The Journey of a Pretty Solider's Transformation

My Little Pony Quiz- How right!

2009-04-07T00:26:09Z

W00T of the quadruple kind!

2009-02-25T20:23:11Z

Well today has been good so far. I got to see my bf this morning. Even if just for a short time it was worth it. The tax news wasn't good as it seems I really am only getting a little back in regards to taxes this year but I will survive I guess. No ebay shopping spree for me. But today I got my new laptop cord (my previous one officially bit the dust last friday) as well as Stratos from the Masters of the Universe Classics line. I told my bf I would wait until he was there to open it. This is a good test of patience for me....can I handle it??

Also yesterday I went back to Meijers but not the Meijers in Lancaster I went to the one in Canal, ran into an old friend who introduced me to the GM 40 hour manager and I proceeded to wow the guy with my work experience. He told me to fill out an app and I did. Today I got a call from them asking for an interview which I was more than happy with scheduling as I have to get a job that will pay decently and Meijers will amen for Unions helping out its members. So everyone keep their fingers crossed that the interview goes well. So have a great day guys!

Farewell Queen of Eternia and Mother of He-Man.....

2009-02-21T17:24:13Z

Today started off on a good note. I slept in, started the day off by logging on bear to chat with some friends, checked my email and downloaded this hilarious video that my partner sent me, jammed out to some tunes on my Zune and then got a suprise visit by my partner. It was a few short minutes but it was worth it. Then I came back to the computer and logged onto the .org only to find some terrible news. Jay Scheimer, wife of Lou Scheimer and mother of Erika Scheimer has passed away. After reading this my day is shot. Of all the people that have passed away in my life Kevin up to this day was the only person I ever cried about when I found out. The others that passed, yeah I cried but not until the funeral when it hit me. Some of you may be wondering who these people are that I am mentioning but Lou and Erika Scheimer are two of the many people that poured their hearts and souls into the He-Man and She-Ra cartoons and as many know He-Man and She-Ra was more than a cartoon for me. For those that do not know and are curious go to my memories and read the "To Defend a Hero " post.

Jay was not as involved in He-Man/She-Ra as much as Erika and Lou. She on occasion would voice Queen Marlena Glenn of the Earth Pro Valiant, mother of Prince Adam and wife of Randor King of Eternia. However it was her that supported Lou in getting the license to do a He-Man cartoon and it was her that supported him in doing everything he put his magic touch on. I can not imagine how Lou and Ericka feel but I know I've been crying my eyes out and smoking like a freight train I don't even really know why either. I wanted to meet them all and tell them my story about how He-Man and She-Ra left such an impact on me but now the only two I have any chance of ever meeting are Lou and Erika. I knew Jay was a sweet woman from her time on the documentries and I wanted to go up to her shake her hand and thank her for supporting Lou and Erika with He-Man and She-Ra as well a giving her a heart felt hug that I'm known to be very good at giving.

I guess all I can do now is keep Lou and Erika in my thoughts and prayers. Jay was a wonderful woman and I'm sure she will watch over the two of them in spirit. She and Lou were together for 56 years so that has to count for something. Rest in Peace Jay. You touched more lives than you might realize. And thank you for touching mine.

Writer's Block: Shops Gone By

2009-01-12T23:55:22Z

Woolworths shut its doors in the U.K. last week, sending many into a frenzy of nostalgia and bargain shopping. What now-closed store or chain do you wish was still open?

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Hill's Departmen Stores! I loved that place as a kid. I have so many fond memories of going in there and picking up all sorts of cool toys that I wish I still had!

Writer's Block: Cryptozoology

2008-10-22T00:10:33Z

Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, el chupacabra—what is your favorite creature that may or may not exist?

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The unicorn. What else would you expect me to choose. And I am of the school that believed they, like dragons existed in the real world. Now they watch over us like guardian angels. I know I have one watching my back.

Another meme...

2008-10-14T02:22:34Z

1. Name and middle name?
Timothy Ryan

2. What holiday is your birthday closest to?
Epiphany (all the good catholics should know this one)

3. Favorite flavored pie?
Chocolate err...blueberry! Oh I can't decide....

4. Does it bother you when someone says they will call you and they don't?
Yes greatly. It's nice getting a phone call knowing someone cares enough to call

5. Are you allergic to anything?
Yes some type of med called celcor....

6. Is there something special you want for Christmas?
I want the Christmas any kid in the early 1990s would have died to have. I wants me some Power Rangers zords! I hope you're reading this puddin'.

