Christmas Wish List: Wakeboarding behind a car.

Hey kids it's December! You know what that means? Every day in December I plan on posting one thing from my official DevilDinosaur Christmas Wish List (patent pending). Why? Because I can.

It doesn't have to be a Ferrari F50 but someday I want to find a giant ditch and wakeboard behind a car. Maybe wakeskate if my insurance is up to date. I'm not going to lie whenever I see a news story on TV that involves massive flooding I always thinks about how awesome it would be to be able to kayak down to the local piggy wiggly (assuming it wasn't washed away). My house is situated on a big hill so I'm pretty sure it's a physical impossibility but I can always dream.

Christmas Wish List: Koss PortaPro Headphones

Hey kids it's December! You know what that means? Every day in December I plan on posting one thing from my official DevilDinosaur Christmas Wish List (patent pending). Why? Because I can.

I need new headphones. I've had the same pair of Sony Studio Monitor cans for probably 15 years. Don't get me wrong they're great sounding headphones but the leather has wore off the earpads and if I move around too much one side cuts in and out. These Koss PortaPro Headphones look awesome in a weird retro way and from everything I've read they sound great. I might actually buy a pair this Christmas.

Sorry I know this entry was boring, I'll come up with something outlandish for tomorrow.

He said he'd be back

So this teaser for the new Terminator: Genisys (ugh) trailer popped up on the web this morning. Remember the T-1000? He's back. Oh yeah, and so is Arnold... old Arnold. Because that's what robots would do if they were making androids, age them in a realistic fashion.

Hell, maybe they would? The whole point of the terminators was to infiltrate the enemy with a life like robot. Having older models might help camouflage them, it's not any sillier that having John Conner send his best friend back in time to both save him from killer robots and knock up his mom.

As long as they're bringing back older Terminator models can they bring the T-X. Kristanna Loken is still not unattractive.

Suicide Squad Cast, or Thanks For Helping Me Sell Comics DC

Yesterday WB/DC announced that they have cast some of the principals for a Suicide Squad movie. Will Smith, Tom Hardy and Jared Leto are some pretty big names and certainly shows their commitment to making this an honest attempt at a summer blockbuster not just another Jonah Hex. It also helped shoot my pending ebay auction for Suicide Squad #1 up to 31 dollars.

Honestly I don't care much about a Suicide Squad movie. The concept is cool, a group of super-villains sent out on a suicide mission to clear their names. I mean it better be cool, it's a complete rip off of the dirty dozen. Still, DC movies have a lot to prove to me. I like the Chris Nolan Batman movies as much as the next nerd but if they're going to grim and gritty it up over all their characters like they did with Superman, count me out. Still big names are big names and me selling comics is a bold new frontier for me.

I have about 4,800-5,200 comics in my collection (I have most of my collection counted and databased but there's still 5-6 boxes unaccounted for). That's something like 26-28 short boxes of comics which is a lot of space in the house dedicated to comic books. Comic collecting is also a moderately expensive hobby. Comics these days cost 3.99 a piece and publishers are starting to ship books a slightly increased paced. A couple years ago a title might have shipped 12 times a year, now some books are up to 14-16 times a year. Even a short pull list like mine, combined with the single issue or trade every now and then can run a collector 60-70 dollars a month. So what to do when a hobby becomes expensive and unwieldy? Sell Sell Sell!

About a month ago I sold a 7 issue run of Batman on ebay for $102. Then I followed it up with a couple Deadpool books and a Guardians of the Galaxy #1 that got me a combined hundred bucks. Currently I'm selling another Batman #1 and the aforementioned Suicide Squad #1 that are going for a combined $55. I don't expect to be able to maintain that kind of return for any length of time. I've been picking and choosing highly sought after books to maximize my Christmas budget but the end goal of having a collection that pays for itself and allows me to maintain a reasonable amount of comics seems pretty obtainable. That's pretty cool if you ask me, a lot cooler that Will Smith as Deadshot... Maybe as cool as Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.

Christmas Wish List: More Twitter Followers

I'm about to eat some generic, knock-off Pop Rocks. If I die someone delete my browser history.

— Kevin Newburn (@KevinNewburn) November 18, 2014

Every day in December I plan on posting one thing from my official DevilDinosaur Christmas Wish List (patent pending). Why? Because I can.

It's stupid how much I enjoy something as patently stupid as twitter. It's easy to dismiss twitter when all you hear about it in the lamestream media are Kardashians and Beliebers but I've found it to be a great way to connect with people that enjoy some of the same niche hobbies that I do. Not to mention it's a very interesting way to follow news stories. I think I first really started using it when there were some mild riots in Seattle a couple years ago. Getting immediate pictures and updates form users on the street was really interesting and a lot more fun that just watching the traditional tv news coverage.

I saw an uberfact pop up the other day that says less than 5% of all twitter users have more than 100 followers. As I write this I have 88 followers. So if you're not following me already you should totes do it now. Where else are you going to hear random thoughts about pro wrestling and comic books?

Submarine Links

The Best Hidden Features of VLC. VLC is great, I've been using it for a while to play ripped DVDs and Blu Rays that I may or may not be acquiring through illicit means. I had no idea it had so many other uses. Like did you know you can use it to save youtube clips? Or stream out of area MLS matches in HD? Seriously I saved myself a ton of cash by using VLC to watch the Sounders in the playoffs this year.

Which I wouldn't have had to do if the MLS hadn't signed such a terrible TV deal with NBC sports.. jeez they are the worst.

11 Wonderful Former Disney Rides. I can't believe the Submarine voyage is gone. I haven't been to Disneyland since I was 12 but I can't believe Submarine Voyage isn't there anymore! That's one of like 4 rides I vividly remember. Next thing you'll tell me is that the Swiss Family Robinson house isn't there anymore.. NOOOOOO!! I don't want to hear it!

25 Movies Every Man Should See. This list is a little too "Maxim's definition of manly" for me, but there's no denying that there are a lot of great movies on it. Rio Bravo in particular is a fantastic movie that a lot of doofus kids probably wouldn't watch because it's too slow or John Wayne is too fat. Stupid kids, get off my lawn.

Stand By Me - Then and Now. Speaking of slow movies that kids these days probably wouldn't appreciate. This Then and Now photo gallery of locations from Stand by Me is really interesting. It's kind of depressing to see a few of the run down locations look even more run down after 25 years. Seriously Brownsville, get your act together.

Are These Provocative Ads For Coca-Cola’s New Milk Product Sexist? First off the very idea that Coca-Cola is getting into the milk business is kind of gross. I can't wait until clear milk, or new milk and then the return to milk classic. Also once one person says these adds look like some kind of porno all you're going to see is semen. Semen everywhere....

Christmas Wish list: RC Cars vs Mini Drones

Hey kids it's December! You know what that means? Every day in December I plan on posting one thing from my official DevilDinosaur Christmas Wish List (patent pending). Why? Because I can.

RC Cars! Mini Drones! A battle for supremacy! This video either needs to be made into a video game or a full length motion picture. THEN I need my son to get really into RC cars so we can start playing with them. Seriously there's this school up the street from my house and they have an old football field with a cinder track that never gets used just sitting there begging for some RC mayhem.

Lego Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer

It took someone all of 24 hours to recreate the Star Wars Episode VII trailer in Lego. I'm kind of surprised it took that long. If I'm a big time movie studio with one of the most eagerly anticipated trailers of the season in my pocket I'm going to go the extra mile and make a lego trailer all on my own, plus probably a sweeded version. Maybe even one where all the actors have been replaced by Grumpy Cat.