It's Stuffy In Here.

I store my winter tires in the corner behind my TV. Then upon that I heap a ton of toys, partly to display them and partly to muffle the sound from my television to my neighbours. Today, I changed my tires and thus had to reshuffle my collection. Here's the result:

All safe and sound, until the next quake, that is. To the left of the Gremlin and Gachapin pillow is a long yellow cylinder stuffed with stuffed Marvel characters.

Next to that, is a chesterfield, though more like a two-seated sofa. Upon that are my various Kaiju and Dinosaurs. Here's a taste:

I've these two for an awful long time. The brother of the one on the left once took a tumble in my toilet after the BIG earthquake of 11/3/11. (That story can be read here). I've scammed a photo from that post.

Here's a handful of various Godzilla. They cost a lot at UFO Catcher but are worth it.

A few newer acquisitions, even more expensive to Catch.

A couple of pillows and friends.

Now we move away from Toho's toys and go to some oddities, such as this relaxing egg and a kid's book Dino.

I wanted to go to the Mangattan Museum in Ishinomaki last Monday or Tuesday but it was closed both days. The author of the above Dino has an event going on there. Someday...

Speaking of Dinosaurs, I have a few of those.

Oops, forgot this one, I'll add him to the Salamander from Frozen 2.

That's about it, apart from a tiny Cthulhu pillow and Migi.

 

Here's the whole bunch of them snuggled up beside each other.

I somehow spent the entire day yesterday doing not so much, including blogging, so here's a double helping of Comic Books.

 When Dark Horse scored the Godzilla franchise, it was a great day for all.

That's about it. I've watched a few movies though all of them have been dubbed so I didn't have to pay too much attention. I did sit & watch Godzilla Raids Again and Godzilla vs. Megalon: the former to listen for George Takei's dubbing prowess and the latter cuz it's so cheesy.

Oops, almost forgot. On the wall next to the couch are a few tiny stragglers hanging around.

I suppose I could wish my American pals "Happy Thanksgiving" though I'll leave it at "Happy Black Friday Eve!"

Attack of the Giant Lottery!

I knew this was coming, fortunately I've saved up a few shekels to afford it. Yes, a new Ichiban Kuji has arrived. I got extremely lucky in my first three tries. I scored the rare B prize, a Godzilla Minus One figure and two magnets.

It went slightly downhill from there, several more magnets, a handful of acrylic stands and some posters. It appears that the Godzilla Minus One poster is the first to be chosen, it had disappeared from each venue I tried. (Four other venues.) Here are the magnets I did and didn't win.

Biolante is well represented. 3 separate magnets, including a single branch (I call Shenanigans!) So not too bad, 7/10 with only one double Anguirus. (That's cool, he's my favourite non-Godzilla Kaiju.)

The magnets are chosen at random, as are the Acrylic guys. I got 4/18 with no doubles.

The poster seem to be recreations of the theatrical release posters. Nice big B-3 size, perfect for wallpapering a room. Here are the five I chose.

Now only 25 more to go! 

GOvember is almost over! Will I be able to complete the set? Stay tuned...

Beerzilla!

Yesterday, I watched Rodan* and didn't do much else. It was a pj-day.

*dubbed version, so I didn't call it Radon.

Today, I just finished watching Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. and if you click that, there's a blurb about some dioramas from that movie. I also watched Godzilla Raids Again with my favourite Kaiju, Anguirus!

I have a busy week so I won't be able to indulge in my purchase, but I scored some cooler than cool cooler bags at the supermarket. They cost me about twenty bucks each, but they came with two free six-packs of beer!

The Yellow bag contains some premium Malts from Suntory. Not my favourite brand of brew but the designs are sweet.

Next up are some Premium ales.

Finally, the red bag contains a slightly cheaper beverage. I've never had it so I hope it tastes okay. (If not, it's a present for my poker buddies.)

Last year, I was lucky enough to score a tote bag for Minus 1. When I went back a few days later, they were all sold out.

Not bad, the tote is now selling for $33 US and that's WITHOUT the beer!

Boss Coffee has a really cool video they made for the 70th!

I think I'll try and track down this sake. Looks yummy. I hope I don't have to travel all the way to Nagano to get it.

 

That's it, I have an early day tomorrow...

Coffee and Cookies and Kaiju.

 Day 17 of GOvember finds me in a pleasant state for a change.

Sure it was a gloomy rainy day all day but as I type this now, it's serene and peaceful.

The morning started out great, I found a Family Mart that wasn't sold out of Godzilla coffee cups.

After work, I found a binder at a Bookoff for two bucks.

And I popped into Mandai to see if I could win a stuffed Goji. No such entity. BUT, there was a box of cookies...

It took a few tries but I was ultimately successful.

And you get a large sticker (1 of 6)

The cookies themselves weren't to my taste, so my students next week will get a treat.

Uh oh. A new Godzilla Kuji starts tomorrow! Caveat Emptor!!

I've just completed watching two Godzilla movies and am now ready to deliberate. Movie One was Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla 2 which includes a special guest appearance by Rodan (ラドン) who has been caring for an egg. Whoa! It hatches and it's not her baby, it's in fact Baby Godzilla! Godzilla and Rodan have a battle at one point and destroy Sendai Station!! Woohoo, nice to see the hometown get a mention.

Scammed from Wikizilla: 

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

After Rodan transformed into Fire Rodan, he began flying south from Adonoa Island at high speed, with one of the cities he was sighted over being Sendai. Rodan flew low over Sendai Station, triggering several massive explosions as he continued on his journey to intercept and rescue BabyGodzilla.

Check it out for yourself!

Well, the MechaGodzilla kills Godzilla; Rodan dies; Rodan's essence sprinkles over Godzilla; Godzilla is re-energized. Then Godzilla walks off into the sunset with his son in tow. Happy ending!

Movie two is a treat, featuring my second favourite Kaiju, Anguirus! Before discovering Godzilla et al. I adored dinosaurs and my all-time fave was Ankylosaurus. No wonder, I took a liking to his irradiated cousin. Anyway, Godzilla kills Anguirus and then gets buried in ice at the end of the movie. Oh well.

Isn't he adorable?

Okay, I'm off to bed, I'm going to Morioka tomorrow to see if I can sell some stuff, so I can afford other stuff!