7. When was the last time you went swimming?
Sometime last year....

8. Do you like cheesecake?
Eww gross!

9. How many of the US states have you lived in?
Just one

10. Have you traveled outside the country?
Yes

11. Do you keep a planner or calendar with daily events?
I tried to. It failed miserably...

12. Does anyone like you?
There better be!

13. Do you have any strange pets?
My boys Toby and Trevor the long haired guinea pigs...

14. What is your dream car?
A Chevy Z71 Avalanche with a hybrid engine or a pink Volkswagen Bug!

15. What did you do today?
I went to work, came home surfed the web, chatted, went to get some stuff for my halloween costume and bought some toys...

16. Are you bipolar?
I don't think so....

17. What is the main ringtone on your cell?
She-Ra Princess of Power Theme

18. Where would you want to go on a first date?
A shopping mall. It's good place to go to different places and find out stuff about the person I'm with.

19. When is the last time you were hugged?
Today

20. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
Yes.... I loved it...

21. How important is romance?
Extremely

22. Have you ever bungee jumped?
I would be scared shitless before the bungee came five feet near me.

23. Have you ever been white water rafting?
Now that sounds like fun!

24. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you?
Oh god I have people 30+ years older hit on me! Troll ALert!

25. Are you a cavity free kid?
Oh if only I could say yes...

26. Are you an extreme racist?
No

27. What song are you listening to right now?
silence

28. What is your favorite song at the moment?
Eien Ne.... (Eternally) from Magiranger...

29. What was the last movie you watched?
The Flight of Dragons

30. Where was the last house you went besides your house?
My grandma's....I think...

31. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone elses property?
I peed on someone's car does that count?

32. Have you ever been punched?
yes...boy that hurt...

33. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
The people they are around

34. Can you open a beer bottle with a body part other than your hand?
Some people would like to think I can but I doubt I could

35. What do you usually order from Olive Garden?
Ravioli di Portobello

36. Say something totally random about yourself?
I like dipping my toast in tea.

37. Do you have an mp3 player?
yes

38. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
no

39. Do you have freckles?
No unless they're somewhere I can't see...

40. Are you comfortable with your height?
yes

41. Do you love someone?
yes

42. How tall are you?
6'1"

43. Do you speak any other language other than English?
French, American Sign, a little japanese, very little spanish and very little german.

44. How do you like your steak cooked?
Medium....

45. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
Yes. I will never forget you Kevin....

46. Do you watch MTV?
What? This is still a channel on tv?

47. What is something that really annoys you?
Guys that think with their dicks!

48. Have you talked with your parents about the birds and the bees?
A little. I taught my mom about how two guys do it a little.

49. What is the best thing in your refrigerator right now?
Iced Coffee!

50. When is the last time you had professional pictures taken?
High School

51. Do you have a crush on somebody?
no

52. Does that person like you back?
see #51

53. Do you drive when you go on long trips?
I try to rotate with the other person

54. What's the latest you have ever stayed out?
6am...

55. Have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die?
No.... and won't anytime soon either. I have too much to do.

56. Were you ever rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
No

57. Have you broken a bone or had stitches?
Yes, I had stitched in my nose when I was younger. I still have the scar.

58. Anyone on your mind right now?
My friends and family

59. What color is your hair?
dark brown

60. What did you do last night?
Watched a movie and slept.

Rare items meme yanked from hitchbear...

2008-10-05T19:03:01Z

Name a CD you own that no-one else on your friends list does:

Konsoku Denjin Albegas Soundtrack

Uchu No Kichi Tekkaman Soundtrack

Gatchaman OAV Soundtrack

Name a book you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
The Last Unicorn The Lost Version

Name a movie you own on DVD/VHS/etc that no-one else on your friends list does:
Winds of Change
The Sea Prince and the Fire Child
All the Unico Movies in Japanese

Name a place that you have visited that no-one else on your friends list has:

Belgium

Change your gender eh??

2008-09-30T20:18:11Z

What kind of Chinese Dragon are you?

2008-09-21T01:06:21Z

Ha! Wood! Teehee...

Your Result is: Wood Dragon
Creative, imaginative, and inquisitive; the Wood Dragon is both a thinker and a doer. Guided by logic, his drive and ambition allow him to put ideas into practice while trying not to offend. Not as self-centered as other Dragons, he is still fearless and outspoken when challenged.

Take What kind of Chinese Dragon are you?

It's one of those times...

2008-09-07T22:53:05Z

I am so happy I already have this figure:

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Granted mine is loose and near complete but still this makes me grateful I got her when I did.

OMG! I won!

