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Okay, so I expanded my Friday Funday budget A LOT and ordered ten of these. Honestly, I was prepared to order twelve For Science!, but the limit is ten.

I got them on Monday, and there were only nine in the box. I took some photos to try to prove that they messed up . . . for no reason, because as it turns out, all I had to do was chat with a bot and a replacement was ordered! Turned out to be my third double character, so here's a quick list of my collection so far:

1. Purple Hippie Bunny*
2. Other Hippie Bunny
3. Tiger*
4. Poodle*
5. Panda
6. Jaguar
7. Cow

*Double

So I just need Black Bunny, Basketball Goat, CRUELLA, Black Cat, and Pink Cat. Lori pointed out that if I find them in a store I could buy them, keep the receipts, and return the doubles. Would I have thought of this myself? Maybe, but probably not.

Obviously, Cruella is my most wanted of the remaining five. Then Black Cat, then Black Bunny & Basketball Goat are tied, then Pink Cat. But I really want Pink Cat, too! I want all twelve, goddammit. Heh.

While I do not regret spending $100 on toys, I am kind of thinking that maybe this week's only Friday Funday purchase should be my ticket to Barbie.

Speaking of! I must order some weed ASAP; in fact, I should take care of that as soon as I finish this sentence.

Okay, great! I got a full-gram cartridge and two bags of Terp Chews to smuggle into the theater. I love how easy it is to place your order after hours and get ten percent off. Plus, I had enough points to knock off another $7 and change, so I did. And I already have a $20 in my pocket to contribute to this purchase!

Toys are still the only reason I have any interest in my upcoming birthday, and I've been shopping for them so much lately that I keep stumbling upon things I totally want even though I didn't know they existed. Today it was a Hercules set of Doorables (release date August first), which I will buy just for the muses, but actually, $20 for five figures is kind of a lot. Not that I wouldn't display the other four or anything, but I don't care about them as much as the muses. I would have liked it if they also made The Fates, Pegasus, Pain & Panic, Phil, Meg, and even Baby Hercules. But they never ask me. If they did, they would make AT LEAST two Little Mermaid sets. And they could be really big sets, too: Ariel, all six of her sisters, Triton, Flounder, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam, Grimsby, Carlotta, Chef Louis, Vanessa, maybe even a few more? What I'm saying is, I would buy them all. Yes, even though I already have an Ursula in the Villains set. That's at least eighteen characters, and I would buy them all. I would also buy characters from the animated series or the sequel (the third movie, not so much - I try to ignore its existence). But no, Disney doesn't want my money, I guess.

Except I have recently given them so much money for Doorables. Heh. Mostly they were on sale, but still, these toys are clearly earning my money with or without any Little Mermaid sets. No matter how much I want them. Which is a lot.

Invisible Woman has always been one of my favorite non-mutant Marvel characters even though I am not exactly a huge Fantastic Four fan. Her force field powers are so damn cool that I have a goal to collect multiple action figures of her eventually. Like, probably at least six. This is still one of my most wanted, but today I was and still am thrilled by the discovery of this one from Diamond Select, whose release date is my actual birthday!

Sue is the last of the four to get turned into a Diamond Select figure. Johnny and Ben are both cool enough that I could potentially spend money on them at some point, which doesn't surprise, but what does surprise is that SO IS REED. He is usually the least interesting member of the Four for me, even though some artists draw him to be very very hot. Well, this toy was sculpted to be very very hot, but that's not why I am actually thinking about buying him. Look at that photo of him using his powers. That is significantly more interesting than the usual stretchy arms, and I may or may not display him in that form all the time, but it is definitely the reason I will order him sooner or later.

I've always known my multiple Sues would need at least one version of her three teammates, and this is definitely the Reed for my shelf.

The actual purchase part of Friday Funday was delayed because my bank app was down for maintenance and I couldn't check my balance for an hour. (Technically I "could" have made the purchase ~without~ checking my balance, especially since I had successfully checked my balance earlier this evening, but I just don't like to spend so much money on fucking toys without checking it first. It feels dangerous or something.) But eventually I was able to order a bunch of NaNaNa!Surprise!Minis!, which are currently estimated to be delivered on Monday. I am beside myself with excitement and a little disappointed to have to wait until Monday, but on the other hoof, hey, a reason to look forward to Monday.

