What made you happy today?

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Christmas should be pretty good if certain people can keep themselves from flipping out.

That's what Santa invented coal for. Wait.

[IndigoErth]

Happy maker... When you pick out the right Christmas presents for a pet.

Back after his brother passed, I got our remaining cat one of those igloo shaped beds with a top that can fold down for warmer weather. Wasn't sure how soon he'd take to something that smells new, but after the second time he went in he hasn't been back out since.

Also got him a couple toys, one in particular looks like a feathery beta fish. Played around with it then ran off to the kitchen with it in his mouth and already put it in his dry food bowl, so that's a good sign.

[Storm Eagle]

I found out that one of my favorite book series is getting a fourth installment in March, twenty-five years after the third one. I might order it from Amazon and have it sent to my job so that way I can get started on it as soon as possible.

[IndigoErth]

Comes across TMNT 2 & 3 film strips (5 frames each) on eBay... stays up too late looking through all of them... orders like... seven... Heh.

With the use of film on its way out and we're unlikely to ever get any from future films, figured why not...? One day there won't be much of them left to be found out there anymore.


edit: Definitely some good ones, esp of TMNT 2 (and a lot more posted for that one and still available), that were already spoken for, but having just looked up a clip to confirm, I'm kind of tickled that this one I'd debated grabbing (then did) is in fact part of the "Schwing!" frames like I thought. Wish it included a shot of Leo that isn't blurred, but Donnie makes me laugh.

Spoiler:

In my quest of finding a few good Leo frames, the only one I didn't really get a decent inclusion in any of them was Mikey, but I may well be buying a few more someday. (But here's two of the four I got from TMNT 2.)

Spoiler:

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Wow, those are awesome! Were they originals?

My happy-maker yesterday was getting off a couple hours early and getting to browse around in my local Game Stop. Found a hula Deadpool dash figure that I couldn't resist getting for hubby, and a set of the 88' classic Playmates figures- the latter was the last one left, so I splurged to grab it before somebody else would.

Afterward, I spent a couple of hours at the library looking up ways to fix my tethering issue with my phone/pc, and then went to the movie theater next door to see Cats. Loved the movie- almost as good as the play!

[IndigoErth]

Yeah, definitely cut from original old film reel. (edit: The images are cropped so the holes don't show, but they do have the holes along the sides.) Came from overseas pretty quickly, too, so that was nice. Going to try to get them in a frame this weekend.


Happy maker... The second attempt at putting together one of those cube storage/organizer things was successful and without incident.

Ordered a couple of them from Target; a small 2 cube/cubbies and the larger 4 cube. The small one was easy to put together and was fine. The bigger one... holy hell. Broke two of the pegs for the shelves, which is apparently very common to do and some people break more. There are 10 and no extras just in case... (God, Target, would a couple extras be so much to ask if this is such a problem??) The instructions seem simple enough, yet are a bit confusing and don't really offer a good direction on what order is easiest to do it in, and it's just not easy to juggle getting this thing put together, esp without breaking those pegs.

When I broke two, of course it also ended up damaging the particle board by the holes on one shelf and got the other half of the pegs stuck in the holes in another piece... I ended up having to go out and find wooden dowels in a size that might fit and lucked out in getting the LAST bottle of wood glue from the one and only nearby craft store that is closing and liquidating. And used a drill to clear the blocked holes. Ugh.

So, I'm very happy it's completed and the second go worked out fine.

I'm now horrified to think that they make these things in units of 6, 8, 9...even as many as 16 cubbies. If anyone ever succeeds in putting one of those (of the same quality and parts) together, esp doing it alone, you have my greatest respect, you poor tortured soul. Hell, you have it even just for trying.



1/11 -- Happy maker, the warmth on the eastern half this weekend. Upper 60s here. So nice, and awesome to be able to open the windows in January and let the house air out and try to get a little air moisture back in! Wish we could keep this weather for the rest of the winter.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I have a MAJOR happy-maker today- after dropping and breaking my phone yesterday, thus FORCING me to get a new one, I used the info I gathered on Wednesday regarding carriers that still allow tethering (which I hadn't even realized was an issue, thinking it was on my PC's end) to both switch my phone service, and get a new one on the cheap. So now I can tether again, which means I'm back to updating my stories again!! Feels so good to be able to finally have a full sized screen and keyboard to type on while in here, not to mention it's been over two years since I could post new chapters, so I am WAAY behind on fics! Gonna take a little time today to remedy that, and hopefully I can get going on some others I've been putting off working on!

[Leo656]

Went down to the Monster Factory tonight for their first show of 2020. They didn't have any room for me, but they let me hang out "just in case" and sent me out to help Mex Sterling celebrate winning the Heavyweight Championship. Boss Man said he's "definitely" got plans for me on a few of the upcoming ones and to just show up and he'll put me somewhere, so that's good.

Got to make some new friends and catch up with some old ones, as usually happens. Looking forward to going back in two weeks.

An odd side note, but every promotion I work for uses me differently and insists that it's because "that's what you're perfect for." For example, at the Monster Factory I'm almost always a good guy, because "That's what you're perfect for, you're a natural white-meat babyface, you can fight from underneath and make a great comeback. As soon as people see you, they love you!" Other Place, I'm one of the top bad guys, because "That's what you're perfect for, you're an obnoxious scumbag who never shuts up. As soon as people see you, they hate you!"

I mean, good for me? It pays to be of good use in any situation, I guess. I get paid the same either way, I just think it's funny how these things go.

[IndigoErth]

So basically you're a real life anti-hero which leaves them guessing on where you belong?

[Utrommaniac]

Made a big step in working with a company for graphic design. Talked with one of the co-owners about the logo sketches and now I'm about to digitize what we came down to.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

So basically you're a real life anti-hero which leaves them guessing on where you belong?

That's certainly a way of looking at it.

It generally astonishes people who haven't worked with me before that I can flip from one to the other extreme on a dime and be completely comfortable either way. A lot of guys mostly work one or the other 99% of the time, which can be good for perfecting your character but it can be a detriment if you're in a situation where they need you to fill a different spot on the card. Or even if they book two "good guys" or "bad guys" against each other, ONE of them has to be a little more "good" and the other a little more "bad", otherwise the crowd doesn't know what to do and they don't react to anything.

So, it always pays to be a little flexible. You increase your value tremendously that way. For my part, even when I'm a "good guy" I'm a little obnoxious. I don't have to work on it, it just comes out that way.

Now that I'm... "less hurt", I'm hoping to do a lot more this year than the last couple. Hopefully my neck and back will hold out a little longer. But I'm talking to some of the guys about working my way into more of a "character" role, like managing a few people or doing commentary or ring announcing, so that I can stay involved once my spine finally quits. I always kinda tried to model myself a little bit on Roddy Piper, so I'm hoping that I can follow some of what he did to stay involved once he couldn't perform in the ring anymore.

[IMJ]

Wrapping up a big sale effort tonight is nice. Less stress.

[Andrew NDB]

Watched the Ricky Gervais "Humanity" standup deal on Netflix. Hysterical.

[Leo656]

Last night, I sold merch, posed for fan pics and signed autographs at a show I did not wrestle on.

It was a great show, and the entire night was a lot of fun. But stuff like that will forever be interesting, to me.

Lesson to up-and-coming workers: If you wanna make money, it pays to wear an awesome jacket and strut around like you own the place, even if you're merely an Invited Guest.

[IndigoErth]

Due to the age of my computer and its inability to have one of the required updated browsers, I knew there would eventually be a year when TurboTax wouldn't let me use it. Seems that year is this one. Buuuut... it makes me all the more grateful that my job gave us updated devices in Oct. that are really just smart phones with the call option removed, so I was totally able to use that to do my taxes.

[Leo656]

Technically yesterday, but I was too tired/delirious from the show last night to post about it. Even if I don't wrestle, wrestling shows are emotionally exhausting.

Anyways, so former WWF announcer and current Ring Of Honor employee Kevin Kelly was there at the Factory to help out and give a seminar (I had work so I missed the seminar ). I had met him a few years ago when he did a promo seminar at the Monster Factory. So I went to say hello and said "You probably don't remember me, but..." and he said "Of course I do!", which really surprised me. So I said "Wow, must be the haircut."

So I thanked him for all the help he gave me a few years ago and let him know I still refer to the notes I took, and mentioned how since I'm only really average as an in-ring worker it's my promo skills that I think helps me stand out the most. And he said, "Well, and your look! I mean you look like a star, whenever you walk into a room everybody stops to look at you. That's huge!"

Made me feel like a million bucks. What a sweet guy. I do think I have a good look (humble ) but it's nice to hear someone who's been in the business for 30+ years say so.

[Voltron]

Student came to me about three months ago asking for help getting into this exclusive college. This college was one of the most competitive in the nation, and only had 20 seats available. To secure a seat, one not only had to take a written exam, but also pass an interview in a foreign language on economics.

Tall order, to say the least. Add to that he could only show up to class once a week, and that's one heck of a mountain.

So I went to work planning an economics lesson in a foreign language to help him out. Meanwhile, he studied his behind off.

There were bumps, to say the least. The pressure this kid brought on themselves was intense. They had serious doubts about their chances. They had minor panic attacks in class.

His mother called me the other day to thank me for all the hard work. Said my student made it in to school. My student came by today to shake my hand and give me a gift basket. He thanked me profusely and asked if I'd be available to teach him again in the future.

Teaching has its highs and lows, but I do love it when my students go on to do great things.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Leo656

And he said, "Well, and your look! I mean you look like a star, whenever you walk into a room everybody stops to look at you. That's huge!"

It's good to know then that if you ever get injured in wrestling that you'll be able to do more than hand modeling on QVC for money!

[Leo656]

The robe I ordered from ralphsfigureclothing.com finally arrived, so my custom Macho Man figure is one step closer to completion!





If anybody needs a shirt or jacket or whatever for your wrestling figures, they're the place to go. I'm working on several customs at the moment so I'll definitely be ordering from them again.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Do they do non-rasslin' stuff? Might look them up!