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X-E goes Upstate! X-E buys a Vader doll!

Here's that trip report I promised -- a visit to my friend's creepy old vacation home in Delhi, New York. On the outskirts of a farm town, the place is in the middle of nowhere, plagued with ghost stories and stocked with enough cheap beer to convince anyone that they're actually seeing ghosts. I love the filthy ol' place. The very long article features every last nuance of the trips we take there, or at least, the ones I feel comfortable mentioning in a public forum. If you and your circle don't have a place like this to escape to, I strongly suggest finding one. Just leave your good clothes at home. If you like looking at stale Pepsi, this article is for voo.

Had to pick up a few kiddy birthday presents last night. While at Toys 'R' Us, I spotted this Darth Vader "Wrestling Buddy," made by the same company who put out all of those WWF/WWE/WCW dolls of the same stature through the years. Basically, they're dolls made soft and durable enough for kids to pound the Holy Hell out of without worry. I've only had one other, striking the likeness of "Macho King" Randy Savage, but I think it's pretty safe to say that Vader's set a new standard when it comes to wrestling buddies. It even shouts various Vader-phrases when you punch its stomach. A bit steep at twenty bucks, but it definitely has that conversational couch pillow appeal deal going for it.

There's a new Revenge of the Sith cereal, too...

I guess it's only called "Star Wars Cereal," arriving in boxes either with Darth Vader or Yoda featured. The cereal itself tastes fine, though the marshmallows are just recolored rehashes from previous Star Wars cereals and other completely unrelated cereals. At least they snuck a General Grievous head in there.

This week, I'll show you a much better example of a Sith-based food product -- Pop Tarts, with lava inside. Yayyyy.

Posted by Matt on 04/24/2005. E-mail me!



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What are those blue things? Are they supposed to be R2? They look like public mailboxes… or Batman.

Chestnuts roasted by LuigiHann @ 04/24/2005 2:31 PM

I can just imagine my dog dry-humping poor Darthy a la Marcel and Rachel’s Curious George doll.

Never in my life did I expect to make a Friends shout-out at X-E. I must be getting old.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 04/24/2005 2:33 PM

Great, I just poured coffee, too!

Chestnuts roasted by Kim @ 04/24/2005 2:46 PM

Finally, I can fulfill my week-long dream of a completely star wars-y breakfast: Darth Vader Marshmallow Cereal? Check.Darth Vader Lava-themed Pop-Tarts? Check. Darth Vader Orange Juice? Well…that doesn’t exist, but the stuff I’ve got does have black things floating in it, so that’ll do. Let’s get geek-ed.

Chestnuts roasted by Road Block @ 04/24/2005 3:03 PM

On an additional note, what is that grey pudgy marshmallow on the box? It’s…unsettling.

Chestnuts roasted by Road Block @ 04/24/2005 3:05 PM

I’m confused about the picture on the box. Is Darth shoving a bowl of cereal at the viewer, like a pie in the face? Or was the bowl of cereal sitting on his shoulder and it just fell off? Or is the bowl of cereal imbedded in his body armor? Oh, and those white and blue marshmallows do look like mailboxes, the light saber ones look more like the magical sword in The Legend Of Zelda, and the grey ones look like, well, pebbles.

Chestnuts roasted by Destro @ 04/24/2005 3:28 PM

Well Matt, congrats on the Delhi article. You’ve added to my anticipation of finishing finals, getting out of DC’s inner beltway, and back to upstate with plenty of beer and places epitomized by the Delhi house tour.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 04/24/2005 3:39 PM

I used to have a Hulk Hogan beat em up doll. It was the only time I could say I owned a doll without getting beat up.

Chestnuts roasted by Modern Day Pirates @ 04/24/2005 3:40 PM

Awesome trip article. But have you been outside yet? How do you know that you didn’t die on that bridge on the drive home? BEWARE OF SANDWORMS!

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 04/24/2005 3:45 PM

Even with fingerprints all over my monitor I saw the ghostly evidence in that graveyard picture. Moisture my foot. That house is creepy to the max.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 04/24/2005 4:34 PM

I think I saw Ralph Macchio’s face in one of those orbs.

I love how the unmentionables in that Pepsi have decided to stop defying gravity and let themselves sink to the bottom of the bottle, leaving the soda tu-tone. It’s like a Tequila Sunrise in soda form.

Does anyone else remember a PDA for fire prevention starring the two and only R2-D2 and C-3PO? I seem to recall some robotic coughing and waving of metallic appendages. I seriously doubt that they would have approved of your Bonfire of the Hangover-ees, Matt.

