tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72068225216340245432024-02-20T00:23:27.975-05:00Reasonably BloggedThoughts, Updates, and other junk from the creator of Reasonably Clever.Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-85133557951937370522010-08-19T12:42:00.004-04:002010-08-19T12:44:20.202-04:00Sands of Time Winners Announced!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=5586"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituCa1ZxS_VbcQJqsyawwQe89cgalMPLn3T9ufMbneyTFQYhViz4CxfP4Uid4H5htScWIu1eT2GceaoL_m6IuNzHyNFm_dWuLg6Yz0nCqQ-rpRqYQo3k422m_5Av71JibYRZy_hA0XJAQ/s400/sandsoftime300x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507162498799188882" border="0" /></a><br />At long last the votes have been tallied and the winners announced! Who won? Well <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=5586">click and find out!</a>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-58211986632826930832010-07-30T11:01:00.002-04:002010-08-19T12:46:05.146-04:00Build a Minifig-Mobile Contest at BCN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://brickcomicnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=350"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVePoGcoZLDUd-7_WGkmRg8_WL-F8pEi4skcnfpAYZylm0ZKJXPzMg4NmbHCYzvMeKNizLHIZPjl02mXr-OA5I3yRg6D812TGQcZEJppDYhWXJSgIigq0objUMFLa4ZrhrBevztVdv3kU/s400/cfcontest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507163194425646418" border="0" /></a><br />This is a fun one - you know the new LEGO Collectible Series 2 Minifigures that are due out soon? Well, the Brick Comic Network has a contest to help you win them!<br /><br />The contest is pretty simple - build a vehicle for the figure. It can be a car, an airplane, a train, a space craft...whatever. And the vehicle that best fits the minifig (in the eyes of the judges) will win that minifig!<br /><br />The contest runs from August 1st through September 19th - plenty of time to enter a build for each of the 16 figures if you're super-ambitious.<br /><br />Click the banner above for all the details!Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-51903443368577305392010-06-24T10:28:00.002-04:002010-06-24T10:33:03.881-04:00New Parts in Buy-Me-Mizer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E01sZKJ_S7R_t1Dj3k8r09JvHbmoWovWrU_PUkbwfTsGGBc2_f1FDXTu_dTrQalTeiLcgcAbuAQJxdN_R6eSjilroGGBenbL4t1hGzNIY1wbGe1tIipBsxIiOdCTwpVw6fVJaABuO8g/s1600/bmm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E01sZKJ_S7R_t1Dj3k8r09JvHbmoWovWrU_PUkbwfTsGGBc2_f1FDXTu_dTrQalTeiLcgcAbuAQJxdN_R6eSjilroGGBenbL4t1hGzNIY1wbGe1tIipBsxIiOdCTwpVw6fVJaABuO8g/s200/bmm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486347046443757730" border="0" /></a>I've added in some cool Green-Dragon Knight parts into the Buy-Me-Mizer.<br />Enjoy 'em while supplies last!Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-8490356173393832542010-06-22T07:30:00.002-04:002010-06-22T07:34:16.224-04:00Reasonably Clever has teamed up with <a href="http://www.slightlyobsessedstudio.com/">S.O.S. (Slightly Obsessed Studio)</a> to create a new comic book! Written by <a href="http://sigridellis.wordpress.com/">Sigrid Ellis</a> and illustrated by yours truly, <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/denizens/">DENIZENS</a> will be published on-line. A new page appears every Tuesday and Saturday.<br /><br />Today....take a look at the <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/denizens/">front cover. </a>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-40107243338711805502010-06-12T08:44:00.004-04:002010-06-12T20:20:13.586-04:00Tranquility Base Guest Comic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMeODg1NmR-wx10tKrms7O7tZ_hU87rRDcH779JCNFW_S8zv0k_zKwK36lpjiHJ6YXJc0TwPR9baSZZLqXUh99IcqGhwhAX0WLD-6IIgxe5lT4wR22M4S4i2mxfPLtDmqgKxor76yAyA/s1600/tranquilitybase.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 32px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMeODg1NmR-wx10tKrms7O7tZ_hU87rRDcH779JCNFW_S8zv0k_zKwK36lpjiHJ6YXJc0TwPR9baSZZLqXUh99IcqGhwhAX0WLD-6IIgxe5lT4wR22M4S4i2mxfPLtDmqgKxor76yAyA/s320/tranquilitybase.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482046272108748242" border="0" /></a><br />Looking for a bit of extra Reasonably Clever humor this weekend? Pop over to <a href="http://www.tranquilitybasecomic.co.uk/0203">Tranquility Base for a guest strip</a>!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tranquilitybasecomic.co.uk/0203"><br /></a>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-38879699585047177582010-06-08T11:27:00.001-04:002010-06-08T11:30:06.760-04:002nd Annual Micropolis Building Challenge - EXTENDEDDue to some serious confusion over the entry requirements (No, you don't have to be going to Brickworld) TwinLUG and Reasonably Clever have decided to extend the deadline for entries for the <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=5181">2nd Annual Micropolis Building Challenge</a>. You now have until <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">July 24th</span> to submit your modules!