitdanny
    Finally met Marcos Bessa in person
    Made Kevin Hinkle memes as per his request
    Got the biggest sundae I've ever seen as dessert. To quote Marcos, "that's not a sundae, that's a whole week".

    Day 3:
    Hung with Beyond the Brick fam
    Received sad news that one of my friends was killed in a motorcycle accident
    This.
    Hosted a "Christmas of Creation" activity with Beyond the Brick to give away ~100 LEGO sets in a community engaging activity. Christmas in July!

    Day 4:
    Have not done anything notable today

    And that's all for now ✌️
  4. Meiko
    Hey guys so in my further ventures of cleaning out "old" stuff I've been accumulating over the years I've got some unopened LEGO sets that I was looking to see if anyone had any interest in. Please note I'm not selling any of these yet and might not any time soon. I'd just like to know what any of you would be willing to pay for these. All are brand new in their packaging.
     
     
     

    40084 Accessory Pack (x2) - 2013
     

    Exclusive Tahu Mask - 2014
     

    1668 Special Offer Trial Size - 1992
     

    9440 Venomari Shrine - 2012
     

    5002203 Radio DJ Robot (x2) - 2014
     

    9557 Lizaru - 2012
     

    850487 Halloween Accessory Set
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    TF2 Event #2

    By Meiko,

    Anybody interested in playing tomorrow night? I might make it a regular thing on Sunday evenings. 9pm, feel free to come early or later.
     
    173.72.194.6:27015
     
    ^ there's the IP. There will be an invite thing to everyone in the BZPower Steam group. Is mvm_mannhattan and mvm_rottenburg good?
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    BZP TF2 Event #1

    By Meiko,

    Who's up for a preplanned TF2 event on the BZPower server I'm hosting? How about Saturday evening/night EST?
     
    Server IP has been changed, for those who have to old IP saved:
     
    108.44.211.182:27015
     
    Hit me up on Steam if you're interested, as I'll have to make sure the server is set up and able to handle enough people. Give map suggestions in the comments, and let me know if you want to participate (or if a different time/date would work better for you.)
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    BZPower TF2 Server?

    By Meiko,

    Title mostly self-explanatory. I'm considering hosting a BZPower TF2 server. Anyone interested? It'd be on the east coast (Washington DC area), so for those a significant distance from there, be mindful that you wouldn't have the best ping.
     
    Some things I need to know:
    First of all, who is interested?
    Should I leave it running 24/7? I have no problem with doing so, just want to know though.
    Should it be password protected?
    Should there be occasional scheduled "events" that would be planned ahead of time?
    What kind of map cycle should there be? What maps do you like?
    Any SourceMod plugins that should be used?

    Also, if you aren't already, be sure to add me on Steam.
  10. Meiko
    I don't blog enough
    I've been really inactive on BZPower lately
    My birthday is this month
    20 days until Doctor Who 50th anniversary
    I got a job at Brickset as a news editor and database administrator today
    I left my position as administrator at Brickipedia for a while for various reasons
    I need a new phone (Nexus 5 pweaaaseee)
    I found this really catchy song by We Came As Romans
    I still don't understand why boys like My Little Pony
    Halloween was boring this year by the way
    Is it Christmas yet?
    If anyone wants me to, I'd be gladly willing and able to host a Team Fortress 2 server for BZPower
    Or a Minecraft server
    Or really any online game
    Leave your comments below please
    Thanks

  11. Meiko

    Links!

    By Meiko,

    Look the policy changed! So I can actually link to sites like Facebook without having to annoy Black Six on AIM now!
     
    Well
     
    yeah
     
    so
     
    LINKS:
    Facebook (mostly posts about my personal life, but some LEGO-related stuff too)
    Twitter (same as Facebook)
    Tumblr (mostly just bands and fandom stuff)
    Instagram (my boring self and pictures of where I go)

     
    Oh and I changed my blog name
  12. Meiko

    Deadpool

    By Meiko,

    is awesome
     
    So I pre-ordered the game last night at midnight, and have been playing it all afternoon. It's so awesome!
     
    I took screenshots too:
     





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    Chima Online

    By Meiko,

    So I spent all day playing the closed beta of Legends of Chima Online with some friends from Brickipedia. It's really fun and addicting and glitchy.
     
    Anyways, check this topic if you want beta access! http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?showtopic=10010
  14. Meiko
    Well, as you can see, I'm mostly inactive here on BZP anymore. Aside from BioniLUG, I've barely read a single topic recently, nor have I posted much at all. I guess it's three main causes for that...
     
    First, I really do not care one bit about Bionicle anymore, and it seems that any time people get the chance, they get all dramatic with "I guess this is the end", "I will wait for its return", etc. When I see that, I try not to be rude, but all I wish to say is "Grow up and move on". I know it's okay to have a strong passion and to have a love for a certain fandom, and I often vouch for others who feel that way, but all this has been carried on waaaay too long in my opinion. There are plenty of other good LEGO themes, and if you only liked LEGO for Bionicle, then deal with the fact that it's over, move on, and find something else to do...
     
    The second reason, and probably the main reason I've been inactive here is the lack of general LEGO discussion. Like I said, I really don't care for Bionicle anymore. There are other LEGO themes and topics I like to discuss. I've been more active on other forums and websites recently, and I really wish BZPower had a better community to discuss what I am interested in.
     
