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Lil’ Formers

I’m a big Transformers fan and am eagerly awaiting the upcoming movie this summer. I’ve been collecting the toys since I was 10 years old and have amassed a rather large collection. My desk at work is covered with different Transformers toys. I check Transformer’s websites daily for news on new toys or on the movie. I have to laugh when I talk to someone who doesn’t know about my Transformer’s interest. They always tell me right away that there is a movie coming out this summer. I tell them that I’ve been counting down for 2 years now (Please see this blog for the countdown on the sidebar).

I am also a fan of web comics and there are about 20 that I read every day. I love how I can open all the tabs at once through firefox, it is much easier than loading my blog, selecting a link, going back and selecting another link. Anyway I came across a new webcomic about Transformers called Lil’ Formers and it is funny, if you are a Transformers fan. So if there are any Transformers fans out there check this comic out and get ready for July 4, 2007.

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A Paper Prime

Optimus Dobler

I used to have a program on my Apple IIC that was called Toy Shop. I could print out instructions and templates on building a toy out of paper. Then I would stick the paper on a sticky sheet of cardboard to make it rigid. Today you can make your very own transformable Optimus Prime out of paper. This low tech recyclable toy will give you hours of fun in the construction as well as the playability. One reader of Pop Candy went so far as to make a tiny boombox out of paper so that Prime could do his best Lloyd Dobler impression. That is if Lloyd had the Matrix of leadership. Maybe that is why I like the movie so much. Llyod was trying to light his darkest hour. Check out the DVD covers. Coincidence…I think not. Cusacktimous Prime.