Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

I know. I don't update often anymore.

There's not much to talk about.

But damn... I can only hope that Hasbro makes a toy of this War for Cybertron video game Shockwave.

He's edible.

There's zero value in it.

If I get another club magazine in which the general content is always about 25 year old toys I am going to lose it.

I think everything that could be said has been said about G1 and the voice actors that were involved with it.

I spent the weekend cleaning up the basement and arranging space so I can start unpacking boxes and deciding what goes.

I can't believe I am so close to starting the actually removal of robots from this house!!!

I'm thinking of doing it in waves of 10-15 figures or so. That way I can make it manageable as well as get things shipped out if they are purchased.

I'll post links to figures for sale as they come up.

I hadn't been into a We Be Toys in ages.

We were up at Polaris the other day and decided to go into the new TRU there.

And behold... they had Shockwave in Muggs form.

And of course... it being the one-eyed purple smart-ass of Cybertron and also my favorite character I had to have him.

The only thing is... the smooth head just leave something.

He's like 80% awesome. He's be 100% if he had his ears.

True... they were able to repaint the Bumblebee into Jazz ok with the "horns". However I can't think of any other robot that would have worked with Shockwave's "ears".

Oh well.

I'll always have my beloved custom Munny.

Merry Christmas!

May the Krampus avoid you this year.

I leave you with a picture of the single worst wrapping I have ever done.

Thankfully, my cousinling won't care.

I've never been to Florida. Never really wanted to go.

However, I'd kinda like to go to Epcot and stuff.

I haven't gone into a forum since before Botcon and I haven't been to a TF website for some time.

Imagine my surprise today in coming across Mastercollectables Nova Prime and Wheeljack kits today.

Damn!

Those are nice!

So at least week's Pierogi Day my friend Forest presented me with a set of embroidered Transformers symbol napkin linens he made!

I have enough for a seating of 8!

Bad craziness!

Sorry.

Anyway... in 2010 I hope to become a father.

No. I won't be birth'n no babies or such. I'll leave that to The Cousin and Hoop.

No. I've decided to adopt a child. Actually, I hope to adopt siblings. Two boys or a boy and a girl.

My life is surprisingly stable except for the bad back and knees and I'm not getting younger.

I'm staring at 40 right now and I realized something several months ago.

I had always wanted to be a parent. And somehow along the way I ignored that and went about other business.

But I realized that deep down the urge never went away. I just suppressed it and said "Oh... it won't happen."

Well... in 2010 I'm going to do my best to make it happen.

So hopefully by this time next year I'll be a father.

And yes... there will be a time in the future when even this little downsized Crack Den of mine has to become a child's bedroom.

And ya know something?

I'm cool with that.

Happy now?

:-)