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and also I can't tell if this image is seriously not posting or if my computer is trolling me alsoalsoalso I forgot how happy it makes me to be playing again. Character interaction, fights, random encounters, screaming, blowing things up oh gog why keep drifting out of this I'm going to be in this forum all day tomorrow ANDREW GET IN ON THIS DARN YOU
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Well. I think I'm out of excuses. I've been gone for months with nary a peep as to my whereabouts. (Is that how you spell it? I don't know.) What's been happening, you may ask? Well, sort of a weird combination of business, distraction, and just being lazy. Last June, Gabriella and I both graduated from the college where we went together, and I moved back home, where I spent most of the summer looking for jobs as well as applying for graduate school. This kept me pretty busy for those few months. Then, toward the end of August, I got a part-time offer for work and started working there, which keeps me busy Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for the most part. This was where the laziness came in. I was so busy those three days that all the other stuff I like to do (reading, watching movies, playing video games, etc.) started becoming higher priority for me on the off days when I didn't get to do them, so BZPower sort of fell off the wayside. In addition, I just simply forgot about it. A lot. Long story short, I have no idea where my schedule might lead me next, but for now, it's fairly regular. I may not have as much time as I'd like to do all the things that I'd like, but I'll try not to forget about BZP again. I updated Hack Wars with a new (fairly long) chapter, and on Wednesday I'll try to have a new TNI or AM! chapter (depending on which comes next in the crossover) up. Hopefully it'll stay more regular from now on, and I'll try to stick as close to the schedule from the last blog entry as I can (though Tuesdays and Thursdays are now out for obvious reasons, and Friday's chapter may have to get moved to Saturday). My apologies once again and here's hoping it actually works out this time! Lewa0111 Nuva
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BRICKCON IS TOMORROW AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THIS BLOG ENTRY UNLESS YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO BE THERE BUT IT'S GONNA BE GREAT ANDREW HURRY UP AND GET HERE
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I know but it's late and I didn't feel like I had the capacity to do a writeup of a real news item I picked that bit solely so I could make that joke also I'm not going to have time to report tomorrow because I'm leaving for Brickcon no I don';t actually think I'm that clever that the rest of BZPower needs to share my mirth even though my last couple of stories have ended in a lousy pun. It just seemed to fit at the time. I'm actually a lot more professional that I act but I guess that sorta negates the entire point then, doesn';t it
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Apparently the quality of my reporting is directly correlated to how many hours of work I put in, added to the amount of sleep I missed and how many hours of class I have, and how much homework they've assigned us versus how much I have done. Because I swear that article wasn't there when I posted mine and I read every article posted before I do my reports. I guess that was just an additional reminder then, because it's super important. also yes I ended up taking a nap right after I posted that I'll be more careful in the future
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Hoo boy. Where to start? Well, last Wednesday sounds good. So as you may have heard, last week was my final week at Microsoft. This was all well and good, but there was also the slight issue that this meant I needed to present my summer's work to management on Thursday morning. (I actually wound up doing it twice at my boss' request, but more on that in a second.) As you might expect, I was pretty busy Wednesday revising and re-revising and practicing my presentation. When I did finally get home about 8 PST, I got a message from Valixia and Velox asking if I could sit for the ECC critic final interview. After I grabbed some dinner, we went ahead and did it - and it must have gone well, since I was hired immediately afterward. I was now an official ECC critic. Figuring that would conclude my major BZP business for the week, I retired for the night. In the morning I woke up and checked BZP to find a message waiting from me. Well, two, actually. The first was from Valixia asking if I could write up an ECC bio. The other was from Black Six asking if I would be a Forum Mentor. After shaking my head for a second to make sure I was actually fully awake (this was all at 7:45 in the morning, remember), I sent back my acceptance, albeit with a note that I'd be pretty busy the next few days. Still, it was a nice confidence booster going into my presentation... ...which couldn't have gone much better. I got through in the allotted time, fielded some questions from management, and managed to show off how my project would be legitimately helpful in the future. My boss apparently agreed; that afternoon we sat down for my final review, which to not bore you all on went well. I got home to see a response from B6 in my inbox about my acceptance. I relaxed a bit that evening - but not too much. I still had a second presentation to get through the next day. So, Friday. Woke up, got into work, gave the presentation to a different group, where it went over very well (though I can't say why without breaking several NDAs, haha.) That afternoon I had a meeting with my recruiter, who offered me a position next year as well. I tentatively accepted - the formal acceptance and all that will come later, after mountains of paperwork and talks with my family. That night I went out with some friends, then came home and packed. Saturday I was up early to catch my flight. Security and all that went as well as could be expected; the only problem was rather than the almost straight shot MS had originally booked for me, I was set to fly to Houston and then back up to Wisconsin. This is apparently cheaper for MS somehow. The flights consisted mostly of sleeping and A Game of Thrones, which I was rapidly finding more and more reasons to kick myself over not starting earlier. I got in pretty late Saturday and hit the hay before too long. Sunday was unfortunately not the day of rest I'd have liked. Since I'd be moving out Monday, I had to consolidate my stuff from Seattle and my stuff from college last year and get it all packed together. It was also raining like the dickens, which kind of precluded going out for much of anything. Monday, I finished up the packing and took off for my junior year of uni. This year I'm living with some friends in an apartment right near campus, rather than a dorm, so move-in was a little interesting. Unfortunately we got so sidetracked hanging out and stuff that we didn't actually put together my bed, so I crashed on the couch and was gently reminded of just how loud this town can get at night. I missed it. Tuesday was that time-honored tradition of running around campus figuring out where my classes actually are. At a uni this big, that is a concern, believe me. And here we are Wednesday, mostly settled in, my name now a shiny turquoise color and myself still moderately shell-shocked. Classes start in about a week (though I'll be getting out of town this weekend for a quick trip with my family), but until then I suppose I'm mostly just catching my breath before the semester starts. I do still have a good chunk of A Game of Thrones to get through, though, and a new internet job. Those seem to be keeping me busy enough for me to come up with blog title references mixing the two. (Oh, and guess who can't seem to grasp the concept of "blog posts are published on 24-hour time"? Here's a hint. It is me.)
