Well, the inlaws have left, all the turkey's gone, the last of the blue cheese and crackers have vanished and the final few chocolates are scattered about the house waiting to be discovered sometime in 2009! Xmas 2008 has been and more or less faded ( OK, the decorations stay up till the 6th) and life has begun its return to normality. Yes, there'll be a brief interlude for New Year partying but it doesn't really compare with Xmas as a celebration. The wackiest thing was my Sister tracking Santa's progress on the net!
Still, its just fab to be off work for another week without a doubt! And there are still some great films on - I've had a lazyday tv film fest today - a treat after entertaining inlaws for a week: The Animal (hilarious), Uncle Buck (the late great John Candy), Superman Returns (not a patch on Chris Reeves' films) and as I type, Jurrasic Park III (minus Jeff Goldblum). I have been looking out for some old black and white monster/space films on tv but, except for the mighty RKO King Kong, not a sausage this Crimbo.
Still Santa brought me some nice prezzies. Some old space books, the history of Marvel comics, the history of horror videos, a dvd of the old BBC creepy play 'A Warning to the Curious' and my personal favourite, the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comics Omnibus!
At some point over the festivities I also managaed to win a few spare PROJECT SWORD parts from Ebay US (pictured above). Once they arrive I'll see what I need and then offer the rest to New Year blog readers for trade for other spare parts/bits. I haven't a clue what the small white space jet in the picture is yet but I'll post some better pics once I've got it. Watch this space!
Enjoy the rest of the festivities...
Paul: I'm glad you got the Ebay SWORD spares lot - I was watching that one and figured someone from this group would win it. Although one has to wonder how the seller ended up with not one - but five tail fins for the Probe Force One rocket? Regardless, I'm sure there are quite a few collectors out there that need that part (me included).
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Happy and safe New Year!
Graeme