See, it all comes back around to the House. It always does.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 04/24/2005 4:34 PM

Oh, yeah. I wanted to show you all a picture I took yesterday at a Mini Traj’s friend’s birthday party. Check out the sensei or instructor or whoever he is: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/KermitD.Frog/ClaudaisSixthBirthday003.jpg His face is just one big moisture mask, apparently. Here’s another pic w/ him looking normal: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/KermitD.Frog/ClaudaisSixthBirthday010.jpg

Before I forget, can someone explain to me how to do a link here? I tried awhile ago and didn’t get it right, so I gave up. I tried the < url=http:www.blahblah.com > Blahdibbyblahblah < /url > thing. What corrections do I need to make? Thankee-sai in advance.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 04/24/2005 4:45 PM

Simple, traj!

(a href="http://www.thewebsite.com/theimage.jpg&quot ;) click here(/a)

Replace the parenthesis with < and >, respectively.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 04/24/2005 4:47 PM

Matt is still alive! So what if the Christmas design is still up?

The article on the house was very nice, though. Here’s hoping I can find a place like that when I’m as ancient sa you are.

Chestnuts roasted by The ORIGINAL Paul @ 04/24/2005 4:51 PM

Let’s try this.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2005182400,00.html">Asston Kutcher missed out on Punk’ding the dead Pope. Dick.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 04/24/2005 5:00 PM

I can’t help staring at the picture of the orbs and trying to connect the dots….

…Whoa! Kinda makes out Vaders mask if you connect them just right…

Chestnuts roasted by Mr mango @ 04/24/2005 5:15 PM

I love finding cabinets with stuff in it that hasn’t been moved in 20 years. I consider it the equivilent of finding a time capsule.

Chestnuts roasted by ed @ 04/24/2005 5:27 PM

I grew up in the sticks, so every weekend was a booze-soaked holiday retreat into densely-forested back roads. I’m glad that the appeal of such dangerous forays isn’t lost on you big-city folk.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 04/24/2005 5:33 PM

Hey Matt, I just picked up the Toyfare magazine with you in it, and reading through the article, I found one ver…very…fatal error.

it was Fact #37: Peter did NOT create the G.I. Jew Doll. Look at the pic they used in the magazine, it’s not even him!

Now to read the article!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 04/24/2005 6:50 PM

Wow, I haven’t had Tato Skins in years. I wish they’d sell it again, that stuff was great, and that TGIFriday’s stuff they sell today don’t come anywhere near it.

Also, I know how you feel about people selling chicken on the side of the road. In some parts of suburban Raleigh they do that, and it makes me question whether or not anyone actually stops buy to get chicken inside little tents on the side of the road. And I thought the Triangle was one of the more progressive parts of the country…

Chestnuts roasted by mjf7583 @ 04/24/2005 7:30 PM

They have Tato Skins at the Dollar Tree near my house. They also have mozzarella sticks in puffy chip form. Yum.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 04/24/2005 9:12 PM

It sounds like you had a fun weekend, Matt, even if you were drunk for most of it. At least you got away from it all AND found great X-E fodder in the bargain.

Cape May County is filled with houses like The House, from the better-kept versions in Cape May to the huge old farmhouses and summer homes in Middle and Upper Townships that come complete with large plots of land and old graveyards. For me, going to one of these places now is more than a getaway; it’s memories. I grew up in at least two houses like the House. Yes, they were spooky. One was so full of bugs, my parents had to call the exterminators twice in one year. We couldn’t use the smaller bathroom in one house because of all the bugs. That same house’s 20s-era heating system almost gave my family carbon monoxide poisoning.

Even with all the problems, I retain a fondness for old homes and buildings to this very day. Maybe that’s why I’m in my current apartment. I don’t think it pre-dates the House, but it’s plenty old enough – the heater alone takes up a good chunk of the living room.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 04/24/2005 9:18 PM

Man that house really brings back memories of my aunt’s house in Ohio. She lived on a old farm so far away from other people, it literally was a 20 minute drive if you wanted to go get food or rent a movie or something. It was so quiet and peaceful and relaxing. I was only there a few times, since it was several states away, but I loved every second of it.

Sadly she passed away in September and the farm was sold. I will never stop missing her or the farm.

Chestnuts roasted by Punisher Bass @ 04/24/2005 11:19 PM

I would so have to keep that G.I. Joe thermos. Forget the Pepsi bottle, I’d be more upset about them throwing away that thermos.

So why is it that I don’t have a place like this to go to? Oh yeah, it’s because I’m too busy with school, and whenver I’m at home, there isn’t a place like this for hours. There might’ve been like a place like this close by like 10 years ago, but such a place has most certainly been torn down and had suburban homes built on the property. I hate California.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 04/24/2005 11:35 PM

My sympathies, P. Bass.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 04/25/2005 12:11 PM

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