Flashaka '06

I promised Evan( Ev?) that I would post a picture of Flashaka...

Since I didn't find my camera until last night of Flashaka- I only have ONE picture of all the figures... But I do mantain that I started with one figure and added a figure each night for all 8 nights of Flashaka. The one rule was NO REPAINTS. I say this as I have like 5 repaints of the second to right most figure- Total Justice Flash- as he was done in two regular paint jobs( for different packages) then there was a 'hologram verison, a Reverse Flash Mail In and a Impulse repaint. I also decided to stay with the basic 'Flash' and so while I have a couple of Barrys, few Animated/ bunch of Wallys ... I don't have Jay or any Kid Flash scupts.




Going from Left to Right The Barry Allen from the Silver Age 2 pack{ that came with KF and the Time Treadmill}, Justice League Classified, the first/basic Justice League Cartoon Flash Figure, Crisis Flash with the screaming head, A european Flash figure I found on Ebay( made by Quick), Alfred E. Flash... Total Justice, and the smallest from the DC Pocket Heroes JL set( which I also have the RF and KF of as well)

Of course my lovely Harley had to be in the picture- so that's the latest scupture based of a Adam Hughes idea... and yeah my desk is messy.

I think the figure I most love is the Alferd E. Flash... Granted he's not 'true to comic' but there's a certain something that just makes me love that figure and am glad that I have him in my collection... for 'closeness to comic' I go with the first- SA Flash... as he's not this over muscled HYPER realistic figure. Barry/Wally should NOT be sporting abs of steel and biceps as big as Kal.

I'm going to bed early tonight to try to get back some sleep and maybe a few SAN points( I really fear my lack of SAN these days).
So the rest of you, have a HAPPY JOYOUS New Year... and please keep it down if you have neighbors who might have to work tomorrow... Ya Know what I mean?

Saddam is dead... Who Cares?

Ok... it cost billions of $$$, thousands of american lives- in fact we've lost more americans in Iraq then we did on 9 F'ing 11, and at least 10x more Iraqi lives then americans...

However I have to admit last night at work, I was told that Saddam was killed and I was like 'so what'... I then had to check to see what time the T stopped running as I was scheduled to work until Midnight... and was reminded that the price for public transit goes UP in Jan. It will cost 1.70 instead of the 1.20 now... and my monthly pass goes up from 44.00 to 59.00

And I have to and at the same time hate to say- the rise in cost of my commute, affects me MORE then Saddam's death. I'm sorry... I'm going to GMA to get a bit snarkier but I'm tired and grumpy but a) I don't think that Saddam's death was worth what the U.S. and Iraq has paid for it, even after I was calling for his death in the first Gulf War and b) I can't help but think that if Saddam can be tried and killed for what his troops did during a war- then why aren't we hanging W. for the same crimes? as right now I can't see much different between between them... save for W. has managed to destroy TWO countries( IRAQ and America) and Saddam just ended up messing up Iraq.

Romney deserves coal in his stocking....

I'm not sure if Mormoms celebrate X-mas, but if they do- Romney deserves coal this year... and is showing me( if not the whole country) the fact that he's trying to be made of the same timber of W. ... which could be a good thing considering how disliked W. is.

See Romney has decided NOT to give lawmakers a raise this year. Now at first one can say, well this is different from W. because W. recently gave Cheney a cost of living increase( because we ALL know how hard it is for the veep to make ends meet) HOWEVER the real news is why Romney didn't pass the state pay raise. He refused to give these people pay raises because the state senate REFUSED to vote on the anti gay marriage ammendment.

I can't believe the BALLS on Romney. The government is NOT a business, you shouldn't be allowed to withold raises if other people disagree with you.

Right now I don't know who will survive the repugs vetting process for 2008... but right now I'm think Romney is going to be the second weakest link( with Rudy being the first)....
He's leaving office like a angry kid, pissed off because Gay Marriage happened on HIS watch... and I recently read that some of the rest of the media has picked up on the fact that Romney had previously ran as a moderate/friend of gay rights ealier in his political career.

Oh and the last word on Romney, this foot stamp is AFTER being out of Ma. for 60% of the year.... What a leader.

Wii

I'm a bit user surly today but am still amused.

X-Mas Spirit

Test Time

So while I'm still trying to forgo the holiday mems I took some tests...

Your Penis Name Is...

Curious George

Penis Name Generator

OOkkk... that's an interesting one...

Your Eyes Should Be Brown

Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom What's hidden behind your eyes: A tender heart

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

And like Evan, seems my eyes be the right colour as they are brown.