2008-08-09T21:20:35Z

I never win anything aside from things on ebay until today....

There we were Ron and I in the car coming back empty handed from the thrift store. All of a sudden Porky Pigs comes on the radio. Time to be caller 14. The radio station we listen to is having a contest for free tickets to the 14th caller. Said caller gets to choose what show they go see. Lo and Behold this time I was caller 14. I had my choices but there was only one concert that stuck out to me.The Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick concert. I can't wait. I love Journey it should be a good time. I just hope I can get the day off after the concert off so I can enjoy the concert! HEEHEE Lucky Me!

Ghostbusters Test....

2008-07-27T13:55:32Z

Your result for Which Ghostbuster are you?...

Peter Venkman

The Comedian

You are Peter. You don't take anything in life too seriously and maybe that's why you handle ghosts so well. Instead of being scared by them, they are simply another mind to toy with, another hapless victim of your wit and practical jokes. A master of both psychology and parapsychology, you keep the Ghostbusters in good PR, and keep the ghosts on their toes.

Take Which Ghostbuster are you? at HelloQuizzy

Now cmhjon got Egon, twiggles1 got Ray now who's gonna get the other guy???

Hell hath been unleashed on Cleveland...

2008-07-17T18:55:26Z

My best friend and all time geek Luke fomer LJ user whizkidtoys has arrived in Cleveland... bring on the geekery bring on the madness bring on a pile of dvds from BCI and 24 pack of Mountain Dew we'll be good for a few days...

Actually I could only wish that would be the case. However Luke's purpose for coming here is to be my best man. He has been a good friend of mine since way back when before I had the huge toy collection I have now. We'll have plenty of time to be geeks but we have to moderate it as his partner is a geek like Luke and I are. But all in all this weekend will be interesting let's see how big of a bridezilla or is that groomzilla I can become. Tonight should be interesting considering that we are all going to go see The Dark Knight because Ron is such a fanboy.... But that's all for now. Have a good day and I'll see some of you soon!

My gods! What happened?

2008-06-11T20:07:45Z

I think I posted a little to early yesterday as there must have been something going on cosmically that gave me a good day a very good day. I mean I got that Fantasy Filly that is beyond rare to the point I am the only collector that has one. I won some things on ebay that shocked the hell out of me. And Ron and I had some great sex. I'm talking OMG my knees are shaking, I'm dizzy good. W00T! But enough about that let me show you all what I got on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120269064975&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=002

One of the two transformers I want. The other one is just a repaint of this one. Years ago for some reason these ponies were going for up $100 I'm glad I waited.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170224725518&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007

I only got this for the Unicorn. She is a beaut and she'll look great along side my Fantasy Fillies. And now for the final and best piece:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250255427885&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=015

This cel is of Spinnerella from She-Ra well d'uh I mean you guys can read. But why did this go for so much? Most cels I have purchased run around $10-20. I can tell you. Out of all 93 episodes of She-Ra Princess of Power this character only showed up in one episode. This is also the first time cels of this character have ever been put up for sale on ebay. I am considering myself very lucky and very grateful I could not fall asleep last night because I was so nervous I would lose it. This character has some special meaning to me but that is a story for another time. Well I am off for now everyone. Have a good day!

Now that was uber lucky...

2008-06-10T17:10:12Z

As you all know I collect fantasy fillies and they are somewhat hard to track down. When it has come to thrift stores and flea markets I have not found many of them. Today however must have been my lucky day not only did I find one I found the rarest one of the whole set. Not only that but out of all the Fantasy Filly collectors I believe I am the only one that has her. So I feel special. Now I have to work on her hair as it is terrible! Still I can't complain I mean she was only 45 cents!

Kiss my ass you dumb fuck!

2008-05-15T18:12:32Z

Someone sent Ron a message on bear411....which stated Monogamy? That means you won't be my bitch. I then grabbed the laptop logged him off and logged in and sent the fucker a message. I feel a little better now since I have been beyond pissed off the past few days.

Ya do something different every day....

2008-05-14T01:03:41Z

And I did do something different today. I walked off the job! The past few weeks I have been working with Ron at the sub shop to help out when others can't and what have you. But things took an ugly turn today that made me do what I did.

