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  1. ChocolateFrogs

    V For Vendetta

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    Two things are sure to happen on the fifth of November:
    1) People will watch V for Vendetta.
    2) NaNo novelists will continue frantically writing.
     
    The point is, this is the third year in a row I watched V for Vendetta on the fifth of November, having been introduced to it by a friend freshmen year, and I still like it as much as the first (and second) time I viewed it.
     
    -CF
    (Currently on a Firefly quoting fest in a friend's status. )
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    Madman With A Box

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    What's that? Halloween? Oh, yeah!

    Gallery
    Lens Flare (Taken with cell phone. Interesting...)
     
    One of my CCM friends was holding a small "party" of sorts, so I was able to dress up! No one else did, though. (But one of my friends attended who is both a redhead and Doctor Who fan, so if need be she could have been roped in to be Amy. )
     
    I would go buy a fez (and mop), but I do not know when I shall be wearing this next. (I am not going to Katsucon (anime con) in February, but if I can afford it there is Madicon (sci-fi/fantasy con) in March...)
     
    -CF
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    Oh how I wish I was not dropping $300 (plus another $200 from my dad) on a bike this winter, for I would not have to save up for that and could just grab the entire Stargate SG-1 series on Amazon for $80. (That is more than half-off the original price and comes out to less than $0.40 an episode.) You see, Hulu is dropping SG-1 at the end of January, 2011. I am about halfway through season 1. (I saw the Ori story arc but would have rewatched that.) (And while Atlantis logically falls somewhere in there, of which I have seen most of after the first season, that is another $80.)
     
    There is no way I am going to be able to finish the series before Hulu drops it, especially with the lag of school internet. But, though I have a school job, that is making sure I do not draw from what I have saved in my bank account and also now being saved for the new bike. While $300=/=$80, too many big purchases like that add up.
     
    So as I look at the sale on Amazon, I can only hope it sticks around for a little longer so that I can get it for Christmas (as unlikely as that is. I don't usually put expensive stuff on my list, like a Nook which is on there, especially with the bike now).
     
    -CF
    (While I could watch the show online through other means, the DVDs are more convenient and authentic.)
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    One By Five

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    Every since I was a kid I had always wished that LEGO made a 1x5 brick. (And logically plates and tiles to follow.) I remember sifting through my collection looking for one, only to realize LEGO did not make such a piece.
     
    Now, 10-15 years later, I remember how much I long for it. Not because I recently came across a need for one (or at least that I can remember, but I'm sure it crossed my mind), but because I just think it would cool.
     
    I should add this to the Brick Wishlist Flickr group...
     
    -CF
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    The Card Himself

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    That's Orson Scott Card, folks. He wrote Ender's Game, as well as many books both in, around, and outside sci-fi. And I got to meet him!
    He also signed my copy of Ender's Game, writing "To Benjamin--A fellow taleswapper"--awesome!
     
    He came to speak at my school's arts center (we have a big concert hall) tonight, talking about his writing experience, giving tips on how to become better writers, sharing his thoughts on reading and overall giving a really great presentation. It was organized by the local public library system. He lives just a few hours south in North Carolina.
     
    I do believe this is the first big author I have met. (Oh wait, there was Allan Bedford signing my copy of The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide at BrickFest 2006. That was cool.)
     
    -CF
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    They Did It Again

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    World's Largest LEGO Mosaic, in England. I'm guessing the same group that did the mosaic that inspired the BZPower/BrickFair Mosaic Project, but I'm still investigating that. (So maybe not "they" and "again.")
     
    Either way, pretty impressive.
     
    -CF
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    My friend had this grand idea of going Trick-Or-Treating this coming Halloween. You know, something to do.
    Unfortunately I was told that was illegal. I did a quick internet search and found this:

    What a turn-off!
    I also plan on asking a police officer next time I see one on campus if it true (well, it is, just want to hear it from someone) and just why that is (safety, sure, but they're spoiling our fun!).
     
    I still haven't had a chance to wear my Eleventh Doctor costume yet, and now it seems as if I never might.
     
    -CF
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    NaŃoŴriṀo!

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    I'll be participating in National Novel Writing Month again this year, like I did last year.
    (Note: last year I stopped 2/3rds through November and at 26,000 words because I had 30+ pages of papers to write.)
     
    This year I have looked over my weekly schedule, and after taking out the necessities/required duties of my day (eat, class, work, sleep, school stuff), I realized I should not have a problem getting 12,500 words a week. I just have to be diligent and not waste my time online.
     
    After talking with my roommate, who will also be doing it, I have chosen to write a sci-fi story that has been in my head for over a year now. I am pretty confident in it, especially after he confirmed it was original. Be my guest and talk to me about it via IM, I would love to share, but I'm paranoid about posting my story ideas online. But I can give you a tentative title: When Worlds Collide.
    (Especially since I want a few opinions on the way the story should go.)
     
