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Gay marriages expected to begin in Iowa April 24 Yay! I don’t actually know anybody in Iowa, and the day is actually a couple days after, but I am totally considering this a birthday present from the universe. Because, y’know. Its all about me. ;p sounds like: chris kirkpatrick as chip skylark, “my shiny teeth and me”
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I’m pondering trying to aquire a cheap Aragorn 12″. Which…yeah. Ugh. I just…well, I really like the trilogy, anyway, and dolls related to something I like are always awesome. But I have Boromir, who, you may recall, I lusted and drooled and whined over and was able to get myself for my last birthday. Boro’s my favorite, and the only one I truly jonesed for. But he also looks really lonely all by himself, with all the Star Wars dolls battling it out in the front room, and the DC Barbies trading stories, and…well, the “Princesses of the World” Barbies mostly just titter and whisper among themselves. And there’s poor Boro, being all manly and fantasy-themed. I would really like to get him a Faramir, but then Fara would need an Eowyn, and she? Is expensive. Like, almost twice what you can get Fara for, and she comes with nothing but the dress on her back. (I’m blaming it on her being Toy Biz. Sideshow would at least give her a rusty sword, or do an alternate special edition Durnhelm!Eowyn…which would actually be awesomeohpleasedontdothatIdonthavethemoney.) *ahem* Anyhoo. Aragorn. Aragorn, the Fugtastic Toy Biz Version…him, you can actually find cheap, occasionally. And then Boro would not be so lonely and out of place — okay, he’s not always lonely, he’s totally courting the Princess of Ancient Greece, but she doesn’t get the whole Fellowship thing. Aragorn would. He’d also try and steal Boro’s bracers when he was asleep, but the great part about being a higher-end doll is you can totally beat the crap out of guys who do that. ………yeah, I’ve maybe been reading a little too much of Cleo’s Secret Life of Dolls, lately. Although, in my defense, I was writing stories about dolls coming to life when I was in the fifth grade. Which was like, twenty years ago. Holy shit. That just seems wrong.
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GODDAMMIT, I DID NOT NEED TO SEE THIS. I really thought, y’know, I could just get a Faramir on the cheap at some point to please Boro, and maybe if they get around to Saesee Tiin in their Jedi Council series, but otherwise I was safe to oooh without any real longing. So, of course, I just have to find out that Clone Wars Obi-Wan is fucking gorgeous and rocks like Bob. DAMN YOU, SIDESHOW, FOR LURING ME INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WITH THE SUCKITUDE THAT WAS YOUR AAYLA FIGURE! DAMN YOU FOR EXPLOITING MY OBI WEAKNESS! DAMN YOU FOR DOING AN FUCKING AWESOME EWAN LIKENESS AND MAKING THE STUPID MOLDED HAIR ACTUALLY LOOK GOOD! And damn you, too, Ewan. I thought I was free of you! I caught part of Moulin Rouge the other day and found myself thinking that it actually kind of sucks! I THOUGHT I WAS FREE DAAAAAAAAAAMN YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU.
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So…apparently they’re making a live-action Akira? My brain just keeps whimpering and chanting “nonononononononono.” I. Okay, I’m aware that this is probably just cause for taking away all my anime, but, um. I hate Akira. LOATHE. I spent 95% of it trapped in some sort of fugue state, and then there was 2% gross and 1.5% WTF? and then the last 1.5% was ending credits. I’m not trying to be mean, either, I think about the movie, and that’s what I remember. Bored grey fog. Ew. Huh? Credits. And then disgust and annoyance that I got tricked into watching that bullshit, and over time, rage and more disgust as I realized that I AM THE ONLY ANIME FAN EVER TO HATE AKIRA, WHAT THE FUCK, PEOPLE. Although, on the upside? The live-action version will probably change that.
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You are The Quartermaster
You, me hearty, are a man or woman of action! And what action it is! Gruesome, What’s Yer Inner Pirate?
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Okay, so the Aayla doll actually does look better in the images from mcwtoys.com’s review, though I’m sorry Captain Toy, she is still not pretty, no matter how desperately you claim she is. (Amy Allen is pretty. My Asajj doll is…well, evil-looking, but pretty. This? Not so much.) And in this shot in particular, her waist looks totally different and better suited to her outfit…but it still doesn’t look that great, and removing her robe (which I for one would, because Aayla? Not so much for wearing her robe) just reveals her to be uber-skinny and kind of badly proportioned. And what the hell is with that mid-forearm seam/joint? Not only is it unattractive and distractingly obvious, but it appears as though having her wield her lightsaber causes the entire hand to hang oddly off that joint. What good is a Jedi doll that’s ruined by holding its lightsaber? Ugh. What the flying fuck, Sideshow? Also, in the review, he’s talking $65 at the Con, $70 +shipping after. This is closer to the usual prices for Sideshow figures, and about what Asajj cost as a pre-order. I paid somewhat less for my Plo Koon and Boromir figures (about $40 each, with $12 – $19 shipping), but I got both of them off eBay, and I was completely crazed about A) getting them, and B) not having my wallet raped up the ass in the process. And, okay, the Con was in May, and Cinequest only JUST NOW is like, “Oh, hey, y’all can buy this!” So…is the 80% mark-up because they’ve gotten their hands on a few leftovers of the SDCC Edition, or did someone at Sideshow say, “Hey, those sold so well we should do a second run, and jack up the price, thus pissing off the people who want to buy it, and the people who did buy it, because we just made it less special.” Either way, man, there needs to be a lot more awesomeness and a lot less half-assedry with that figure. And a whole hell of a lot less drugs, because $125 is just off-the-charts ridiculous.
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That sound you hear is my SW fangirl’s joy and rage engaged in a battle for supremacy. The rage is winning, as a good Sith should. The joy is having problems because that technically makes her the Jedi, but George has heavily implied that the Jedi don’t like the good extremes of emotion any more than they do the bad ones. It would figure, though, that when they finally do an Aayla figure, she’s an $125 Comic Con exclusive, and fugly to boot. And, yet — Aayla! And she’s by Sideshow! And look at her awesome costume! And did I mention she’s Aayla? But then…the face mold looks really ugly. And would it have killed Sideshow to sacrifice one of their 8652937 points of articulation and give her a solid, molded, fashion-doll-style waist that she might actually look decent in her so-cool costume? And seriously, $125? Are you high? DID I MENTION SHE’S FUGLY LIKE PALPATINE’S BUTTHAIRS? You can maybe see why Fangirl Rage is winning. Fangirl Joy won’t give up, tho, she keeps whimpering and pawing the screen. Which…really just makes it easier for Rage to smack her around. I’m starting to think Joy likes that. I’d start to worry about my sanity, but I think its probably way too late for that. Much better to try and dig up some better shots of that face mold. Maybe it’ll be better closer up. …..yeah, I’m not gonna hold my breath on that one.
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Aaaahahahahaha. I love it when it takes me two days to realize that I never filled in the URL for a link. *dies*
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I’m kind of amused at the fact that I felt the need to censor the latest cap of my desktop. I probably didn’t have to, but should I ever get yelled at by my host, it will not be because of teeny tiny boobies, okay? Besides, if anyone cares that much, they can email me, and I will be more than happy to show them what my wallpaper looks like uncensored. (The best word to describe it is GUH. I don’t even like blondes, but Tricia Helfer topless deserves it. G-U-H.) I’m actually being semi-productive, but I feel tired and kind of ill, so I know its not gonna last. Headachey depressives do not mix well with summer humidity, okay? Blegh. Just blegh. |
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