“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
I’m going to turn 41 very soon. Here’s a gallery of the last five years of my life. All of these photos were taken during the same 7 day period, in Australia, in the last 5 years.
2013:
2012:
2011:
2010:
2009:
And, to see where I’ve come in two decades…
1992:
Excusing the crumbs that were on the photo when I took a picture of it… I looked pretty good back then eh?
OMG! Just the other day, Max Factory Japan announced a whole new series of Figma’s, which included such stuff as Avengers, Bruce Lee, Spider Man, dozens of new anime characters and… well, and this guy:
Yes my friends, a new Guyver figure! And a Figma at that!
It’s like God came down from Heaven to give me an early birthday present 🙂
But the news doesn’t stop there! I also recently read that the long-delayed Alcanfel bio-fighter model kit has not been canceled and will one day be released. Here’s a shot of it, as displayed at Winter Fest 2008:
He’s (one of) the ‘big bads’ of Guyver, and I’d love a good kit of him. Here’s what he looks like in the series:
All this excitement makes me want to spring $270 for the Imakarum Miribalis kit, which is the only bio-fighter I don’t have. Here’s a shot:
It’s available on Amazon right now. But $270?!?! That’s crazy isn’t it? It’s more than double what I paid for Pluqstahl (almost six years ago now!).
But my birthday is fast approaching…
Sadly, my parents cat Lucky died yesterday. He was 14 years old.
Lucky was my ‘cat-away-from-home’, and I looked forward to visiting him every year. He was a peaceful, relaxed chap, and lived a wonderful life in a loving home.
Unlike our cats here in America, Lucky was an outdoor cat as well. He used to love sitting on the verandah in the sun, watching the world go by. He also played fetch with his stuffed toy ‘Mocha’. Mum or dad would toss it out into the garden and he’d (eventually) fetch it back for them.
Sadly, we always outlive our pets. They are a massively important part of our lives, and losing them is always hard. But they live on in our memories – always happy and healthy and full of life – and in that regard they stay with us forever.
Farewell, dearest Lucky.