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If you did not get one at BrickFair and still want to there are some shirts available. They are $14 each. There are three shirt sizes still available: 2 Small 1 Medium 1 Large Shipping is $2 If you are interested in BZPower t-shirts see Bionicle Raport's blog.
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Lasertag at Shadowland's right next to BrickFair is single-handily one of the best things about the convention each year. The previous year we had a team of eleven people, including: Toa Velox Spink Disky Friar Tuck Nuju Metru 55555 Emperor Whenua Xccj Toa Lhikan Hordika White Hat Yellow Shirt (Unknown member name) To commemorate that event we had BZPower Lasertag bricks engraved. This year we had a total of sixteen players. Brickeens Xaeraz Vezok's Friend Avokah Tamer Sumiki Bioncle Raptor Spink Disky Architect Friar Tuck Takuma nuva TNC (Takuma Nuva's cousin is awesome and should join BZP) 55555 Zatth Valendale A few other members were supposed to join in on the fun, but Chols left early and Ballom took a monument to the knee. I was planning on having a larger turnout for this year and made a preemptive strike to commemorate the event. With the help of Vezok's Friend I had BZPower Laser Tag shirts created! If you did not get one at BrickFair and still want to there are some shirts available. They are $14 each. There are three shirt sizes still available: 2 Small 1 Medium 1 Large
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I leave for like one evening.
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If I call you by your username, it means I love you. Or I don't like your real name. Or your username is cooler. Or easier to say. Or I might call you by your real name too. Like if I've known you for a while. Or just feel like saying it for a change. Or I know you prefer me doing so. But sometimes I just don't care. To me, a username transcends a person's identity. It becomes them. To me, I am ChocolateFrogs, a person, not someone named after a Harry Potter candy, but the term has changed meaning to be my name. Other names-- Sisen, Disky, Nukaya, Arpy-- are just as unique as a name given at birth, but instead is also one chosen by the bearer to be them. I know some people don't like being called their username in public, which is totally fine, but it doesn't change that it is part of their identity now. Of course, that's just my personal view. Maybe you look at me and think I'm crazy for choosing a name after the Harry Potter-verse. Maybe you would much prefer to call people by their real name, because it is perfect and also them. But when I'm out having fun, I have fun with your names too. And that is something we all share. -CF
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So I will be attending Brickfair this weekend, and it will be my first Brickfair since BZPower forums came back (as it will be for a lot of people, I'm sure). Want to find me? Chances are I'll spend some time at the BIONICLE table with the BZPower crew and some time wandering the floor, but as identification I'll be wearing my 2009 BIONICLE hat and, of course, my name badge. My name badge this year is smaller than it has been some years, but should be just as distinctive with its four differently-colored Hero Cores. The blank 1x8 brick is a stand-in for my Brickfair 2012 brick while the blank 1x6 tile is a stand-in for a tile printed with my screen name (Aanchir). Both will be added as soon as I've checked in at the registration desk tomorrow. The Ninjago Wiki tile is a gift from my brother Meiko. He and my twin brother Lyichir will also be attending. As I mentioned in the last entry, MOCs Lyi and I will be displaying include Rise of the Dread Colossus, Sophia Blaze, My Little Tahu, and a CubeDude of webcomic character Axe Cop. I will also be bringing some drawings for the BIONICLE table. I plan to attend on all four days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), though I will probably not arrive right when it opens on all four days since I live a good distance away and will not be staying at a hotel. Hopefully I will also make it to the BZPower luncheon Black Six and the other staff have planned. I look forward to seeing everyone there!
