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Welcome to the Toybox! Never forget how to play…

  • WordPress.org 2.x.x
    • 29 Nov 2006xJAYMANx_toybox was launched as a self-hosted and hobby-oriented complement to my more-general LiveJournal “xJAYMANx”. Why name this blog “Toybox”? Well, after creating my LiveJournal “xJAYMANx_remix” in July 2005, then my LiveJournal “xJAYMANx_scifix” in August 2006, I guess I stuck with the “two-syllable ends-with-the-letter-x” format for my journals and blogs! (Afterwards, I continued the pattern with my Blogger experiment “xJAYMANx_weblox” in March 2007.) Besides, “Toybox” fits well with my hobby-centered theme. Don’t you think? ^_^;
    • 05 Apr 2007xJAYMANx_toybox was redesigned and relaunched as “Toybox 2.0”, along with the identically redesigned xJAYMANx.com “Version 5.0”. Integrating the blog and website together, this huge-header and triple-column design is called “Black Toybox 2007”.
    • 10 Aug 2008 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 2.0 to 2.6, and was relocated from xJAYMANx.com/toybox/ to xJAYMANx.com/toyboxx/.
    • 15 Jan 2009 – The “Toybox” was again upgraded from WordPress.org 2.6 to 2.7.
    • 16 Feb 2009 – The “Toybox” was again upgraded (automatically with one-click) from WordPress.org 2.7 to 2.7.1. So easy!
    • 15 Mar 2009 – The “Toybox” exceeded a theoretical site value of $12,000 USD, haha.
    • 10-11 Jun 2009 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 2.7.1 to 2.8.
    • 09 Jan 2010 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 2.8 to 2.9.1.
  • WordPress.org 3.x.x
    • 29 Aug 2010 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 2.9.1 to 3.0.1.
    • 30 Dec 2010 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.0.1 to 3.0.4.
    • 27 Dec 2011 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.0.4 to 3.3.
    • 09 Nov 2013 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.3 to 3.7.1.
    • 12 Mar 2014 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.7.1 to 3.8.1.
    • 08 Apr 2014 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.8.1 to 3.8.2.
    • 14 Apr 2014 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.8.2 to 3.8.3.
    • 02 Aug 2014 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.8.3 to 3.9.1.
    • 06 Aug 2014 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.9.1 to 3.9.2.
  • WordPress.org 4.x.x
    • 20 Sep 2014 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 3.9.2 to 4.0.
    • 20 Mar 2015 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.0 to 4.1.1.
    • 12 May 2015 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.1.5 to 4.2.2.
    • 19 Sep 2015 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.2.5 to 4.3.1.
    • 15 Mar 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.3.3 to 4.4.2.
    • 19 Mar 2016 – The “Toybox” theme was updated from custom “Neat!” to “Sunspot”.
    • 14 Apr 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.4.2 to 4.5.0.
    • 26 Apr 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.5.0 to 4.5.1.
    • 06 May 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.5.1 to 4.5.2.
    • 21 Jun 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.5.2 to 4.5.3.
    • 07 Sep 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.5.3 to 4.5.4.
    • 16 Sep 2016 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.5.4 to 4.6.1.
    • 11 Jan 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.6.1 to 4.7.1.
    • 26 Jan 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.7.1 to 4.7.2.
    • 06 Mar 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.7.2 to 4.7.3.
    • 20 Apr 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.7.3 to 4.7.4.
    • 16 May 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.7.4 to 4.7.5.
    • 19 Sep 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.7.5 to 4.7.6.
    • 07 Oct 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.7.6 to 4.8.2.
    • 31 Oct 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.8.2 to 4.8.3.
    • 29 Nov 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.8.3 to 4.8.4.
    • 02 Dec 2017 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.8.4 to 4.9.1.
    • 16 Jan 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.1 to 4.9.2.
    • 05 Feb 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.2 to 4.9.3.
    • 03 Apr 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.3 to 4.9.5.
    • 23 May 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.5 to 4.9.6.
    • 05 Jul 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.6 to 4.9.7.
    • 13 Nov 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.7 to 4.9.8.
  • WordPress.org 5.x.x
    • 10 Dec 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 4.9.8 to 5.0.0.
    • 19 Dec 2018 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.0.0 to 5.0.2.
    • 09 Jan 2019 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.0.2 to 5.0.3.
    • 13 Mar 2019 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.0.3 to 5.0.4 to 5.1.1.
    • 06 Sep 2019 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.1.1 to 5.1.2 to 5.2.3.
    • 14 Oct 2019 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.2.3 to 5.2.4.
    • 12 Dec 2019 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.2.4 to 5.2.5 to 5.3.1.
    • 18 Dec 2019 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.3.1 to 5.3.2.
    • 30 Apr 2020 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.3.2 to 5.3.3 to 5.4.1.
    • 11 Jun 2020 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.4.1 to 5.4.2.
    • 04 Sep 2020 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.4.2 to 5.5.1.
    • 06 Sep 2021 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.5.5 to 5.8.
    • 08 Sep 2021 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.8 to 5.8.1.
    • 10 Nov 2021 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.8.1 to 5.8.2.
    • 06 Jan 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.8.2 to 5.8.3.
    • 10 Mar 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.8.3 to 5.8.4.
    • 18 Mar 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.8.4 to 5.9.2.
    • 05 Apr 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.9.2 to 5.9.3.
  • WordPress.org 6.x.x
    • 15 Aug 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 5.9.3 to 6.0.1.
    • 30 Aug 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 6.0.1 to 6.0.2.
    • 17 Oct 2022 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 6.0.2 to 6.0.3.
    • 12 Oct 2023 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 6.0.3 to 6.0.6.
    • 13 Oct 2023 – The “Toybox” was upgraded from WordPress.org 6.0.6 to 6.2.3.

