Just wanted to put this out there… My annual Halloween shindig is going to be on Saturday, October 29th. This is about the only day I will be able to do it, as that Friday, I will have worked for most of the day and probably won’t feel up to do decorating and party organizing and that Sunday… I’ll have to go to bed at like… 7 or 8. So yeah… no… not happening. So please let me know in advance whether any of my local friendly types will be able to join. Hurrah!

I’m a part of this video from the Stolen Data Tapes Star Wars review blog. My girlfriend filmed it with my shitty camera and I edited it together with my shitty video editing software. Enjoy this shit and go read more shit from Stolen Data Tapes!

stolendatatapes:

This is just a video in which I offer some books for trade, answer some frequently asked questions… and demonstrate why I write my reviews rather than do them on video. Seriously, guys, sorry for the very rough quality of this video and all the awkward pauses and filler words. The video was unrehearsed, and I’ve never been a particularly eloquent speaker, anyway.

If you were interested in trading for my extra copies of those X-wing books, here’s the list of which books I already own:

Darth Bane: Path of Destruction

Darth Bane: Rule of Two

Cloak of Deception

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter

The Phantom Menace (Novelization)

Rogue Planet

The Approaching Storm

The Cestus Deception

Labyrinth of Evil

Coruscant Nights: Jedi Twilight

Coruscant Nights: Street of Shadows

The Han Solo Trilogy (All three)

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian

Death Star

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (Episode IV Novelization)

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina

Splinter of the Mind’s Eye

The Empire Strikes Back (Novelization)

Tales of the Bounty Hunters

Shadows of the Empire

Return of the Jedi (Novelization)

The Mandalorian Armor

Slave Ship

The Truce at Bakura

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor

X-wing books 1-8

The Courtship of Princess Leia

Heir to the Empire

Dark Force Rising

The Last Command

The Jedi Academy Trilogy (All three)

I, Jedi

Darksaber

Planet of Twilight (?)

The Crystal Star

The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy (All three)

The Corellian Trilogy (All three)

So, as mentioned in the video, drop me a line if you’re interested.

Special thanks go to Chris and Michelle for their help on the video. Also, thanks to you for watching and reading!

Here’s one that might blow some of you away.

Last Saturday, my mom found something that she thought would make me incredibly happy to see. Something that she had been holding onto for roughly the past twenty years. She unveiled to me…

A length of toilet paper from Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando Florida.

I was absolutely blown away! It wasn’t used or deteriorated in any way. It was amazing to see that she had kept this for most of my life time, as the last time we were at Nickelodeon Studios was when I was really little. I’m almost 25 now, and The Nickelodeon Studios part of Universal Studios Florida first opened in June of 1990. So yeah… this toilet paper is, at most, 21 years old.

I’m amazed that this has lasted as long as it has. This must be really good toilet paper. Of course, we don’t plan on making use of it or anything. Just to hold onto it as a historical artifact.

Obviously, this really made my night!

So I thought I’d share this with all of you out there in Tumblr Land. I know how many people just seem to erupt into a sexual climax at the sight of old Nickelodeon stuff, so I figured I’d add my little bit as well.

Would you have wiped your ass on this, back in the day, if you knew people would want to own some of this as a nostalgic relic in the future?

BEST… TOILET PAPER… EVER!

So I read a brief report online, telling of a South Carolina couple who say they found a Wal-Mart receipt with an image of Christ emblazoned upon it. Here is a picture of the alleged “Holy Receipt.”

Now look at that picture right there. I’m tired of these people who claim that they see the visage of the messiah in their mundane items. However, I won’t lie. I do see an image of a face on that piece of sales paper. Though that’s not the face of our Lord. That, my dear followers, is the mug of the villainous traveling show promoter from the Disney classic, Pinocchio. That’s right! I’m talking about none other than STROMBOLI! I dare you to tell me I’m wrong.

You know you agree! 

