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:)
who knew there was a dark souls coloring book? ~ praise the sun! ~ dragons & all ~ artorias & ciaran ~ the nameless king ~ the onion knight ~ the great grey wolf sif ~ the lost sinner ~ now i'm off into elden ring ~ bren
another elden ring post ~ today focusing on my own character ~ bren snowmoon ~ i'm an astrologer ~ i use sorcery ~ & good sharp blades ~ i recently upgraded my look ~ i'm wearing fia's robes now ~ & an altered silver headband ~ & using rivers of...
today's flashback friday favorite post is from march, raven's elden ring youtube playthrough premiere, with a special update at the end! a special new game we've all been waiting a long time for ~ from software's elden ring rpg ~ with lore cowritten by george rr martin of game of...
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...
wrapping up halfoween week with this flashback friday post of my favorite ocd vampire, updated at the end! the count is a special favorite sesame street character so i wanted to highlight him today, starting with this vintage fisher price little people version ~ this counting dvd has some great...
this flashback friday favorite post is from the fall of 2019.. yesterday i hit the fall friends of the library sale downtown here in portland ~ it's book nerd heaven ~ & it's like my xmas ~ wonderful old fashioned & vintage books ~ i always scoop up the dover...
one of my cooler finds from last year ~ is this elder scrolls coloring book ~ i still remember many years ago picking up morrowind at a staples store & reading the description on the back ~ i brought it home & gave it to raven saying 'this looks like...
today a special new game we've all been waiting a long time for ~ from software's elden ring rpg ~ with lore cowritten by george rr martin of game of thrones fame ~ it's great to have another dark fantasy universe to explore ~ raven started out his character as...
i saved this box for the last day of fallout week ~ it's a special collectible bundle ~ that included this keychain ~ f76 reclamation day ~ also the army figures i posted earlier ~ this enamel pin ~ based on the slugger perk ~ air freshener ~ vanilla scented...
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...
fallout week continues here ~ i didn't plan for army figures to coincide with this particular day :( ~ in red & blue ~ classic fallout ~ nuka cola, grognak's axe ~ a nuka blaster ~ favorites like jangles the moon monkey ~ & of course the grim reaper ~...
fallout week continues ~ with these 3 nifty notebooks ~ pocket size ~ nuka cola ~ please stand by ~ blank pages for field notes or drawings ~ graph paper style ~ & traditional lined ~ from insights & bethesda ~ 2018 ~ vault forever, surface never! ~ more tomorrow...
more fallout trading cards today ~ vault tec series 2 ~ on this too Too tuesday (palindrome day) ~ i love my private vault 11 ~ though not perhaps as much as my post apoc kitty sanctuary ~ or my lost & found toy & soda shop ~ holo ~...
it's fallout week here at the lost & found ~ let's check out a pack of the series 1 trading cards ~ these are hard to find now ~ i was able to get this exclusive pack as part of a special fallout bundle ~ i'll post more about that...
so i'll be posting fallout items off & on all week ~ as i windup this f76 playthrough for now ~ & tuck my beloved winchester mystery frankencamp & vault 11 into mothballs for awhile ~ bye for now, waterslide ~ as i ready myself to head into the much...
more bloodborne! ~ this time it's the strategy card game ~ very cool ~ game pieces include blood echoes ~ i loved bloodborne & had to platinum it myself ~ so there are several different bloodborne posts here at the lost & found ~ the cards ~ my son raven...
more bloodborne today ~ these are the futurepress collector's edition guides for bloodborne ~ these are the most comprehensive guides to the from software games ~ including the chalice dungeons ~ weaponry & attire ~ the old hunter's expansion guide ~ one of the best pieces of dlc for any...
another cd sunday ~ some cds i think emily strange might like? ~ gothic vampires from hell ~ & covered in goth ~ the original goth? ~ edgar allen poe ~ closed on account of rabies ~ a special favorite, you can hear some of my favorite readings here ~...
radiohead meets shutterfly ~ because i needed a kidamnesia desk calendar, right? ? ~ i posted all about kidamnesia here back in november ~ well i wanted to use some of my screenshots in a way where i could see them year round :) ~ crying monsters all year long...
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..
~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved
i had a blast yesterday watching a live stream on insta of krofftkon, which is happening all weekend at the orinda theater in northern california ~
click the link to see marty krofft's grandson, griffin, taking the video :) ~
& yeah, that's me there with weird comments & a question for marty ~
i had to ask if he knew art clokey? nope ~
& in comments later with sid krofft who has liked my comments in the past, i was able to satisfy my curiosity about an old rumor from toxic's childhood, that the opening scene with the creepy boat as the hr pufnstuff theme plays was filmed up at a spot she knew & loved, big bear lake, ca? yes! that's true & he said it was a beautiful day :) ~
if you're as big a fan of the old krofft shows as i am you should click the links in this post to a bunch of posts i've done in the past ~
meanwhile enjoy these cool collectibles i've just added to my toyroom including pufnstuff, sigmund & the sea monsters, electra woman & dynagirl, lidsville & toxic's favorite land of the lost pins, magnet & Stickers!! i've always said witchiepoo was my earliest fashion influence! ;) ~
Sleestak! Avoid Eye Contact! i have to say my favorite moment at krofftkon was when will & holly sing the show theme & even remembered to add grumpy the dinosaur at the end! made my day!! :D ~
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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