You know something?

Screw it!

Not only do I want Susan back!

I want John and Gillian made canon and I want Kroton and Frobisher too!

Kroton would totally work in a couple-parter in the new Who! And Frobisher, which technically more expensive to do, would be great in a minor role. Kid's would totally eat this shit up! (So would I!)

And think about it... if the Gallifreyans and Time Lords are all supposedly extinct, what irony that the only Gallifreyans that (somehow) exist other than the Doctor are his grandchildren, who have to essentially recreate the race.

There's so much awesomeness to bring in from the non-TV material!

C'mon BBC... c'mon Steven Moffat... I know you've got the balls!!!

I quadruple dog dare you!

Well... I'm not sure what to think.

A film is entirely too small to contain the story. That's just reality.

The trailer shows a lot of comic panel duplication in the cinematography.

Yeah. The lame geek in me got a little hard at the Owlship coming out of the river.

Laurie's costume just looks silly though.

Kudos to incorporating the minor stuff like Doctor Manhattan's martian clockwork "house".

But... I just don't see how a film can capture what is very much a story steeped in the literary structure and conventions of a comic.

I know I'm entirely too old for this kind of shit but...

I really want to play Edward Forty Hands at Botcon!!!

I think I could definitely do that better than playing Amy Winehands!

Victory Saber 1" Love?

C'mon Hasbro. We're talking the real Victory "Totally Kick Your Ass And Hand It Back To You On A Plate With My Sword Sticking Out Your Hole" Saber here right?

Please!

Please!

Please let it not be something else just called Victory Saber.

I love to read when others have those "what the fuck" moments when it comes to adult toy collecting. It makes me feel less isolated in the collective 12 Step group we all are a part of.

I think "hyperarticulated reconfigurable paperweights" just may be my new favorite phrase too. And it'd make a kiss ass band name, no?

That said, I think it may just be the true medical name for plastic crack addiction - Articulated Reconfigurable Paperweightophilia.

In other news in my real world, I ripped the front facade of the garage off!

[Oh. And I'll get some Whogoodness out to you shortly Hoop. I've just been a bit busy.]

Sorry.

I had hoped to have more toys out, sorted, and ready to get the hell out of here.

Alas, real life once again intrudes.

So Saturday we got us a call from Skippy and he was heading out to launch some of his new birthday rockets.

Since I got so much done at The Domicile that day I didn't feel guilty about wasting the late afternoon.

These new rockets are gimondous!

The one has this little compartment in which small objects can be placed. Next time... I'm launching a small Transformer PVC or Spychanger up.

There was lots of sweet sweet rocket love with tons of rockets being launched.

However, as with last time, the smaller rocket ended up taking off so fast and far and ended up out of the park... likely falling in the Olengrungy River or onto SR315.

This is how NOT to launch a rocket:

Well.

After watching it twice, I'm still not sure about this week's Series 4 finale Journey's End.

However, when it comes down to it, the resolution at the end is quite possibly the cruelest and most horrible fate that a has happened to a companion in the 45 years of the show.

Yes. It was worse than what happened to Katarina (being blasted out of an airlock), Adric (being eaten by dinosaurs), or maybe/maybe not companion Sarah Kingdom (disintegration).

Death would have been preferable.

*spoilers ahead*

So it was a rainy grey and relatively cool Independence Day.

The early afternoon was all about the usual Doo Dah Parade and Browning cookout.

It pretty much rained the entire parade but I was impressed with the number of people that watched from the sidelines as well as participated. The weather sure wasn't inviting.

Came home and then went across the street to the block cookout.

Apparently, every year J. buys and blows up thousands of firecrackers.

He had this 25-30 ft roll of about 16,000 firecrackers.

It took about 6 minutes to blow the entire roll.

Hell... my camera even ran out of space at 4 minutes.

After that, I briefly stopped by Carina and Skippy's party but they were all heading down to Whetstone for the fireworks.

Not one for big crowds, I did my usual anti-social thing while Giga went with them.

Yeah. I came home and went to bed.

Fun, ain't I?

So much fun that my July 5th will consist of cutting up hundreds of branches and placing them in compost bags all the while waiting for the BBC to air the series finale of Doctor Who "Journey's End".

Yes.

I is the lame.

On more levels than any human can possibly imagine.

Today's the day when we remember President Whitmore and Captain Hiller's successful defense of the Earth against invading alien attack.

May it never happen again.

My general ongoing malaise when it comes to funny books can be easily overcome with a dose of Krypto.

There is nothing more f'n awesome than a white dog of questionable breed with a red cape that has super strength, super hearing, and can fly.

No.

There's no denying it.

There's nothing better.