Last Saturday, Roy Persaud, the owner of the franchise store of Pretzel Maker, that I currently work in the Millcreek Mall (for those who I don’t know outside of the internet who may end up reading this) decided to toss a 19 year old little girl from his new yogurt store into our pretzel store.

I wasn’t working that day, however, my mom who is one of two managers, and Michelle (my girlfriend for those not in “the know”) were. My mom didn’t want this girl there. From what I understand she was very mouthy, wouldn’t stop talking, thought she knew how to run the whole store, and continuously offered to give out smoothie samples in sexually suggestive manners by, and I quote, “shaking her little butt” to get the customer’s attention. Also, from what I understand, this girl was wearing clothes that deviated from Pretzel Maker’s dress code, such as Flip-Flops and Daisy Duke short shorts. My mom told her that she wasn’t allowed to wear such clothes, but apparently Roy said she could because, and I again quote, “She looks gooood.”

She was panning out to be a pain in the neck.

She, against my mom’s wishes, wanted to give out samples. So basically, to shut her up, my mom let her.

Fast Forward to this past Monday morning.

I’m greeted with my mom, who has been an employee at that location for about 11 years and has been a co-manager there for most of those years, informing me, with a face full of fury, that she’s been fired. Let me repeat that for those that missed it…

Cynthia Lee Jimerson, my beloved mother, and affectionately referred to in the past as “The Pretzel Lady,” has been FIRED from Pretzel Maker.

The reason for this? An allegedly dirty sample tray.

Roy claimed that he received 4 phone calls from people from Pretzel Maker Corporate who complained about a dirty sample tray. Also this girl who was working there claimed that customers were repulsed by the tray, cringed, and booked on past her, resulting in her having to try to run after them to convince them to take a sample. And for this supposedly dirty sample tray, 11 years of hard work was tossed in the meat grinder with no possibility of rehiring. No warnings. No slaps on the wrists and suggestions to try not to do it again. Just immediate termination.

Does something not sound… kosher about all this?

Let’s see here… from both my mom, and Michelle, I got some facts about that day.

First of all, it was this girl’s idea to give out samples, not my mom’s. She apparently went through several, possibly four or five trays before she, herself, claimed the tray was gross. And this was after she, herself, sucked down several smoothie samples as well. Secondly, a corporate official was in the mall on Friday, looking to actually try her best to help our fledgling store out. There is always a 6-month period between corporate visits. There were NO corporate representatives in that mall on Saturday. Also, when Roy first brought up the idea that this girl was going to be working at Pretzel Maker, he didn’t listen to any of my Mom’s comments about how none of us current employees are getting enough hours as it is and that new employees would just be a waste of payroll. Another thing to mention, Roy has a track record of ignoring whatever corporate people have to say. So why should he suddenly give a shit if these alleged corporate people said a tray was dirty?

Something is not well here. Something is itching under my skin about all this.

He’s fired my mom, after working for that hole in the wall for 11 years. Now he wants to train more girls from his yogurt stand to work at the pretzel store. Forgive my over dramatics here, but this is a god damned coup! From what I can tell it seems like he’s training the people at his new store to come in and replace all of us who have busted our asses there for years. Also, and I don’t want to assume I really know anything or insinuate something radical here, but I don’t like how Roy and this 19 year old girl are very chummy and close. It almost seems like he’s listening to her more than anyone. Something is going on and I don’t like it.

However… I will say all of this. Action is being taken here.

Yes, my mom is out of a job there. But here’s the thing. He wanted all of us gone? Well he’s gonna get it. How can you fire the hardest working woman at that job, when the other manager is that woman’s best friend and when the other employees are her own son and his girlfriend? That, my friends, is his biggest mistake. Michelle has given her 2 weeks notice. I have stated that once I find another job (which I’m adamantly working on doing) I am bailing from that sinking ship. I’m not sure what Kim, the other manager, is doing, but if she’s smart, she’ll bail soon enough as well.

I hope Roy is proud of himself. I really do. I hope he’s happy with this decision. The only people who know how to do this damn job are now all leaving.