<br /><br />Sorry for the confusion, gang. I'll try and be more clear in my contest descriptions in the future.<br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=5181"><img src="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sandsoftime300x300.jpg" /></a></center>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-55686669134905732322010-06-08T08:00:00.002-04:002010-06-08T08:05:45.021-04:00BoxCars - My little twist on CubeDudes<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157624098628569/" title="Bat BoxCar - Stylin by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4678150207_7c3acc3fd3.jpg" alt="Bat BoxCar - Stylin" height="372" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Here's a bit of bandwagon-expansion. I've started building little cubic vehicles for CubeDude style characters. I call 'em "BoxCars".<br /><br />Above is the Bat BoxCar, modeled after the '66 Batmobile.<br /><br />I've also bowed to pressure and made a new Serenity Model...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4678753704/" title="BoxCar Serenity - space by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4678753704_4a66edd698.jpg" alt="BoxCar Serenity - space" height="436" width="500" /></a><br />...cute, isn't it?Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-29429902526457958752010-06-02T12:00:00.002-04:002010-06-02T12:00:06.351-04:00LEGO Red Devil Mosaic<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4662637933/" title="Red Devil LEGO Mosaic by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/4662637933_43a599b6a4.jpg" alt="Red Devil LEGO Mosaic" height="500" width="388" /></a><br /></div><br />What did I build over the Memorial Day weekend? A stylized image of the Humboldt Squid in LEGO brick.<br /><br />Other than the eyes and frame, all the bricks are transparent. This gives a nice "Stained Glass" feel to the work. As a bonus, the image works from both sides - perfect for setting in a window somewhere.<br /><br />This is a companion piece to my larger <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157622977747813/">Octopus Stained Glass Mosaic.</a><br /><br />Click on through to see more photos on my Flickr Stream.Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-51118876182286730102010-06-02T07:58:00.003-04:002010-06-02T08:01:43.243-04:00Keychain Experiment: Update!Time for another photographic glimpse into the wear and tear on a LEGO Keychain.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4662577243/" title="Keychain Experiment - June 2nd by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4662577243_3f4621cec1.jpg" alt="Keychain Experiment - June 2nd" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /></div><br />Well, the paint is just about gone, but the plastic still looks brand new.<br /><br />I realized I should have been documenting the wear and tear on the backside, so here's a shot of that...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4663197692/" title="Keychain Experiment - June 2nd - Back by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4663197692_bd2357d12f_m.jpg" alt="Keychain Experiment - June 2nd - Back" height="240" width="184" /></a><br /></div><br />Be on the lookout for some new developments in the Keychain experiment series very soon!Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-89129831883302620622010-05-25T11:50:00.003-04:002010-05-25T11:56:14.124-04:00Photo Set Reviews on FlickrI know these aren't the in-depth reviews you were hoping for, but as a bit of filler there are three new photo reviews up on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/">my Flickr Stream.</a> All three at Toys R Us "sneak peek" sets due out at general retail later in June.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157624002210891/" title="7566 - Farmer - Set Contents by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4635255889_7aa3ba5e87.jpg" alt="7566 - Farmer - Set Contents" width="500" height="355" /><br />7566 - CITY - Farmer Impulse Set</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157624126389848/" title="7953 - Kingdoms - Jester - Sad by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4635808214_322280bf24.jpg" alt="7953 - Kingdoms - Jester - Sad" width="500" height="386" /><br />7953 - Kingdoms - Jester Impulse Set</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157624126280482/" title="7949 - Prison Carriage Resuce - Set Contents by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/4635757944_1392ee467d.jpg" alt="7949 - Prison Carriage Resuce - Set Contents" width="500" height="270" /><br />7949 - Kingdoms - Prison Carriage Rescue</a>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-70782796857359872982010-05-21T09:53:00.002-04:002010-05-21T09:56:41.274-04:00Collectible Minifigs at TRUThanks to my lovely wife, I now have almost two boxes worth of the new LEGO collectible mini-figures. The "official" street date for these in the US is June 17th, but some (most? all?) Toys R Us locations have been putting these out early, along with the first waves of the new summer sets.