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these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)

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flashback friday favorite ~ laptop mausoleum
i'm sharing this old post as a flashback friday favorite as i am again transitioning to a new laptop! late post today.. i'm wondering how others deal with laptop death? i have a veritable mausoleum in my closet.. this morning i began experiencing what i've come to know as the...
gumby in christmas crisis
for throwback thursday a little gumby adventure i created years ago ;) click images to see the larger size ~ bren (ghost)
remembering snug
she was the cutest tabby kitten i'd ever seen ~ & she loved to snuggle ~ she loved to play with her mom, sisters & auntie sabrina ~ we named her snugglebug, but mostly we just called her snug, & she was always my special kitty ~ i love all...
alice mysterious silver skull set
i'm an old american mcgee's alice fan from the very beginning ~ as one of the insane children i have been a patreon patron awaiting the new asylum alice game patiently ~ as i've posted here at the lost & found before ~ well, i also had to wait patiently...
american mcgee's alice asylum ~ cheshire cat
i'm still grieving the loss of my own sweet cheshire cat, snug, who i lost just weeks ago ~ always by my side for my american mcgee's alice & madness returns playthroughs ~ but at least i just received my new asylum plush kitty yesterday, he's super soft & feisty...
for the love of alice
i'm someone who has been playing american mcgee's alice games since the first pc version back in 2000 ~ as a patreon patron i am an enthusiastic supporter & toxic is one of a legion of insane children, aren't you? ~ one of the recent perks as a patron was...
flashback friday favorite ~ american mcgee's alice
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
american mcgee's alice madness returns
so yesterday i finally got around to getting all the last achievements on american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ i've played it several times over through the years but was recently inspired to play back through on nightmare difficulty ~ because that's love ~ so i chose the fleshmaiden dress...
laptop mausoleum
late post today.. i'm wondering how others deal with laptop death? i have a veritable mausoleum in my closet.. this morning i began experiencing what i've come to know as the first signs of laptop death with my trusty toshiba. :( had to wait for help from my IT oriented...
girls kick ass!
don't let anyone tell you different. annie sparkleheart raggedy ann alice emily lenore little red dorothy goo girl scouts american girls bren
ghosts, cats, jacks & skellys
so who are you voting for this year? ~ count chocula, frankenberry or boo berry? ~ surely any of these are better choices than that annoying orange ~ i love shopping at halloween time every year ~ a new haunted portrait ~ i like to buy new goth kitchen tea...
american mcgee's grimm
as a huge fan of american mcgee i had to get the grimm comic books ~ of course alice is my favorite mcgee creation & all my posts devoted to her reflect that ~ these comic books from 2009 by idw are based on the obscure indie games of the...
the art of alice madness returns
as i've posted here before, i'm a huge fan of american mcgee's alice ~ & alice madness returns ~ this cool artbook has all the concept art for the games that a fan could want ~ including all of alice's dresses ~ with an introduction by american mcgee ~ weapons...
vintage videogames ~ american mcgee's alice
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
american mcgee's alice ~ madness returns
update!!! back in january as part of everything alice month i posted up american mcgee's alice madness returns figures & suggested they come out with more versions of alice in her various dresses.. well the wonderland gods have smiled upon us & released a new alice just recently in her...
alice ~ madness returns
last but not least is the cheshire cat ~ this time he's a nice big articulated kitty ~ from EA games 2012 ~ by diamond select toys & spicy horse ~ the cheshire cat gives alice wise albeit wry council.. with earring ~ american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ tomorrow...
alice ~ madness returns
in madness returns the card guards are back.. from the dead! ~ & more brutal than ever ~ wold? typo? (or poe-ism..) by diamond select toys & spicy horse ~ this figure looms over our poor little alice ~ EA games 2012 ~ made in china ~ try dealing with...
alice ~ madness returns
here's alice in the hysteria version ~ in madness returns alice can go into hysteria mode ~ hysteria mode gets bloody ~ hysteria alice comes with another hobby horse & peppergrinder ~ & stand ~ i have a bunch of american mcgee wallpapers up at my ghostwallpapers page.. ghost &...
alice ~ madness returns
i was one of those american mcgee fans hoping & pleading for a sequel & a console version of the original alice game.. 11 years later in 2011 i got everything i could ask for ~ alice: madness returns includes the original game too, (for all of us who went...
american mcgee's alice
the jabberwock ~ i think the jabberwock figure must have been created based on the original concept art rather than the actual jabberwock that ended up in the game, since they look remarkably different? this one reminds me more of a balrog ~ i really would have liked there to...

vintage recipes for children

deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved

kids' meals

kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)

pogs

assorted pogs..

cards

collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

featured ghosttube..

baby tabitha begs pitifully at the back door.. she now has over 300,000 views!
p.s. i am not a godless soulless monster..

our game gallery..

ghost gamelinks..

ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

in a ghost house..

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09/06/2016

working children

labor day reminded me of this book, working children ~

a picture the american past book ~

imagine a childhood burdened by work rather than play ~

in factories, mines & farm fields, working long hours ~

these kids just wanted to go to school ~

still a problem in other parts of the world ~

we just had malala visit portland ~

bren

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