    Third, a lot of my time has been pre-occupied with other things. First of all, school has sucked this year (academics-wise; I've made a ton of awesome friends). I also got involved with the Brickimedia Network after they recognized me for my development and server administration skills. It's definitely been a fun experience, just because of how successful it's been, and I absolutely love engaging in their community. I've also been working with Swert on server and other backend work for BS01 and HS01, such as a new skin for HS01.
     
    I am still trying to keep up with BioniLUG, since that does seem to be the one thing holding me on BZPower, but at this point my attachment to the site is dwindling, and I'm starting to feel bad about it. I've always loved BZPower, but I don't find much to do here anymore. I'll see how I feel at BrickFair VA this year...
     
    Thank you for listening to my rant. Feel free to reply. :/
  15. Meiko

    Introducing Brickimedia

    By Meiko,

    I'm proud to announce a new network for LEGO fans and sites (primarily wikis, which is all we host at the time, and plan to host): Brickimedia! Brickipedia, the popular LEGO wiki hosted on Wikia and several other LEGO Wikis have moved to Brickimedia by today, completing the current network of the sites.
     
    I did a lot of work with some people I just met when starting this project to set up the server and the wikis. If you're curious, the interface and experience may be similar to what you know on BS01, The Ninjago Wiki, or other independent wikis. Brickimedia will be cooperating with many other sites, including sites like Brickset to integrate information from the Brickipedia wiki to bring a more unified, easy, and complete online LEGO information on various sites you visit.
     
    Sites like BS01, Brickset, The Ninjago Wiki, or The Chima Wiki won't be moving to Brickimedia, but will support each other as 'partners'. I plan to talk to Black Six some time this week about what can be done with the Brickimedia network to make it BZPower-friendly, and what could be integrated on the sites.
     
    More information regarding the Brickimedia network can be found at http://www.brickimedia.org and if you have further questions, be sure to ask in the comments.
  16. Meiko
    As many of you have likely noticed, The Ninjago Wiki and The Chima Wiki are not accessible.
     
    The reason for this downtime is that we just bought a brand new server, with much more RAM, bandwidth, and space! The downtime wasn't planned to be this long, so I wanted to give you an update if you don't follow any of the sites' social network pages.
     
    When the sites come back up though, everything will be the same, and the site will be much faster than before.
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    Happy Easter and...

    By Meiko,

    First off, Happy Easter everyone! Go eat chocolate and watch bunnies even though that has nothing to do with the resurrection of Christ.
     
    Also, tomorrow is my 6th anniversary of joining BZPower! Why does it feel like it's been longer than 6 years?
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    BioniLUG Update

    By Meiko,

    So apparently my purchase of a membership isn't in the system, according to Black Six. Thank goodness I have the PayPal order receipt to prove I bought that. I'm not going to re-purchase something like this, let alone something I have to continuously pay for every year. I hope this gets resolved soon. Has anybody else had problems like this with the BZPower store?
  20. Meiko

    BioniLUG

    By Meiko,

    So I can't join it? Wow this store app on the site sucks. I didn't buy it, it says I did, and now I can't actually pay for it. What a let-down.
  21. Meiko

    My Weekend at KidsFest

    By Meiko,

    This weekend I had the privilege of going to KidsFest in Richmond. Even with my pilonidal cyst making it annoying to walk or sit, I had a good time. Sometime once I finish Toy Fair coverage, I'll put up coverage on The Chima Wiki.
     
    With permission from Black Six, since I reached my Flickr upload limit, here are all of my photos on The Chima Wiki's Facebook: http://fb.me/1x9zhik8M
     
    The Chima section was really fun. It seemed quite popular, though I suck with Speedorz (I'm practicing though), but the kids seemed to be good at it.
     
    I got me a nice KidsFest Tour T-Shirt, 2 large Ninjago posters, a Legends of Chima Laval poster, a Legends of Chima Cragger poster, LEGO Club and Club Jr. magazines, and an exclusive Friends comic. I also bought 70100 Ring of Fire (review here), 70503 Golden Dragon, and 70013 Equila's Ultra Striker. My dad bought two Horizon Expresses as well.'
     
    Overall, it was an incredibly fun experience. Now I understand why tickets sold out so quickly, and boy was it a large, crowded event. I'm definitely going in the future.
  22. Meiko

    Ouch

    By Meiko,

    So I've been having this killer pain in my tailbone, and it's gotten so bad I can't walk or sit without pain. I went to an urgent care center and they diagnosed it as a pilonidal cyst. So long story short, I might be out of school for a while, or at least gym. If it worsens, it'll require surgery. .__.
     
    Also I'm working on Toy Fair 2013 recapping for The Chima Wiki. Stay tuned for that, though this recent complication may get in the way of that.
  23. Meiko

    More Chima Tribes?

    By Meiko,

    So there's a beaver tribe now, in a video I can't link to, though it is on The Chima Wiki's video hosting site. Here they are.
     
    Also, I got a much better image of Plomar.
     
    Oh and a REALLY good image of Furty the Fox and G'Loona the gorilla, never before seen on TV or in sets (except Toy Fair).
     
    What do you guys think?
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