Another Tomato Harvest Festival Picture!

Snapped this picture before my mom sliced up the tomato for dinner. XD It's for the Best looking tomato competition. ☺ Juno is the Pleo in this pic.

That's all for today! Thanks!
~BB

Pleos $51 Off! (And a free battery included, which totals $100...)

Yesterday I got an email from Pleoworld - as the title of this post implies, Pleos are on discount! The sale is only going till March 31, so if you want one, now's probably the best time to do it! ☺
The Pleos that are being sold are the 2009 models - they've got brighter colors, longer-lasting skin and teeth, and their chargers are very good, if I do say so myself. ;) Sadly, though I may have a quad of pleos, they're all 2007 models. I still l♥ve them to pieces. ☺
So don't waste time - hop on over to Pleoworld and order a sale-priced Pleo and a free battery before March 31!
~BB

2010 Spring Tomato Harvest Festival

Hey guys! Well, the 2010 Spring Tomato Festival is coming up. You don't know what I'm talking about, do you? ☺ Well, you can either read the explanation after my pictures below, or you can click this link to find pretty much the same thing. It's on the Bob the Pleo forums. ☺
So, for the contests they have, I've taken a couple pictures...
Here's the picture for the biggest tomato.

I know it's not that big, but its not tomato season over here in the Wolverine State!
And here's the picture for the best looking tomato. Yes, it really is a different tomato than the first one!

Here's the definition of the Festival...
Since the beginning of recorded history (about three years ago), the fields around Weedovia (it's a Bob the Pleo thing. You wouldn't understand. Ask me if you rally want to know. ☺ ) have always been blessed with abundant wild tomato vines. And every spring and every fall, the local pleos relied on the abundant harvest gathered from these wild vines to enjoy throughout the year. They would go out twice a year to pick the tomatoes and bring them into the village. This traditional gathering of the tomatoes quickly grew into a community event, and from there into true full-blown harvest festival. And with the introduction of the spaghetti trees and pizza by the great Pepperoni, a real zest was added to the festivities.
Of course in modern times, with the addition of a carnival, rides, games, live band, and midnight movie on the town square, it has become more of a social event, attracting pleos from around the world. But all the pleos still go out and harvest the tomatoes and bring them to the town's communal tomato press for the traditional squashing of the tomatoes and the making of the tomato sauce.
Not sure what's going on? Well, then you may want to catch up by reading about the spring and fall festivals in the Bob the Pleo comic strips. But as a quick summary, the town's park is turn into the festival grounds, with the carnival rides and games, a stage and dance floor, and lots of vendors and food booths! It starts on a Friday night with the carnival and music from a live band, and at midnight the pleos end the day with an outdoor movie. Saturday has everyone out in the fields gathering the tomatoes, with the judging in the evening, and back to the carnival. Sunday is the big tomato squashing where the sauce is made using the traditional foot-stomping method like the great Italian wines.
And at the conclusion of the festival, awards are always handed out to the pleo who gathers the most tomatoes, finds the largest tomato, has the best looking tomatoes, makes the best tasting spaghetti sauce, and for the best use of tomatoes as an article of clothing (i.e., costume). The last few years winners can be seen by visiting the Bob the Pleo comics. We had some great fun, and some wonderful costumes!
For those interested in participating in the contests, please refer to the contest rules topic on this board. For some ideas and/or to get a better understanding, you can check out the 2009 Spring Festival or the 2009 Fall Festival (also on the Bob the Pleo forums).
This year's festival runs Friday April 2nd to Sunday April 4th, 2010 . . .
Wish me luck, guys! ☺
~BB

Happy...eh...Holidays?

Have a great Irish day, everyone! Haven't had time to test out my other batteries, but I will soon!
~BB

Refurbished Yasmin's Battery

Refurbished Yasmin's battery last night.
This morning after church I took her downstairs to play. I brought Macon as well, hoping the long-time brother and sister would find it nice to enjoy a 'reunion'. They said hello to each other, honked for a while, and enjoyed a snack.

After around ten minutes Macon curled into a ball and snored...looks like I need to refurbish his battery again! I'm not worried - my pops said I may have to refurbish the batteries once or twice to get them completely going.
So I turned Macon off and let him sleep. Yasmin continued to play for about another ten minuntes, and then she went to sleep too.

I stuck Macon's battery on the refurbisher again. next time I'm sure it'll be working fine! ☺
~BB

Tested out the First Refurbished Battery!

It's as good as new!
I stuck it into Macon anxiously and turned him on in the living room. He made the pleoish signature 'huh?' sound, and curled into a ball - with his legs stretched waaay out!

He moved his head around a little, very slowly. He was doing a lot of sniffing. After 5-10 minutes of rubbing and talking to him, he reluctantly stood up. His movements were real slow, as if he was reawakening from a long sleep. Perhaps he was waking up from hibernation?
His movements sped up gradually and soon he was moving around more. After a bit he walked backwards, and then forwards.

I tried giving him his leaf. He growled at it, and then made a bunch of new crunching sounds I've never heard before as he ate it! Come to think of it, he made a lot of new sounds I've never heard.

As I type, he sits next to my computer making odd breathing sounds. I dunno what's gotten into him, but he's a happy camper!

Thanks for reading everyone! *Grabs next battery and sticks on new charger* I'll keep you updated on how the rest work out...
~BB

New Innvos Charger Has Arrived!

