Minor Site Face Lift

I am not sure how long it has been since I updated the aesthetic features of our site. Long enough I suppose that I had to do some minor re-designing. I don't want a flash driven, seizure inducing site with bells and whistles on. No music either. Not ever. 

I like the simple kind. With just a tad personal touches here and there. 

Of course this would have gone easier if blogger's design page was functioning properly. I have had to do this the hard way just so the changes I have made will take. 

Either way, I like the way it looks and my husband approves. So no more tweaking until blogger fixes the issue with their design template. It seems to work sporadically from what I read on the net. 

Feed the Mind = Feed the Soul

“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.” - Gustave Flaubert

I don't know why I stopped. For a few years, I put my books down and got on with everyday things. Although I was no less happy the world was less...colorful.

I started reading again. My husband gave me the best present last Christmas. A Kindle Fire. Now my mind wanders the forests of Osten Ard, the damp streets of Ankh-Morpork and I am looking forward to exploring Middle Earth once again.

I read voraciously as a child. It was a wonderful time in my childhood. A bed, a good book and fan. It's still one of the main things I need to completely enjoy myself. Oh and a big cold soda with a straw. Perfection.

It's a great stress reliever too. It helps me re-center myself and renews my soul to better handle the cloud of unpleasantness that likes to rear its head occassionally in daily life.

I am glad I am reading again.

Dollar Bill Project

This always happen after SDCC. Somehow the practical side of me looks back at the unadulterated spending of Comic-Con and cringe. I am not feeling buyers remorse, far from it. It's more like, I need to make up for what was spent.

So now I have started the Dollar Bill Project. Anytime I get change in dollar bills, it goes into a container. To deposit into my savings account when the container is full. People do this with change. I up the ante with bills. Wish me luck!

Random Quotes

“I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself. 

A mouth-smile is different. You can fake a mouth-smile any time you want, simply by moving your lips. I've also learned that a real mouth-smile always has an eye-smile to go with it. 

So watch out, I say, when someone smiles at you but his eyes stay the same. It's sure to be a phony.” - Roald Dahl, Danny the Champion of the World

SDCC 2012 - Wishlist

San Diego Comic Con is right around the corner and normally Nate and I are usually frothing at the mouth with anticipation of the exclusives but there's not a lot that's blowing our skirt up so to speak.

So far there's three things Nate and I will definitely be wanting.

Flocked Treesons 

I have always been a Treeson collector so of course I'll be heading for these. My only concern is it's flocked and my room gets so dusty. I'll have to troop over to that toy display booth and see if there's something I can put these in.

Gears of War 3 - Elite Theron 

I collect the Locusts only and I'll be grabbing this guy. Contemplating the Portal Gun but I don't know yet. Still waffling over it.

Monster Worship -Rottweiler Herpes

Nate ordered the books by Johnny Ryan. I saw Nate laughing a lot while reading them and he doesn't read often so I picked up the first volume. At first I was taken back by it. It was gory and violent. But as I read more I was surprised to find myself enjoying the over the top violence.

UPDATE 07/04/2012: Oh dear! The figure is actually Rottweiler Herpes! I like.

Max Toy Co - Negora

I love this but it's been almost impossible to get. Maybe I'll be able to score one on SDCC. We'll see though as this figure is very popular.

Altar Beat - KLUH Colorway

Really excited with the offerings of Monster Worship! Looking forward to the releases!

We're glad to hear Gargamel is coming along with my usual favorites i.e. Bwana Spoons and Paul Kaiju. Other than that I really wish there's more to be excited about at the Toy Garden.

I think I need to look at the schedules. I mean there's more to Comic Con than the Garden and maybe this year I can enjoy the rest of the Convention.