3 posts tagged “toys”

My own Asimo that is not Asimo:

Buildabot

The cats don't love it so much.  But Mom, if you see this, Brian wants to thank Keegan for being the smartest of us all.  Brian had planned for us all to go to Disneyland and therefore planned for more adults, when asking for tickets he asked for 4 adult tickets and was just about to sign for the cc receipt when KeeKee asked him why he was buying 4 adult tickets for only 3 adults, saving Brian a bit of money.  Since Keegan currently claims to want to build robots when he grows up think he'd want this?  And more importantly would you guys want to help him build it (snap arms in, connect leg cables then snap them in, and put in batteries).



Movies:

First tonight we watched the 60s Batman movie.  It was good cheesy fun but I'd prefer the tv show come out on DVD.  In fact once we got past the exploding shark and the other scene from the movie I had scene on youtube (some days you just can't get rid of a bomb = one of the funniest scenes I've seen in any movie in ages) I was feeling it just wasn't cheesy enough.  It was missing... something.  Then about halfway though I realized it was missing stuff like the POWs! on the screen.  But never fear, the final fight scene included this classic aspect of Batman cheesiness and made me happy.

Then, since I've not seen any of the more serious Batman movies, Brian decided the one I should see was Batman Begins.  I am glad I took his word for it.  I've heard mixed reviews on most superhero types of movies, especially the Batman series.  Which is probably why I have only seen the Superman movies.  I was happy enough with this Batman I'd go see the next one they do with this guy as Batman.







And now on to the meanie evil doctor news:
Actually I like my Neuro... but meh! I just got a letter in the mail today.  Seems at 8 AM on October 1st I will be having a needle shoved into my spine.  I am not leaving her office without pain killers I guarantee you this. heh.  It's not a neuro clinic day and it says on the notice for them to page her, so I should not have to wait for 3 hours.  But the thought of having a needle shoved into my spine knowing the severe headaches in can cause = blech when they don't think it will help to determine MS or NS.  I've been told these headaches, well they sound at least as bad as pain alien, maybe even worse.  Most just get them for hours at worst days.  I spent the last year? 2 years? with almost non stop head pain and/or headaches (there is a difference trust me)...  It's only now with meds starting to be tolerable so subjecting myself to something to gives you killer headaches isn't so appealing.  I don't wanna go !!!

♥ Ik hou van jullie allemaal ♥

OMG.  7-11 is being transformed into a Kwik-E mart.  As in painted, new Kwik-E mart signs, painting of the Simpsons on the front looking like they're walking towards the door, Krusty cereal, squishees, buzz cola, and Radioactive man comics.  They went all out.  <3  I don't think I've had a Slurpee Squishee in over a year.  Time to consider going to get one. heh.

I got a digital Sudoku game for $4.50 at toys r us!  I <3 clearance.  It was $15 but they're replacing it with a $20 model it seems, sooo... if you <3 Sudoku, and I know a few on my friends list who do, Toys R Us = digital one with beginner and advanced levels for $4.50.

Christmas Donations:
Toy donation problem solved!  Thanks to  Flyingwolf on LJ,  Brian will be donating to http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ !!! Sick kids stuck in the hospital for Christmas surely will appreciate those video games plenty.  Being sick sucks.  Being so sick you're in the hospital at a young age during the holidays?  Well that's just beyond sucky so YaY to giving something to those kids.   I suggest you all do the same, donate to some charity this Christmas.  If you're a gamer at all, the above is the way to go I think, since it was started to disprove the whole video games make people violent assholes stereotypes.  They have certain hospitals they work with but are in more than one country.

KeeKee:
Now on to a more personal kid and Christmas issue... My lovely nephew KeeKee... Even though he still gets an attitude when he's alone with his mommy too much, overall he's a good kid and mom tells me he's doing so well in his first year of school that the teacher has to give him EXTRA work so he doesn't get bored because he isn't getting stuck where other kids are.  I always knew he was smart but this amazes me as his mom spent no time trying to prepare him for school.  Excelling despite having a mom that didn't really try to teach him anything = I want to get him something special as a reward, something beyond the normal toy, something that will keep making him feel accomplished.

His only consistent love since day one of his life has been cars but that seems a little mindless and overdone as THEE gift to give Keegan.  Mom suggested blocks because he liked building stuff with them, but she could easily afford and sneak into the house a tub of generic legos or other building blocks. 

I told mom I was considering an inexpensive kids guitar. Mom said she'd considered that too so I think I am on the right track.   I think I found one on Amazon.  I found $100 ones, too much $$ if he doesn't like it.  I found $20 ones, YaY cheap but a lot of people say it's more toy than guitar and he's had toy instruments, I want to see if he really wants to play or not.  I think a $40 one I found might be the answer.

My Day:
As for me... Brian's car prob is solved.  It was the battery, they tested it and it's definite that was all it was, so he had a new one installed today and we went grocery shopping but have to go shopping again Tuesday for his Thanksgiving pizza.  In the TMI Department, when your period makes your MS way worse you shouldn't make jokes about how "oh look it's a holiday week and I think my period is due next week, so it will come early to ruin the holiday".   Apparently that is the one time my body actually LISTENS to me.  Needless to say today was a VERY lazy and sore day,  about all I did  (besides grocery shopping and looking for Keegan present ideas) was find out that one of my IJ friends dyed his hair pink today not knowing I did mine yesterday.  Tomorrow must be crafty.

♥ Ik hou van jullie allemaal ♥