The day after Monday is Tuesday, which will be a big deal this week, even after this particular Monday, because it's the new delivery estimate for the Monica Rambeau action figure I pre-ordered less than ten days ago!

One of the many toys I purchased because of Prime Days deals was this Pokemon Select Evolution 3-Pack. Bulbasaur is easily my favorite Pokemon, so I was annoyed that this set is at least $35 when the Squirtle, Charmander, and Pikachu sets are only $25. Obviously I was fucking thrilled when the only set I Really Wanted finally dropped to the normal price, and now that it's actually here I am even more thrilled, because all three figures are shiny! It's subtle enough to be difficult to capture in a photo, but still somehow just perfect. Love love love it! In fact, I love it so much that I'm almost wanting to order the other three sets as well . . .

Oh, I know I talked about them two paragraphs ago, but Lizzy York and I are both seriously excited that she will be getting some friends in just a few days. I can definitely afford to order at least two green & white shelves (plus multiple tiny toy spice shelves!) soon, possibly as soon as Next Check, which is only one week away, but definitely Check After Next at the very latest. And then I can build those shelves and start opening so many of these toys, especially all of the Doorables sets and Lizzy's new friends. And, um, Lizzy! Heh. Almost forgot.

One of my most crucial ideas for The Perfect Desk is a set of statues representing the four elements (Ursula, Poison Ivy, Maleficent, Storm), but also, you know, they could be represented by the Q Posket WinxFate figures as well. And Katara, Toph, Zuko & Azula, Aang, etc. And maybe even more examples. I am more than slightly fond of the elements, duh.

Different Elements, but the Meet the Mane Six figures should also live somewhere on The Perfect Desk. I should really order those soon. Actually, I might have ordered them tonight, if not for the sudden interest in NaNaNa's. Frustration-Free Packaging = $17. Absolutely perfect Friday Funday purchase very very soon, for sure.

Another very very soon thing is the Kimberly version of the Pink Ninja Ranger figure. And of course I still need to pre-order Rita. So that's actually two more ways I plan to sacrifice my hard-earned money sooner than later.
 

I just got Terra, who was by far my most wanted, for about $18.

I want the others in this order: Bloom/Aisha, Stella, Musa?

These are their current prices on Amazon:

BLOOM: $24
AISHA: $30, shipped from Asia, estimated arrival July 28-August 11
STELLA: They don't know her
MUSA: $18

I don't really need them badly enough to shop around, but Walmart.com has everyone except Bloom for less than $17. Musa is a little more than she would be on Amazon, but I really am not even sure if I will bother to spend any money on her at all.

So, yeah, I might get more of them sooner than later. Maybe.

This morning my body woke me up for bathroom time at the obscenely early hour of approximately 8:30, and I remember thinking that if the T-Mobile store opened earlier I might as well head over now, but they don't open until 11:00, so I went back to bed until after that. I don't remember exactly what time I woke up for real, but as soon as I did I walked over there and waited a bit until someone was available to sell me my new phone, and I was out of there by 1:15.

The very first thing I did with my new phone was log in to the Food4Less website and place my big grocery delivery order. Also, since I was walking past Del Taco anyway, I treated myself to some fries. Then my groceries were delivered by 2:50, and after getting them all put away I took a shower . . . and then saw a message that my new BOX FAN had been delivered!

After the sun goes down I will walk to 7-Eleven to collect my Amazon purchases (Doorables & body essentials), and once I do that I will finally stop thinking about it and actually order everything currently in my cart.

My grocery order was not quite totally perfect. I forgot to get mouthwash or hydrogen peroxide. But, apart from grabbing those and and a few other essentials such as more beverages, I should be able to do almost zero food shopping this entire work week.

Will I spend anything on the actual Prime Days event? Or will Doorables and other toys be the only deals I find? If I really don't find any deals on any furniture, I'm still going to order The Perfect Desk . . . soon. Either "right away" soon or "Next Check" soon. If it does turn out to be a wait until next payday situation, I might also order my storage bench at the same time.

Even with toy spending depleting my available moneys, I think I am pretty much on track to purchase almost every single thing my room actually Needs by my birthday! So I guess that counts as one more reason to try to get excited about this birthday. I'll be able to sit at The Perfect Desk when I open Rita Repulsa, Doorables Birthday Countdown, random assortment of LPS, however many Mixlings, etc.