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And now the moment you've all been waiting for! Congrats to Grochi's Bane, A_Darksteel_Myr, and Ddude the Insane! I'll be sending each of you a PM shortly with your code. I'll note this again in the PM, but please PM me back once you get the code so that if one of you disappears off the face of the earth the code won't go to waste. For anyone else who entered: sorry you didn't win, but there's plenty of contests around BZP these days. Give 'em a shot - you never know how things'll turn out!
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Hey folks! Just making this as a separate post so it's a little more visible. Basically, this post is a confirmation list of anyone who's entered so far into the Premier Membership Giveaway. If you entered and you're on this list, all cool, carry on. If you entered and you're not on this list, or you're on this list and don't want to be entered, please let me know by commenting below. If you want to be entered, well, go comment on the original entry! Last updated: 7/29/12, 7:00 PM IX. Dymex Cinnamon Grochi Rarity Tyler Durden Toa Onarax Toa of Smooth Jazz Ddude the Insane Soran Grochi's Bane Bulik IV. Vexen Roablin Grant-Sud Rises Paleo XIV. Xion VIII. Axel Longcat is Long! Darthbrandon My Name is Nuile Protoman (Alastor) AZBlue Splashmaster A_Darksteel_Myr QrazyTiger Tre Cool BioKronos As a reminder, the drawing will be Sunday the 29th at 7:00 PM PST. Probably a little long an entry period, it turns out, but hey.
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...What do you think BZPower will be like? Do you think that BZPower will survive for another eleven years? What do you think we will talk about then? Will you have something to say if BZP lasts that long?
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In continuing from my "Creative Outlet" poll, this is much in the same vein.
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Putting my premier perks to good use!RULESNothing inappropriate.No spamming.No flaming.All actions have to be in *(Insert action/attack here)*.No god-modding.No story lines.Be fair to those you attack, and who attack you.Addition by -Wind-: Keep posts LEGO-related!(This is mentioned below, but I am adding it here so it is readily visible. No excuses!)Have fun, don't take this too seriously!All out of game posts must be marked as OOS: <insert statement here> to prevent confusion.Punishments:Minor god-modding: Your character will be attacked and occasionally dumped VERY FAR AWAY from where you were by the Matoran in a Black Suit.Flaming, major god-modding: Suspension. Length depends on how serious your flaming/god-modding was.Spamming: Ban from topic.Inappropriate material: Immediate ban from topic.Repeated flaming/god-modding: Ban from topic. If you're going to scream and overload the word filter or ruin the game for everyone else by having super-powerful attacks that no one can dodge or not getting hit by anything that hits you, you might as well not play at all. Sorry.Addition by -Wind-: The above rules will be enforced by G&T staff; as such, repeated violations could result in Proto loss.How do you play? Simply use a Lego-related attack on someone who posted. Everyone begins with 1000 HP. Each time you make a successful hit, you gain HP, and the person hit loses the same amount of HP you gained. Whoever is the last person standing wins the battle, and we start over!!Example:Person 1:100/100 HP*throws fire ball at Person 2*Person 2:100/100 HP*is hit with fireball*50/100 HP*slices Person 1 with sword*Person 1:100/100 HP*is hit with sword*50/100 HP*retaliates with attack*And so on! Thanks, and have fun!
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I started this blog for whatever reason. What now?
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First off, congrats to Nate and the rest of the staff that worked really hard (in their spare time, mind you) on getting this new skin pushed out. It wouldn't have been possible without great cohesiveness and teamwork. Good job guys. Nate did a superb job of capturing the tone and theme of the old forums while still giving us a contemporary feel to our favorite website. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Do not be taken aback when people get defensive or unsettled when you let it be known that you do not enjoy the product of their own hard work. Many hours went in to creating this skin. The staff as a whole put in our thoughts and concerns to Nate about colors, styles, and buttons. You do not have to like the skin. Certainly, Nate and I are open to criticisms of the skin overall. Try to be as descriptive about what you do not like about it, and we will take these statements into consideration. There is a difference between "bland" and "warm", the latter being the feeling Nate was targeting in his overall design. The skin creates feeling of warmth and invitation. Muted colors tend to evoke these emotions. The few hints of brick red and even subtler hints of yellow spark the more feelings of flare and zing that a few members seem to desire in a site's design. And hey, we may even have a way for more members to voice their opinions on the skin soon. We know a bunch of you guys are really talented, so why not take advantage of that? Let's all be respectful. People worked hard on this, and we welcome criticisms that are thoughtful rather than just provoking.
