Darla and Spike Action Figures

The next series of Angel/Buffy figures is now available and I received mine this last week.

There are two figures I did not buy in this series: Grave Spike, because I didn't need a shirtless Spike, and Vampire Schoolgirl Darla, because this figure hasn't been released yet, and no one knows why.

Not pictured on this post: Season 2 Darla and Just Rewards Spike. It is hard to photograph the figures in becasue the plastic reflects the light and the camera tends to focus on the plastic and not the figure, making the photo blurry. That is why I shot some of the photos at odd angles.

Once again, I had to move some of my Simpons figures to a different place on my wall to make room for these new figures.

The next wave of Buffy/Angel figures will be Wesley (5 variations) and Lorne (3 variations).

High School Basketball

During my high school years, I never went to one school sporting event (or dance, but that's a story for another day). In the past three years I have watched probably 20 high school basketball games. Why? My friend, call him Coach K, is the boys varsity basketball coach for a local high school. Me and other friends go to the games to support him and his team. The games are quite exciting when the fans start cheering and the game is close. Yesterday they won their 1st round playoff game, which made Coach K happy.

Last week they played against my alma mater, so I was a little bit torn. However, it seems that my old school is not well liked in their league. The game was very close the whole time and Coach K's team won after being down by 8 points with 30 seconds left in the game. Great entertainment for only $4 (that's $1/quarter).

Weather Update

After watching the news this evening, I found out that I was just yards away from a fatal accident. When I went shopping for my lights, there was a man down the road directing traffic away from the freeway, where I was headed. He indicated that I should not turn right, so I made funny, illegal u-turn and took a different road out. As I came home from my trip, I saw the tree that had fallen across the road earlier. As a waited to turn left onto my street, the Highway Patrol that was now directing traffic (the random man was gone) at that intersection suddenly sped off. Later, on the news, I saw that one block away from that intersection, another tree fell on a car killing the driver, which explains why the CHP officer suddenly sped away. This death happened so close to me it is scary. Makes you want to never leave your home.

Rain, floods and lights

Am I tired of the rain in San Diego? No. I'm glad it's raining. I have been very worried about the recent drought, brought on perhaps by global warming. What if Southern California has a prolonged drought, there isn't enough water for everyone, people have to move away and can't sell their homes because who would buy them? It could happen. However, I spent 20 minutes sweeping water out of my garage. After 10 minutes, I realized that the water must be seeping in from underground, because every time I swept the water out, more appeared. Now that it stopped raining, the garage finally is drying out. About lights. I had to go to three stores just to buy four new fluorescence light. The first two had only one, so I didn't buy any. Home Depot basically kicked me out because they had to close the isle for safety reasons. So I ended up at Dixieline, one of my least favorite hardware stores, but they had the four lights I needed. Now my kitchen is once again well lit.

Sunday Lunch at Karl Strauss

Here is a photo of me with a glass of beer (I'm not drinking the jug as it appears) at Karl Strauss in Carlsbad. A nice break from sorting through my Dad's house.

Family Photos

Photos taken in the backyard after Dad's funeral. Click on photo to enlarge.

My Dad

In memory of my Dad: 1931-2005

Clapton is God

Maybe I'm living in the 60's, but Eric Clapton is one of the greatest musicians ever. Not only is he still making music at the age of 59, but he is fathering children. His 29 year old wife just gave birth to his daughter. This is the same Eric Clapton who "stole" George Harrison's wife and ended up marrying her. What a life he has lived. By the time I turn 59, I'll be lucky if I have a wife and any children (that I know of). Not to mention that I have sold zero records and have been part of no legendary bands.

Star Trek: Enterprise Canceled!

You knew it was coming. The official announcement was released today. The series finale will air on Friday, May 13, 2005. Mark your calendars, the party will be at my house, for anybody that cares. I'm not surprised that the series was canceled. The show's episodes never matched their potential. The writers, directors and producers could have done so much better. How many times could Captain Archer get captured? The only part of the show I'll miss is the character T'Pol, played by Jolene Blalock - an unusual looking woman, even as a human, but strangely attractive, even as a Vulcan.