No Pictures?!

Yeah, sorry about that. But, my camera's missing in action and that's kinda sad because i had an absolutely hilarious photo of my friend dancing to the Spice Girls. Have you seen something like that? It's almost like cross-dressing, just weird. The night that happened, last Saturday, was also my birthday! And oh boy, do I have some stuff to post about that!
There was a lotta stuff, and I'm thankful for it all. There were two large sets of colored pencils and pastels, which definitely expands my palette of colors. Later over the weekend I got some drawing books and finally Bristol Board! :0 So yeah, I will be shaping up my artistic skills this summer. Also, I got some money and the complete season 2 of Avatar on DVD! That may sound like a dorky thing to flip out over, but REJOICE! REJOICE!
Man, there's so much news for Airbender that I'm not sure if I'll remember it all, and if I do that I'll feel dumb because I'll have someone complain of not having all the cool stuff. So, here's the deal: Check out the Avatar wiki for all sorts of news, including new pics and a TV spot with MOMO! Finally! Here's a link to the very first clip of the movie on Yahoo movies. I love that website just because it's so useful for everything movies-related. And don't worry, Sokka is DEFINITELY starting to liven up in these new TV spots. And last but not least, the release date has been moved a day early: July 1. Yeah, that's not big, but still!
If I find the camera, there will soon be a new pic of my latest and greatest artwork! So you have something to look forward too now!

New Purchases

Today we picked up a familiar little contraption known as the Wit Balance Board. And what does that go with? That's right, Wit Fit. Well, in my family's case, the Wii Fit Plus game. I have never played the original, so I'll just start with this extended version of the game. There's strength training, aerobics, reflexes and balance tests, all sorts of games to help fitness.
But one of the things that I am DEFINITELY looking forward to trying is the Yoga. I've always been interested, but never really taken the time to research the poses and actually DO them. I can do the tree pose, and the one where you are like a bridge; that's probably called the bridge pose, but I don't know for sure.Martial arts have been a strong interest to me too, but again, commitment issues or something. Hopefully my uncle can help train me though, since he used to be a karate instructor. However, I don't know if I should do karate or kung fu. Kung Fu is more circular, and I love directing my arms like that. I'll just have to find out!
And, I finished the Alchemyst. That is one of the best fantasy books I've read in a LONG time. Warrior Heir was good, but it's a slightly less standard of a novel than this one. Anyways, Alchemyst starts off faster than many books I've read, and ends just as quick. There's tons of great storyline, magic, characters, and battles in between, and the description of the tale and everything thing relating to magic is SUPERB! I highly recommend it. Now, I'm looking for the sequels, The Magician, The Sorceress, and The Necromancer, and buy them. And did I mention that I need to buy another bookshelf? Well, I do.
Stay flamin'' hotmen!

Here Comes A New Review

Once again, I have a very large poster to mark the name of the movie, so this is the I-stop-talking-and-I-get-straight-to-the-review part of the blog!



The legend lives... literally. This was a flat-out epic, awesome, amazing, fantastic movie. I laughed, I nearly cried(a BIG deal here, people), stared in awe, and held my fist in victory.
There certainly has been a lot of great movies this summer, but I would say only Iron Man 2 comes close to topping this one, and it's still number two in my book. So, first thing I have to say is to get over the hype about this being just a remake of the first. That is very true, but it is fresh, funny, all-around great to watch. This movie has elements of action, drama, adventure, romance(little), tragedy(I guess that's drama), and even tiny hints of fantasy!
The acting is good, though in some situations you would question it. It works for the individual roles in the movie however, and so comes along smoothly. The story is the same, amazing one, and there are great shots and locations to contribute to the scale of the movie. It is very inspirational, as always with the karate kid, and made me feel like I could pick off a few baddies myself.
A few instances in the movie are a bit unclear, such as seeing a photo or the characters doing something without much explanation, and so force the imagination to work. It works in this movie though. It deserves every amount of praise it gets!
I just wanted to end rather dramatically there, sorry about that. But check this out!



I haven't posted anything Lego that I've searched for in a LONG time, but this was so, so beautiful I, I had to continue!(notice the incredibles pun?) And if anyone is out there paying attention to this blog, I need some suggestions on some drawings. I have a few in mind, but nothing's really struck gold yet.
Plus there was a new Last Airbender TV spot playing on the TV behind me a few seconds ago, and Katara speaks, Appa shows his face, and Sokka gives his trademark WOO-HOO! Man... this is going to be SUCH an epic movie.
I'm out(woohoo!)

