The remnants of Hurricane Ike came up through the Midwest from Texas and hit Northwest Indiana hard. It rained for several days straight, causing all of the local rivers to flood. The Little Calumet river crested and flooded many Northwest Indiana towns along its banks. Nobody seems to notice the Little Cal until it rains too...
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Aiden and I were in the local Target, looking for new Transformers, when I noticed the new lightsabers in the same aisle. Hasbro released the new Clone Wars toys on July 26th, and along with tons of new Star Wars action figures, the new lightsabers were on display. Aiden had played with a lightsaber at his cousins’ house...
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Chrissy and I look forward to the day after Christmas almost as much as the day after Thanksgiving. We wake up early every year to get fifty percent off of all the seasonal goods. You have to wake up early to get the good stuff, since there’s always a crowd of people waiting outside the store to scavenge before you. We were at...
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The Transformers Movie came out on DVD on Tuesday, October 16th. There are two versions: a single-disc version with just the movie, and a two-disc version with the movie and an entire disc of extras. Many retailers are offering add-ins with the two-disc set. For example, Target has the world’s first transformable DVD case (it...
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I found the G1 homage repaint of the Transformers Movie Jazz at Target today. He’s a Target exclusive, so it was just a matter of time before he showed up there. I didn’t feel bad for getting him, despite the fact that I swore off buying any of the movie-related toys. The difference here is that this Jazz is painted to...
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After seeing the new Transformers movie, I wanted to play the new game by Activision. They had the PS3 version on display at Botcon, and it looked really nice. I’ve been searching all over for the PC version, but I could only find the console versions. It turns out that the PC version is a Target exclusive (Target is an...
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It’s an annual tradition in our house to go out on Black Friday. Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, Chrissy and I head to the local shopping malls early in the morning for the doorbuster deals. Chrissy and I are a great team, and she is an insane shopping maniac on prozac. She has our strategy planned out a week in...
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