Platinum Watch #57: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

PSN Level 28 - 38% A couple years ago, I platinumed Ni No Kuni. I ended up loving all 85 hours I spent with that game. It was the first RPG I completed in probably a decade, since Pokemon Crystal. I tried picking up other RPGs (both Japanese i.e. Final Fantasy VII and western i.e. Fallout 3) during that decade, but they never appealed to me. But I picked them back up after Ni No Kuni, and slowly I am liking them more and more. My first...

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COMPLETE: Lisa Statue Work-in-Progress (WIP)

Scroll down for updates... Published: 4/21/2015 In my post about my dislike of Crayola air dry clay, I have photos of a statue work in process. Inspiration was from the concert Tee from LiSA at Anime Boston. Coming home from a trip to Boston, I felt really inspired by LiSA to pursue creative outlets. I think its fair to say I am obsessed with anime statues, but how could I get a LiSA statue?? I'll make one! Never having...

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DIY Monitor Backlight

After I installed LEDs in my my latest GK, I had a bunch of left over parts, so I measured out 4 strips, soldered them together, and wired it to a switch mounted to the front of the monitor. After an hour or 2, it was secured to my monitor via the built-in adhesive backing. Simple but fun, and I got to practice my soldering....

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