Look at My Stuff - Donnie Baseball

Disclosure: I grew up a Yankees fan. So, it being the 80's, I loved Don Mattingly (and Dave Winfield, Dave Righetti, etc.)

(But hey, now I pull for a team that can't do anything right!)

So here's my Don Mattingly action figure.






And here's Donnie Baseball battling it out with Obi-Wan Kenobi with a dinosaur in the background.

Look at My Stuff - Star Wars Edition

Because one post about my Star Wars action figures wasn't enough, I bring you this post.

In middle school I sold off most of my Star Wars action figures. Apparently I managed to miss a few while herding them for the yard sale. Like these two duders. I have no clue who they are, except that they look pretty lame. Then there's Yoda.





Pictured above are two different versions of Yoda. On the left is the modern action figure. I think I bought this one around the time The Phantom Menace arrived in theaters. He's pretty lame. On the right is the old 80's version. He's got his own snake, cane and bathrobe to go along with some crazy eyes. You don't get that attention to detail these days.

Look at my Stuff - I Can't Believe I Pull For These Losers

Baseball arrived in the District of Columbia in the Spring of 2005. I went to the first game of the second home series, thanks to my former place of employment. The Newtster tagged along.

An inning or so into the game, I yelled out "N-A-T-S NATS NATS NATS!" Yes, I know its remarkable similar to the Jets cheer. But people just turned around and stared at me. People, its a baseball game, you're allowed to cheer.

4.5 years later, Nationals fans (all seven of us) still don't know how to cheer.



Also pictured above:
1. Cubs ticket. A friend in Chicago and I went to a game. I believe it was the first start for Mark Prior (or Kerry Wood) coming off an injury. I drank a bunch of beer and was generally amazed at how small the stadium was.
2. A portion of a Nationals vs. Brewers ticket. It says its a day game, but I can't remember skipping out of work that year for a game, considering I didn't really get "hooked" on the Nats until the 2006 season.

Bonus Request: If anyone has that ridiculous video of me cheering at the Nats/Cubs game from 3 years ago, post it now.

Look at my Stuff

This one is obviously pretty old. I think I unearthed this when my parents were moving out of my childhood home a few years ago. It must be (at this point) 19 years old.

A few things that I remember about the visit:
1. I was super impressed with how fast the elevator moved.
2. I wondered if you could extend a tight-rope between the WTC and the Empire State Building. I now realize this is an absurd distance, but you could tight rope walk between the towers.

Look at my Stuff - Pt 1

A new city (sort of) means a new feature for the blog!!

In this new recurring series, I will present you with stuff that I own.

Some of it will be interesting, most of it will inevitably not be interesting. You be the judge.




Pictured above is an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Action figure. If I recall correctly, I received this figure by saving proof-of-purchases off of Kellogg's Cereal Boxes in my younger years. I'm not sure why I kept this one figure, but sold off basically every other one I owned. He doesn't even have a totally super awesome lightsaber that pops out of his arm.