Your Heart Is Pink

In relationships, you like to play innocent - even though you aren't. Each time you fall in love, it's like falling for the first time. Your flirting style: Coy Your lucky first date: Picnic in the park Your dream lover: Is both caring and dominant What you bring to relationships: Romance

What Color Heart Do You Have?

I got the next one from work... Not surprised who I got BUT that said am peeved as my boss, whom I don't like got Flash... and that's not fair.
Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 85% Hulk 60% The Flash 60% Green Lantern 60% Robin 55% Catwoman 50% Batman 45% Iron Man 45% Superman 40% Supergirl 20% Wonder Woman 15%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test


I'm fine with Spidey as I can live with being a witty geek. However that said... I was amused/more peeved that the boss' compatriot who's making work tres annoying got spiderman... and when I told my boss that I got spiderman- he pointed out that we two must be alot alike. AS IF.

Elasticity You're powers are 77% Mental, 72% Emotional, and 77% Physical!

Probably the most versatile of powers, you have Elasticity! You can stretch parts of your body in all manners of ways. It's a very underestimated power. With this you can fight with amazing power, reach long distances, slip into places too small for most people, and take hits like few can. You're a benefit to anyone's super team, and perfect for nearly any occasion. If you want someone more submissive, try any of these for sidekicks: Absorption, you can teach them how deflecting shots back at the opponents works best. Illusions, your own stretched form might help them understand how to use thier powers to greater effect with less effort. Super Senses, your multiple talents might teach them to expand their own abilities. If you want someone your equal, try another Elastic, you'll understand and work off of each other's powers. If you want someone more dominant, try any of these for mentors: Laser Eyes, their precision shots will hone your own extended melee skills. Size Control, their control over size will teach you to do the same with your own powers. Time Control, their understanding of when tings should occur will help you be in the right place at the right time. Your nature and all-around skills makes it so there's really no one you should avoid.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 22% on Mental You scored higher than 20% on Emotional You scored higher than 67% on Physical

Link: The Latent Super Power Test written by Quixotico on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

And I don't remember who Aleph is but apparently I'm him/her

Aleph You scored 64 good, 55 a leader, and 57 selfless!

You're really quite neutral. I'm interested to see whether you stay in this mindset for the rest of your life, or if it's merely transitional. You don't have very strong opinions about how the world should run, what should happen, or how people should act. You're somewhat indifferent to all of it, but that doesn't stop you having your own fun. You have a lot of potential. You're great at giving advice and guiding people along the path of life. You're extremely unbiased. However, your own life seems temporarily stuck in limbo. When it comes to creativity, you're the best. You have a real eye for detail, fact, and strategy. However, if you act on your thoughts is another matter entirely. You may also have a talent for breathing life into others. Otherwise you're just an opportunist.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 78% on goodness You scored higher than 53% on leadership You scored higher than 32% on selflessness

Link: The Xena Character Test written by EphieC on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

And speaking of Geekness

Geek Rising You scored 58% In Obscure Geek Knowledge!

Well Done! This is a score to be proud of...well, not too proud, that might get you beat up.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 55% on OGK

Link: The Obscure Geek Knowledge (OGK) Test written by joshjg on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Very evolved Human You are 55 evolved !

Impressive. You are a feat arent you! You are both mentally and physically advanced. You are a 'Sentient Being', people like George Bush and Tony Blair should be your pets! Being above most of the population in your understanding life can be dull and pointless. Use your advantage to your advantage and exploit the stupidity and predictive behavior of the cavemen to make life more entertaining.But being Sentient you probably wont will you. Ahwell but remember your not equipped for the wild and its a jungle out there so always keep a mobile or laptop handy just incase, technology is your friend your not an animal anymore.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 37% on evolved

Link: The HOW EVOLVED ARE YOU Test written by iamascientist on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

and finally I got my klondike for hannuka

crazy lady goes down 21 scenarios a, 24 scenarios b (send me a message if you are really curious what these numbers means).

You continue running toward your car. Once inside you speed away from the beach in pursuit of a convenience store. You simply have to find a Klondike Bar. Somehow you get lost and you wind up on a deserted road. At this point you are hungry and frustrated and you park your car. You are getting delirious. You take out your miniature telescope and decide to look for the nearest town. To your amazement you actually find a Klondike Bar lying on the ground many miles away. You decide that you are going to drive to it. Once you start the car again you immediately realize that your brakes are gone. This is a nightmare! You consider driving toward the Klondike Bar but decide that it is too dangerous. You decide to wait by the road and hope that somebody will come by. An hour later a van drives by. Coincidently enough it is from the very nursing home that your great aunt happens to reside in! They offer you a lift and you jump in. Once back at the nursing home you decide to have a quick visit before calling for assistance. On your way toward your aunt's room you encounter a crazy old woman. She wants to thumb wrestle you and pledges a Klondike Bar if you win but something quite unpleasant if you lose. You decide to accept the challenge. You have no problem at all beating the old lady. Your car is stranded an hour away and your family probably wants to kill you, but you definitely get your Klondike Bar!