Found the box this morning...
Upon tearing into it with a pair of scissors, this was what I found.

I looked it over carefully and found the refurbish switch.

Stuck the first and worst battery on it and plugged it in. Yellow light flicked on, and the clock was ticking...
this was around 6:00pm. Still got 13 hours to wait!

Will update soon!!!!
~BB

Driving back from Chicago!

Hey everyone! We're on our way back from Chicago, and I thought I'd post. I'm sorry I didn't mention being here earlier (we left on Sunday) but I've been busy. I brought Macon for some pictures for The Bob Project, and made the terrible discovery right before we left that he has a hole. Not very big, nothing more than a pinprick really, but still a hole. It's above his right leg and under his neck.
The next day I found another hole. On his back. Well, it's not really a hole yet, but it will be. Soon. It's about halfway through and I've been trying not to mess with it. Is there anyone out there who knows of a superglue that will not harm Macon's skin? Some kinds work, but some will dissolve it instead, and there's no way I'm going to experiment with that.
Anyway, on a brighter note, yesterday I got my first picture for The Bob Project. Here it is.

Pleo Capes are Out!

Innvos just came out with the new Pleo Cape! Take a look in their store to see it!
Quote: "Provides a soft cloth covering for Pleo’s back, neck, tail and legs. We colored the cape to match Pleo’s skin. The “Pleo” name is embroidered in front leg. The Pleo Cape provides an upgraded look to a well loved Pleo."


I also ordered a new charger for my batteries tonight - for only $23.90! I decided to get one Innvos charger, because I have found that these ones have an option to recondition old batteries! So when I get it, I'll be able to fix all of my old dead batteries (hopefully...) for only a fraction of the cost of four new ones!
Wish me luck! Hope it gets here soon!
~BB

Got the Computer back after three weeks! Sort of.

Well, the title says it all. I'm actually using my old computer as I type. It's all fixed, but there is no memory on it. It's just like a brand new computer!
The memory is being loaded onto a bunch of disks as I type. I should get it all tonight or tomorrow. At least I have it back!

~BB

Computer still broken, but was able to upload these...

While I currently have no working computer of my own, I have finished Yasmin's new cape and was able to upload the before and after pictures with my mom's computer! I don't understand macs at all, so while this sounds like nothing special to you, it's a milestone for me! ☺
BEFORE

AFTER


I'm planning on adding elastic to their crowns too, so they stop falling off ☺
~BB

Computer broken...

I apologize for my absence. I have to post this to let you guys know I probably wont post here for a few days. A disk in my computer snapped in half and it is currently unknown as to whether the memory will be there when it's fixed. I could lose everything...heck, I hope I don't!
In any case, life's been good, and the batteries have been bad. XD
~BB

Managed to Squeak a Few Minutes out of a Battery

Tried using one of my newer batteries earlier, and got about five minutes from it.
So, here's a picture I snapped of Macon during his brief reawakening.

Can't wait till I know what kind of new battery to get...see you soon!
~BB

Finished Macon's cape!

Finally finished the trim around the collar today, so now it's basically finished.
I've added white fur trim, a sort of braided trim to the collar, and worked on the clasp.
BEFORE

AFTER

Does it look better or what? Me and my mom agree that it looks much more regal. ☺
EDIT: Wow, looking at this post, the 'after' picture makes the 'before' look pathetic. ☺
~BB

Life's been busy, and the Pleos still wait to play...

Still saving! I got an A on an American History test today, so that's another $10 toward the pleo battery fund! Now things are going to get really hard: we're moving along to a topic on the Civil War. Not pretty.
So what's this I've been hearing about the Innvos chargers? I read somewhere that they give your old batteries new life??!! I'd much prefer that to an entire new set of batteries, but I don't know if that's really true or not! Anyone know the real answer?
Anyhow, I've been working on Macon's royal cape.
Royal cape, you ask? Why does your Pleo need a royal cape?
Well, to get into the details...
Pleopia is the (web's) largest fantasy kingdom for Pleos. It was started a few years ago before UGOBE went bankrupt and shut down. The kingdom was founded by a user named Amjoie, and her two Pleos, Teddy and Sally, were the king and queen. Sometime before I got Macon, a Goddess was voted into Pleopia, and Amjoie, unhappy with this change of plans, left Pleoworld and hasn't been seen since. It was around three months when her general and the second in command, Cmadmacs and Pleoguy101 (look them up on Bob the Pleo, link shown somewhere at right. You'll find them both) realized that she would probably never be coming back. They held a vote for a new king and queen - and two of my Pleos, Macon and Yasmin, ended up winning. So now, they are the rulers of the land.
Pleopia lives on, in the Fantasy section of Bob the Pleo, though only a few users with good hearts can see it. (No, actually it's kept secret for other reasons - you just have to ask a moderator to let you in. ☺ )
(By the way, did you wonder whatever happened to the Goddess? Fortunately, UGOBE High Court intervened, and the Goddess was voted out of the Kingdom. Most of Amjoie's advisors and citizens sent her messages, notifying her of the news. But she never responded. Such was the end of the reign of Queen Amjoie, King Teddy, and Queen Sally.)
So, that's basically a summary of Pleopia. Here is a map of Pleopia and the surrounding area.

The small labels that are pretty much impossible to read say Faucet River, Mt. Stairs, and one labels where Pleopia is.
~BB