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4626775910/" title="Uneven Distribution by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4626775910_f12cd6181f.jpg" alt="Uneven Distribution" height="176" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What am I going to do with all of these guys? Heh. Don't worry - I have plans.<br /><br />(And, yes, eventually some of the parts will end up in the Buy-Me-Mizer.)<br /></div></div>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-89999419434647777882010-05-20T09:34:00.003-04:002010-05-20T09:38:07.141-04:002nd Annual Micropolis Building ChallengeObservant readers might have noticed this contest a couple of days ago, but here's the official announcement!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=5181"><img src="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sandsoftime300x300.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Click on through for all the details!Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-55910792939800490502010-05-20T08:30:00.004-04:002010-05-20T08:40:13.783-04:00Webcomic Beacon Podcast Archive is up<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://webcomicbeacon.com/2010/05/19/episode-119/"><img src="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/2010nl/episode_119a.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://webcomicbeacon.com/2010/05/19/episode-119/">The archive</a> of the <a href="http://webcomicbeacon.com/">Webcomic Beacon Podcast</a> I was on has been posted...<br />Listen and be amazed as my internet connection drops just as I'm about to start talking! (Twice!) Just click the pic to head on over...<br /><br />(If that doesn't work, I also have the mp3 of the podcast <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/2010nl/TWCB_119_Lego_Brick_Comics.mp3">mirrored here.</a>)Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-27606227939392116872010-05-17T11:43:00.003-04:002010-05-17T11:45:35.464-04:00Keychain Experiment: One Month InThis week's update on the Rock Monster Keychain experiment brings us to a full month of wear-and-tear.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4614918575/" title="One Month by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4614918575_e22201d2df.jpg" alt="One Month" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /></div><br />Compared to <a href="http://reasonablyblogged.blogspot.com/2010/05/keychain-experiment.html">last week</a>, there's not much change. The grey paint on the body continues to erode, but the plastic bits still look intact.Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-19503790549520415402010-05-17T09:44:00.005-04:002010-05-17T09:51:01.519-04:002010 LEGO Advent CalendarsThanks to Amazon Japan, we have a first look at the 2010 LEGO Advent Universe. (Actually we have a very close look as they posted set contents. But if you want major spoilers you'll need to go looking for them yourself.)<br /><br />We'll have two themes to look forward to. As expected, we'll get the inevitable "CITY" theme...and we'll also make a return to Castle with the rebranded "Kindgoms" theme.<br /><br />No word yet if LEGO will keep their promise to make both themes available to US customers. Fingers crossed!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6UJIUwHAzkb6aZIZX_LHZYtOYbevYS9UY8fyrPg_b3wNKFO_A78JgbFfv3JxZ5mO3DW-jMT9Epa8eoqVuB9Sw5qeT8p2kXwMqTJbjWemxeobOJppAB9G1z0tdXpxur7ZT7Hc_H5jyLA/s1600/city.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6UJIUwHAzkb6aZIZX_LHZYtOYbevYS9UY8fyrPg_b3wNKFO_A78JgbFfv3JxZ5mO3DW-jMT9Epa8eoqVuB9Sw5qeT8p2kXwMqTJbjWemxeobOJppAB9G1z0tdXpxur7ZT7Hc_H5jyLA/s320/city.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472235100294824994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8ZgRp_WqMSgpNud_yUNdsXaEAepIJlrc5lYDpMNzQ2DzpzMb8EB_FfahfnRR4ZOJD07DmJ8fP2oL3_tshtnJHTkBh6AUhynX5F2e8-6nJJ9xo8-Zh_7VPxe33Xx3hvhTVOpMlp_U0uA/s1600/castle+advent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8ZgRp_WqMSgpNud_yUNdsXaEAepIJlrc5lYDpMNzQ2DzpzMb8EB_FfahfnRR4ZOJD07DmJ8fP2oL3_tshtnJHTkBh6AUhynX5F2e8-6nJJ9xo8-Zh_7VPxe33Xx3hvhTVOpMlp_U0uA/s320/castle+advent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472235032418361042" border="0" /></a>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-4770986956158291872010-05-11T08:03:00.002-04:002010-05-11T08:07:11.243-04:00Keychain Expermiment: Damage PotentialSo what sort of damage am I expecting to see on my Rock Monster keychain? Well, let's take a quick look at my <i><b>last</b></i> keychain. Mr. Freeze....