West Week Ever – 8/2/13

I’ve come to realize that, due to regional differences, a lot of you may not have understood my post earlier this week. It’s not a funny joke if you have to explain it, but here we go: There was once a company called Dial-A-Mattress that used to advertise on daytime TV., and their phone number was 1-800-MATTRES. Because “mattress” has 8 letters, yet you can only have 7 in a phone number, their motto was “Leave off the last ‘S’ for ‘savings’.” Get it? Anyway, here’s one of their commercials, just in case you’ve never had the pleasure.

Needless to say, I used to watch a LOT of daytime TV…

Speaking of TV, I’m finally caught up on Breaking Bad. True to my word, by the end of Monday, I had successfully binge-watched every episode on Netflix. Just when I thought I could catch my breath, I find out that season 5 is going to be released on Netflix today. I just don’t have it in me, though, especially since I’m going out of town on Sunday. So, I’m gonna leave that little “Nerd To-Do” for next week.

Has anyone been watching Summer Camp on USA Network? It’s not really getting a ton of hype, but it’s basically Survivor without all the surviving. they take 8 hot girls and 8 hot guys and have them reenact the kinds of activities you’d experience at a summer camp. Of course romance blooms and all that shit. In the end, the winning team gets $250,000. The rules are really too convoluted to get into, but it’s a good way to kill an hour if you’ve got nothing else to do. It airs Thursday nights, but I’ve been catching the replays on Saturday nights around midnight.

This seems to be my week for getting ripped off. First, someone stole my Bat symbol magnet off my car. I kinda thought that might happen, but I’d gone a year without anyone tampering with it. At some point over the past 2 days, however, my luck ran out. On top of that, I sold a vintage TMNT Krang figure on ebay that ended up going for $84.00. Then I look and see that the “buyer” only has 1 feedback comment, and that person is calling them a “deadbeat”. So, I don’t expect to see that payment…

Song of the Week: Cara Mia – Jay and the Americans

Links I Loved

Well…. for 7/29/13 – Team Hellions

6 Observations from the Series Premiere of Total Divas on E! – UnderScoopFire!

Introducing: Cool & Collected Magazine! (maybe) – Cool & Collected

Hazards of Summer: Week 6. Boombox wielding punks! – Cold Slither Podcast

Ke$ha’s Tail Was Chopped Off And Stolen – Huffington Post

Be sure to check out Will’s World of Wonder, as I restocked my Masters of the Universe section. Lots of vintage figures added, as well as a few more recent items!

One covered his fans in DNA, while the other would drown you with his. One can’t sing but was born with a tail, while the other can’t talk but will kick yours. Only one, however, had the West Week Ever!

How’s this for sad: in the same week A-Rod is in the shit for performance enhancement drugs, Snake Eyes introduces a fucking katana into America’s favorite pastime! While A-Rod is clearly having the worst week ever, Snake Eyes got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Tuesday’s Oakland A’s game. An out of shape, Vietnam vet Snake Eyes. Why did he get to do this? Well, G.I. Joe: Retaliation was released on Blu-Ray/DVD that very same day. As the second live action Joe movie, this one is supposed to be much better than the first (I’ve yet to see Retaliation), and it starred The Rock. In a slow entertainment news week like this one, that’s all it takes for G.I. Joe: Retaliation (and Snake Eyes) to have the West Week Ever!