As schemes to make me part ways with my money go, the following items damn near work, every time. At the very least they bring me up short and make me stop and look at them. And drool a little bit. … Read more
I have three days and nights off this week instead of the usual two, and as a result, I’ve actually gotten some stuff done and had some energy. In order to give my wife a break after a hard day, I decided that Evan and I should make a trip into Fort Smith to run some overdue errands and shop for some overdue groceries. Or, actually, do some overdue shopping for groceries that aren’t past their expiration dates. I thought some clarification was in order there. … Read more
Oh, Facebook sidebar ads, now I know you’re screwing with me.
In other news, the Avid lives! I’ll be picking it up this weekend, in what will almost certainly be the least stressful thing I do all weekend. I’m looking forward to having it back home and working – especially since we’re having more cold nights and I could use some heat in my room. 🙄
One other thing – admittedly very geeky – that has brought a smile to my face is this prop replica made by a friend who usually turns his talents to customizing action figures and the like:
…give up? This is, of course, a shockingly good replica of an original Blake’s 7 teleport bracelet. About 23 years ago, I would’ve proudly worn this thing out in public. 😆 For now, I’ll settle on displaying it next to my HAL-9000 prop… at least until Jump Cut City goes back into production (oh, the screen time this thing would have gotten back then). Many thanks to Hoosier Whovian.… Read more
Some Doctor Who humor for you (using this technique that I haven’t messed with in a long time).
It’s funny because it’s true – or at least true to the formula of this year’s special episodes. 😛 My poor old Marvin the Martian is having some issues, hence his poor aim…… Read more
Okay, so I haven’t done my last Doctor Who blogging for the year. As if! … Read more
Okay, last Doctor Who post for a bit. This covers some stuff revealed in San Diego over the weekend, and other announcements that have emerged during the same period from entities who weren’t in San Diego over the weekend. Confused yet? Sure you are. Some of this info may be spoileresque. … Read more
If you’re freaked out by the thought of a grown man who’s still adding to his toy collection, feel free to wait for the next train! … Read more
Am I gonna blog about anything but baby antics and Doctor Who this week? Not a chance – especially not when there are new Doctor Who figures on display at SDCC right now. … Read more
As I sit here, mini-waffles (and a few little graham crackers) are being consumed, stories have been read, itchy butts have been cleaned, and all is well. … Read more
I hang out over on doctorwhoforum.com quite a bit, and a good deal of that time is spent not gleaning spoilers and vague hints about upcoming episodes, but instead in the toy collecting & customizing subforum (aka the Celestial Toyroom). I don’t have nearly the budget that I used to for the ol’ action figure shelf (and yet I realize that I have more of a budget than some folks do), but I love hanging around there and seeing other people’s vast collections, and marveling at the custom jobs that others cook up either from scratch, or by sanding down, resculpting and repainting existing figures (hey, all those action figures from “Primeval” have to be good for something!). The amount of talent and manual dexterity on display by the customizers floors me. I wish I could do that sort of stuff. But by golly, I can at least offer a laugh to the ones who do. Forum member “morethanatimelord” posted some color and B&W photos of his new, made-from-scratch model TARDIS, scaled to match the 12″ figures (think old-school ’70s G.I. Joe sized) – this thing is just beautiful. A few folks joked about it being photographed rather obviously in his yard and suggested a 1960s-style “Next episode” title…which I then obligingly added to one of his photos, along with some effects to suggest the scratchy “taken off the TV screen” photos that were so common back in the day.
Fortunately, “morethanatimelord” has a sense of humor and we’re already plotting future joint ventures to knock the sheen of seriousness off of the forums. Suits me fine – there can never be too many photos of that beautifully-crafted model. Good times!… Read more