Am I still allowed to use the term "swag"? I realize that it's taken on a life of its own in the past year or so, but still feel an affinity to it because of Bender's use of it in the Futurama episode "Godfellas". So here it stays, I suppose. Last month I celebrated my birthday driving to Washington DC to present at a conference, so I didn't have a party as much as I just sat around thinking about how great it was that I've managed to stave off the icy grip of death for a 32nd consecutive year. That's pretty impressive! I wonder if it's a record or something.
Anyway, this post isn't about the finite and fragile nature of humanity - it's about what cool stuff I got for my birthday. So let's start with the above picture, an AWESOME gift of Luxury Lane soap in the shape of some Marvel characters...specifically...THE THING!
I hadn't heard of Luxury Lane before, but now I'm preparing everyone's Christmas presents with purchases from this site. The person who makes the soap has molds for just about every pop culture property out there. They're very high quality, as you can see here from this close up of a Kirby-designed Thing. You can check out more of this great soap at http://www.luxurylanesoap.com!
Next up is this fancy looking USB Blue Yeti Podcast microphone. Yes, that's a long title, and yes, it does actually have the name "Yeti" in it. I'm going to use this on Franks and Beans for voiceovers and the like - I'll post more pictures of this over on the F&B homepage sometime soon.
Hodor is one of my favorite characters in the Game of Thrones universe, so I was pretty happy that I got this shirt from the HBO store! Hodor Hodor Hodor! It's not even the guy's name. If you can break away from my stunning gaze, you'll also see my dog and cat hiding in this picture.
In anticipation of brand new episodes on Netflix, I got the complete set of Arrested Development DVDs! I was trying to hold out for a complete collection set, but with a fourth season premiering in May (after, what, eight years off the air?) it was time to break down and I'm lucky to get them as a gift. I fully expect there to be a complete collection solicited within the next 45 days.
Look, it's the newest edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations! Just as my copy of the 17th edition was getting old and stale!
And lastly, I picked up this copy of Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, which is every bit as awesome as it sounds. It's another treasury-sized book with oversized pages and some of Neil Adams's finest work, if I can say so. This book is one of the most recognizable of the past 40 years and, along with Superman vs. Spider-Man, probably the most recognizable of any of the treasury books. I got a great haul of things this year. Thanks for looking!
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