For less than seventy dollars, I could purchase four of my most wanted Doorables sets

• Olaf Presents
• Stitch
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Birthday Countdown

Plus, Na Na Na Surprise Minis Lizzy York.

Even if I don't add three random friends for Lizzy, which would still make my pre-tax total about one dollar less than one hundred, that is quite a lot of major-want toys for relatively little money.

Something that's not actually in my cart at this exact second is The Perfect Desk, which I will either order during Prime Days or after. Current price is $180, but there's a $10 coupon. Words fail to convey my excitement about this desk, but: I know exactly where I am going to put all fifteen Circle of Three books, and that makes me happy. And of course I'll also use some of that space for multiple tiny toy spice shelves, so that whenever I type anything I can look at Doorables and Mixlings and Cloudees and LPS and MLP, oh em gee, it'll be beYOND~

It only just occurred to me in the last two or three nights that the desk won't be truly perfect without a desk lamp, and this one looks perfect excellent because it's adjustable and has two charging ports. Actually, it would really be perfect if it was white, as  that would match the desk and the display shelves on that wall, so maybe I'll keep looking . . .


A Few Hours Later: Oh snap! I could get four sets of Doorables, Lizzy York, a set of Gelly Roll pens, and a legit Trapper Keeper for slightly less than $100 before tax. I'll make myself think about it for at least two hours or so, but it's very very very appealing and I am tempted to complete the purchase right now. But no, must ponder.

My end-of-week gift to myself was a 24-pack of Doorables, reduced from $40 to less than $22 AFTER all taxes & fees.

I just spent almost $40 on some essentials (hemp cream, anti-chafe balm, vitamins). Having a body is annoying and expensive.

Tomorrow or Sunday I will spend close to $200 on enough groceries to do zero shopping until next weekend.

My most wanted Prime Days Maybe Deals are pretty much what you would expect. The Perfect Desk, comfortable chair for The Perfect Desk, area rug for the chair, folding kitchen shelves, kitchen cart, desktop computer, fancy blender, storage bench. Of course I will also check out the display shelves I have my gay heart set on, but they're pretty affordable already.

When I bought my weekly present, I was and still am tempted by other deals on Doorables, such as . . .

Snow White and all seven dwarfs for less than $9, reduced from $17
Bundle: Olaf Presents & Stitch sets - usually almost $40, currently less than $30
Multi Peek Series 5 - $8.50 for 5 OR 6 OR 7 figures (I am specifically interested in S5 because some of the possibilities are all three fairies and both stepsisters)
$6.50 (usually $11) for Movie Moments, which of course I really like. Two figures AND a scene/tiny playset in a stackable display cube? Come on. These could be a dangerous way to spend a lot of money in a short amount of time!
Birthday Countdown Calendar - 14 figures (including two from TURNING RED, Young Tiana, and is that fucking Vidia?!) for $13
I don't ~super~ want the 50th Anniversary Collector Set, but $16 is certainly better than $19 for twelve figures

I haven't bought any Across the Spider-Verse action figures yet, and unfortunately my most wanted (Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk) keeps going out of stock. I would have said keeps "going in and out," but he's mostly out. Next time he's in stock, if he's $30 or less, I should just order him right away.

If nothing my room Needs is on sale, I might look around for toys that aren't Doorables.

I just pre-ordered MONICA RAMBEAU on Amazon. They don't seem to have RITA REPULSA, so I'll have to pre-order her from Hasbro Pulse ASAP. She is actually the reason I should get the Doorables Birthday Countdown Calendar. If she really does ship on the first, she'll probably arrive on or before my actual birthday on the fourth. And toys are the only reason I'm even somewhat excited about this birthday. Heh.

