Good News, Bad News and Mediocre News

In no particular order.

Today my sister, nephew and #2 brother-in-law visited us for dinner and conversation. Brother-in-law is an electronics repair man, and so he gave our dubiously-acquired VCR/DVD combo the once-over...and his Seal of Approval. And he helped us get it operational (Good) but we also learned that my supply of blank DVD disks were incompatible (Bad) so we at the moment are up one VHS player, and we won't be able to determine if it's fully operational till we get some better disks (Mediocre).

I wonder if the disks I have, if recorded on my computer's deck, might be playable on the combo. Well, I won't know because I don't have content to write to DVD. :/

And Once Again My Morale Crumbles

The Japanese toy manufacturer Art Storm is set to release a set of diecast vehicle toys based on the hero machines of the classic anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, known better here by the titles Battle of the Planets and G-Force (no relation to the new G-Force movie about espionage gerbils). My interest is in the two fighter jets: the G-1 (belonging to the Gatchaman team leader) and the Red Impulse (belonging to a non-team character whose relation with the team is a plot spoiler). According to the website, they're about 6" long. (Battle of the Planets was one of my favorite shows in my adolescent past.)




They're cool; they're perfect; the better-looking than I could imagine--and they're hella expensive.

I had just healed myself from the heartbreak of the Mellowlink action figure/motorcycle set! Blarg!