It's hard to believe...
Aug. 28th, 2011 03:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
polychrome_penBut a week from today I'll be in London! I've been looking forward to this trip for so long that it's hard to fathom that it's almost upon me. Definitely can't wait for that whole "paid vacation" thing either.
I hope to slip into a toy store while I'm there and see if I can't find any Winx stuff, or perhaps a Monster High Abbey.
But other than this vacation, the rest of the year seems kind of fuzzy. My birthday rolls around about a month after we get back from England, and I have no idea what to do. Maybe I'll just get a couple of splurge purchases (I have been eyeing a couple of Pullips again!). Or I've had my eye on a Jazz Restaurant in SF. And then come the holidays, which I'm not sure whether or not I'll have to be working.
In watching, I recently finished a complete rewatch of the 1990s classic "Spider-Man: The Animated Series." While I usually preferred Batman and the X-Men as a child, it was incredibly nostalgic to view these episodes that I haven't seen for years. The wonderful amount of continuity was surprising as well. I mean, I remembered that the Spider-Man series always had story arcs, but the amount of supporting characters who come back and storylines from early on that spill over into the later episodes was so refreshing for a 90s cartoon series. I also especially enjoyed the voice acting; they really got some great VAs like Malcolm McDowell and Nichelle Nichols. Not to mention J. Jonah Jameson is voiced by Ed Asner! The huge amount of guest stars (everyone from Dr. Strange to Daredevil to the X-Men and Fantastic Four show up at one point or another) was also great fun. But probably my favorite part is the Black Cat. Spider-Man is usually a solo hero, but this Black Cat really makes me wish there were more episodes with her.
Other Spider-Man series such as Spectacular Spider-Man a few years back were great, but this series IS Spider-Man to me. I'm watching "Spider-Man: Unlimited" right now, which is pretty much terrible compared to the great animated series. Ah well, not everything from the 90s can be seen through my nostalgia glasses.
I hope to slip into a toy store while I'm there and see if I can't find any Winx stuff, or perhaps a Monster High Abbey.
But other than this vacation, the rest of the year seems kind of fuzzy. My birthday rolls around about a month after we get back from England, and I have no idea what to do. Maybe I'll just get a couple of splurge purchases (I have been eyeing a couple of Pullips again!). Or I've had my eye on a Jazz Restaurant in SF. And then come the holidays, which I'm not sure whether or not I'll have to be working.
In watching, I recently finished a complete rewatch of the 1990s classic "Spider-Man: The Animated Series." While I usually preferred Batman and the X-Men as a child, it was incredibly nostalgic to view these episodes that I haven't seen for years. The wonderful amount of continuity was surprising as well. I mean, I remembered that the Spider-Man series always had story arcs, but the amount of supporting characters who come back and storylines from early on that spill over into the later episodes was so refreshing for a 90s cartoon series. I also especially enjoyed the voice acting; they really got some great VAs like Malcolm McDowell and Nichelle Nichols. Not to mention J. Jonah Jameson is voiced by Ed Asner! The huge amount of guest stars (everyone from Dr. Strange to Daredevil to the X-Men and Fantastic Four show up at one point or another) was also great fun. But probably my favorite part is the Black Cat. Spider-Man is usually a solo hero, but this Black Cat really makes me wish there were more episodes with her.
Other Spider-Man series such as Spectacular Spider-Man a few years back were great, but this series IS Spider-Man to me. I'm watching "Spider-Man: Unlimited" right now, which is pretty much terrible compared to the great animated series. Ah well, not everything from the 90s can be seen through my nostalgia glasses.
