Tales from the Top Shelf

So what is all that crap on the top shelf of my new, and still standing might I add, bookshelf?

Well, let's go through and see, eh?

We'll start by going left to right, just to make things simple. On the far left here we have my Sailor Moon 'Gashapon'. There are just little figure that come in eggs and are vended out of machines sometimes in Japan. Kind of like the super bouncy ball machines at the front of K-Mart here in the states.

You can't play with them, since they fall apart easily.

My favorite things on the top shelf, my jets. You know you can buy these die cast models over at Wal*Mart for 98 cents? Come payday I need to go over there and see if I can finish off my collection.

If you click on the picture you will be able to see the names and types of the planes. My favorite is my one in the middle, the F-35 JSF. Once it's in service it's going to be one bad Arab killin' machine! (Oh quit boo'ing. Who else are we going to bomb?)

This is my hockey puck that I managed to procure from a Jr. Blues game in Springfield before I left. It's used, so it's a bit chipped up. It was this puck that made me realize that maybe I DON'T want to learn how to skate and play hockey. I dropped it on my foot and screamed like a little girl. I can imagine how it would feel hitting you at 100+ MPH...

Lovely Naru from the anime 'Love Hina'. I think that I acquired this model in Milwaukee when Jason and I went up there last year. (Damn snow!) I'm not really much into Christmas, but who wouldn't hope that she would come down your chimney dressed like that, ready to give you some 'holiday joy'?

And yes, sometimes what I say even makes me go 'Hmmmmmmm...'

One of the things I collect as well are die cast police cars. I try, just like the police shoulder patches that I collect, to get one from everywhere I have lived. For some reason I have yet to find one for Springfield that isn't $40.

Anyway, this is one from Las Vegas. I actually spent too much on this one. I bought one, and found out that it was the old design (didn't have the word 'POLICE' in big letters on the side) so I had to buy a second one. Of course there was only one so I was in a fierce eBay bidding war. I think this car cost me $30.

Anyway, it's the current pride and joy of my collection. If demand dictates, maybe I will show off my others and my patch collection. I am sure some of the coppers from Dyckersonville might want to see them.

Then again, maybe not!

Finally is a couple more gashapon. These were a little harder to find as they are from new, lesser known anime. The two in the back are from 'Shuffle!' and the four in the front are the girls from 'Girls Bravo.' If you read my Summer Anime Recommendations you should already be familiar with both of those anime!

That about wraps it up. I'm looking forward maybe getting another bookshelf to place the rest of my airplanes and cars on. If this one manages to hold together till payday that might just be what I will have to do!