Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

One day we’ll go back to our agrarian roots. What do you do with persimmons when you can’t eat them all? You dry them. I’ve seen dried persimmons in markets and they’re expensive. I’m not talking about $5 a pound, but it’s more like $20 a pound if done well. So here’s some effort by my mom and dad. We’ll see how they end up in a month.
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After the many anonymous comments on my blog from miffed toy collectors who didn’t bully their way to the front of the food line, I decided to post pictures of my cat. My cat doesn’t take much shit from people. She doesn’t care if she’s laying on wires, papers, or even my computer keyboard. She can make mean faces sometimes. This is one of them. Grrrr to the toy mongers who didn’t get their way. Grrrr. She also stands guard by the back door just in case. No, you can’t have them. No! See my cat just sitting there taking it all in? After a hard day at work, it’s time to sleep. Yes, we both get tired from fighting all day.
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Albert Reyes compound in El Sereno hosted the annual Halloween haunted house maze. Bigger than last year and the year before by all accounts, the cavernous fuel for fire had numerous turns and features. My favorite being the secret observation deck. You’d never know that it was there. Albert says this took a year to build! It was great seeing Albert take material from almost everywhere for this, and although it looked sketchy, he insists it’s very safe. The View from above. Albert made what looks like a soweto. Ayako Fujitani on the second floor. See the second floor? That’s balcony. A mini art show took place with Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen. Albert served me up tamales! Here’s some images from the inside of the haunted maze. Ryan Reyes insists that his mom made the penis. But the pelvic thrusts were his own. Megan Whitmarsh who raided Mike Kelley’s trash. Matt Furie. Anyone know who the comedian mask is?
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Finally, this is how it’s supposed to look. I’ll head back this weekend to check it all out again. Anyone want to come? As for LEDAVHARA? It’s going up on monday online.
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Look out for these in 2010. That’s Aki from Good Smile. A cool dude who made it across the ocean from the pacific to be there. Glad we got to hang out. It’s fun thinking with him. That’s Enna on the right. A GS staffer. She had some heels on! 90210, Lipstick Jungle, and now Witches of Eastwick star, Lindsay Price came though. I’m a fan.
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