So yeah. It was a busy week. So busy in fact, that the week in question is not this week. It’s last week. Ish. Last weekish. It has not just been a busy week in collecting. It’s been a busy week…period.

But! Busy-ness aside, it’s been a very exciting week for my borderline unhealthy collecting habit. I have acquired…things. I acquired a lot of cool shit in a span of 7 or 8 days, and I thought it might be cool to sort of try to write it up and poke fun at how diverse and ridiculous it all is. So behold. The following is an attempt at that. At writing up and poking fun at the 8 or 9 things I straight copped (homie) in a week’s time.

Oh, and one note. I am…home this week. Normally I’d be at my office taking photos of all my weird gears, and as such, you’d see the normal wood floors, white backdrop, and/or crazy crap everywhere. Not so this time. I’m coming at you (live and direct) from my very own New Janky Workshop, yo. I have invited you into my garage—onto my workbench—and as such, it would be good if you put on a jacket (or bathrobe) and maybe popped a bottle of beer before proceeding. Garage rules.

And so.

A Bevy of Mini-Miniature Keep Watch New Era Hats

When the first mini KWNE hats were released, I was beside myself. I was taking a nap at the office—I sleep awesome there sometimes, and I’m not entirely convinced that it doesn’t have everything to do with the huge towel I use as a blanket—and my iphone buzzed and it was the Mishka newsletter telling me that these hats were available. The 4 1/4 ones. And so I bought a couple. Posted about my excitement. BUT! Right after I placed my order, I noticed that there were these, even smaller keychain versions, but they were all sold out. Bummer.

The phenomenon that was not having these tiny lids continued to bum me out until I got the recent opportunity to buy some and so of course, I bought 3. I am looking forward to getting into the office and seeing what toys they fit on (looking at you, Bobongo.)

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A 1909 Wheat Penny

I found this while crossing L Street in Sacramento on my way to a place that serves super radical deep fried pickles. It was heads up, from more than 100 years ago, and, well, a wheat penny. A trifecta of awesome. I love this penny.

The Sighting by Arik Roper

This incredibly hard to get/find print was gifted to me for no good reason by some dude with a ton of fingers. I met this person in just about the craziest way one could meet someone, and as such, I have come to cherish his friendship and have a sort of standing date with him twice a month to just get on the phone and talk about Big Trouble in Little China and shit like that. This print is…amazing. It has all the Rastan/Argonath vibe that I’m always whining about here, and the printing is just top notch. It helps that it’s done by Arik Roper, another buddy of mine who happens to be a king among men. Always nice when something this awesome can ALSO have some sentimental value. Winwin. (Photo borrowed from the Internet. I think it originally came from the Burlesque printing blog. Mine’s out at the framers’)

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Blobpus ‘Omake’ Duo

Once again, a cool dude whom I’ve known (and felt lovely things for) for years now drops some rad gifting on me. This dude who owns a toy company just moved his San Francisco shop location and found these guys just hanging out in the stockroom. I get a text ‘hey, next time your down, I got some blobpus for you. I know what you like…try to take care of you when I can.’ What a mensch. And what goldy golds…right?

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Nikon 20mm 1:2.8 D Lens

Man. What a great belated Christmas gift from one esteemed colleague. This one sort of took the cake. I’d been wanting a few things in a lens: Compact (check), Upgradeable to full format [FX] if/when I decided to go there (check), relatively great low-light performance (check), and something that pushed the envelope on ‘wide’ and let me see more of what I was pointing at (check).

Throw in the boss Nikon Japan 1989 design aesthetic and the all metal body and, well, put ‘em on the glass.

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Front Magazine #150.

The Rosie Jones issue. I’m pretty sure I ordered a calendar too, but this came on it’s own one day and, well, it is a stunner. Front is pretty funny…I subscribed to their RSS feed a few weeks ago and it’s good for a laugh and a drool each morning. I have a few issues from YEARS ago but had forgotten all about them until The Holly Peers Incident from a few months back.

Definitely something that will not get thrown out once the articles lose topicality.

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2010 Gargamel Lucky Bag

Yep. So awesome. I toyed around (ha!) with maybe blurring this photo out a bit, as this really does warrant it’s own post (which I may still do) but figured you deserved the full monty on this lovely cache of radical. Lucky Bags are a yearly thing for Gargamel, and there are a few variations…the other main flavor came with a Zag instead of a Deathra.

I’ve got mad love for Zag, but, well, I think I have 10 or 11 at this point. Always ready to welcome a bit more Death in my life. Especially when it’s got gold teeth.

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2010 Gargamel Lucky Bag Tokoichi Seiju

This dude came in the ‘other’ bag..the one that I didn’t get. I was stoked to get the back I got, as I wanted the Deathra and Randall, but I shed a teeny tiny tear at not getting this fine piece of Cometdebris awesomeness.

I think I made a comment on someone’s photo on Flickr and then randomly logged into Skullbrain one day and had a PM sitting there, from that person, saying that he’d sell it to me for next to nothing if I wanted it. Cliche times two: You CAN have your cake and eat it too, but a closed mouth doesn’t get fed. Ding.

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Mishka x Lamour Supreme x Cure Silver Boogie Ring

The wait is over. The oath is broken. This ring has arrived. ‘Forged in Blood.’ So. Worth. It. I am not a ring-wearer, but this sculpt—this idea—is one of the most powerful things I’ve experienced in a loooong time. I love it so much. I just had to have one of these guys. I could not be happier with this fine piece of jewelry, and all involved in it’s production should be beaming light from their nostrils at such a job well done.

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A Turtle/Tortoise Skull

I realize now that I don’t know the difference between a turtle and a tortoise. But! I do know the difference between a white elephant gift that you’ll cherish and one you’ll forget about. This is one that I’ll cherish. I got a goat skull a few months back at a really cool florist shop in SF, and this was apparently procured at ANOTHER florist shop in SF that also specializes in Taxidermy. I think it’s….awesome.

I brought a ceramic salt and pepper shaker set shaped like Garfield eating a huge lasagna and a bottle of Jameson. I definitely made out FTW.

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Assorted Polyhedral Dice

When I was buying the weird Garfield shaker set, I noticed a tub of DDDice behind the counter of the shop. I had already paid with my credit card and so I reached in my pocket and had 4 dollars. The dice were .90 apiece or something. I picked out the sparklies and the pyramid but also wanted the niner and so I asked the counter gal if I rolled a natural 20 on any of the ones I already had, would she give it to me. The stars aligned, and I got 5 for the price of 4. Charisma +1!!

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Jonah Justin Hateball

This little dude happened to me and Mrs. Hateball a few weeks earlier than planned. He was born on his mom’s birthday. Under a full moon. His first wail shattered a mirror, and all the clocks in the room ran backwards for a full minute after he first opened his eyes. I am a dad. Who thinks old pennies and hundred dollar squeaky toys are at least a 6 on the ‘pretty important’ scale.

Also: I do not recommend putting on your boogie ring and trying to burp your young one. It’s like boxing with a roll of dimes in your glove.

More as I am able. Thanks for being here for me, Bloglin. And lo, those pillars of heaven did shake.

- Hateball