We here at Plastic Crack extend our great joy and happiness and wish our 1 apparent Canadian reader a Happy Canada Day!

May you always remember that if things had gone differently in 1812, you'd be eating normal bacon.

*ducks head from thrown Best Diorama Botcon 2008 award*

Giga brought home the one he bought during the Cinci toy runs at Botcon and added it to the Crack Den.

TF Animated Bulkhead is the 2072nd Transformer that I've acquired.

Giga brought home the one he bought during the Cinci toy runs at Botcon and added it to the Crack Den.

TF Animated Prowl is the 2071st Transformer that I've acquired.

The World's Most Beloved Official Mascot of The Crack Den™ was waiting at the front door today.

Behold his awesome glory!

I picked up and put back Animated Voyager Prime, the Megs/Prime 2-pack, and a Voyager Bulkhead.

See?

I'm getting better.

All I gotta say is if the BBC pulls another f'n big ass Star Trek reset button next week (like they did last series) I'm gonna be pissed as hell.

Yes. I will!

With that said...

*possible spoilers ahead*

Trailer for tonight's UK episode of Doctor Who. US won't get this for about 3 weeks.

Spoiler warnings obviously apply if you haven't been keeping up.

Unfortunately, a character returns that I really have never been able to stand.

OK.

Opinions.

Botcon sets since Fun Publications took over.

Which should I keep?

Boxed set or a loose but sealed bagged set?

So. How ya been?

That bad eh?

Yeah. Pretty much same here.

Spent all morning moving pallets and shit on a humid dank loading dock at work. Between that, the feeling of puking from the stickiness, and my back and shoulder blades hurting like a mo fo this is looking to be a shitty weekend.

The robots?

Nah. Haven't got the room done yet.

I pull a few out every day and throw 'em up on the shelf. I try to dust them off at least.

No. I'm still not completely sure what the hell I'll be getting rid of.

Huh? Oh yeah, I'll probably be selling off a bagged set of Botcon Games of Deception that I shouldn't have bought.

No. Black Fire Convoy is not for sale.

Hah! That's funny. You are right. I have absolutely no idea how Botcon Ratchet's head managed to get stuck and won't flip up. Maybe I'll let Arjun play with him and he can figure it out. Those Ukraindian kids are clever like that.

Comfest? Ugh. No. If you've been to 15+ Comfests you've been to them all. And the gays just had to move their gay parade to the same weekend at the same location so as to make the last week of June even more horrible.

Hah! You too? I almost ran over a drag queen once too but with a 1981 Pontiac Grand Prix!

No. There's never been a Grand Prix Transformer. Bears. Bunnies. Giraffes. Bugs. No. No Grand Prixes (sic). No. I don't think there have been Otters either.

Me? I'll probably go home and lay on an ice pack for 30 minutes or so. I may take a vicodan. If I'm gonna spent the night messed up on goofballs for my pain I should probably hit Target and snag The Beast With A Billion Backs on the way home.

3:30.

Maybe earlier.

No. I already took off 2 hours early to go home and lay down.

Hah! Funny you should ask about all the work I haven't got to. AEP came over yesterday. The Hoont was barking his head off and woke me up. Sure enough the guy was at the door.

Yeah. I managed to get them to agree to tear down those 2 awful and bare pine trees that are in the back yard. They reach up into the power lines somewhat but apparently it isn't something to worry about.

They'll cut them down but they'll leave the waste in the yard. They'll cut them to a safe area and then I'll have to chainsaw them down to the stump.

No. I don't know if "to chainsaw" is a verb or not.

I've got a shitload of other debris that needs to get carted to the dump. Apparently they'll take the wood from the pine trees.

Sell it? Hah! And what, buy more useless robots? Not on your life.

Daddy needs new deck and patio furniture!

"Besides, if I didn't buy Final Crisis, I'd just spend the money on booze and hookers."

My how that so easily translates to "If I didn't by transforming robots I'd just spend the money on pot, house remodeling, dog food, and hookers."

I'll drink a Corona Light and sing Sto Lat tonight in your honour!

They look pretty decent together in a way that most individual figures haven't in ages.

The generally consistent color palette at least makes them look like a team of some kind as opposed to a motley ragtag band of miscellaneous repaints.

Only 2 more years to go and I'll have the whole team!!!

Yippee!!!

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Botcon Mirage has really grown on me.

Now the mold I've loved since day one but the dark translucent blue was kind of meh.

Yeah yeah... I know... the clear plastic likely would have yellowed. Believe. I know. My Osaka Toysland Clear Mach Alert is yellowed.

But I think he would have looked incredibly sweet clear with this same blue as the wheels.

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Here's something that sucks the balls!

Botcon Ratchet's head refuses to pop up!!!