That 19 year old so-and-so was at the store today even. From what I understand… She hates the Pretzel Maker job. And I quote, “It’s too hard. Over at Tooti Frooti, we never work this hard.” Laugh at this. Please. Oh wait… save your laughter. Here’s the killer. This girl hasn’t even gotten paid for her work on Saturday. Kim told Roy that she is not on Pretzel Maker’s payroll. She’s supposed to be paid on Roy’s Tooti Frooti payroll. So his little scheme that’s going on with this girl… wasn’t even worth it to her monetarily.

And I laughed and laughed…

Things are looking up. Michelle doesn’t really need that job. I actually have one or two good prospects and hope to find more. And my mom? She’s going to be having a nice talk with the managers over at Auntie Anne’s. They seem quite eager to speak with her.

Way to go Roy, and one last time, I quote “Ya dumb, stupid, ass-hole!”

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So for any of my near-by friends that may have tried or were thinking of trying to get in touch with Michelle and I, we’re going to be a tad busy. Things are a bit hectic at the moment what with my job hunting and us trying to full in my Mom’s empty hours at work. We apologize if we’ve seemed elusive at all. We promise this isn’t the case. We will be available Friday to watch, at least one, Harry Potter movie with Tim, however, we’ll have to get back to you when we’ll be free otherwise.

Hopefully, out of such a bullshit situation, some good can arise from it.

The best thing I’ve ever seen!

If you’re still waiting on a continuation of that wrestling rant I was doing before, I’ll just say one thing regarding that…

I’ll do it when I actually give a shit about pro wrestling again. When my interested is reignited again, you might see a continuation. Right now, I have other things I’m more concerned with.

Oh… and R.I.P. Macho Man. That really fuckin’ sucks. One of the most ridiculous and most talented people in Wrestling history has left the land of the living. If you loved Randy Savage, go snap into a Slim Jim today.

So… I’m not gonna lie… I am feeling absolutely creatively burned out.

I am dodging working on creative projects with several people just because I lack any real interest in doing them. Not because I dislike said projects, but because the interest is really just not there at the moment.

I’m dodging an online RP and story co-writing with my girlfriend.

I’m dodging doing really detailed artwork for a story that a friend of mine and I have been working on for the past couple years.

I’m dodging working on revamps and reintroductions of a long established story continuity that my older brother and I have been working on for a good portion of my 24 years on this planet.

I have a few ideas here and there that I tool around with a little but I really can’t get the motivation to get anything started. And I feel like such an asshole about it too, because it really seems that the three of them are dependent on me to help them continue this stuff, and really… I just can’t find it in me to do any of it right now. I’m just not interested all that much. It doesn’t mean that I’m severing all ties to these projects. Far from the truth. I want to help with these things as much as I can, but if I lack interest, then I’m just gonna be more of a hindrance than an assistance.

This really sucks because I love all these projects. But what I’m most heavily interested in right now is absolutely no help to anyone.

Kaiju movies and early 1900’s cartoons.

What the fuck am I gonna do with that!?

I’ve got a bit of self-loathing going on. At the moment I am absolutely no help to anyone, creatively. This really sucks…

I think I need to try to start something new and completely unattached from anything I was doing previously. Though, if I did… it’d still be no help to anyone because it’d still leave my position of assistance in their projects entirely dormant.

God… I am really burned out.

Just wanted to mention real quick…

Destory All Monsters came in the mail today. I’m watching it as I type this. Do you know what that means?

I OWN EVERY SINGLE GODZILLA MOVIE!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Since I’m on such a huge Kaiju kick right now, and I have always been, and will always be a huge fan of giant monster flicks… Would anybody give a shit if I started a brand new Tumblr account for the sole purpose of reviewing Kaiju movies?

It’s something I think I might really be interested in doing.

An excuse to watch monster movies and rave or bitch about them? It sounds amazing to me, I must say.

Is this something you’d enjoy if I do end up doing it?