Yech! All wet! Yep, I just got back from a cut-in-half walk...due to rain. I don't believe I mentioned this, but I try to get some exercise, usually in the form of walking or occasionally some jogging in the summer months. I just so happened to forget an umbrella tonight. It was kinda warm out for the latter part of December and foggy out, so I figured it'd be neat to run around outside in the creeeeepy fog-filled night...it ended up starting to rain and I got soaked. I tired to tough it out, but I got really uncomfortable and cold, so I did the unthinkable and hightailed it home to change. Ah! Much better! Still...this was the first time I really had to cut a walk short. I'm just concerned since I've been hitting the snacks a lot lately and have been gaining some weight...and of course, the holidays are bearing down too, and that brings assorted treats and junk food out the ass...so *whoo*...don't need that crap! I've had a lot of disruptions in my nightly walk schedule lately and it seems to be coming to a fever pitch. I'm just worried I'm gonna start getting too lazy. God, I'm such a girl.

Jeez...another long stretch without blog updates...what's happening! I either end up falling asleep early or just plain not feeling like it. All for the better...I've been so bitter at work, that all my posts and updates would be too rant-heavy. Eh. Anyway...I "need" to go shopping today on my beloved day off. Bah! Christmas! Humbug! I hate shopping, especially last-minute Christmas shopping. Not my fault, though. See, my pain-in-the-ass family that just insists upon the tradition of gift-giving can't make up their minds until the last shopping week. Dammit. I'll be going later on...I'm actually procrastinating right now by surfing the 'net and blog updating...*sigh*...I don't wanna go! I hate mindless tradition...no one even wants anything that badly, including me! I wish my family would finally just give it up. I yearn for a giftless Christmas...a worry-free holiday!

I hate out society and it's shippy-shoppy crap...everyone can just go ahead and blow it out their ass...bah, gifts!

G.I. Joe RETALIATION Trailer!!!I

Whoa, been almost a week since I updated, huh? Well, I've had a busy week last week...most of it was not necessarily "fun" stuff either, and the last couple of days at work have been the usual pain in the butt. Eh. Last night I actually konked out before seven o'clock...damn! Wasted night! I was kinda pissed when I woke up for work...it's like coming home from work, eating, then falling asleep so you can go to work again...ROTTEN!!!

Anyway...day off tomorrow...and it had better be good! I had almost forgotten about the new trailer for the second G.I. Joe flick dropping last night...you know...me sleeping and all. Here she blows:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSX2oxLdcWA&feature=youtu.be

I know the first one caught some flack...well, a lot of flack...most everyone had something bad to say about it that it makes you wonder why they bothered with a second one. Me? I liked the first one...I am a big Joe fan, so maybe I'm just biased, but I really got me a good ol' kick outta the original and have high hopes for the sequel. I noticed Cobra Commander has a more "accurate" design, a HISS tank may be made use of, and even what I believe to be B.A.T.s are shown...you know, battle android troopers? Cobra's resident robot soldiers?  I have a hunch they are probably some synthetic humanoids programmed or even cloned from Storm Shadow...just sayin'...I mean, with Star Wars: The Clone Wars around, maybe they're trying to appeal to that generation? I also liked the appearance of the red ninjas and have hopes that the actual movie battles will be hopefully mid-blowing. I haven't really "read up" on all the stuff, but apparently a lot of the first cast is caputsky...gone...unfortunate. Seems it's hinted that all or most of the Joe team gets killed, so fresh start? I'm worried Destro might be gone! I just hope not.

Oh, and if Dr. Mindbender gets used in this flick again...I better be seein' a monocle, and shirtless with metal suspenders and a cape combo, here! No, I'm not like that...I'm just a sucker for kitsch!

Yet another crappy dinosaur toy! Check out those hangnails...God...horrible! I love it! I've seen this style of crappy dino but with a better, cleaner sculpt. Eh, I kinda like the more horrible ones better...a little bit more character to 'em.

Mini Frog Warriors

Eh, I suppose I coulda took a better photo...but here are five out of six known mini frog warrior figures. I'm not sure about dates or names or manufacturers, but for the most part no one knows any of that stuff near as I can tell. Most people (myself included) report these as being sold loose, often in bins as opposed to in packaging. Me? I got my original ones as arcade prizes waaaaay back when. I had sold 'em years ago and came to regret it...now I found 'em again. I had five as a kid and five again. The guy on the bottom right is new to me. Now I know at least six styles exist. I just gotta wrangle the sixth...in time, though...in time. I had often speculated these might be miniature knock offs of the bullywugs of the bog from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons figures from the 80s.

Vinyl Stingray...or skate...or whatever...

See this thing? This thing......is sexy...dead sexy! I love it! Just got him in today from a fellow collector. It's about a foot long, and about eight or so inches wide. Made of solid vinyl, like the old school Imperial dinosaurs and animals. No date or manufacturer's mark...dang! I shoulda shot a pic of the underside...it's all white but has an open mouth with teeth! Awesome! It can totally swallow G.I. Joes! If only I woulda had this as a kid...if only.

Well, ended up wasting some money today. Not to much...I just wasted in principle! See, I noticed a new vending machine in the vestibule at work. It had some of those mini rubber duckies in it. I had seen 'em before, so they weren't really "all new" to me. I figured I'd get a few. Whoa? We had a row of 75 cent machines now where the 50 cent ones were, and 50 cent ones where the 25 cent ones were...what the Hell?! Jeez, things are getting tough! Even cheap plastic crap toys are going up in price. Anyway, figured I'd get at least one. SHIT!!! I didn't realize there were stickers and ducks...apparently, as I truly examined the glass window of the machine, you could see some of the capsules had rolls of stickers instead of ducks. Son of a bitch...75 cents for three crappy stickers...the aesthetics weren't even that great...total crap. I didn't even bother shooting a photo. I was pissed. I blew another three quarters, determined to get a duck and thankfully I did...one painted up to look kinda like a doctor. Nice. Lesson learned, until the next time. Yeah, and while I was in a money wastin' mood, I saw this good-sized plush Slimer (from Ghostbusters) in the claw machine. I screw with those every once in a blue moon. Hey, I needed a new piece on junk to plop on my car's rear dash. Wasted a damn dollar and a half on that nonsense.I'm a stubborn ass...those things always get you...you think the plush goodies are so easy to get, and they ain't. Slimer was just sitting there, right at the edge, screaming "win me"...so I couldn't resist! BAH! Never again...until next time. Felt like crap for wasting money so threw some in the Salvation Army bucket outside. I shoulda just gave 'em all of it.

Oh, and while I'm on this subject......saw these cool little wind-up toys near the registers near the impulse-buy sections. They were in t large PDQ display with a 2/$3 sign right on it. Picked out a few. I'd have rather spent the dollar they were actually worth, but I figured they were an okay purchase for a dollar and a half. Got to the checkout...the bastards rang up for three damn dollars. Say what, playah hater?! Hells no...no foolin' around with price checks and what not...I just turned 'em down, flat out! Again, cheap crap that ain't cheap. What's the world comin' to? How my supposed to get my fix!