Some new guys took over the sub shop a few weeks before I started there. They seemed nice. I swear up and down that one bats on Ron and I's side of the field... in fact he kinda looked like an old fuck buddy of mine. Anyways after they took over some...changes occured. These guys run a boatload of Ben and Jerry's ice cream places throughout the state of Ohio. So we started selling Ben and Jerry's there. However a few days after these guys take over Ron's medical insurance is canceled! Which is odd..... and today the worst happened. Ron and I were both going to work tonight and Ron decided to see into how the store was doing by checking the cameras. Someone neither of us had seen was there. So Ron got the 411 on this guy. Apparently this guy is a "new" manager in training for one of our new locations opening soon. Whatever! We go to work to find out he was fired because he's too expensive of an employee to keep. So they fired him. By this time I had clocked in rung someone up and was helping someone make subs. When Ron and the owners were done with their meeting I asked him what happened only to find out that what Ron was dreading was the case and I had made up my mind that if they fired Ron I would walk out. And I did. Had they said anything to me it would have been very ugly.

So what happens next? Relax. Ron is taking the time to get the house together for selling so we can move back down near Columbus. He cancelled the home phone which we never use and trimmed the cable. Which means after I was getting so used to it....no more Boomerang which means no more Thundarr and Centurions. WAAH! Oh well....I will survive for as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive! Okay that was my gay moment for the day. Well I am off guys I have to be getting ready for bed here soon. TTYL!

How many should I order?

2008-05-06T18:22:25Z

So Papa John's Pizza had a big oops. During the Washington vs Cavs game people from the company were passing out shirts with the number #23 on it and underneath it were the words crybaby. They were refering to Lebron James one of the players on the Cleveland;s team. After this little stunt people were/are going to boycott the place. However, they are apologizing for this little stunt by having Large Pizzas for only $0.23 on Thursday.So I am wondering how many should I order???? I'm thinking 6 maybe 7.....

Bon anniversaire a mes amis! Et J'ai gagne'!

2008-05-01T02:49:49Z

First off happy birthday to his tawdryness cmhphil and to the two disc spinners rcthebearcub and shelbycub! Hope you all enjoy or enjoyed it!

And in other news a few minutes ago I had an "Oh Gods that was good!" cigarette. I only have those after two things: Sex and winning something on ebay. This one was ebay related. Ever since the toy show I have had the desire to work on my classic He-Man collection. And that can be frustrating as the few remaining figures are hard to come by and vehicles take up room I do not have yet...Guess I need to get some more shelving units as if I do not have enough. But oh well. So now after all these years of collecting I finally have his Majesty, the King of Eternia, Father of the greatest heroes Eternia and Etheria will ever know, Son of King Miro, Husband of Queen Marlena Glenn from our own planet Earth and fan of Orko's many tricks- King Randor!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270231431460&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017

There he be in all his regal glory!

Ow....

2008-04-23T03:25:05Z

I'm okay... ow.... my wallet....ow is... ow.... another thing. Collecting is a great hobby and it's always a great day when a collection is completed. I've had this happen with She-Ra Princess of Power and New Adventures of He-Man. It's odd maybe bittersweet is a good word to use. I mean it's like yeah it's nice getting a complete collection but at the same time the hunt it over and sometimes hunting is all the fun. I now have a third collection to add to that: My Little Pony Dream Beauties.

All in all Hasbro made 18 different Dream Beauties. They advertised them as Grown Up My Little Ponies. They're bigger than a My Little Pony, made of hard plastic not the soft plastic like the normal ponies and more realistic. Out of the entire collection there are only 6 that I wanted the Shimmering Dream Beauties, glittery see through horses, and High Flying Dream Beauties, the pegasus Dream beauties, sadly there were no unicorns in the Dream Beauty line. Though those would have been awesome. Tonight I won and paid for the last of the Dream Beauties for my collection. One can tell that its tax return season as this is the time when collectibles go for insane amounts as people have more money to spend right now. I was one of those people I got my tax return today. Another reason that this auction went for a crazy amount is the hair. Sure it seems insignificant but this Dream Beauty has a color of pink hair that is notorious for fading to white. In my collection I have a few of them that have the fading pink hair which os now white. In customizers terms the hair color is called Pink Pussycat. So for a toy that is 20+ years old that is prone to fading hair to still have it's original color it can go nuts. Now imagine a My Little Pony with curled hair. That gets ugly! Anyways here she is:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300216723437&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=020

So let's see $40 for Wind Walker, $60 for Skyflyer and $110 for Glider. Based on actual values Wind Walker should have been $100-120, Skyflyer $60 and $60 for Glider. So the total I paid was $210 and the actual values somewhere between $220-240. I didn't do all that bad I guess.

Columbus' Toy Show I can has ponies? I can has Voltron? I can has He-Man? WOOT!

