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Let’s Start the Year (Again) Part 3: Eleven Year Old Me Would Be Upset by This

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The one thing about moving house that surprised me is the sheer amount of stuff one accumulates over the years. However, most of this stuff normally has the common decency to secrete itself away in nook and crannies, unseen and unknown until it is required1. Philip K. Dick coined the…

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February 27, 2015 at 5:24 pm | Action Figures, Manchild at Play (Toys), Real Life | No comment

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The Year in Blogs: 2013

2013 – the year I moved out of my parent’s house and didn’t write about James Bond (unlike last year). Here’s a round-up of what was on my mind throughout the annual rotation of the planet around the Sun. Why Hitman: Absolution Isn’t Quite Right – 02/01 Having received the…

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January 1, 2014 at 12:00 pm | The Year in Blogs | No comment

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Manchild at Play: Jokermania

1966 Joker in box.

I’ve always had a little bit of an obsession with Batman, particularly when it comes to the Joker. I don’t know why I’ve always had this fascination with the purple-dressed pale-faced psychopath, especially since I do suffer from coulrophobia1. My fascination started with Jack Nicholson’s portrayal in the Tim Burton…

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December 1, 2013 at 7:34 pm | Action Figures, Batman, Manchild at Play (Toys), Villains | 4 comments

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Manchild at Play, a.k.a Stuff You Can Steal From My House When You Inevitably Break in After Reading This

A Facebook post about my glass cabinets full of figures.

The other day I finally managed to cross off one of the things on my (admittedly rather limited and lacking in scope) list of things I’ve always wanted to do (aside from buy a plastic figure of Dr. Robotnik). For years I’ve made do with wooden shelves, converted bedside cabinets…

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June 1, 2013 at 12:00 pm | Action Figures, Batman, Manchild at Play (Toys), Video Games | 3 comments

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