Ahhh! What a relief. Today I feel much better than yesterday. I spent part of the evening putting the stickers on and assembling my Pee Wee's Playhouse Playset. I had to fight to take it out of my office, where I had it sent because I have no doorman at my apartment. The lobby guy down there said I needed a pass for a box, and then a special elevator. I mean, it wasn't that big, it was addressed to me, and was actually still in the box, so it actually said "Pee Wee's Playhouse Playset" on it. So it's not like I was sneaking out a laptop or something.
Anyway, it all went together beatifully. Maybe I can make a nice little display out of it if I clear the shieze from the bricabrac nook in the foyer. Then again, since no one ever visits, it's probably pointless.
It's funny to see that many of the old Pee Wee toys that I get have these orange Toys R Us Clearance stickers on them. I remember after he got arrested - the first time - I went to Toys 'R Us because I heard they'd radically marked down all his toys, so I snagged a bunch of them for 77 cents apiece, and a marked-down Pterri as well. I think I was there kinda late and most of them were gone.
Just when I think I'm done buying crap...uh, I mean, collectibles, I run across the new "Barbie as Daphne" set - with two Kens and a Skipper to boot. I mean, Skipper as Velma in high-heeled Mary Janes? How can I resist? I really limit my Barbie Collection to two very distinct genres:
1) Barbie cross-merchandised with something atrocious or inappropriate or stupid or seemingly controversial.
2) Ken looking exceptionally gay.
3) Hi, Opal
You have to make note that #2 is a very strict category. Ken, of course, always looks gay, but Earring Magic Ken and Rainbow Prince Ken look exceptionally gay. "Ken as Fred" will also fit the bill. Most other Kens are, quite frankly, not gay enough for me. I kicked around getting the Ken from "Barbie Is The Nutcracker" or whatever, simply because, well, it says "Nutcracker" on the box, but then I didn't.
My point, and I do have one, is that the Scooby set sorta crosses everything - an exceptionally gay Ken, an inappropriate cross-merchandising opportunity (Ken as Shaggy is basically Ken as Pothead) and also the Skipper has been put in high heels, even though Velma totally was not a high heels kinda gal.
Items in my #1 cateogory are the "Friend of Barbie" Rosie O'Donnell, who I plan to pair off with my "Skipper as Velma". Oh, and Paralympics Becky, the one who can't fit in the Dream House 'cause she's in a wheelchair. No dreams for you, sweetie! I also have "Jell-O Fun Barbie," and a McDonald's Barbie. That one comes with a baby sitting on a tray, and it totally looks like Barbie is serving the baby as dinner.
There's like a similar baking-themed Barbie I don't have that I've seen which totally makes me wonder if the baby can fit in the oven. I don't know why Barbie is randomly given a baby as an accessory sometimes. I suppose she wouldn't bake the baby, but when Ken As Shaggy starts sparking that spleef, you never know. | 