2008-04-21T01:51:39Z

Well I went to the toy show with my priority list. The list was compiled of many different toy lines I collect. Some of the pieces were collection completers others were just toys that are hard to come by and expensive. With some of those that is putting it lightly. Ron and I got to the toy show a few minutes before they opened up. By the time we got to the line they had started letting people in. The two kids in front of us were annoying the hell out of me. We walked in and went from lane to lane one side at a time. Some stuff surprised the hell out of me either by the fact that someone had it or the fact that the price the dealer was asking was ridiculous.Somewhere in there I picked up Screech from the Classic He-Man line. I managed to run into someone who was a member of the My Little Pony Arena that was neat. Never had that happen before. We talked ponies for a while. I ended up buying two off of her. After that I went back to the first booth I went to originally. Why? They had some very nice He-Man products that I wanted by the time it was over I think I spent almost $50 at the guys booth. The pieces I got from him were the Slime Pit and the Mantisaur again from the classic He-Man line. A few booths up some woman was there with some really random stuff. But because of her I now have a My Little Pony nursery. And now I have to see about finding room for it. The last piece I got was a HUUUGE! Voltron figure. It's so big that the little actions figures they made back in the 80s can fit in the lions. The downside is I should have looked at it better as the previous owner had poured super glue all over one spot on the Black Lion and while trying to figure it out a piece of the Black Lion broke. That shouldn't be too difficult to replace especially considering I will be getting my tax return later this week! W00T! I just have to remember not to go crazy with it.

The ride home was eventful to say the least. Something seems to be wrong with Ron's Tiburon as it is down shifting way too soon and as such it is causing the car to be herky jerky. However on the plus side the car is still under warranty so Ron's plans tomorrow will be going to the dealer and getting this situation take care of. Now I must be off as I have a serious headache. Hope you all had a good weekend. And for those living in Cbus I can't wait to see you again when I'm down for Pride! Hugs to you all!

And there goes some of the money for the toy show...

2008-04-15T03:34:36Z

That was a bidding war. Especially in the last few seconds. I managed to get by with only a flesh wound. But it was worth it. I now have two of the three High Flying Dream Beauties from the My Little Pony line. Just one more left to go. Hopefully she comes around when I get my tax refund. This cuts into my spending at the toy show in Columbus but oh well these girls don't show up as often as some other toys I still have to get for my toy collection. Besides there is a slim to no chance I will see any My Little Ponies at the toy show let alone a Dream Beauty. I know what I need to keep an eye out for in Columbus and hopefully I can get some goo deals. Anyways here's the girl I just won!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110241359126&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!

2008-04-02T02:42:38Z

I now have one of the geekiest phones EVER! I now have ringtones for He-Man, She-Ra, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, The Legend of Zelda, Batman and Sailor Moon. That is all for now...I must now geek out with my phone.

Check out my creativity!

2008-03-24T17:27:16Z

I love Fantasy Fillies and fortunately I have all the pegasi and unicorns. That makes me happy. But I hate to say it I'm not satisfied. There should have been more. A lot more. There should have been foals to go with the girls. There should have been winged unicorns. So creativity and luck hit me. I found some bait Grand Champions, the original line from which Fantasy Fillies originally came from, at a thrift store. I then lucked out and went to Marc's and found some acrylic paint at a very inexpensive rate 3 for $1. After getting home I got to work. I decided to call the collection Fantasy Foals as the ones I have used so far have been male Grand Champions. Yes you can tell if a toy horse is male or female. They are all themed after something. So far I have made ones based on Night and Ice. There are two more in the works based on Thunderstorms and Fire. After I find some more poor condition GCs, I plan on making ones based on the forest and the moon. Anyways here are the first two.

This is Denuit (pro. Denewit) he was the first one I decided to make. His name means "Of Night" in French. Painting wasn't hard at all on him. The hardest thing for me to take care of was the wings. The wings are from a cannibalized King Ghidorah. When I got the thing I cut off the pegs that had originally kept them in place so I had to work a lot harder getting them in place when I took the pegs off so it got interesting.

I love his eyes.

This is Aquilo (Ah kee lo), the pegasus of Ice, named after the Roman god of the North Wind. I would have named him Borealis but decided against it. The paint job is interesting isn't it? It was a complete accident. I wanted to try spray painting him but it was too thin so I ended up painting it with normal paint and, the two paints, the watered down and the normal, worked well together. The hardest thing to do was paint the wings as they had to be painted over numerous times. I hated it. It was so frustrating.

The snow flakes were from scrapbooking stickers. Yes there is a sealant coat over them so they don't come off.

sigh

2008-02-11T03:42:08Z

It's always nice finding an ecard in my inbox that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.