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On the last day of the entry period, I completed my second drawing for the Flash Fire contest. The venerable Turaga Vakama can be found in the same topic as my Jaller drawing which I mentioned in the previous entry. It feels good to have completed two entries, but if the entries before I had submitted my own were good, the ones that followed in the final hours of the entry period included several that could only be described as stellar. Truly I'm having a hard time deciding what to vote in any of the categories! Flash Fire voting has begun, and there's a lot of talent in all three polls. My entries are Entry 8 in the Matoran poll and Entry 10 in the Turaga poll, but there are many other entries I would consider voting for including Entries 3 and 12 in the Matoran poll and Entry 11 in the Turaga poll. Later today I'll probably come to a decision on which entries I should give my votes to, but it's a tough decision even knowing all the hard work I put into my two submissions. Overall, I'm certain that whichever entries end up on display at Brickfair will fully deserve it! For such a quick contest, I'm surprised how many more artists let their talents shine here than in the Battlescapes contest. Guess it's just a subject more artists could find inspiration in!
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(Apologies for bumping this so many times - just wanted to be sure people on BZP at different times would get the chance to see it, especially with the blogs being the way they are at the moment.) Hey there! Title drew you in, eh? Sounds good. Well, it's exactly as the title says: In celebration of BZP's 11th, I'm holding a Premier Membership giveaway. Why? 'Cause I'm sweet like that. And more importantly because I remember wanting a premier membership way back when and not being able to get one, and now that I actually have a job that enables me to donate ~$50 to BZP and not break my budget, I may as well spread the love a bit rather than just make a boring old donation. So! Here are the important details. Read this before entering. I will be giving away three one-year PMships via random drawing. The drawing will take place at 7:00 PM PST, Sunday, July 29th. Entrants' names will be collected into a list, which will be randomized through random.org. The top three names will receive a one-year PMship through BZP's store. Who can enter? Anyone who doesn't have a PMship may enter. However, if you can buy a PMship, I would prefer you don't enter. Like I said in the opening thing up there, I remember being young with no way of paying anything over the internet, and certainly no way of convincing my parents to buy something over the internet on my behalf. (A paid membership to a forum? I'd have been lucky if they didn't try to sue Dimensioneer and co. for fraud.) So ideally I'd like to get these out to members who want a PMship but cannot purchase one due to financial or logistical reasons. Obviously, if it turns out there are no such people around, I'll relax this. This also has the added benefit of BZP not losing out on the support from anyone who was planning to buy a PMship and then happened to win one. How do I enter? Just comment on this entry! Can I enter on someone else's behalf? Sure, but to keep this from just turning into a popularity contest, there is a one-person-one-entry limit. If you want to enter on someone else's behalf, you're going to have to announce that person in your comment - and then, of course, if that other person enters for themselves, your entry is essentially null. Basically, do this if you've got a friend who's out of town for the duration of the entry period or something like that. What happens if I win? I'll send you a PM with a voucher for BZP's store worth a 1-year PMship. Why 1-year memberships? Seems appropriate for an anniversary, doesn't it? Also, lifetime is crazy expensive and 6-month is comparatively poor value. Best of luck to everyone!
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Happy 11th birthday BZPower! I am glad that I have been a part of this for 9 of those years.
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I can still see the black pixel hovering over the O, and for a horrifying moment I wake up and can't remember if it's still there. So I log on to BZPower, and through a trick of the light or my weary mind, I see it sitting there, taunting me in its singular, #000000 8-bit terror. Then I blink once or twice and breathe again as it vanishes, but I know that it will never truly leave my mind. It will always be waiting to come back in my nightmares, to unravel my sanity and cast me into the depths of madness. Beware the pixel, my friends. Beware.
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Hey, this is my entry for the 'Flash Fire' contest that I have worked on and finished in the last hour That is hereI wanted it to resemble a mix between 'Bionicle: The Game' and the normal version. Surprisingly enough, the arms took me the longest to do, I kept on drawing and erasing them over and over again to get the right size/look.Also the staff is dented and rusty, this is to show that it is old and has been used a lot. Besides, Takua was the first Matoran to be created. He is slightly smaller since I did some changes to the torso to make the arms fit in better.Here is my second topic for the 'Flash Fire' contest. It is Toa Tahu. Like my Takua, it is meant to be a mix between the set, Bionicle: The Game and some of my own design.Unlike my Takua, this one has a stand type thing. It turned out much better than I had anticipated.Last of all, here is my Turaga Vakama. This one took me a couple of hours, on and off. He was the most annoying to do in terms of his mask and how to do his arms and legs. The mask took the longest to do, erasing it about 5 or 6 times in order to get it to be like the actual mask.Yet again like the Tahu and Takua, the design is a mixture of the set, Bionicle: The Game and of my own design. I got the fiery cloth from the game. The most detailed prt of the image is the staff, it is near impossible to see but I have put Vakamas name in the Bionicle language somewhere on it, also the UDD symbol. Also note the kanohi mask that Vakama is holding