Surprisingly, since April 2007, the “Black Toybox” continues to survive today.

About xJAYMANx

xJAYMANx grew up with a predilection for science, mathematics, drawing, and those ubiquitous LEGO blocks, building anything from racing cars to Star Wars fighters and transports. Beginning my college career in Architecture and Psychology, I somehow ended up with a degree in Civil Engineering. Bouncing around from my home state of New York to Cleveland, I inevitably settled in Las Vegas in 1998.

  • Western Sign > Pisces
  • Chinese Sign > Dog
  • Chinese Element > Metal

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Creative Comrades

The mark of a first-rate Toyboxer is when he-or-she and I can enjoy an unpredictably amusing blog-versation for 3-pair or even 5-pair exchanges on a single post, lol. And especially on multiple posts! Now that’s stamina! Not many can sustain that. But if you’re my type of Toyboxer, you already know what I mean. ^_^
xJAYMANx_toybox

xJAYMANx_toybox (Jay)

Five-Star Toyboxers

One and Only Jem
Girl G33k (Kris)
Apurikotto Waffles (Jenn Kei)


Four-Star Toyboxers

Otaku Dan
Angry Mimi
Lovely Duckie
Take-Tombo Blog
The Coco Cafe (Coco the Bean)

Fellow Toyboxers

Puppy52 Art (Chun)
Flying Pussyfoot (Blowfish)
Jusuchin85 (Justin)
Gordonator (Gordon)
The Deathseeker (Panther)
Meimi132 (Emily)
Rhythm Emotion (Lene)
Tokyo Diary (Miko)
RYO Base

Fellow Otaku

Taikutsu Remedy (Snark)
Lightning Sabre
The Disjointed Zone (Optic)
Austrian Otaku Life (Hikky)
Blue Blue Wave (Smithy)
Animatic Figmation
Daybreak's Bell (Quentin Lau)
Miki-Century (Mikiwank)
OpenHappy

4 thoughts on “About

  1. @Richard-OH: Hey, thanx, no problem! I don’t have a 200px-wide banner at the moment, so feel free to design one and I’ll check it out. I should be able to add your 468px banner later this week, if that’s okay. ^_~

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