12/12/2012: Santa Darth Bobble Head

Generally I don't buy any more Christmas crap. I have enough. Far too much really. I don't even allow myself in Target the day after Christmas so as not to be tempted by the 50% off clearance. But every year it seems I come across something like this Santa Darth bobble head or the Heat Miser/Snow Miser figures I posted a few days ago. Items I see and must possess NOW.

Speaking of which... I've seen a 4 or 5 foot tall lighted Bumble lawn ornament that I'm reasonably sure I will not be able to resist ordering for much longer.

12/10/2012: Heat Miser/Snow Miser

For Gen Xers, nothing harkens us back to the holidays of yor quite like the old Rankin and Bass Christmas specials. The Heat Miser and the Snow Miser were featured in one of the better ones, The Years Without a Santa Claus. Which, thanks to ABC Family, I just finished watching. Not quite as good as it was in the 70s, but holds up better than many of the R&B specials. Just try to sit through the Leprechaun's Christmas Gold, I dare you. 

It seems the Heat Miser is the more popular of the two Miser brothers, even though they both have pretty much the same song and the same four mini-me minions. Must be Heat's hair that gives him the edge.

And get ready for a barrage of Christmas crap in the next couple weeks.

See also: Birthday Plate

7/14/2012: Shark Oven Mitt

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the kitchen...

This shark oven mitt went from seeing to wanting to having in the space of about 5 minutes. How could I not immediately make it mine upon discovering it at Target during my Raid wasp spray trip? It's an oven mitt shaped like a shark that looks like it's eating your hand when you put it on! My only regret is that I didn't buy two...