Oh shit, the prospect of saving them to open on my birthday could so easily justify purchasing so many Doorables while they're on sale, oh shiiiiiiiiiit

Whether or not they are on sale, these are some of the toys I might spend money on as my weekly reward for surviving a whole week of stupid sometime sooner than later:
DCSG Teen to Super Life Supergirl (Current Price: $37)
Pink Ninja Ranger - Kimberly ($17)
FiguArts Captain Marvel ($50)
The Marvels: Kamala and Carol ($25 each, same as Monica)
5 Surprise Mini Fashion 2-pack ($10)
This Storm ($45) (I already have a variant who looks exactly like this one except that her outfit is black)
~I really want the Kat & Kat with Cat two-pack, but because I didn't buy it back when it was affordable, it is currently obscenely expensive on Amazon and I don't need it badly enough to shop around at this time~
Appa Pillow Pet ($24 - ooooh, that is a sale, he's usually $35)
Ariel and Sisters Small Doll Set ($34)
The Loyal Subjects: Sokka with his bag ($15), Aang with Momo ($9), others?
Q Posket Terra ($18)
MLP Meet the Mane 6 ($27)
Mirrorverse Maleficent ($20), Hook ($20), and Belle ($13)
Aisha Vs Scorpina ($24)
PRESIDENT BARBIE ($50)
Storm E. Sky and Cool Cat ($15)

And, someday, maybe I'll spend money on Monster High again. I still want like 80% of all of G3, but obviously I'm distracted by other toys at the moment. Basically itching to order more Doorables as I type.

It is fortunate that I still have so many library comics to choose from, even after returning eight, because today was full of minor annoyances and at least two people who really pissed me off. The first was this guy sitting outside the Mexican restaurant listening to music WITHOUT headphones and WITH a speaker. I admit that listening to anything without headphones in a public space is something that really really really annoys me, but adding the speaker is extra rude. I approached him and started by asking, "Do you have headphones?" He didn't, but did immediately turn it down a notch or two, but didn't really care about the nice warning I tried to give him. He was gone when I checked again fifteen minutes later, which is good, because I was seriously so annoyed that I wanted to slash his tires or pour water on his speaker or steal his bike or something. People are extra annoying when it's this hot outside.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO this whole situation. I was tossing some paper towels in the recyclable dumpster outside Postal Annex when I noticed that a truck parked in one of the spots over there kept honking its horn every five seconds or so . . . because some stupid fucking idiot was just sitting there in her car, between the truck and the alley, either unaware or just uncaring that she was blocking his path. I decided to help out and try to get through to her, so I walked over. I did not tap on the door or wave or do anything to get her attention, so maybe she did hear the honking, but for the rest of her interaction with me she never really made it clear that she was actually aware that the truck was there.

Anyway, she rolled down her window and asked, "What do you want?"

"Are you coming or going?" I pointed to the truck. "You're blocking him in."

I don't remember precisely what she said, but it was something about FedEx. She had to call them to complain that one of their trucks had almost hit her. (They do make deliveries to Postal Annex every day, and sometimes they back into the alley; while I am inclined to doubt that a truck actually almost hit her, she was in the correct vicinity.) (Although, if any other vehicle really did almost hit her, I have to ask: Is it because she was just sitting there instead of fucking driving?!) She also asked if I'm Security and claimed that she does the same sort of work, but she runs her own business.

WHAT does any of this have to do with anything? The only fucking reason I said anything to you, the only fucking reason the truck has been honking at you, is that you are PARKED in the STREET. I mean, the alley is not like an actual street, but she was just sitting there, neither accelerating nor reversing nor making any sort of movement at all, mere feet away from multiple actual parking spaces.

The guy in the truck, by the way, is the manager or owner or whatever (I don't know, he's never said anything interesting to me) of Postal Annex. Who, in response to all the crazy that poured out of this woman's mouth, decided to APOLOGIZE TO HER, which is fucking hilarious, because he could have gotten out of his stupid truck and tried to reason with her his own damn self or pulled up behind her and gotten even more obnoxious with his horn or done anything other than the incessant honking that obviously wasn't fucking working.

But no, he fucking apologized to the crazy rude idiot and thanked me and drove away.

THEN. Even fucking though she had been sitting there with her car FACING the alley, which any rational driver would guess meant she intended to drive into the alley, what she actually did was turn around to drive into the main parking lot. I stuck around to make sure she wasn't going to do anything even crazier, so once she got her car turned all the way around I was kind of sort of in her path . . . so she gestured for me to get out of her way, and SHE IS FUCKING LUCKY that I did not say, "Oh, so it's only okay when YOU block OTHER PEOPLE from driving?"

