Dorsal Plate Tectonics.

Ya know that Godzilla is like a monstrofied T-rex with Stegosaurus bony plates and bad breath, right? I just happen to have scored a dorsal plate for Godzilla.

I'm not sure if I want to display it or not. In a quake, it'll plummet and smash.

Maybe I could use it as a candy dish?
 

I'm watching Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1992) for the umpteenth time and I don't think I've ever spoken about how huge a tribute to American movies. It rips off homages flicks, such as Jurassic Park, Raiders, e.t., Terminator and even has a line from Dirty Harry in it. See if you can find the references the next time you watch it.

I've also watched Godzilla vs. Megalon with the first appearance of Jet Jaguar. (Cool song!)

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Click here and sing along! 

Getting back to dorsal plates, one creature that sports an awesome dorsal fin is Bruce the Shark from JAWS! We now have the third series of Jaws Gatcha...

First up. A MAN-EATING SHARK APPEARS (Jaws, 1975).

Smile!

Also from '75, FEAR OF THE SEA

Yummy!

APPROACHING FANGS (Jaws 3, 1983)

Finally, NO ESCAPE

Just floating along, when ...

All of a sudden!

I managed to find a Bath Ball. I rarely bathe yet it's starting to get colder so maybe I'll soak in the tub some time this weekend.

I hope I get the secret one. These are expensive.

R2-Dcaf.

Yay! I landed the A Prize in the latest 7-11 Lucky Draw. It's an R2-D2 figure!

 The head opens up to reveal a ... coffee cup? I'm not exactly sure what to do with it.

But it does look cool!

I also managed to get the last of the J Prizes, the fifth mini-towel.

So now that I'm getting all kinds of doubles, I suppose I don't need to buy any more. Aw, who am I kidding? I still need the B and C Prizes before I can give up.
(ASIDE: On the first weekend this contest began, I had almost completed all the ones I needed. Only one of the 7-11s that I'd visited had even begun the lottery and I had cleaned it out of much that I'd needed. I decided that I'd go back the next day and buy up the remainder, hoping to get the A, B, C, and Last One Prizes in one fell swoop. Ironically someone had beat me to it and there were NO more prizes for sale! I had ignored a lesson that I'd learned decades ago, "When collecting nerdy stuff, if you snooze, ya lose!")

I recently landed a very nice Yoda via UFO Catcher.

It is so cool, that I had to open up the box and actually admire the model. 

Less impressive are these capsules that you can buy off the shelf. The black ones are 300 yen and within are "Bottle caps". It doesn't look too bad but I don't plan on buying any more.

Even more unimpressive are the grey-capsuled "Desk Top Figures". I got a Darth Vader Light Sabre that may be an eraser, all I know is that I shan't be buying any more even at the cheaper price of 200 yen.

These aren't very ubiquitous, I've only seen them in one store so far. Yet these SW Art Cards are very nicely done. At only 280 yen, they are not unreasonably priced and would make a nice gift.

Finally in the latest wave of goods, you can pick up an R2-D2 Bath Tablet. Once I decide to take a leisurely bath, I'll let you know how it bubbles.

 What's next on the Star Wars Swagathon? Stay tuned...

Toweling Off!

As you may have discerned by scrolling through the last four years of posts, you'll find that I was fairly adept at the UFO Catch games. For example, these Star Wars pillows et al were tough to catch but worth the price.

Another batch of Star Wars goodies that I acquired were these face-towels, perfect for your trip to the onsen to show off your nerdiness and cover up your shortcomings. At present, I have three Darth Vaders, two R2D2s but only one Yoda and Boba Fett (that's not including the half dozen or so that I've given away as presents over the years.) I've opened up one of the Darths...Take a peek!














As part of Universal Day of the Jedi and in honour of Douglas Adams' Towel Day, I'm willing to send a Darth Towel to the first person to comment on this post! (Don't worry, other commenters will get a booby prize!)

Happy Bathday!

It is neither Rickles' nor Carson's birthday but this is a very funny clip! I really gotta go to Soapland one of these days.


Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, and the Japanese Bath!
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I can't wait for Rickles as Mr. Potatohead in Toy Story 3!

Bathtime.

Today is 節分 or Setsubun. If you click on that link, you can learn all about what I wrote last year. If you'd like to learn more about the Demons that folks try to shoo away, check out my old entry on oni.

I didn't bother tossing any beans this morning (though I did almost toss some cookies.) Any Demons that might reside in my apartment are welcome. I can use the company.

Speaking of welcome, some new upstairs neighbours dropped by this afternoon and handed me a present. The message on the box means, "Greetings".










I thought it might be some kind of Jehovah Witness type thing, but no, it was a nice couple giving me a pair of towels. These are so nice, I won't re-gift them!










I didn't bother using the towels when I took a bath tonight. I bathed for the first time in ages because (a)there was nothing on TV and (b)I wanted to check out my swimming panda that I received as a Christmas present. He does a mean back stroke!









I also received a トーフ親子バスボール or To-fu Oyako Bath Ball!

Once the soap dissolves, one is left with a blockhead made of tofu. (Remember you can always click on the picture to enlarge it.)





I got the coolest one, a cranky looking pirate with an eyepatch!