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 42% on scenarios A You scored higher than 11% on scenarios B

Link: The What'll u do for Klondike Bar Test written by thebestonehere on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Drew Update

first up too frickin' early as usual..

After going to bed later then wanted because of candle lighting... which I had meant to avoid by asking to leave work early during the holiday....

HOWEVER the reason I lit the candles late is because I found out on Thursday that there was a sale on Xbox 360s at Micro Center- a $100 mail in rebate. So I called my mom, told her this was going to be the LOWEST price I was going to find it at- and was she still on board. She said yes... so I went after work and bought the X-box 360.
It's in my house. It's not going to be hooked up until tomorrow because I work today... and even though I'm up early enough to mess arround with it- I'd prefer to be more awake and b) I don't have any games for it yet.

At work I plan to call a local ebgames that has one of the games I want used, see if the web site is right... if so I'll ask them to hold the game for me and pick it up either after work or figure out how to buy it tomorrow.

So that's good.

The bad is I'm still a bit cranky do to work. Basically the manager has a bud working with him from his brookstone days... and they were pushing me to push a product.
I tried to come up with several logical reasons not to push the product. The first is I'm actually trying to sell the high end crap... that didn't deter them from telling me to push the crap, the second that the line takes forever to clear because we still have dial up, they said since I HAD them there while waiting for the transaction to go through that was a perfect time to sell the product- which the more I think about, the less sense it makes. I mean think about it, I'm waiting for the transaction to finish and while waiting- I'm going to try to sell you something ELSE so I can do another transaction that's going to take more time? does that make sense?
the real reason- which I gave as my third- is give me a piece of the action. I'm currently not demoing the stunt plane which means I'm not earning the bonus from moving the planes. Likewise they're not going to give me my "yearly" raise until Feb. So I know that moving this thermos is going to be good for the company, good for the manager but not affect MY paycheck one iota... reminds me of my last review at Staples- where I told the manager if this piddle was my raise for doing a 'average' job, where's my motivation for doing a BETTER job for him/company? I don't want to say that to my current boss, but that's what I feel like.
And thus I thought it was funny that when I called my mom last night to let her know I bought the xbox 360( wasn't sure that micro center would still have it even though they said they would) my mom told me "not to work too hard" and I laughed as I saw my manager just pushing my last nerve... as he seems to like to do.

I think I'm really down on moving the product because a) I just don't like strong arming customers- even if I did work for Brookstones. and b) I'm reading The People's History of the United States by Zinn. A book I would highly recommend. It talks about the plight of the 'average' american through history. What was done to the blacks, native americans, women, the poor and the immigrants to make this country what it is. Not a pretty picture. And I'm not sure how to tell my manager this short of asking him for my piece of the action.

Lastly I want to mention the holiday- I did light my candles last night, and I want to mention last week I went on ebay looking for a DC or Marvel Menorah. I didn't find either- and I'm pretty convinced that there isn't a one for either company... but I did find 15 listings for different Disney Menorahs, and as I just did a quick check on a commerical site- they have a seperate section for Disney Menorahs- with two disney menorahs and 2 pooh drediels.
I find this very odd as Walt was anti semetic, while both DC and Marvel owe alot to Jews( what with the creators of Superman being Jewish as is Stan Lee). While I'd prefer a Menorah from either comic book company with their Jewish characters- as I'd like to think both companies have at least 8- I wouldn't mind a Justice League or X-Men themed Menorah with the Shamash( the '9th' candle used to light the others) as the 'logo' of said team... though I guess for the X-men it could be Charles... Anyway thought I'd mention this.

So my life should be better because of the Xbox-360, but I really know it for what it is- another way to escape my dull dreary life... which is one of the reasons I wasn't keen on poning up money for it as my mom asked- because I knew it would be a band-aid for my depression and not a cure. But that said- I'm happy she broke down and is going to give me the $$ for it, as I'd rather have the x-box 360 then not... esp. after all the crap she put me through for it.

yeah... that's the ticket.

The more I think about it... the more 'hibernating' appeals to me.

Of course I mean, save for lunch and the gym, I intend to stay in tomorrow. I shall keep lunch conversation to a minium... just asking to get the Donnor Superman II back( it got delivered to the game store today and I told the manager he could borrow it tonight if I got it back tomorrow).