    I'm pretty excited for this. I'm confident and ready to have another good time writing.
     
    -CF
  12. ChocolateFrogs
    I updated/completed my collection of Switchfoot albums/songs the other day with the help of a friend, so I have greatly been enjoying all the other CDs I previously had not had (which was all but Letdown and Sound).
     
    I am especially enjoying Oh! Gravity and Hello Hurricane, their two CDs I wanted most and the two I was quite looking forward to listening to. They do not disappoint.
    Favorites include American Dream, Hello Hurricane, The Sound, and Mess of Me, to name a few.
     
    I think this will be good building music.
     
    -CF
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    Entry Dedication

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    This blog entry is dedicated to xccj. Why? Because he sent me this:

    Woohoo! 1/2 way there to completing my brickbadge decoration for BrickFair 2011! (Because my name is plural, of course. I need two.)
     
    Also in the mail today I received an order comprising of a torso for an Inara minifig, two tan Bitil wings, and a Kiina trident (just one, but it's awesome!). Not to mention a voice recorder (for my journalism stuff) and some Halloween decorations from my family.
     
    -CF
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    Desk 2.0, Fish

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    Here's a new look at my desk:

     
    I've had the second screen for a month or so now. It is very helpful not just for surfing the web while watching video, but for papers when I need not only Open Office up but Firefox or a second document as well.
     
    You also might notice the fish bowl being relocated. That is because there was no longer room on my building table for it...because the table is now in use! Parts are dumped on it and not moving. It's great. I built a space ship last weekend. Here's a new version of the tank:

     
    While the past two photos have been simply minifigs doing underwater stuff, and I do like how I added the pirate ship half in the second, the general idea is to build a couple fish, a few inches long each, some plant life, and then probably add in a diver from one of the many themes and a treasure chest.
     
    -CF
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    Doctor #12 should be Andrew-Lee Potts, Hatter in Syfy's Alice.
     
    Doctor #13 should be Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock Holmes in BBC's (Stephen Moffat's) Sherlock. (Interestingly enough, he had considered taking the role from Tennant in a discussion with him in 2008, but then didn't audition for Eleven. Maybe he'll appear now that Moffat has taken over, or at least have a one-time role like he expresses interest in.)
     
    I think both of them could pull off Doctors that didn't use a sonic screwdriver, a concept I am looking forward to observing when I get around to the 5th Doctor. (Specifically, I would have Potts have it for the first season, of half of his first season, and then lose it and not make/get another one.)
     
    As for actors that are in Doctor Who, it was recently announced that Mark Sheppard is going to be making an appearance! (Supposedly as an important character in the opening two-parter.) Woohoo!
     
    -CF
  16. ChocolateFrogs
    “Timber!” yelled The Doctor, as the tree fell right in front of them. Silence.
     
    “Doctor,” asked Amy, slightly turning, shuffling her feet in her curiosity, “why didn't it make a sound?”
     
    “Ah, I am so very glad you asked,” he responded, spinning around and pointing behind Amy with his sonic screwdriver. “Watch again. And listen again.”
     
    She turned around just as another tree fell silently.
     
    “When you said you wanted to show me something, I was expecting more than some falling trees.”
     
    “No, no, pay attention,” retorted The Doctor. “What is happening? What isn't happening?”
     
    “Oh, I don't know. We're standing in a forest of falling trees, but they aren't making sounds?” Amy furrowed her head in frustration.
     
    “Right! Exactly!” The Doctor lifted his hands partially in excitement. “Why?”
     
    “Doctor. We are standing in a forest, why can't I hear the falling trees?”
     
    “Where did I take you? We went into a booth, put in the coins, and then what?”
     
    “You said we were going to the Silent Forests on the Fifth Moon of Prodea,” retorted Amy. “You pressed the button and next thing I know we're standing here. No TARDIS, but we are clearly somewhere else.”
     
    “Or are we?” said The Doctor. He turned on his screwdriver and a tint of blue shimmered around them, clearly encircling and shielding them from the wilderness.
     
    Amy turned to watch the glowing field fade away, just in time to see another tree fall right towards them. “Doctor, watch out!” she cried, but they were suddenly back in the booth, various blinking dials confirming their trip was over. They stepped out.
     
    “What was that?” snapped Amy.
     
    “You didn't really think we were in a whole new place, now did you?” The Doctor acted almost as if a youngling Saldewian from Qitar had asked that, of all things.
     
    “Well with you, why not?” Amy was not finding the situation funny anymore.
     
    “We're at a carnival, with anti-gravity roller coasters and sideways teeter-totters. They really can't just transport their customers off-world.”
     
