lost & found vintage toys

the stars: a new way to see them ~ by h.a. rey

oooh! ~

hey, there's a new book on the coffee table ~

my good friend, fellow misfit & part-time santa's elf just sent me this cool book ~

the stars: a new way to see them ~

it's by h.a. rey, who'll you recognize as the guy who brought us curious george :) ~

our star chart ~

this book has an easily readable approach that comfortably introduces us to the stars without overwhelming our brains with too many technicalities ~

it has every kind of star chart imaginable to show you the way through the night sky ~

for years mr dad & i have photo'd eclipses & supermoons ~

year-round celestial clock ~

originally published in the 50s, this vintage book still has pluto reassuringly included among the planets, out there at the edge of our solar system ~

toxic lived on the moon for awhile, not unlike gumby ~

it's starting to feel like xmas now :) ~

bren

 

fun fabrics

before we start getting all xmasy i wanted to share one last post in the last glow of halloween season ~

these fabric swatches i picked up from spoonflower now line some of my collectible shelves ~

everything from vintage halloween cats to universal monsters & nosferatu ~

waiting to be used for my little projects, like this sasquatch & cat pillow i made for mr dad ;) ~

bren

moon composition book

here comes another supermoon.. 4 in a row actually :o ~

a blue moon ~

i may need this new vintage style composition book/journal to chart my migraines in? ~

i've been especially hypergraphic these days ~

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ b movie bingewatch

hey it's flashback friday time! ~

& today i'm in mr dad's space room looking for vintage b movies & shows to bingewatch in the ac this weekend ~

since we're broke & i'm a vampire so i can't go out in this infernal summer sun ~

but that's a whole other story ~

campy classics like the ghost & mr chicken, plan 9 from outer space, robot monster, rocky horror, house on haunted hill, or the unforgettable killers from space where peter graves is up against giant bugs & alien invaders with ping pong ball eyes ~

drive-in favorites svengoolie style like phantom creeps, phantasm, basketcase, killer klowns, the dunwich horror or toxic's choice, village of the giants ~

motell hell, the giant leeches, the brain that wouldn't die, elvira's movies macabre or the screaming skull which scared mr dad as a kid ~

killer creature double features ~

horror classics like i bury the living, carnival of souls & dementia 13 ~

toxic used to watch the tv show one step beyond, so here's some in a collector tin ~

the veil ~

hosted by boris karloff ~

the ray bradbury theater ~

some good episodes to be found here ~

other fun favorites of mr dad's ~

clutch cargo cartoons from his childhood ~

with its bizarre syncro vox style animation ~

& fractured flickers hosted by hans conried ~

silent film shorts with comedy voiceovers ~

we're oldschool sctv fans at our house too ~

did you see the recent dan rather interview with weird al? ~

toxic was one of those kids listening back in 1976 to his debut on the dr demento radio show down in socal, & we've been enjoying him ever since ~

we also like the venture bros ~

& the oblongs ~

some of my fan art is in order here ~

last but not least are these thumb movies, hey, we're missing blair thumb? ~

if you like this sort of thing then be sure to check out my mindless art album of old homemade vhs tape covers.. lols ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from one summer years ago.. update: hey i once dressed as brengoolie for halloween! & svengoolie himself liked it over on twitter :D halloween is coming! hey if you like this sort of thing better check back here tomorrow ;)

bren

stray

another videogame today ~

stray ;) ~

have you ever wanted to be a kitty? ~

now you can <3 ~

you wake up one morning with the rest of your colony ~

& head out together ~

but something goes wrong! ~

you fall & are left separated from your companions ~

trying to find your way back to them ~

through a strange futuristic cityscape ~

inhabited by robots ~

& enemies abound ~

there are puzzles to solve ~

you encounter a strange little ally ~

who comes along with you ~

jump in! ~

i played well into this one ~

be careful! ~

oh my. ~

a nice place to rest ~

if you're interested, better play this one soon, as it is about to be dropped from the free ps+ collection on playstation ~

it won best indie game at the game awards ;) ~

bren