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A New Line Dolls Based On The Misfits From ‘Jem And The Holograms’ Is Coming Your Way

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Posted by: Trent on April 4, 2013| 3 Comments

Back in July of last year we learned that a new line of collector’s dolls based on Jem and the Holograms was going into production. In October, we got to see what the first wave of dolls looked like. Today we get our first look at the second wave of collector’s dolls and as you can see below, this second batch of dolls is all about The Misfits. Jem fans will remember that The Misfits are the rival, “bad girl” band (made up of members Phyllis Pizzazz Gabor, Roxanne Roxy Pelligrini and Mary Stormer Phillips) that was always in competition with Jem and the Holograms. I think fans of the show will be impressed with how these dolls turned out … check ‘em out below. More »

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New Blocks, I’m A Kid

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Posted by: Trent on March 6, 2013| 5 Comments

Earlier this week I posted some photos of a few small Lego building block sets that I picked up and put together over the weekend and I mentioned at the time that I had a couple more sets left to assemble. I had a quiet day here at home yesterday so I busted out one of these sets and got to work. I was surprised how long it took me to put the whole thing together, to be honest. I found myself confused a couple of times and had to disassemble and then reassemble a few times just to make sure I was putting it all together properly. After a couple hours of “fun”, I managed to build the set successfully. They say that working on puzzles relaxes the mind but … I’m not so sure about this. I had to drink a couple of beers just to get thru the process ;) More »

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Building A Mystery

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Posted by: Trent on March 4, 2013| 6 Comments

Sunday was a very relaxing day for me … after a few days of running around, going to shows, road trips, etc., I decided that my Sunday was going to be as laid back and lazy as possible. I watched some TV, read a little and spent part of my afternoon putting together a few Lego building block sets. Yes, I’m 12 years old again. I happened upon these new DC Comics Superheroes Lego sets and thought it would be fun to assemble a few of them. Needless to say, playing with Legos was the absolute highlight of my day :D More »

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A Day With Super Friends

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Posted by: Trent on February 24, 2013| 1 Comment

My Saturday turned out to be a very nice, very relaxing day. I met up with Emma for brunch at Fred Segal and then we kinda just hung out for the rest of the day. Josh met up with us and we hung out at my place all evening until they went off to a concert together. Honestly, that’s pretty much how my day turned out. I’ve made my place so cozy that it’s turned into hang out central :) More »

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Movie Review: ‘Beautiful Creatures’

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Posted by: Trent on February 15, 2013| 5 Comments

I have to say, my Valentine’s Day turned out to be a pretty good day … altho there wasn’t a hint of romance to be had at all, I managed to fill my day and night with enough distracting entertainment for me to classify the day as a success. I decided to go to the movies with friends last night and we decided to see the new film Beautiful Creatures. While it wasn’t the best movie I’ve ever seen, I gotta admit that I was pretty entertained. Afterward, I spent a quiet night in watching episodes of the classic 1986 cartoon SilverHawks … because what better way to distract from a lonely VDay than with classic cartoons from one’s youth? I can honestly say that I had fun yesterday so … VD was a success. More »

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Coconut Cupcakes Will Save The Day

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Posted by: Trent on February 9, 2013| 6 Comments

Last night I was invited down to Manhattan Beach, CA to have dinner with Emma and Josh in celebration of her sister Chelsea’s arrival in town for the weekend. Emma cooked … so you can understand my trepidation. Still, I decided that I have thus far avoided the deathly flu that has ravaged the nation this season (knock on wood) so how bad could a dinner cooked by Emma really be. I’m happy to report that not only did I not die after dinner but I really enjoyed the entire meal … from start to finish. Em has been doing a lot of at home cooking since Josh’s collarbone injury so they’ve been staying in a lot. I felt last night was the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with the both of them at home. More »

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Of Toys & ‘Mindful’ness

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Posted by: Trent on February 7, 2013| 15 Comments

Last night I met up with my friend Tony for a last minute dinner date after his schedule freed up. We met for dinner at The Grove and spent much of our time catching up with one another. I hadn’t been able to see him since late last Summer so he had yet to be filled in on what has been going in my newly single life and I got caught up on his life. I’m happy to share that we had a great night out and I’m hopeful that we won’t go that long again without hanging out together again. The rest of the evening was spent at home … with just my mindful thoughts. More »

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Feathering My Nest

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Posted by: Trent on January 29, 2013| 7 Comments

Yesterday was a very nice day for me here in LA … warm, sunny, not freezing and covered with dirty snow LA. After a morning where I enjoyed having all the windows open and allowing the sun to pour in, I took delivery of the leather club chair that I bought last weekend. Because of my trip home to Detroit (and the MLK holiday), I had to delay delivery of my chair to this week … but it arrived, right on time. Yesterday afternoon I hung out for a bit with Ollie in DTLA so that we could catch up and then I spent a nice evening at home doing absolutely nothing. ‘Twas a nice day, indeed. More »

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A Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven Is On The Way!

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Posted by: Trent on December 18, 2012| 5 Comments

Last week we learned that a 13-year old girl named McKenna Pope started a petition in the hopes that Hasbro will manufacture a gender-neutral Easy Bake Oven, one that will be marketed to both girls and boys. Today we learn that McKenna was successful and that Hasbro has announced that they will, in fact, manufacture a gender-neutral Easy Bake Oven for both boys and girls. After McKenna met with the toy company, Hasbro issued a statement announcing the forthcoming release of a black and silver oven, perfect for children of both genders :) More »

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All Aboard The Hoverboard

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Posted by: Trent on December 13, 2012| 4 Comments

So, back in February Mattel announced that they would be manufacturing a real life hoverboard just like the one featured in the film Back to the Future II. The board, they said, would be an exact scale replica … tho, unfortunately, it wouldn’t actually hover. In March, the company started taking pre-orders for the hoverboard and, of course, I placed my order. After all, I already have the shoes to go with it. Yesterday, my hoverboard arrived and, well, it was only one of the funnest days ever. More »

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