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/4598488776/" title="Mr. Freeze - After by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1370/4598488776_6408280eab.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mr. Freeze - After" /></a><br />(Click to Embiggen)<br /><br />Pretty rough, eh? His one surviving arm is shattered, his legs have snapped off at the hip, his backpack is missing. Even the silver has worn off from the chain.<br /><br />How will Rocky survive in comparison? He has fewer parts to deal with...but when/if those parts do break...Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-15780597171582069402010-05-10T07:48:00.004-04:002010-05-10T07:57:23.396-04:00The Keychain ExperimentWhile I was visiting TwinLUG last month, I picked up a new LEGO keychain at the Mall of America. In tribute to the recent Brick House story arc, I selecteded a Red Rock Monster. (He was on sale, too. What a deal!)<br /><br />It seems I'm always needing to replace my keychain. I've been through a Pirate, several Exo-Force guys, and most recently a Mr. Freeze. They start out so very nice, but end up mangled blobs of plastic.<br /><br />Maybe I have too many keys. Maybe they're just substandard LEGO.<br /><br />I noticed this morning that the process has begun anew on the Rock Monster. His paint is rapidly wearing away...although the plastic parts still look okay.<br /><br />Here, I took a photo with my phone. (Click to embiggen)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MhnSYkRZoFaqp0NyaPlqU75iCHZcYLrZ0JGzdo9nQdm1bcgN-2xw7TbZpe2NOIydI3PB9NVTaNB0fL_M95MpWM2mRAzkliK7SJyWu-u963oCXwO2W6xMKbWebVKEnSBHg-GvoG2D3wQ/s1600/0510000745.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MhnSYkRZoFaqp0NyaPlqU75iCHZcYLrZ0JGzdo9nQdm1bcgN-2xw7TbZpe2NOIydI3PB9NVTaNB0fL_M95MpWM2mRAzkliK7SJyWu-u963oCXwO2W6xMKbWebVKEnSBHg-GvoG2D3wQ/s200/0510000745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469607262879538498" border="0" /></a>I figure I'll post an update on his status every once in a while - let's see how long this one lasts.Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-67714949114245910192010-05-05T08:28:00.004-04:002010-05-05T08:34:52.293-04:00Buy-Me-Mizer UpdatedDue to numerous requests, I added two "sword and shield" combos into the <a href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=23">Buy-Me-Mizer</a> today.<br /><br />I also added a few more torsos, some new accessories, and some nifty new hairpieces and helmets. Just look how excited SampleMini is!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/?page_id=23"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVNsucV_oDYNOwpxzX1OFjrHVxYSvggMdNubVXXEXbOaUhKTf0FfJElKV1XEAiolkeMc0m1iiEpIv0Hb86ihFwQ0e6t36tYgu_t7B4D1IzAGsLtHdSitLQbTFQESMUZuB5xCrgDDR5kM/s400/bmm+capture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467761885641418306" border="0" /></a>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-54353586282139589682010-04-30T08:18:00.002-04:002010-04-30T08:22:42.410-04:00Final Day!Today is the final day to enter both the <a href="http://www.brickcomicnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=185">BCN Caption Contest</a> and the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reasonably-Clever/114533335231332?v=app_2347471856#%21/note.php?note_id=117420874940318"> Friend Us On Facebook Giveaway.</a><br /><br />There are some cool contests in the works, too - so stay tuned!Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-31459814745467528872010-04-26T13:11:00.002-04:002010-04-26T13:12:36.025-04:00Clockwork OstrichesJust a little bit of fun with the new LEGO Ostrich.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157623936825480/" title="Clockwork Ostriches by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4554624541_45b6ffbcd3.jpg" alt="Clockwork Ostriches" height="391" width="500" /></a><br />Click through for the full set on FlickrChristopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-88214036323055375772010-04-21T09:06:00.002-04:002010-04-21T09:17:24.381-04:00Webcomic BeaconHere's a bit of upcoming fun to add to your calendar! On <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sunday, May 18th</span> at 12 Noon EST, I'll be taking part in the following podcast:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://webcomicbeacon.com/"><img src="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/2010nl/episode_119.jpg" /></a><br />Click on through to visit <a href="http://webcomicbeacon.