The longer I live, the more it amazes
me how each holiday gains it's own separate personality from years
past. Sometimes Christmas slips by with relative ease, other years
it can be a real chore, and then there's ones that prove themselves
to be truly unique. I'd say 2015 ranks in that final category. There
was already a good deal of anticipation growing from the most over
sized pile of presents this family has had in at least a decade, a
feeling that was offset by a Christmas Eve care accident. The person
involved was absolutely fine, just some bruising but the car in
question is totaled. Even if there had been nothing else of interest,
this year would be firmly remembered for the singular event of a
Pontiac Vibe that dreamed it was one of Santa's Reindeer.
Once the Christmas Eve drama of the
flying car had been put to rest, everything began to settle into a
more festive mood with the usual spread of fine foods and family.
Hell, most of us even went to so far as to actually go to bed at a
reasonable hour and wake up early the next morning. I'm almost
ashamed of myself for it. The slight imbalance to my schedule proved
to be worth it however as Christmas morning then yielded a mountain
of consumerism unlike any this household has witnessed in many moons.
Behold the mess!
Granted there are a few large scale
items within this mass such as a microwave and office chair which
added quite a lot of girth to the proceedings. Still, what a beauty.
I'm reminded of our old Christmas Family gatherings where presents
sprawled so far from the tree as to nearly prove a fire hazard. Call
me a classic materialist but this scene actually served to solidify
my holiday spirit as I sat & watched the yule log while sipping
holiday coffee from my Garfield Christmas mug. Of course such a
serene environment cannot last forever as it was soon time to tear
into some gifts. Let's check this out in batches shall we?
First up were goodies bags that
essentially filled in for stockings, an important role since our
stocking area doesn't have enough space for all the people in this
house. Here we find a few of the more practical gifts like socks,
gloves (the kind I can use with my cell phone, woot!), hygiene odds &
ends, along with a wee bit of candy a glass gingerbread man full of
delicious maple syrup. Also very excited for the dishwasher spinner.
Maybe now people will be able to figure out whether dishes are dirty
or not. There were a few bits if jerky in this baggie as well, I
couldn't resist duck and alligator long enough for photo ops. Failed
to photograph a candy bag from my niece, but the sting on my teeth is
testament to mini milky way consumption.
These two mugs were originally from
the August Villains Loot Crate. My sister hunted one down to spread a
few of the items around to different people. She even went to the
extra mile to get both mugs since the original crate just had one at
random. They're sure to fit in nicely with our array of odd drinkware
though I have no clue where to store the damn things.
Now for the entertainment arena. First
up are three more additions to the horror collection. The nephew &
I enjoyed the new Poltergeist a good bit when we saw it back in
October. It's not an Earth-shattering innovative flick, just a fun
spook story. Not sure but I believe we only watched the theatrical
cut so I'm intrigued to see what extra bits are on this disc. The
Town That Dreaded Sundown was a very nice surprise for me when I
first saw it. It serves as such a good follow-up to the old classic
and is really well made. You all should give this one a shot if you
haven't already. Paranorman is amazing, deal with it. Also got Rise
of the Empire which is a collection of the first two Star Wars new
canon novels so I can try and play catch up. Next up is Discoveries,
a dice game about the adventures of Lewis & Clark. Very excited
to play this one. Oh and that Hydra pin is another piece from that
villains crate.
Easily the biggest portion of my haul
is all this Funko stuff. To think all this started with Phantom of
the Opera way back in June. Since then, the entire family has taken
on at least some interest in the pops. Especially my brother, who
makes my collection seem childish. He along with my mother and
sisters all took care of a good chunk of the pops I want. The wish
list is down to something like ten items now though I'm sure it'll
build up again. Now I've got Godzilla, Pinhead, Hordak, Macho Man
Randy Savage, Metaluna Mutant, glow in the dark versions of both
Cthulhu and Lo Pan., and so forth. Clearing shelf space for these
guys is gonna be am undertaking. Two Dorbz got into the mix also
which is great since I love these horror Dorbz. It's so damn
delightful to see bloodthirsty monsters with a look of childish glee.
They even layered Leatherface so his eyes and mouth are indented, ya
know, under the other persons face he's currently wearing. Awesome, I
wasn't the only person to get some Funko stuff though, check this
out.
That's right, we made a wall! Between
Pops, Dorbz, Ponies, and Mystery Minis there were thirty some Funko
products scattered throughout the living room. It's rather amazing
that we almost completely avoided duplicates except for my sister
ending up with two King Arthur's, a situation that can be easily
remedied by a quick trip to FYE. I'm kinda hoping this image will
get the family placed on some corporate watch list. If you're reading
this, company overlords we want Sword in the Stone, Chappie, King
King, Blue Velvet, and some Final Fantasy. Thank you.
Hope everyone out there had a fun and
memorable Christmas, whether you celebrate it or not. I plan to be
back on here at least once before the New Year as there's still
plenty of stuff to cover. Haven't even tried all the Christmas
dum-dums yet. Diabetes here I come! Happy Holidays, everyone.
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