Deck the Halls!

I'll get this out of the way. Merry Christmas those that celebrate and Happy Holidays to everyone else. Now, it's all about ME!

 

The above pic is from a calendar I own. The following were scammed from someone, sorry I can't make out who.

My buddy Hinnie, who makes frequent trips to Japan from Hong Kong, sent me a birthday care package of items that she picked up at a HK 7-11. First up, a deck of cards. And not just any deck, they're sparkly.

The Jokers:

 

The Clubs:

The Diamonds:

 The Spades:

And the Hearts:

 

I think I like the diamonds best. (Who doesn't?)

She also gave me a huge Tote bag (450X400) of Godzilla in battle with King Ghiddorah!

And the pièce de résistance, is this plate. I was going to have my Christmas dinner upon it, but it looks so great, I may keep it pristine for a while longer.

Hmm, it is microwaveable, I may use it tomorrow for leftovers.

Speaking of Christmas dinner, I had a supermarket bought leg and some veggies. Not very elaborate, but tasty enough.

 Other than that, the only other prezzies I received was from my fellow Santa. A barely visible girl...

 and a Graphic Novel.

A little Christmas/birthday mirth.

In case any of you are wondering what age I have just reached, here's a hint. (link to a South Park short, not spam.)

I might as well show off some of the Christmas pics I've taken over the last few days at Royal Park Hotel.

 

The aforementioned Kris Kringle who gave me the X-Men and FF goods. Does this look like an AI photo gone horribly wrong?

Schmoozing with some of the staff.

 

Hey, speaking of Hotel staff, a former student of mine from my Tokiwagi days was tickling the ivories in the lounge, and I managed to show up in time to hear her play an encore.

This is me sipping a tea listening to her. 

 Earl Grey, Hot!

An incredibly boring but pleasant birthday for me. If I get ambitious, I'll post some pics of earlier Santa endeavours going back as far as NOVEMBER FOURTH!

Merry Christmas everyone, and Deck the Halls! 

 

A Few D**K Pics!

This may be the first time I've ever sent any D**k pics, I was inspired by this Rolling Stone headline.

In case you're unaware, the asterisks represent the letters "ic". Just so I don't get flagged by some ignorant algorithm, when referring to the centenarian above, I shall call him DVD. DVD turned 100 years old on December 13th. There, that isn't confusing at all. 

Since I perpetually present pics from pamphlets of passed people, it's a privilege to showcase one of the living.  I can't locate my copy of Mary Poppins, so here is the next best thing. 

 

Notice that author Ian Fleming is mentioned in the Japanese credits (third name down) yet not shown in the English credits.

 

 

The producer, Albert R. Broccoli, also brought in a couple of his Bond troupe such as Gert Fröbe and Desmond Llewelyn. Apart from DVD, few of the cast is still around, fortunately the kids are still with us (they're just a year younger than me.) Benny Hill and Robert Helpmann as the Toymaker and Child Catcher are deliciously evil.

Here are several pictures of DVD hamming it up.

 

 

Here is his bio along with a wonky Googly translation.

 

Finally, here are a couple of pictures of Caractacus Potts' wacky inventions.

 

I've made mention of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang before, most notably here. Apart from a few deleted YouTubes, there are three videos there about the song, チキ・チキ・バンバン.

Here is a newer version of chiki chiki ban ban, for you to sing along with.

 

Happy 100th to D**k Van D**e! (Just in case, the algorithm doesn't approve of his surname either.)