Let It Be Summer

Ah... Finally. No stress... no school... no homework... Or so we kids and teenagers wnat it to be. Lately, I've been gettign the vibe that we're still going to be doing academic work, like being forced to read and stuff >:-p. Yeah, eek. Well, I have my devoted fans(of the blog anyways, there aren't many, if at all) to serve as a witnes to these covers:





As you can see, these are some cool-sounding fantasy titles, and they've been out for a while, but apparently I've picked up the urge to start a private library or something. The Warrior Heir, which I've finished, is very well written if you like fantasy in a modern setting, and I'm just getting into The Alchemyst so I can't provide feedback yet. I personally hope the sequel to The Warrior Heir, The Wizard Heir, expands the large palette of great fantasy exhibited in the first one. It has a lot of potential, and I really hope that fanfics aren't the ones that live up to this.
I have a large list of books I'm going to buy, once I get the required money, of course. To name a few, there is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Chronicles of Narnia(the big fat black book that has all seven), the first four Harrys in hardback, Dragonology, 100 Movies to See Before You Die, and obviously the other installments in the books described above.
Plus, my blog has undergone some updates, as if you couldn't already tell. I like this format because it makes it a bit smoother in the feel of it, and the notebook page in the background says... well, you can tell. So, I don't have a pic of my latest and greatest composition yet, but it is coming soon. It's done by the way, so it won't be too large of a wait!

I Promised

I know, I promised to show you these a long time ago, but I was so hyped up on the Prince of Persia stuff. Well, here they are now, my final compositions that made it into the county art show this year(I've got stuff in it for three years now.)





Hopefully the first one is Aang from Avatar and the second is my magnificent mannequin drawing. I've been screwing up the picture formatting lately, though I don't know why. Anyways, back to my stuff, Aang was sketched then painted, though I'm not sure what kind of paint. My former art teacher, Mrs. Henke(HI!) said it wasn't acrylic, and that it was a really tough one to use. The name just isn't coming up right now.
So, my second one, nicknamed Manny by my peers, was my pride and joy when I got it completed. And though I didn't see him for five months while my teacher stored him for the show, it was well worth it to hear the praise at his arrival. It's drawn in one of my best mediums, graphite(power to the pencils!), and a paint brush was used to smudge the shading. That technique is great, if you're wondering.
Going back to PoP, I found out that the sequels to Sands of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones(both sound epic), are rated M. So I can't out and buy them on my own now! From what I hear on the IGN review, Warrior Within doesn't quite live up to the Prince of Persia name, but on the other review, Two Thrones knocks that one on its tail, but still doesn't comply with Sands of Time. That's the one I'm most interested in, because the Prince's story, saving his girl, whooping the baddies, is infused with an internal conflict, taking the form of a dark prince(:-0). The Wii game Rival Swords is an extended, less gory version of the same game that I will definitely be buying, along with Forgotten Sands.

My next composition should be up here the next time I post. 'Til then!

He Is Royalty, After All

Make way for Dastan, Prince of Persia! Now as a minfigure!



So for those of you who have been paying attention to Lego's marketing and new sets, you will know this was the cheapest set in the Prince of Persia line. And, there probably won't be any more until the second PoP movie comes out. Oh yeah, that's right, there's gonna be a second one! Jerry Bruckheimer has signed a deal to make a trilogy of these movies, which is a little weird because the fourth game in the Sands of Time world, The Forgotten Sands, is out now. That's gonna be one of the big things I want for my B-day coming up on the 19, that and the Complete Season 2 set of Avatar on DVD. Go ahead and call me a nerd, but this is what I like, so deal with it.
So, back to these guys. Dastan is obviously the one with the two wickedly awesome swords, but the others are Hassansins, real BA villains in the movie. The one with the spikes on his hands and shoulders is Setam, an awesome member who can shoot spikes from his gloves and throws tons of them. The other, with the ax, well... I don't know his name, but he was cool in the movie as well. The best Hassansin is Zolm, the leader and handler of snakes. Supposedly, he can throw them out of his sleeves!
My aunt gave me some news about publishing. She has a friend who published her third book recently, so I can get details about the process now! Woo-hoo!
So, take a look at these:



These are some minifigure stands I came up with myself. Unfortunately, I don't have the parts to make 80 of them, so only the best of my collection can make it on these, be they the rarest or coolest. I'll give you the rankings next time!

I'm In A Tree...

...Not on a boat!



Hello! I'm in a tree!
Well, technically not right now, but I'm in the same tree about five times a day, sometimes sleeping in it even. My sister likes to climb up in it too, much to my irritation. I mean, have you guys ever climbed a tree? It's not something you write down steps to, right? Apparently, she requires step-by-step instructions as to how to move every little arm or leg. And when it comes to taking a risk, the ride ends there.
I don't know about her, but I like to swing freely in it. It's peaceful up there, plus its fun to find different places to sit and lay, though most of the places have forks in the branches, and so press into... uncomfortable areas.
Plus, check this picture out!



This is a picture of about 73 minifigures. Yes, I'm throwing in the towel in building and simply building my collection of minifigures. most of them are licensed characters, like a whole bunch of Indy and Star Wars. But, some original Lego themes are there too, like Johnny Thunder(some wannabe Aussie Indy), Mars, and Movies.
Tomorrow i will have pics up of some new Prince of Persia minifigs that I'm buying, plus some stands I making for some select favorites out of these.