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Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at 12:24 am

I had been meaning to buy a wheel for GT5 since purchasing the game. It was annoying at how you could only TURN or NOT TURN with a controller depending on if you pressed the D-PAD or not. Same with the acceleration, you could only do FOOT DOWN or FOOT OFF, there was a tough in between.

I also wanted
a) a wheel with pedals
b) a wheel you didn’t have to attach to a desk…

So, a friend sent me a link to a Dell Deal. $299 regular minus $100 = $199 Price

I did about 30 minutes of research (okay, let’s be honest – 10 minutes of quick skimming on the internet). Based on a) and b) above, my options were limited. I looked at the review: all pretty good.

So I bought it. With HST on $199.99, the total price was $225.99.

I purchased it on Saturday, December 10th at about 12:04am. Here are the details regarding the shipping:

2010-12-13 07:52:00 PM Picked up by Purolator via TORONTO SORT CTR/CTR TRIE, ON depot
2010-12-13 07:53:00 PM Left via TORONTO SORT CTR/CTR TRIE, ON depot
2010-12-14 07:19:00 AM On vehicle for delivery via TORONTO (DWNTWN/CTR VILLE),ON depot
2010-12-14 10:57:00 AM Delivered to ————— at —————- via TORONTO (DWNTWN/CTR VILLE),ON depot

So basically, it was picked up YESTERDAY at 7:52 PM and arrived TODAY at 10:57 AM. It took less than 4 days to get the thing since I ordered it. Super fast.

Also, the shipping & handling was FREE

Which is awesome because…

Weighing in at 33 pounds O_O – my box (for the wheel). As I was unpacking it, I was wondering “why the heck did they make it so heavy?” until I realized…they purposely made it heavy. Because you’re going to be holding the wheel, jerking it around…and you don’t want the whole thing to move.

Partially unpacked. By the way, in the top left is the Toy Story Blu-Ray Trilogy collector’s edition. What you’re seeing is a Wagon/Toy Chest, the same one Andy uses throughout all 3 movies :) Pretty awesome.

Just a video of me playing GT5 with the wheel.
Yes, I’m aware I’m playing on Automatic
Yes, I’m aware that sometimes I’m driving okay but I did screw up
Yes, that’s Initial D Stage 4 Episode 6 (Takumi VS the Pro Driver)
Yes, that’s a SNES, Wii, VCR, Wii Fit
Wow, as I re-watched this video, I couldn’t take my eyes of Initial D :P that episode is awesome!!

Some close ups of the wheel…not very exciting.
That pink bear is so not mine. Just sayin’

My 2 new babies

Folded Up

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December has already been a very expensive month.

Sunday, December 12th, 2010 at 1:08 am

While this post/page is always updated, Things I Own – Things I WTB, I thought I would share some of the things I’ve purchased in recent days.

D-arts WarGreymon
$53.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 12, 2010
Purchased over Hobby Search

WarGreymon – I love this character. One of my favorite digimon, up there with Angemon, Angewoman, Magna Angemon, and Omnimon. Okay, I know I liked 5 favorite digimon…but there are tons of them >:( So I’m allowed to like that many!

Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition for PS3 or PC
$225.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 11, 2010
Purchased over Dell

Wheel for GT5 – Let me tell you, I’m a racing game fan. Since Mario Kart…and Initial D, I’ve always felt slightly….gifted or talented at racing games, more so than any other type of game. I’ll write more about Initial D soon. Anyways, the wheel was expensive but it’s high quality and I think it’d be pretty useful for my GT5

Otacool Books 1-3
$116.07 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 8, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

I think I mentioned this but I bought these mostly for book one, the Otaku Rooms of the world. I can’t wait to move into a house and get started on my dream room/floor. :)

Nendoroid – Petit: Death Note – Series 1 and Series 2
$46.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 11, 2010
Purchased over eBay

I got a cute Misa and an old fart Watari…I wanted L, Light or Ryuk :( Anyways…then I found out about series 2…and yeah, decided to order all 22 of them. Now I have a duplicate Misa and Watari…what do I do with them? Any takers?

Gundam 00 – Wang Liu Mei #A
$9.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 11, 2010
Purchased over eBay

I have not watched Gundam 00 but I love the traditional style chinese dress she’s wearing. Worth a simple $10

Kotobukiya DC Comics: Batgirl Bishoujo Statue
$72.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 8, 2010
Purchased over Kotobukiya

Looks absolutely gorgeous. I CAN NOT wait to add this to my collection.

Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Emma Frost Bishoujo Statue
$72.99 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Dec 8, 2010
Purchased over Kotobukiya

Also beautiful, I love the cape thingy. There are really the BEST figures ever.

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Transformers – Improving spatial reasoning and PEWPEWing at the same time.

Saturday, December 4th, 2010 at 3:33 am

“On average, men are better at spatial reasoning than women, and women seem to be better at verbal reasoning” – taken from some site.

I believe this is why I can transform any Transformer sans instruction manual but can’t answer the simplest anagrams or wheel of fortune puzzles. This is also why Z can do those things I can’t do but also why she would sooner break a Transformer (even the children’s ones) than properly transform it.

my car
My car. Yeah, that’s an Autobot Insignia on the hood. You wouldn’t believe the looks I get from women as I drive by.
When I look in their eyes, I can read their mind: “that guy is never getting laid…ever”.

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These are all the Transformers G1 Reissue series. I think I have every single American one.
It kind of sucks because Takara (the Japanese company that makes this – think Hasbro Japan -) has ALL of these American ones AND more such as Megatron, Blitzwing, Kup & Wheelie…..uhh, and more. AND all the pieces are the correct size. The missiles in the American versions are longer than they should be because the smaller ones are choking hazards.

The price ranges quite a bit..
Astrotrain was 63
Perceptor and the Insections were 72 each
Blaster was 50
Power Master Optimus Prime was 110 I think
Optimus and Ultra Magnus were probably around 50
And the rest around 30?

Total: Over $1000….but this is over almost a decade so whatever.

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I loved these Beast Wars Transmetal toys. I purchased most of the direct cartoon counterparts…All the ones in the pics here were in the CG show, Beast Wars. It was pretty awesome because not only was the series in CG, it also had coherent story arcs, well developed characters (some), gut wrenching tearful moments (well, one….), and most importantly – the transformers, though beast-like, actually had toys that looked exactly like their CG counterparts, both in Beast mode and in Robot mode. That’s a Transformers win if I ever knew one. All the transformers here are accurate to the show except that Dinobot II should be the size of Rampage. Cheetor III should be slightly bigger. And Tigerhawk shouldn’t look so sh!tty (but I forgive him, he was only in like, 3 episodes…before dying a stupid death).

More Transformers to come…once I get my damn Predaking in the mail. That is the mother of all combining Transformers.

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WTB#2 – December 2010 Edition

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 2:19 am

Things I’m expecting in December – Total $120.97

Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition
$120.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Dec 2, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com

Things I received in November – Total $598.98

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions, Second Edition
$27.62 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 29, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (Limited Edition)
$87.49 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 29, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com

Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design
$19.44 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 10, 2010
Purchased over eBay.ca

Transformers Generation 1 Reissue – Astrotrain
$63.89 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 23, 20100
Purchased over eBay

Cover Stories: The Art Of Greg Horn Volume 2
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo
$32.83 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 10, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Toy Story Trilogy – 10-Disc BD
$90.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Transformers G1 Reissue – Insecticons
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay

Transformers G1 Reissue – Perceptors
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay

G1 Commemorative Seacons – Decepticon Piranacon –
$80.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over BigBadToyStore.com

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WTB#1 – November 2010 Edition

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 10:54 pm

Things I’m expecting in November – Total $400.24

Cover Stories: The Art Of Greg Horn Volume 2
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee
$26.37 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Toy Story Trilogy – 10-Disc BD
$90.97 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Nov 3, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Transformers G1 Reissue – Insecticons
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay

Transformers G1 Reissue – Perceptors
$72.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over eBay

G1 Commemorative Seacons – Decepticon Piranacon –
$80.00 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased over BigBadToyStore.com

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Blu-ray/DVD Combo
$32.83 – Price I Paid (total)
ETA Date Nov 12, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

Things I received in October – Total $239.96

Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy
$55.04 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 28, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.ca

RAH DX Gundam Seed Destiny Stellar Loussier PVC Model
$27.08 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 28, 2010
Purchased over Play-Asia.com

RAH DX Gundam Seed Destiny Fry Alstar PVC Model
$56.50 – Price I Paid (total)
Purchased Oct 27, 2010
Purchased at AnimeXTreme

How to Train Your Dragon
$33.89 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 18, 2010
Purchased at Amazon.ca

DC Unlimited World of Warcraft: Series 6: forsaken Queen: Sylvanas Windrunner Action Figure
$67.45 – Price I Paid (total)
Received Oct 8, 2010
Purchased over Amazon.com

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