And then slash all four of her tires.

She's fucking lucky.

In general I'm not a fan of living in a police state, but sometimes I do wish there was an app that would let me take photos of people who park like assholes and anonymously submit them. And then, when the police get the photos, they can do two things: One, confirm that this is something they can fine the asshole for. Two, use the license plate to find their address and send them a copy of the photo . . . and a ticket that they have to pay if they want to keep their license! Quadruple the fine if they do the exact same thing ever again!

Because seriously, it is SO easy to be a decent human being. People who choose to go out of their way to be jerks deserve punishment. I do not get paid enough for this nonsense.

Sadly, none of these are high-priority purchases at the moment, but I do WANT them all . . .


PRE-ORDERS

• Release Date September 1st: Monica Rambeau, aka Marvel's Photon from The Marvels! I have been wanting a Monica figure since WandaVision, so this is a huge deal. (Obviously I also want Carol and Kamala from this line, but Monica is the only one I need to preorder.)
• October 1st: Lightning Collection Rita Repulsa! Oh my fucking gawd, she looks so good. I don't even fucking know how long I have wanted a Rita figure that looks this good, but it has definitely been more than long enough for $34 to feel like a bargain. Don't tell Hasbro I said that!

Rainbow High Dream and Design Studio Playset - This comes with a very cute Skyler doll, but I will either (find something else for her to wear and) display her elsewhere or stick her in storage, because I want the studio for RARITY, of course. I don't have the perfect Rarity doll right now, but I will find one at some point and she shall have the studio! Also, she should have the Deluxe Fashion Closet as well. Fortunately I already have the Avery doll who comes with lots of extra clothes and a rack to hang them on, so whatever she isn't wearing will also go to Rarity. Oh yes, I shall display her in such a way that she looks very busy and important, because she is.

Rainbow High has a lot of dolls I would buy if I had unlimited toy money, but right now the one I'm most interested in is Rosie Redwood.

Disney Villains 3-Pack of dolls, which I shall be buying for Yzma.

DCSG Teen To Super Life Supergirl - Possibly the best Kara doll I have ever seen? As much as I fucking adore the character, I usually find her superhero outfits to be a little meh. But oh, this doll! Mine will spend all of her time in her jacket, ripped red jeans, and either red stompy boots or red sneakers. If her jacket opens her "S" will be visible, which I think is the way to do it. Like Wonder Girl or Superboy. Shirt with logo, jeans or other comfortable pants, reliable shoes, optional jacket. NO CAPES. Obviously if anyone deserves to wear a cape it's someone who is related to Superman, but I still don't like them. Batman's makes sense, and Storm can pull them off, but most of the time I think they look stupid and I'm glad to see Kara without one. Anyway, yeah, I like this doll a lot.

Ninja Rangers - I need Kim (who has currently dropped to $17). I might get Billy. If I get Billy, I might get Adam. If I get Billy and Adam, I might get Rocky. Tommy is currently ridonkulously overpriced, and my least favorite of all seven of these characters, so I'm not even thinking about spending money on him at the moment.

Aisha vs Scorpina 2-Pack - I already have Aisha, but obviously I will need Scorpina to help me welcome Rita! Those are the two I'm most excited about, but I need as many Evil Space Aliens and Monsters of the Week as I can afford.

Lots of LEGOs - Flowers, Little Mermaid set, Sanctum Sanctorum, etc

Doorables - If I suddenly became rich, I would seriously spend like $300 on these right away . . .

Wonder Girl - I prefer the outfit she wears in season two of Young Justice (she's my favorite character because she clearly loves being a superhero), but since she is unlikely to get turned into an action figure, this one will do

ATLA/Korra Figures - I already have a Toph who I love, but I really need at least one version of almost every character who has been turned into a figure. For example, look at this Sokka, who comes with his bag!

SH FiguArts: Captain Marvel, Sailor Venus, Thee Suicide Squad Harley, etc

Mixlings - The money I could have spent on these has instead gone to Doorables and Power Rangers, but I got a few in the Lori Box I looked through yesterday! Can't wait to display them, plus the ones I already have, on some of these.

Amazon sent me an email about The Perfect Desk. Which is now available in a fifth color, Grey. I like it a lot, but still think I prefer White since it will match the shelves I want.