    Amy was eying some sort of caramelized fruit, or at least she hoped it was fruit, so let The Doctor finish.
     
    “Look, you know the saying 'If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?'?”
     
    “Yes,” said Amy, rolling her eyes.
     
    “A decade ago the Prodeans added a fifth moon to orbit their planet, containing automatically falling trees. Then, using devices such as this one,” The Doctor tapped the booth, “they were seemingly transported to observe their creation without physically being there. They weren't really around to hear it, and neither were we.
     
    "Although..." thought The Doctor, "if I recall, their results might have been a tad different..."
     
    “Well, it's very clever of them. C'mon, let's go see what food they're selling,” said Amy.
     
    She got a strangely wide cone with some purple ooze foaming at the top and dripping onto her hands.
     
    “Oh, jelly-babies,” The Doctor noticed, buying a bag. “Now then, to the unfun house. Come along, Pond.”

     
    (Before you ask, the BBC code is termed "extract" to make that happen. I first used it 2.5 years ago. Experiment. Now, comment on the story.)
    -CF
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    Sherlock

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    Fascinating.
     
    The first episode was brilliant and exciting.
    The second was more adventure, but maybe I was too distracted to see the deeper mystery.
    The third was also amazing, especially the build-up. Wow.
     
    "I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research!"
    (I sort of feel that way, for I notice things that if I ever told them to someone I did they'd call me a creeper. I'm just merely observant, sheesh. (Usually.))
     
    -CF
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    The Orange Box

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    I played Portal for the third time the other day, via borrowed Orange Box from friend. 'Twas fun, of course. I was annoyed at how I did not realize I could get a Storage Cube via rocket fire into tube to prop myself up into the vent, and instead, like the other two times, balanced three computers on top of one another, nearly risking my life because of that rocket launcher in each attempt to get another. Grrr.
     
    So I'm replaying it again so as to make right with myself. (Well, I would just play level 19, but my roommate took his xbox 360 hard drive, leaving me with my other roommate's hard drive, and had to start over. No biggie.)
     
    More importantly, how do I get to advanced levels? Like turrets in cages and such?
     
    Also, I played Half Life 2 for a few moments but had no idea what to do once I got outside. (And they kept hitting me for missing the trashcan when trying to throw the soda can, sheesh, what's up with that? I'm Gordon Freeman for crying out loud!) So, um, what's going on? How do keep moving forward? What is this game about? Do I get the gravity gun?
     
    -CF
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    I'm No Hat Person

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    But I could be, no?
    Fedora, wide-brimmed like Indiana Jones.
    Oh so tempting to buy.
     
    I'm not one to wear ball-caps around. I'll wear one camping, absolutely. It's necessary. But I didn't even wear my geeked-out cap with a BrickFest patch on it at BrickFair.
     
    But a fedora? Now that is something that appeals to me. I like to think that if I had one I would wear it around often.
     
    I don't know what I'm worried about. Most of my IRL friends would accept it (and some have already said they are pretty cool hats), and besides, I don't really worry about what others think of my image anyway.
     
    Plus then I could put a piece of paper in it that says "PRESS"!
     
    -CF
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    Quick*, what are some good Firefly pick-up lines? Something that uses a quote, of course--something recognizable.
     
    Or I could just start with a question. Sit down next to her and ask if she knows what the Chain of Command is.
     
    -CF
    *Quick meaning in a day.
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    Building Table

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    Yes, that fish tank is my next project:

    (That's just filler. I intend to build some fish for it, some plants, etc. But yes, it will have a LEGO diver of one theme or another in it.)
     
    -CF
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    Fall Break

    By ChocolateFrogs,

    Things to watch within the next four days:
     
    -Stargate Universe's 3rd episode of its current 2nd season.
    -Castle's latest episode: Steampunk themed.
    -Stephen Moffat's Sherlock.
     
    Plus a 3-5 episode and movie Firefly marathon with my roommates and friends. (And hopefully a girl my roommate knows and will introduce me to. :3 ) I want to figure out some good food of the 'Verse to make for it. So far I'm thinking Ice Planets (from The Message) might be a little hard, but I could rewrap granola bars as "Fruity Oaty Bars" and make those fun-size Hershy bars look like the food packets from the first episode. And strawberries. Strawberries are a must.
     
    B)
     
    -CF
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    Jackson Lake, the supposed "next Doctor" in the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas special "The Next Doctor" (one of my favorites) has a suit/vest style that just can not be replicated in LEGO minifig form yet. There is no torso out there that is appropriate for this character.
     
    Until now? I would risk considering a Weasley twin torso or Ollivander's (but that is a stretch) from the new Diagon Alley set.
     
    HOWEVER, my fellow Whovians, if you spot a torso that would be perfect, I would love to know immediately. He would be a great addition to my Doctor Who minifig collection.
     
    -CF
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