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Smell? What smell?

Smell? What smell?

     I received some good feedback (get it?) on my eBay rant last week.  Well lucky me, I’m back with another. But before I get fired up here, let me note that I learned, after penning that last post, that sellers on eBay apparently can’t leave negative feedback for us buyers. So I need not have feared retaliation had I dropped a zinger on Mr. “Like New (Except for the Crusty Layer of Stickiness & Hair) Superman Sign.” Makes sense I guess. You got my money. What are you gonna complain about?

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Happy Anniversary To Me…

Where's my cake?

Where’s my cake?

     Just happened to notice that today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of It Came From The Nerd Cave!   Time does fly when you’re having fun.   Big thanks to all seven of my readers. Anddddd a big “GO AWAY PLEASE” to all the freaking comment spammers. While I appreciate that you “find  my blog amazing and savor my informations*,” no, I’m not going to post a link to your website selling half-price Louis Vuitton bags.

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Roger Ebert, 1942-2013

Roger Joseph Ebert, 6/18/42--4/4/13

Roger Joseph Ebert, 6/18/42–4/4/13

     Sad news for the world of entertainment yesterday.  Roger Ebert passed away after a long battle with cancer.

     If you grew up in the 70’s ,80’s, or 90’s you know that Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were THE go-to guys for movie reviews. Before the Internet, Fandango, etc., if you wanted the scoop on a new film, you tuned into Sneak Previews or At The Movies.  I spent many an afternoon in my room watching them on my Panasonic 13″ Black & White T.V.

     Even after suffering massive facial disfigurement due to cancer and losing the ability to eat, speak, or drink (by mouth), Roger just kept an incredible attitude.  He could’ve thrown in the towel and headed for the couch.  Instead, he kept on working and never complained.

     I recently read a review by him and remember thinking “Man, he’s still got it.”   With Roger, you could trust his judgement because he sounded like he’d put some thought into things.  I wish I’d read his review of Highlander 2: The Quickening before I rented it back in the early 90’s.  Talk about 2 hours of my life I’ll never get back! For me, the pain is still too near.

     So, let me express my sympathy to Roger’s family, say, “thank-you, Sir,” and send two big “thumbs up” to him in that big balcony up in the sky. You will be missed.

Rainy Sunday Afternoon? Bring on the Zombies!!!

Zombies!!! by Twilight Creations

Zombies!!! by Twilight Creations

     Last Sunday, which happened to be Easter, was cold and rainy where we live. Maybe it was the sugar crash from too many jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps, but nobody wanted to watch TV or read.  My son said, “Hey Dad, can we play that zombie game you got the other day?”  Easter, candy, zombies…”Why not?”  So we broke out Zombies!!! from Twilight Creations.

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Paul On The Wall

Scooby

     You know me…always on the lookout for something different and/or funky to hang on the wall.  And for some reason, I just love the Roswell alien look.  I’m not all Fox Mulder about it, but I do like them.

     I don’t think you can get too much more out there in terms of art for your wall than the “Roswell the Alien Plaque” from Design Toscano.  I’ve talked about D.T. before in my post about accessorizing your nerd cave. One of my favorite things in the cave is still Roswell, the Alien Butler, or as we named him, “Paul.”  So, it was only natural that our new acquisition was quickly dubbed “Paul on the Wall.”

Roswell the Alien plaque from Design Toscano

Roswell the Alien plaque from Design Toscano

     I hung him off to the left side of the sofa/hide-a-bed.  My mother-in-law recently spent a week with us and I think it was one of her favorite things in the cave. The night light just below adds the perfect amount of creepiness to the whole effect. Get one before they phone home.

Where’s My PS3 Controller, Bedelia?

LevelUp PlayStation Edge Controller and Game Storage Tower

LevelUp PlayStation Edge Controller and Game Storage Tower

     So, we’re de-cluttering the Nerd Cave this week. Here’s another great find to help you do the same.

     If I had a dollar for every time my son asked, “Hey Dad, where’s the PlayStation controller?”, I’d have at least enough to buy a copy of BioShock Infinite.  If you have a seven year old, you know they aren’t famous for putting things back in their place.

     Enter the Level Up PlayStation Edge Controller and Game Storage Tower. Phewww. That’s a mouthful. Found it on Amazon for 38 bucks. Two days later (thanks Prime), it arrived at the Cave. Went together easily despite some low-star reviews from people who apparently struggle with putting the cap on a pen.

     The tower holds 38 games (either PS2 or 3 sized cases) and two wireless controllers. As you can see from my high quality photography, it looks great in the corner and now my little man will never again have to panic when he wants to fire up Lego Batman.

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DVD/Blu-Ray Storage Solution

From this...

From this…

...to this.

…to this.

     DVD/Blu-Ray (let’s just call them “DVDs” to make it easy on me) storage can be a massive pain in the butt.  The amount of space that those plastic cases (DVDs in particular) consume compared to the thickness of the actual discs is crazy.  I like the look of a wall of DVDs, but who has that kind of storage space? And the dust?..c’mon!

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