2010 Plush Uglydolls Revealed

David Horvath revealed the 2010 plush Uglydolls line on his Facebook page this past Monday. Well before Toy Fair in February. They are: Pointy Max, Picksey, Mynus, Ket, Nandy Bear, Ninja Batty Shogun, Cozymonster and Wippy.

4 of the new Uglydolls have already been seen before at the Dehara and David Have Mono show, at Stitch in Japan, back in September of 2009: Pointy Max, Ket, Batty Shogun and Cozymonster. These were handmade versions in different colors than these regular production versions. But it was unknown at the time if any of them would be part of the 2010 line.

Ket was one of the first to be confirmed as a 2010 release. When the Kiston Ket exclusive was released in November, it was mentioned that the regular release of Ket would be in a different color in late 2010.

Pointy Max and Picksey, are out in stores now. These were up for pre-order on the website at the beginning of December 2009. Mynus is up for pre-order on the Uglydolls web store. Won't know the release schedule of the others until Toy Fair. Along with the unveiling of the series 2 action figures, tin toy line and Ugly Hangers.

Jetfire and Presto Magix Box

Needed to go through some old clothes in my closet. Since I had Martin Luther off and it was raining all day, I did just that. Think I had about a dozen chinos and slacks that didn't even fit me anymore and not too many shirts. Majority of my wardrobe consists of t-shirts and jeans. During my cleaning I came across a lot of old things, but I had to pull out these two out since they were right where I was cleaning... my G1 Jetfire (which I still call Skyfire at times) and this Presto Magix Transformers box.

Jetfire was sitting with a bunch of other stuff, on the highest shelf in my closet. Not in a box like all my other loose Transformers figures... not sure why... He looks in pretty good shape. Joints are all in good condition. Little bit of dust on him, but a wipe should clean him off. Some of the white parts are not as white. Seems to have dulled out from all these years unprotected in the closet. Think I am going to leave him out on my desk for a while.

Can't say the same for the Presto Magix box. The top of the box is a bit caved in from the pressure of other items being on top of it for so many years. Opened it up and the inside looks in good shape. All the peel and lift stickers are all there on the two sheets. For some odd reason, I thought I left all the stickers on the surface of the backboard. Must have put them back on their original sheets before I put it away.

Twitter and AIM

First Facebook and now I'm on Twitter and AIM too! Actually I've been on Twitter for the past few months now and just recently got on to AIM (thanks Justin). Now I really won't have any personal time for myself... ever (again, thanks Justin).

You can check the updates to my Facebook and Twitter on my AIM Lifestream. Also, if you want to add me to a buddy list, my AIM screen name is my email. Deanobot is already taken (too bad guys) and I'm too lazy to think of another screen name to use.

I think I am now doomed...

Vegas and Back

Four guys traveling to Vegas... I'm so glad that this trip did not turn into something out of The Hangover. Left for Vegas last week Wednesday for 6 days of fun at the CES and AEE. Came back this past Monday, and I still wish I was on vacation in Vegas. I think this is a message to myself...

So the drive out there was nice, even though I felt like I was on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland at times. Left around noon and got into Vegas around 7pm, making a pit stop to eat in Barstow and to shop at the CA/NV border. Had to buy a much needed new pair of pants to go with my blazer. Tried to make it to the badge pickup areas before they closed, but missed the AEE one by an hour. So we just went to check into our rooms at The Cal in downtown and eat at the buffet in the Main Street Station. We left our main luggage in the car and took overnight bags to the rooms. Didn't want to lug all our luggage up, since we were only staying at the hotel for one night. The rest our stay in Vegas would be at the Palazzo.

On Thursday we couldn't check into our room at the Palazzo until 3pm, so we hit the AEE at the Sands Expo Center first. Distributors only on the first day. One member in our group is a distributor, so he got the passes ahead of time. Spent the entire day there until it closed and then checked into our room. Concierge Level package = complimentary breakfast, afternoon presentation, evening hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, dessert and open bar. Luckily the sofa in the sunken living room was an L-shape and two of us were the right height to sleep on that.

Friday was spent at CES. 3D really is the emerging technology at this year's show. Lots of that stuff being shown around. Try playing Rock Band and COD in 3D... Wow! Show was smaller than last year with a lot less swag being given out. Microsoft and Sony seem to have the bigger booth areas with huge crowds in them. Lego Universe is a nice idea, but I'd wait a year to see how it expands. Got to play a demo version of the new Star Trek MMO at Microsoft. The girl that was demonstrating the game didn't really know how to play the game, but I was able to figure it out pretty easily. Played for almost 2 hours and lost my friends in the hall. AT&T's phone network was horrible there. Got call failed message, text not going through and could not use the internet on my iPhone. Took almost the rest of the day until we were able to get in touch with each other.

Saturday some of us spent half the day at CES while the others went to AEE. Sunday was all fan day at AEE, so that's where we all went. Ate a lot of food, planned to go to some of the clubs and got invited to some of the parties happening around town, made some money on the slots at the Palazzo and bought 3 new Uglydolls from FAO at the Forum Shops. That's just some of the stuff we did in Vegas, but you know what they say about Vegas too... what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. I usually don't drink, but I did on this trip and it made me feel a bit more relaxed.

Drive back on Monday was really quick. Left Vegas at 11am and made it back to L.A. by 3pm. Although I did get car sick during the drive back, which is a bit unusual for me. Got some pics from the trip on my Facebook. I just wish the vacation was a bit longer... didn't really want to go back to work.

Facebook

After well over a year of avoiding and putting it off, I finally got onto Facebook. Now the question is, will I have time for anything else?

Ready For Vegas?

Getting my suitcase ready for my trip to Las Vegas. We leave on Wednesday and will be there until Monday for the Consumer Electronics Show. It's the first of a few other trips or events I go to every year. The others being AnimeExpo and SDCC. I want to try and make it to Star Wars Celebration V, in Florida, this year and I don't see it happening with my deadlines conflicting with the event.

I'm excited to see what new things will be at this year's CES. From what I've been hearing, 3D will be the big technology at this show. There will also be a Mac-centric area, but I highly doubt Apple will be there. They are always at Macworld (except they are not exhibiting this year), which is held at the same time in San Francisco.

Cool Ornament

A bit late getting this post up, but I got this really cool ornament from my co-worker, Terresa, for Xmas. A handmade felt Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba! One of the cooler gifts I received this past year. She made one of Plex for her nephew, which turned out looking very awesome! Along with these felt creations there were 2 unicorns for her nieces. She's become a crafty mom.

Most of the other gifts I got were the usual gift cards, but I think people have finally figured me out. A lot of times I got gift cards from places that I would rarely shop and then it would sit in my wallet for most of the year. This time 90% of them were either from iTunes, Best Buy, Gamestop or food places (In N Out, Jamba Juice, Starbucks). The places I go to the most. Maybe I will buy Modern Warfare 2 now...