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Webcomic Beacon.</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's been a while since I've been on a podcast...the last time was <a href="http://radio.laml.org/august-21st-chris-doyle/">back in August of 2008.</a> Hopefully I'll be a bit more articulate this time....<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></center>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-72420661215598614242010-04-14T11:38:00.006-04:002010-04-14T11:54:16.009-04:00Rough WeekThis has been a pretty rough week for those around me. I've had co-workers lose their parents, friends lose their pets, and other friends lose their jobs and relationships. Sickness and strife abound.<br /><br />(Not to mention the deadly earthquake in China this morning. The universe definitely has a mean on right now.)<br /><br />Into that mix comes the untimely death of one of the brightest stars in the AFOL community - Nate 'nnenn' Nielson. <a href="http://www.brothers-brick.com/2010/04/13/farewell-to-a-legend-mourning-the-passing-of-nate-nnenn-nielsen/">The Brothers Brick have a nice eulogy up for him</a> - it speaks more eloquently than I can.<br /><br />I didn't have much direct interaction with nnenn - but I was still inspired by his work and will miss his presence in the online community.Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-8843441347288910902010-04-13T12:53:00.005-04:002010-05-01T09:58:00.457-04:00Friend us on Facebook and you could Win a Rock MonsterSo I've finally entered the year 2005 and set up a Facebook page for Reasonably Clever. As an incentive for folks to follow along there, I'm holding a quick mini-contest.<br /><br />On May 1, 2010 I'll randomly pick <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">five</span></span> Facebook Fans...and each of those lucky individuals will win...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A ROCK MONSTER! </span></span><br /><br />Yes, one of the many Rock Monsters currently invading the Brick House Comic could be yours!<br /><br /><br />Come on. That has to be worth a click...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reasonably-Clever/114533335231332"><img src="http://www.reasonablyclever.com/2010nl/facebook.png" /></a><br /><hr /><br />And the winners are:<br /><span id="profile_status"><span id="status_text"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Carole Vogel, Tettee Green, Théo Charré, Eamonn O Donnell and Flamero Burns</span><br /><br />For those of you who where curious how the winners were selected, I used Radom.org to generate five random numbers, and matched those up with the friends list.<br /><br />Congrats to the winners, and everyone else stay tuned for your next chance to win!</span></span>Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-75102570272397354072010-04-12T12:31:00.002-04:002010-04-12T12:31:00.174-04:00Comic Archive move is complete!I finally finished moving the full comic archive into the Comicpress system! <br />The comic posted-on dates aren't very accurate (a compromise between hacking Comicpress' one-comic-per-day code and having a one-strip-per-archive-page archive) but the content is all there. <br /><br />As a bonus, the story is now broken up into discrete chunks - it should make moving around a lot easier. I still need to go through and update in-strip quick links, but that's not a priority at the moment. I figure I'll update those as I find them/find the time.<br /><br />I have a few projects that need to be completed first, but my next goal with regards to the archive is to finally get some decent character bios put together. Having the comics in the new archive was a necessary first step.<br /><br />The question now is do I go the full wiki route (like Legostargalactica) or opt for a series of wordpress articles that I could update from time to time. <br /><br />Something for me to think about, anyway.Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206822521634024543.post-49612791603945946312010-04-05T10:28:00.005-04:002010-04-05T12:15:44.918-04:00Ostrichsized - The Trendy Emo Band<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reasonablyclever/sets/72157623650533813/" title="Ostrichsized - The band pauses for a group photo by Reasonably Clever Chris, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4493803088_5f00685e5f.jpg" alt="Ostrichsized - The band pauses for a group photo" /></a><br />Click for more photos in my Flickr Stream<br /><br />Annnnd.....you can now get this image <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/ReasonablyStore.439309981">as T-Shirt</a> from the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/ReasonablyStore">Reasonably Clever Cafe-Press store</a>!Christopher Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571382273989342118noreply@blogger.com1