I've been really tired this week, so after returning from dropping the kiddo off at school in the morning, I take a nap. I have really bizarre dreams when I nap on the couch -- one sent such physical signals to my head I fell off the couch and when I mentioned the dream I had Thursday morning to Vogon at lunch, he joked that the couch was doing it ( Read more... )

We ultimately didn't see Blondie because we were tired and there was cooking distracting us. Remember the comment thread where I told vogonpoet not to tease me with tamales? He started Sunday with occasional help from me -- mostly cleaning, because I like it. There's a few dozen ready to eat (packed the steamer too tight yesterday, d'oh) and numbers I'm ( Read more... )

One of the things that's come up every year that Himself would like for birthday/Father's Day/Christmas/other gift-giving holiday is Arise!, the Subgenius video. While I could get a homemade copy of it for nominal price off a friend, it's never seemed quite right. This apparently has been because it's now on DVD, which I just scored on eBay ( Read more... )

Remember that 1982 Sesame Street cross-stitch pattern book that I can't seem to get on eBay due to snipers? Got one thanks to Buy It Now, and for less than the ones I've missed out on go for ( Read more... )

I've been looking to buy a plush Domo-kun for some time with little luck; they're hard to find in the States (there were 6" plushes at Urban Outfitters a few summers ago, but it was never available on their website and, like Hot Topic, it's not a store I'd go in if I can avoid it) and I'm too cheap to spend $30 or more for an 8" plush on eBay when ( Read more... )

It helps if you have a passing knowledge of the SubGenius to appreciate this, but what the heck. It's not often you win with the absolute minimum bid. w00t!

Cherry Comics No. 8 signed by Rev. Ivan Stang(Gentle readers might want to note there is comic nudity. Either way, the comic book has a Dobbshead shown on a screen in one panel. The following ( Read more... )

In further proof our movie collection is sending us to hell, I just spent $6.50 (including shipping) for a sealed regionless DVD copy of Robo Vampire on eBay ( Read more... )

( ...since I felt like posting about it here instead of my weblog at oddharmonic.org. )