"They drew first blood, not me."

~ John Rambo figure - 1985 ~

 

I finally bought "The Boy" on DVD. It came down in price

quite a bit. Been waitin' for that. People have dumped all OVER

this one, but I still want to see it. We shall see how it is.

They dumped on Annabelle 1 as well, but I liked that one okay.

P.S. I like the picture on the DVD cover, that food.

I wonder if the doll eats that.

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...later that night.

Okay, I watched "The Boy". This is one of those movies that
you just cannot say much about, or you will give it away. That
said, I am going to say that it kept me entertained, it gave me
the willies in a spot or two, I did not see what happened coming
(and that may be because I am an amateur), and it was worth
watching. I will rate "The Boy" 5.5 out of 10 Peanut Butter and
Jelly Sandwiches. Don't pay more than $7.50 for it.

Years and years ago my mom and her husband were on a

trip somewhere (I cannot remember where), and she bought

this scarf slide for me. It must have been my kind of place

they were visiting because...

...this slide is really beautiful. The beadwork is great and has held up

for years. I THINK, I'm not certain, but I THINK that the bone

is some kind of animal vertebrae. That's what it looks like to me.

But with my limited knowledge, I could be totally

wrong (most likely). I really wish I knew more about it.

Very awesome piece.

 

Yeah, I will have this.

 I craved a chocolate shake and for the first time since

Monday, July 14, 2014 I treated myself to one at

Jack in the Box. Does this not look goooooood?

It was good. Too good. Real too good. It was too big too.

I drank it all. Big mistake. It was just too much for me and

I was sick the rest of the day and night. Dang it was good.

But I felt so terrible that it will be a good long time until I

have one again and when I do? It will be SMALL.

Somebody tied a swing to their tree.

All those years ago when I first saw

 "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

at the theater, I never thought that I would

be standing here in 2017, SO many years
later looking at stuff like this.

A beautiful day to sit in the car, listen to

the radio and enjoy a pizza lunch.

This boy gets around.

 This is my Star Wars Transformers Crossovers

TIE Fighter/Darth Vader.

And this is my Star Wars Transformers Crossovers

Snowspeeder/Luke Skywalker.

Both are by Hasbro and both transform from vehicle to the respective

Star Wars character. I bought them about eight years ago because they were

all I could afford in a larger than small Snowspeeder and TIE Fighter.

I have never "transformed" them. I am afraid that I would never get them

back together again. I think you can still buy these, but they are out of

production, pretty sure.

Just a day in the life of a Glacier ice/water machine.

 I bought "Ghost in the Shell" starring Scarlett Johansson.

I had seen this in the theater and I thought it was fun.

It's too bad that my beloved Borden Cinema is currently

having much difficulty playing Blu-ray disks to the point

that it is unable to read them at all. I am not quite sure what

I am going to do about that, but this version comes with a

DVD as well, so I am good for this show.

 

Years ago when they use to have them, I liked to go to

the Inkslinger's Ball held annually at the Hollywood Palladium

in...... Hollywood. They would host tattoo artists from all

over the world during the three day run. Inkslingers

who you would only see in magazines would be there and if

you were lucky you would be able to book some time with

your favorites, IF... you were lucky. They were usually booked

ahead of time and doing work for daily contests which in turn

would pay off, win lose or draw, in more publicity for them.

Anyway...

They had some great jewelry there. I bought some really cool stuff

there on occasion and unfortunately for me, I lost some really nice pieces

in a motel incident that shall remain a distant memory. One item that DID

survive some crazy times was this skull and crossbones concho in sterling

silver. Now to some this design may be a hair controversial (unbeknownst

to me at the time of purchase). But to me this concho is about pirate

and nothing BUT pirate and always will be. 

I think that it is a great piece and it just gets better with age.

Also,

If you have ever seen the movie "Phantasm"...

 

...you will always walk AROUND these two posts

and NOT between them.

"Nah, leave it there. I'll eat it later."

~ Independence Day 2017 ~

I like that.

A day or two or three ago I found a new incense burner at

Walmart. This one was only five dollars. I like it.

It burns stick incense unlike my other burners. It's fun

to burn sticks for a change. They burn longer than the cones.

The door on this thing creaked like The Black Pearl when I

opened and closed it and I was afraid that it would stress the hinges

to the point of breaking. So I went into my personal tool chest,

pulled out a little file I bought and filed the top and bottom

of the door a bit. Now? Smooth baby, smooth.

I have added "carpenter" to my resume.

This is a picture from my 2010 visit to the Gene Autry

Museum in Griffith Park, California. This is a prop "Wanted"

poster from the movie "The Big Bonanza" (1944). Pictured

is Richard Arlen who stars as Jed Kilton, a Captain in the Army

who escapes from prison after being falsely court-martialed
for cowardice.

Anyway, this item is no longer on view as it was in one of the

window displays here on the "Western Street Sound Stage"

section of The Autry, and this was

dismantled about four years ago.