Where have I been? What have I bought? What do I want? What have I been watching?

Hello friends,

Been a bit so let's take a page from Running in a Skirt's Currently segments and see what's up with me now.

Where have I been?

Well not much anywhere due to this pandemic. Haven't really had much to write about. I've been dealing with a raging mental health hydra for months probably cause I couldn't get out. Intrusive thoughts are so fun. I've only read a few books so far this year so I'll probably post a couple book posts on that at some point. I've just started daring to venture out of the backwoods, with a mask of course. Been working a little on some stories. May have had a mild manic episode that I maybe dealing with low side now so that's fun. But enough of my mental health issues and quarantine let's talk fun things.

What have I bought?

Got the Munchkin® Deluxe. I've wanted a one of their games for a long time, lucky for this thrifty geek I came across this version at a Goodwill. I haven't played it yet cause not something I think my folks will get into, but I'm thinking about making that a new thing doing thrifty geek stuff segments what ya think?

Other fun buys that hasn't been music or gift related is something I came across recently at Walmart that was a TMNT™   Anniversary edition 5 movie set. It has the first three turtle movie from the 90's. The animated movie that came out in 2007, and a new animated movie that come out this year, and that I actually saw like a few weeks ago: Batman VS Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ . Yeah that's a mash up I never thought I'd see. So yay!

What Do I Want?

Well I saw in the Halloween section at Walmart a Neegan bat. I don't watch The Walking Dead I know shocking and don't beat me with your flails. But I do watch Supernatural I know the Jeffery Dean Morgan has been in booth and they had his bat in an episode. I feel like as a geek I should have one. I'm seriously thinking of going back and purchasing it. Next time I'm there. Also it was weird seeing the Halloween section still in a orderly state.

I really want a blue light saber, I was drooling over some over at UltraSabers®, I mean a custom light saber that's some geek cred, but I'm a thrifty geek so I was just as happy fining this Luke Skywalker one at Party City®

Like most people I want a Nintendo Switch. I'd love The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Animal Crossings: New Horizons (was watching a lot of Youtubers' game play of this), Mario Kart, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. But that's never gonna happen any time soon thrifty geek here. 

What Have I Been Watching?

Supernatural, I saw that TNT's reruns of it was in season one and there's a lot of the early seasons except for the first few eps of season one I watched when it came out the first time. So I've been binging it every day. The rest of the final season premieres this month so can't really say yay, cause the show is ending and given it's darkness I don't see it ending well for our characters, especially Cas, as much as I love that Angel. Sorry had these kind of shows where ending breaks your heart.

Well that's all for this one now that I'm getting out again, maybe I can post some more stuff. Hope your weekend is good, stay safe, and God bless you.

Favorite Halloween Episodes

Hello my friends hope your well this fall day. Whelp we have the pumpkin lights and hay bales upon the porch, defiantly feels like the Halloween season is here. We find ourselves watching spooky Halloween themed episodes of our favorite TV shows. So in that spirit I'm going to share some of my favorite Halloween TV Episodes over the years

The Addams Family (1990's Cartoon): The Poltergeist
You know between Saturday morning helpings of this cartoon along with the cartoon versions of Beetle Juice and Tales from the Crypt Keeper no wonder I'm such a strange character, I learned from the best. Given the Pleasantville atmosphere of the town the Addams live in why am I not surprised the local haunt, excluding the Addams' is something that is a country clubbers horror story. *Giggles as she pictures Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack trying to take on this golf ball headed menace (someone do a drawing of this please)* I cringe thinking of their neighbors scooping out potato salad to Trick or Treaters I mean that is gonna get messy and gross before the night is over, plus I'm not overly fond of Potato salad. I mean just scoop it right in their bags. *Bleh*

I learned when I looked up this episode's info on IMBD that actually it first aired on Halloween. I more than likely watched it so I imagined this helped put me in good spirits for candy begging that night.

So Weird: Boo
I LOVED THIS SHOW! Still do, they need to release it on DVD! I was especially excited for this episode cause to only was it their Halloween episode, but the show's executive producer Henry Winkler, aka The Fonz, was gonna be guest starring. It's also the first time I think I heard of the celebration know as Samhain, which the main character Fi Phillips preferred to celebrate instead of Halloween. The show used what I've learned is the Irish way of saying it Sow-en. I think the writer(s) might have chosen that pronunciation given the main characters ancestry and the town.

Even Stevens: A Very Scary Story
This is probably one of my favorite episodes in general of this show. Louis Stevens and his Penguin Jockey costume really sticks out in my memory. I just wonder if when this aired this made young kids fear drinking milk and eye exams?

Pepper Ann: Tween Halloween
Ah that stage in life when we are torn between wanting to Trick or Treat and wondering if we're too old to do so. I love the fact the show's main character, Pepper Ann, goes to a thrift store for her unique Halloween costume creation the Hot Rod Beauty Shop Patron, or whatever it was. For some reason it reminds me of the time I went as a rocking Grandma for Halloween.

The Weekenders: Nevermore
This is another scenario deciding one's to old to T and T, and what happens when your friend is not pleased with the decision. I find it humorous that at one point one of the characters is singing the show's theme song to himself. I love how the character Tino keeps displays of his past Halloween costumes in the attic. I actually out of curiosity decided to revisit s of Halloween past trying to remember what I've been over all the years of my life.

Hey Arnold!: Arnold's Halloween
It's Halloween time at the boarding house and Arnold and Gerald have decided to frighten the adults with some H.G Wells and Orson Welles style frights, only to accidentally cause city wide chaos. It's strange hearing Brain's voice from Pinky and the Brain being used for the alien "expert" Douglas Cain, which when I was looking up the voice actor name for Brain, Maurice LaMarche, I learned he also does Big Bob Pataki's voice so I guess it's not all that weird. I actually purchased a Nicktoons Halloween DVD mainly for this episode.

Charmed: All Halliwell's Eve

This episode is one of my top favorite Charmed episodes. On this Halloween day these magical sisters get sent back in time when being a witch was a high casualty risk. I'm left wondering if the writers actually researched Wiccan beliefs for this episode, cause I seem to recall coming across similar things mentioned in this episode before.

Castle : Vampire Weekend
It's every cops favorite day of the year, and I mean that very sarcastically. This is one, if not my ultimate, favorite Castle episodes, I know I've said that about almost all the shows on this list. Anyway this episode's got vampires, a Buffy, the Vampire Slayer reference, and a blatant nod to Firefly.

That's where I'll end this list tonight. I'm sure there's many more shows I could list, but I think this will do for now. Have a happy and magically Halloween friends! God Bless!