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  1. 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*
  2. Meiko

    Yo guys guess what

    By Meiko,

    Oh shoot I forgot about this thing.
     
    Anyways, I'm working on a little side project that you guys might enjoy:
     
    http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Meiko/TCW/tcw_app.png
    Please link to images over 500 kB. -B6
     
    If anybody knows XAML, I'd love your help on this. I've tried making a JavaScript, C#, C++, and VB Windows 8 app, but the XAML in all of them... I just can't wrap my head around that language. <_<
     
    So yeah, any help available would be nice. Heck I can even add you into the credits on who helped develop the apps and if you want you can be a Chima Wiki developer for more projects.
     
    Also, just wondering... who here has Windows 8?
  3. 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
  5. 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?
  6. Meiko

    Merry Christmas... Eve

    By Meiko,

    It's beginning to look a lot like Christmasssssssss
     
    Ehem.
     
    So for those who have already been celebrating, yay. For those who will be celebrating tomorrow, I know how you feel; I can't wait either.
     
    I have my eyes on one present I know I'm getting. My new computer. So this is the last night I'll be posting from this little guy.
     
    And thank goodness my phone is so amazing because I'm running a USB LAN connection from it's 4G signal, because there is usually no Wi-Fi here at my nana's house.
     
    It'll also be cool if I get some Ninjago 2013 or maybe even Chima, though the latter is less likely.
     
    Anyways, I'll update you guys on how my Christmas goes tomorrow. Merry Christmas guys!
  7. Meiko

    Mah New Computer

    By Meiko,

    Oh my goodness I love this thing. And yes it has Windows 8 but it's awesome.
     
    I can actually play games now!
     

     
    But since I've been at my grandma's house which has no wifi, I've been running a LAN network through the USB connection of my phone (4G speeds yay), but I have to wait to install my newly bought games like Max Payne 3 because that would cost me over $300 in data overages.
  8. 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:
     





  9. Meiko

    Ninjago 2014

    By Meiko,

    The Ninjago Wiki has received confirmation of Ninjago to continue in 2014. The Ninjago Wiki will be bringing you more information and answering these FAQs shortly:
    Will there be more sets?
    Yes, there will in fact be more sets in 2014.
    [*]Will the TV series on Cartoon Network continue?
    [*]What will happen to Chima and Ninjago in 2014 being at the same time?



     
    Lemme hear your thoughts!
  10. Meiko

    Bored

    By Meiko,

    Anybody got a Minecraft server I can join? I'd love a Tekkit or a Feed the Beast server, but Vanilla Minecraft is good enough for me.
  12. Meiko

    Old Photos of Me with LEGO

    By Meiko,

    So jamesster and I were discussing LEGOLAND, and I realized how long ago it was that I was last at a LEGOLAND park.
     
    This is a picture of my most recent trip to LEGOLAND Cali:
     

     
    An while I'm at it, here is Aanchir, Lyichir and I at LEGOLAND Cali:
     

    (from left to right: My dad, Lyichir, Aanchir, me)
     
    Also, just if you are curious, here was my first experience with LEGO, at the age of 1:
     

  13. Meiko

    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?
  14. Meiko

    Legends of Chima Online

    By Meiko,

    So, a contact of mine at LEGO is getting some beta accounts for Legends of Chima: Online for some of the TCW Staff, including me.
     
    I won't legally be able to share screenshots or videos of gameplay until the game is out, though, so... yeah.
     
    I'll keep you updated. I can't wait.
  15. Meiko

    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 ✌️
  16. Meiko

    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?
  17. 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.
  18. Meiko
    I believe all of the judges have sent in their votes at this time. Hahli Husky will post the winners when she gets the chance.
     
    Since I'm in charge of prizes, there may be a delay in shipping the 2nd and 3rd place prizes (spinners). The reason for this is that they are in heavy demand this holiday season, and I can't find a single spinner set anywhere. NRG Jay and NRG Zane seem to be some people's favorites, so I'll try to look for some of them. If I have to though, I'll order them online.
     
    I'll keep you guys updated regarding the issue with prizes.
  19. Meiko

    Talked to -Windrider-

    By Meiko,

    I swear we have the weirdest conversations. Half of the conversation yesterday is our top-secret troll plan that we might be able to do at a certain time of year in 2013. No more details.
     
    The other half is an agreement that hashtags and swag makes everything better, so we are...
    Making a charity called #hastags4swag that guarantees 1 swag donated for every hashtag.
    All of my posts on my profile feed will now be hashtags because why not.

  20. Meiko

    Selling some LEGO shirts

    By Meiko,

    Hey guys, I've been going through all my old clothes that are way too small for me anymore and a few of them happen to be LEGO or BZPower related so I figured I'd see if anyone would like to buy them before I send them to Goodwill. None of them are torn and they're all clean and well-laundered over the years. I'll probably just ask $10 for each (covers shipping which is usually around $5 for a package and allows me to make a small amount of money off of it) unless you don't live in the United States where we'll have to work something out in regards to international shipping. If you want to name your own price offer, go ahead and I'll consider it unless it's lower than the cost of shipping. If you're so lucky as to want the shirts and live near me (Northern Virginia) I'll let you do local pickup and give you a lower price because I won't have to pay for shipping.
     



     

    1. Ninjago "Spin" Shirt



    Red - (size not on label; probably Youth XL)


     



     

    2. Ninjago Year 1 Shirt



    Navy Blue - Youth Large


     



     

    3. Ninjago Ninja Shirt



    Black - Youth XL


     



     

    4. LEGO Logo Distressed Shirt



    Black - Adult Small


     



     

    5. BZPower 2013 Shirt SOLD!



    Grey - Adult Small


     



     

    6. BZPower Shirt SOLD!



    Green - Adult Small





     

    7. Brickshirts Minifigure Patent Shirt SOLD!



    Blue - Adult Small


  21. Meiko

    Photography

    By Meiko,

    As most of you know, I do professional automotive photography as my job/hobby outside of the LEGO community. Turns out I do more car-related stuff than LEGO-related stuff nowadays though, but some people asked me about my work while I was at BrickFair New Jersey, and while I had just bought 10248 Ferrari F40, I decided to try combining my two hobbies.
     

     
    You can see my other work (of real cars, not LEGO) at https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgebarnick/. This was the first time I've tried photographing LEGO and the first time I've done any sort of "automotive" photography at such a small scale. The settings for this shot were:
     
    18mm
    f/22
    30 sec
    ISO 100
     
    It is a two-image composite, one exposure focusing on detailed shadows and the other focusing on detailed highlights and mid tones.
     
    Just wanted to share that with anybody who'd perhaps be interested in seeing it.
     
    Cheers!
  22. Meiko

    Happy 12/12/12

    By Meiko,

    Yes, this post needed to happen. For no reason. It's 12/12/12. Isn't that cool? Yeah, I thought not. Unless you are getting married on this day, in which congrats.
     
    Also, Aanchir and Lyichir are home. Let's see how long we last before we fight each other to death...
     
    Also, thoron and I have been playing Halo 1 a lot recently. Fun stuff. Very fun stuff.
  24. Meiko
    Chima premiers tomorrow! And even better, I'll be able to watch it on my new 50" HDTV, instead of the little box I had before. It's gonna be awesome.
     
    Hopefully the TV show will bring lots of activity to The Chima Wiki. Any help is appreciated.
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