a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is she except a being without access to the universe that she has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..
toxic was here album ~ vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc.. ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved
ghost stories (blood & butterflies..)
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:)
a very special post today in honor of our favorite author jrr tolkien, as old friends of mr dad's are visiting oxford & graciously placed my painted tolkienstone on his grave in remembrance of his life's works that we have all loved so much.. yeah, for all of us nerds...
so we're a gaming family here ~ as part of fallout week, this special flashback friday post is about my gaming album ~ so toxic remembers playing handheld electronic football & atari, asteroids, pacman & centipede, galaga, defender, digdug, pong etc etc ~ but when nintendo's nes & snes games...
so i was commenting at my other blog about our 'altar of eclectica' ~ this wall unit that mr dad & i bought for $200 way back in the early 80s has come a long way with us ~ & over the years has become known fondly as the altar...
a little halloween leftovers today ~ more bookmarks i made from cool vintage images ~ to save your place in your stephen king book? ~ i just like to laminate small paper items i've saved to protect them ~ & they make handy bookmarks ~ i also appreciate proper storebought...
i've decided to devote a good chunk of november to tolkien items as today is the release of the new extended edition dvd/bluray of the last film so far in the series by peter jackson, the hobbit: an unexpected journey ~ lord of the rings trilogy special gift editions with...
we're huge tolkien fans here at our house ~ so of course we have the lord of the rings on gameboy advance ~ here's the two towers game based on the peter jackson film ~ prima return of the king guide ~ click on tolkien in the category list in...
turning to xbox today ~ from elder scrolls to nightmare before christmas ~ i played some of these extensively ~ lemony snicket's series of unfortunate events based on the movie ~ kotor would be raven's choice ~ halo ~ & more lotr ~ today's game gallery includes: halo 2, star...
our game gallery continues with more ps2 games today ~ i've posted about charlie & the chocolate factory here before ~ i really enjoyed the hobbit on ps2 from sierra games ~ another favorite was van helsing based on the movie ~ a scary one from capcom, clocktower 3 ~...
on to playstation ~ most memorable at our house are the final fantasy games ~ kartia by atlus ~ remember these free demo discs from pizza hut? ~ more sampler discs ~ these were for baldur's gate & fable ~ baldur's gate on ps2 ~ i've posted before about the...
counting down the days till the ps5 is released ~ focusing on vintage snes games today ~ the addams family ~ the breath of fire games from squaresoft ~ chronotrigger ~ claymates & clayfighter from interplay ~ who can forget earthbound ~ king arthur knights of justice ~ click for...
a pez update ~ i found these guys loose recently & added them to my pez dispenser collection ~ cool freaky little gollum mini dispenser ~ & here's gimli too ~ i have both of these already but they're in this unopened collection ~ from lord of the rings ~...
it's the last day of book month here at the lost & found ~ so i'm highlighting some fun choices from the toxic library in the toyroom ~ from vintage baking to lord of the rings ~ this one looks interesting ~ the back always pulled toxic in ~ check...
one of my more recent finds ~ the lord of the rings fellowship of the ring anthology trading card game ~ we collected these cards & just about everything else lotr related at the time of the peter jackson films ~ how did we miss this? ~ pieces & instructions...
i'm kinda miserable with classic migraine today ~ that started yesterday as a disconcerting aura & blindspot after doing a wave of springcleaning ~ so i'm in pain & feeling a little pukey ~ mr dad's nickname for me is li'l pukey, since i say that often enough.. lol ~...
warriors of the shadow realm today ~ a marvel weird world super special from 1979 ~ oldschool tolikienesque wizards & d&d style adventures ~ part 3 ~ zarthon?! ~ with bonus 3 page color foldout! ~ cool ~ a chart of weird world ~ a gandalf-life figure ~ articles &...
it's our birthday today & toxic is taking over the blog for the day! ~ toxic is the nickname i've used forever for my own inner child, she's here & wants to share all her favorite vintage kid dvds to binge watch in the ac this weekend, flashback friday style...
i picked this up when i saw it because i knew my son would want it ~ it's a vintage tolkien paperback set from ballantine books ~ we already have some of these books loose, in fact they're the versions my son & i both read while in high school...
tolkien fans, have you heard, amazon is making a lord of the rings series? ~ it reminded me that i have the board game based on the hobbit movie, an unexpected journey ~ i opened it up for the occasion ~ obviously we haven't played this one yet ~ a...
so what are you doing for #bookshopday? ~ i'm shopping for books at the fall friends of the multnomah county library book sale ~ what better way to spend a rainy day? ~ i always find good vintage kid's books here ~ but i also check psychology, supernatural & oregon...
here's some stuff on sabrina, a mouse ~ ohh, a scary finger puppet & grima wormtongue! ~ a monkey wearing a fez & pokey! ~ gumby too, & a glow-in-the-dark zombie! ~ oh, she wants the zombie! ~ nope, she wants the pokey :) happy 2017 everyone! may it be...
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!
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!
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..
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but i quickly began to think i must've somehow traumatized him? ~
or perhaps he'd been abused? he screamed 'boba boba boba' which i remember means scared or worried ~
he screamed CHAAAANGE! several times in amongst rocking back & forth, making garbled sounds & growls & putting his ears back, & his eyes remained half open with weird images in them ~
then i came down to the quiet dark playroom yesterday to get something & from behind me i hear 'you're pushing this way too far' in a very sinister tone.. wtf? it creeped me out so much i asked mr dad to take his batteries out so he doesn't burn the house down while we sleep or something, & while so doing it made more screeches & said 'don't go crazy' & finally 'am i still here' as the batteries were coming out.. yeah, i think it's evil. do not give this toy to your children! i thought the jolly chimp was freaky, this guy is getting wrapped up & put away.. i googled it & it seems possessed furby toys are a thing: what happens when your furby turns evil & new furby absolute horror :O
the lost album - click to visit my current photo album (sound up)
visit gumby's childhood home.. Note: if the audio doesn't play for you on these albums please go directly to my gumbyland & gallery website, where the audio plays perfectly on laptops & pcs :)
our mini houses (sound up)
our nature trails (sound up)
baker's tour painting by bren..
gumby trapped on the moon..
gumby rain spirits by bren..
the snowman by bren..
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
halloween dolly freakshow
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
girls kick ass
lilac house..
raven's rest house..
charlotte house..
sunset house
innsmouth house
caution! zombarbies!
box of bees installation..
patchwork playhouse..
xyz dollscape
annie's saturday house..
hiding places installation..
autumn butterfly installation..
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
monkey lab installation
toxic dollies dollscape
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
the haunted forest installation
pandora installation
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
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