So I will keep human interaction to a bare minium. I might even try to go a day without checking email( though keeping my voice is more important).

The main reason I wanted to blog, as it's sorta odd to blog about anti social behaviour, is because of my flight of whimsy today.

I was repricing glittery snowflakes today, I guess we're re-pricing them so we don't get stuck with them after the holidays- though if it were up to me, we'd've waited a week or two more... anyway I'm repricing these snowflakes and I'm getting all this glitter on my hands and my shirt. This made me think- which is a bad thing.

While none of my co-workers were looking I took a snowflake and rubbed it on my skull. Because you know I thought the only thing more amusing then a buzz cut was a glittery buzz cut.

that's how Drew rolls.

hibernate

I'm not really physically tired right now... or cold... though I do have a persistant sore throut....

but after by mistake turning off the internet before I went to work... having a slooow day at the game store... and coming home to realize that I majorly f'd up sending Kel something...

I just want to not interact with anything other then my dvd player, my bed and the gym for the next couple of weeks.

I'm tired of this crap. I really dislike the gift store and it angers me on some level the fact that THAT store is raking in the $$$ while at the gift store I had like SIX transactions today( and one was 1.68 for two d20s)

Oh and I found out that the gift store- I guess in order to save money doesn't give yearly reviews until like feb. So even though I just passed my one year with them at the beginning of this month...I won't get a raise until feb.
Although apparently my manager reviewed me without my knowedge.When I told him I wanted a yearly review/raise... and he could skip the review if he wanted... he told me he had indeed reviewed me...
Which leads me to wonder- why?
I mean why bother to review someone and rate their shortcomings, without giving it to them to "improve" themselves.

He did tell me I got a 3 out of 5 'overall' that I was better then average in some stuff, but worse in others... which I figure is average and since I'm not getting a raise- don't really care; but I pretended to as that way he might give me a nickel more in feb.

I'm going to get a hals... and then maybe watch some telly before I collapse in bed.

Acheived Victory Conditions

Ok... I started with a draft of this blog entry when I read this morning from my mom..

I am not discussing anything with dad. I would like you to have x box,
have expressed my feelings, and was hoping you could/would expedite the
deal.
If not I will go to list again, and do whatever.
xxx mom

[ooc- my mom is triple x rated. 8-O ]

When I saw this I just rolled my eyes- I was like wtf? what had I done in a past life to deserve this?
I had tried to tell my mom I would love her without the x-box 360, that if she wanted to defray costs with my dad- well that was on her head, she could do that but I wouldn't broker the deal....
So I responded to the above letter- reminding her of my truncated list- with 5 items, and told her how to sift through my amazon wish list to filter it to show just books... and to put them in the order that I want them...( and I then put a few books on a higher proirity to bump them up the list)

I saved the draft but didn't blog it because I was unsure if I should continue to blog about my mom stealing SAN points from me for the holidays.

During the day I ended up talking to my father's current wife... I called her primarily because it was her birthday, but also because they had been nice enough to let me use their apartment for Thanksgiving. As they didn't normally let me or my bro use their apartment I felt it was important a) to be clean when I was there and b) be nice to them for a while. Amazon wish lists were mentioned- and I tried to earn bonus points by knowing that she had ONE item on her list. I'm then not sure if I was smart to drop the fact that the x-box 360 was on the list... On the one hand I was angling to let her and my dad know it was on the list and also let them know NOT to buy the games as I didn't have a 360.
On the other hand... well a friend pointed out that I don't want to give my dad's current wife ammo on my mom- letting her know that my mom was angling to get me or my dad to join monies with my mom to get the 360. Again I mentioned it because my mom was saying she wasn't going to get it for me... and I figured if I dropped a hint maybe they'd get it for me or team up with my mom.

I say in the above "... my mom was saying she wasn't going to get it for me...." because I came home tonight from dinner( with friends who told me not to give ammo to wife #3, and that as wife #3 was over 50- there might be a wife #4 out there).. I had a message from my mom. It seems that NOT ONLY did she not want to buy me 'a stupid dvd' but she also didn't want to buy me 'a stupid book' so she intends to bite the bullet and buy me the X-box 360.
She wants me to buy it from a brick and mortar store and try to get any sort of discount that I can. I intend to talk to a manager I know of a brick and mortar store tomorrow if I he can get me any sort of discount... esp. as I "treat him well" at the game( but I do that because he's a damn good customer).

