Partially Obvious

So we had to get our car battery replaced this morning so we were stuck at the Enfield mall for about an inordinant amount of time. there’s a target there so I went to go see if the new Nerf Raider was in stock yet. Low and behold, there was the spot on the shelf for it but no product yet.

I found and employee and she was able to track them down in the back. I realized that I was a goober because I was buying the first one from that Target because they hadn’t even unloaded them yet. I guess thats one way to know you have an addiction to a toy.

The gun itself is very cool. it makes a very satisfying sound when you cock it and the big drum and rapid fire are quite nice.

so those of you going to brick con. all your nerf are belong to me.

oh and just to make Joe Meno Jealous here’s one of the statues my buddy from DC Direct sent me:

hehe, Joe Loves Black Canary.

It helps that this guy is Green Lantern.  I really like anything to do with my favorite comic universe, but these guys are just fun.  I think the new Uni-formz guys are just a lot of fun.  I totally get that they’re just catching the ride with all of the vinyl like artistic toys and what not, but its still neat. 

There are some super man one’s too which I really dig.  I would really love to be a statue collector for stuff like this but its so danged expensive.  I was telling Matt (the owner of my local comic book shop) that I’d buy every piece of Ame-comi (pictured right) that came out if it wasn’t for the cost.  I use my wife as an excuse on those things sometimes, because its the easy way out.  “aw shucks, my wife won’t let me.”  In all honesty my wife is really cool about all my hobbies.  I have a Power Girl print in our living room for crying out loud, I must have the most understanding wife in the world (if you don’t know who Power Girl is you’re missing out). 

Her main question anytime I want something new is “where are you going to put it?”  That’s usually enough to at least make me stop and think before blindly developing a new hobby (she wasn’t at my first nerf gun purchase…hence my current NERF storage problem).  I’m afraid it hasn’t always stopped me, but more times than not her abilitiy to see reason amidst my madness wins out. 

I’ll be in Washington DC this weekend hanging out with WAMALUG, so I’ll be back on Monday.  Have a great weekend.