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...

Gameraversary!

A last minute decision to take a quick trip to Morioka on Saturday meant no post on Saturday. A last minute bout of writer's block and and all-day apartment cleaning session meant no entry on Sunday. Now Monday is almost up and I have some catching up to do.

To help pay for the trip, I brought along a couple of items that would bring me some spare moolah. Such as a couple of large Gamera that were never opened and take up a lot of space. Did you know it was the 58th Anniversary of Gamera's debut?

 

 

Mickey Mouse turned 95 as well, this should get me a few bucks.

Last time, I had some success in selling some of my model kits (the doubles, naturally), so I tried again.

 

Our first stop heading north was at the Mandai in Furukawa that does not offer much cash for goods, so I saved my items. I did though make a purchase on credit with the hopes of making back that money. I bought 5 Kuji and was the first one to do so at this store. I chose my five and the first one I opened was the top prize!!!

 

Woohoo! I also received some secondary prizes such as three magnets, an art card, and an acrylic stand

I sold my goods at Morioka Mandai* (*not called Mandai, rather Yorozuya) and made 5400 yen. I bought a total of 6 Kuji at 900 each. Basically, the above items were free!

Not much else of note on this trip, it was rainy and foggy so sightseeing was useless. I did find a Family Mart that sold the Godzilla coffee and this time I got a medium which comes in a red cup!

On the way back, we discovered that another Yorokuza has opened up near Hanamaki so a fact-finding mission was in order.

They have the cutest little mascot, I wish they had one for sale.

 

I didn't buy one, though this tentacle goes in one ear and out the other. Cool!?!

I bought a towel and an enormous art card and got two acrylic movie titles. This place has the largest selection of Godzilla goods outside of Akihabara! Next time I go, I'll bring a list.

All in all, Saturday was a really good productive day!

Sunday was spent sleeping in, lazing around and then cleaning out my desk area, which took ALL NIGHT LONG (it hasn't been cleaned in a while).

So apart from this, I don't have any Godzilla goods to show off from yesterday.

I sure do wish that floppy discs were usable, those screen savers are nice. 

I need to watch the new Monarch Netflix show, so I can review it later...

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!