So I think I have acheived victory conditions. Yes, as usual when I deal with my folks I lose precious SAN points BUT I think I've gotten a good value for them this time- an Xbox 360 AND since I didn't agree to pay for the darn thing, I think I'm off the hook... though will be willing to spot her taxes( which I wouldn't have to pay if she bought it on line with free shipping).

That said while I've taken the xbox 360 off my wish list; I'm not doing a true victory dance until I get a check from my mom covering the price of the Xbox 360.

Holiday '06 Picture.

I know this is about a week early( Channuka starts NEXT friday) but I got my Channuka present to myself a tad early... Actually in the interest of full disclosure- this is my 2/2- as my first was a wonderful[ and $] bust of Harley as designed by Hughes...

Oh and I got a haircut today too *blush* That was the real reason I got the picture taken. After working out today WAY too early, I decided to get a hair cut... and well let me know how you like it.

Worst of both worlds.

I just can't win.

So I sent my mom an "explanation" of my WISH list, from the fact that a) it's been arround for like ages; b) since it's been arround a while, I don't expect everything on the list; c) most of the stuff on my list is LOW price points... so like my friends can buy them.
The third part was important to me as I REALLY didn't like her calling me greedy.

I then went on to give her a mini list of 5 things- telling her she could buy as many or as little as SHE wanted. I know she doesn't like buying me dvds... so I put 3 books- two non fiction, one cd box set( the most expensive item) and a dvd set- because I want JLU.

She responseds that she'd RATHER team up with my dad( and possibly me) to get me the XBOX 360. That a) she thinks I deserve it and b) she'd rather give me the Xbox then ANOTHER dvd.

Nevermind that a) dvds cost less... and b) as said I made sure to front load books, and only had the MOST wanted dvd.

I just can't deal. I've decided to tell her 'whatever'. And that if she wants to bring my dad in on it- fine... but I'm not contributing. Because see if I spend everything I have on the xbox 360- then it'll be a glorified dvd player until I can afford a game. Better to not have it, then to have it taunt me because I need to have games.

And the games cost more then the f'ing dvds she doesn't want to buy me.


This leads into "worst of both worlds". See one of my punk ass co workers felt that I had the "best of both worlds" because I celebrate X-mas AND Channuka. I wanted to slam his ass into the ground. I tried to explain that X-mas had a mental cost, which sometimes I feel outweigh the monotary value of my gifts. Like for instance, since about 10- either my younger bro and/or my father's current wife have gotten gifts better then me... and his second wife made SURE that we could keep track of who got what- as we had to open each gift one at a time IN AGE ORDER, so my older brother would drop out first- followed by me and last kid standing was younger bro... Heck it wasn't until the end when my dad and his second wife started buying lots of gifts for each other... that anyone came close to younger bro's pile...
With his current wife- one of my biggest bones, is they are sooo joined at the hips that he can't leave her alone at the house to pick me up at the train station. Yeah, on x-mas, I take amtrak to the town in Conn. where he has a house and then I gotta hail a cab to take me there.
And yeah- I have imagined the cabbie deciding to rob me and leave in the middle of the woods with the presents... It hasn't happened but that's the sorta imagination I have.

And while my dad's side takes the cake for holiday pain... the fact that Hannuka is all over the place- last year it lasted into 2006, this year it starts on the 15th( sundown) and ends on the 22nd. So because I work retail and am working near "crunch" time... I don't remember the last time I celebrated Hannuka with my mom DURING Hannuka. I know that if it doesn't occur near x-mas, I'm much rather likely to have it 'forced' nearer to x-mas to celebrate it with her.
Heck, I've asked to leave work early during Hannuka at the gift store because we're open late for the "holidays" and there is NO way that I'm working until 10PM, commuting home and THEN lighting my candles... which I would then have to wait an hour for them to melt as a) I buy the good candles and b) the last thing I'd want is for my place to burn down in the night- as little sticks of fire and piles of comics in the same room might be 'bad'- even if they're on opposite sides of said room.

Here's hoping your holidays are better then mine. Me I just try to survive them and hope that I get a good exchange rate on my sanity.

Found the Funny

Ok... Aimee's not gonna get this but I *had* to post this...

because to me, making fun of Indentity Crisis is a pretty good way to start one's day



In the interest of "balence" I suggest you go to this superdickery forum( I did NOT know they had a forum)where Cass talks to Xaiver about the bennies of becoming a Marvel character- because DC is, of course, rooking her over.

In the interest of "full disclosure"( and in case evan or adj. have time to kill in front of the computer) I found the Cass story linked from Save Cassandra Cain- where they've also complained about Emo Flash( aka what they've done to Bart) as well as Steph... and how Steph was just kicked to the curb.