Welcome Zawadi!

Allen's swamp monkey baby has a name…Zawadi, Swahili for "Gift"

LOST...Again

Over the past 2 weeks I have been re-watching the TV series LOST on Netflix. Once getting hooked on the plot the first time around, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the series on my old laptop while living in the forest, but I must say this is the type of show that is even better the second time around--so many things I missed the first time that now make so much more sense. And binge watching a show like this is the perfect thing to have in the background while summarizing data. This time I started with the final season and am now watching forward from the beginning of Season 1, currently at the end of Season 2. If you haven't seen LOST and plan to see it now that it is available on Netflix Streaming, get ready for a crazy ride!

Funko Pops

For a long time I resisted the Funko Pop obsession. In fact I used to find the huge Funko Pop collection in one of my coworker's office a little creepy. That is until I came across Mr. Miyagi, complete with his little chopsticks. And it didn't seem right to have Mr. Miyagi without Daniel Larusso…

My next figures were Sheldon and Leonard from "The Big Bang Theory", both vaulted so required a little stealthy eBay auction bidding to acquire.

I also ended up with from Max and Carol from "Where the Wild Things Are"from an eBay auction, so much more reasonably priced since they shipped without their boxes from a single auction.

My final figure is Alduin from the video game "Skyrim", who sits on my home desk with his slightly sinister, but strangely adorable smirk: