Happy Flash Friday everyone! It seems DC Comics and Target have teamed up
for some pretty spectacular summer merchandise.
That of course means there is a bunch of Batman, Superman, and Wonder
Woman things on the shelves, but I was happy to see the Flash snuck in there
too. Today’s Flash Friday is aimed more
at things for kids, but even if I didn’t have a one year old I probably would
have bought one or two of the items we’re about to go over.
First up is a Justice League shirt and a
Flash towel!I know the towel is
exciting but look at the shirt for just one moment.Flash got the spot right under Batman and
Superman.That’s pretty amazing.Considering that the shirt only have four
characters on it I was surprised that Flash was even included.I don’t believe this offered in adult sizes,
this one is sized for 18 months.
The Flash towel is amazing. It’s hooded and has cloth wings on the side
of the hood. The hood doesn’t come down
far enough for them to add eye holes. Be
warned, this one is not made for adults.
I can fit my head inside the hood, but when wearing it the towel portion
just barely made it all the way down my back.
This is something to wrap your kid up in after a day in the pool or
something similar. I may have bought
more than one.
There is also a line of kids plates, sippy
cups, placemats, and plastic tumblers. Most
of these things are Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman themed. Because I do have a child at home who could
use divided plates I grabbed a Batman and Superman. The Wonder Woman ones were already sold out
at the Target I went to. I bought the
plastic tumbler because I wanted it for myself.
I didn’t just buy it because Target had it
labeled as a Flash Tumbler. Really I
didn’t. The black tumbler with the
yellow lightning bolt looks cool. Technically it looks more like a Black Adam
glass. Target also has a bunch of smaller
items. Things like stickers, temporary
tattoos, etc. All of these things are
dominated by DC’s big 3, but I did see the Flash included in some of these
packages.
It’s Hangover Thursday, how’s your head? I’m trying hard not to fall asleep at my desk
after a night of Shadowrun followed by three overtime periods of amazing
hockey. Recently my mother in-law went
to Scotland and Ireland. She brought me back
wonderful whisky and Guinness items; one of those items is the topic for today. Seriously, this is awesome.
The Guinness Luxury Milk Chocolate Caramel
Bar.I was told about it before I saw it.The package describes it as a chocolate bar with
“a delicious caramel and Guinness flavoured centre”.While I’m not a giant fan of chocolate I
really enjoy both caramel and Guinness.I’d
had chocolate stout before, but never stout flavored chocolate.
It’s a fairly big chocolate bar divided into
12 squares. It looks like any other chocolate
bar with some kind of filling. The only
thing left to do is taste it at this point. So how is it? After all this build up all I can say is that
it’s okay.
The chocolate is good but the Guinness
caramel doesn’t really taste like Guinness.Instead it tastes like every liquor filled chocolate I’ve ever had.Way more like whisky than Guinness.That being said it isn’t bad, it just isn’t
what I was hoping for.Once I got around
my expectations I did enjoy the chocolate bar, I probably wouldn’t buy another
one though. I’m also still thankful that I was able to try one.
The Australian band Kingswood have released
one of the most incredible music videos I’ve ever seen in my life. The video below is nine minutes long. It could be ten times longer and I’d still watch
it. Seriously, if it was expanded into a
full length movie I’d love it. I’d try
to explain it but it’s something you really have to see for yourself.
The video is also full of other Australian
musicians. I’m pretty behind one what is
going on in the land down under though so all those cameos fall flat for
me. I think the video is amazing and is
going to get the band’s name out there.
I don’t know how well it really showcases the music though.
The original Robocop movie has a special
place in my heart. There was a summer
where I watched it almost every day. I
seriously wore out the VHS tape and had to get another one. The mix of it being set in Detroit, the crazy
violence, and Robocop himself were too much for a young Ken O. to resist. As if that wasn’t enough there was the
ED-209. The Enforcement Droid 209 Series
was just about one of the coolest things I’d ever seen. I had an old toy one that would fire off caps, but I always wanted a more detailed ED-209 figure.
NECA apparently though the same because in
September they are releasing a 10 inch ED-209 figure.The figure is scaled to go along with their 7”
Robocop.The Robocop figure looks
fantastic but I think everyone realizes that ED-209 is stealing the show
here.The big guy has an articulated
head, legs that slide up and down, hinged arm wing panels, poseable cannon
arms, and a rocket launcher that pops out of his right arm.
The ED-209 also has sound effects and
dialogue. A press of the button gets you
those iconic hydraulic sounds and that growl.
Whoever decided that a robot should growl is a genius. It also says things like “Warning, throw down
your weapon. You have 15 seconds to
comply.” If you’re drooling over this
figure like I am, it’s going to cost you around 70 dollars. It’s an expensive figure, but it looks like
it is going to be a quality piece. Just
try to keep him off the stairs.
A short post today, I just wanted to wish my co-writer here at That F'ing Monkey a happy birthday. So if you haven't already filled his phone with messages between midnight and 4 in the morning like we did, wish him a happy one.
Hopefully he has a full day of wargaming and drinks ahead of him.
When someone says rockabilly you might not
immediately think about Zurich, Switzerland.
Which is a shame, because it’s the home of the band Hillbilly Moon
Explosion. The trio have been putting
out some amazing music since 2000. Getting
physical CDs here is a little difficult and/or pricey, but luckily you can find their
MP3s through most online stores.
The video above features Sparky from the band
Demented Are Go. I’ve been listening to
the group for probably two weeks straight now and this is probably my favorite
just because there is such an extreme contrast in the two singer’s voices. Don’t stop at just this song though, check
out more of what the Hillbilly Moon Explosion has to offer, you won’t be
disappointed.
If you like large open world fantasy RPGs you
have probably already played Skyrim. You
may have spent countless hours as the Dragonborn. If you’re that person today’s news probably
won’t do you much good. If you’ve
somehow resisted the game’s siren call you are in luck. Today marks the release of the Legendary
Edition of Skyrim.
Legendary Edition includes the Dragonborn,
Hearthfire, and Dawnguard DLCs that have come out in the past year.You get all of that for 60 dollars.If you’re not worried about playing all of
the add-ons the release of the Legendary Edition should drive the original’s
price down.Even the used versions of
Skyrim were keeping most of their value so now you can pick up the basic game
cheap or get a deal on all the DLC.
I’m one of the people who somehow managed not
to get pulled into the game the first time.
The Legendary Edition is making it really hard not to jump in. When the game guide looks like a phone book
you know the world has a lot to offer. Skyrim Legendary Edition is available on Xbox 360, PS3, and on PC. If you do pick this up on PC the community has thousands of mods just waiting for you. Some of them are amazing and some will have you scrubbing your skin with bleach after you see them because it's the only way to feel clean after that.
