Goodbye 2006 & Happy New Year!!!

I want to wish everybody a Happy New Year. I’m spending the day relaxing. Today is my holiday as I’m back to work tomorrow. I’m not expecting a big day, as it will be National Hangover Day and not a big demand for produce. I’m not sure if I am showing my age or my lameness but I doubt I even make it to midnight…

After a nail-biter finish and a superhuman performance by Tiki Barber, the New York Giants are a shoo-in for the #6 seed in the NFC playoffs. It’s funny how much closer you pay attention to a sport when your team is doing well and while the Giants aren’t really playing “well,” if they are in the playoffs then they are a legitimate shot for the Super Bowl.

So as the last day of 2006 is slipping by, I’m spending the time relaxing, watching a little football, reading part of a novel from my favorite author of all time (Road of the Patriarch by R.A. Salvatore), and working on my action figure display projects. I am currently working on a new display project for my Sinister Six figures. It should be really cool by the time I get done but the problem I have been running into is the money/time off equation. It seems like when I have money, I can’t get time off to go out and buy supplies and when I finally get around to having a day off, I no longer have the money to buy the supplies… Kind of a Catch-22 scenario.

I guess I need to open up a Photobucket account or something so you can see all these works of art around my desk.

If you need a cool movie trailer to get you hyped for the coming summer season, check out:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/fantasticfourriseofthesilversurfer/
Really frickin’ cool.

So for the last time in 2006, I wish everyone a Happy New Year. Surely you’ll buy your pint cup and surely I’ll buy mine. We’ll take a cup of kindness yet for once upon a time… May the best of your past be the worst of your future.

Good news from RMF Enterprises

I hope everyone had a good Christmas. The kids are a tad overloaded with toys, games, and DVDs that should keep them busy until rapture. And if my updates seem a tad slow it is probably because I am rotting on the Wii playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

I've finished my second comic book mini-series and I've submitted the first draft to my boss. Once completed, it will bring the number of my total issues published to 13. I am hoping to have more projects on the horizon. I'll keep everyone updated.

Today marks what would have been my Mom and Dad's 36th wedding anniversary. Tomorrow is the one year observance of her death from cancer. So needless to say, it is a strange time where a lot of good things are happening in my life but it is in the shadow of great personal loss.

More soon.

Merry Christmas from RMF Enterprises

Happy holidays to all the surfers of the RMF Blog.

I just made it home from work and I’m starting my decompression routine. Amy is cooking in the kitchen and I’m relaxing doing a little Internet surfing. I’m listening to my shuffled playlist of Christmas favorites. I am looking forward to a few days off and some good quality time spent with the family.

The kids are just itching with excitement and can wait. (To be honest I’m pretty excited about their Wii games!) I hope everyone has all their shopping done because by the time you read this your time is running out!

I hope that everyone has a fun and safe holiday. I’m off to wrap a few more presents and then I’m going to relax. Merry Christmas!

Happy (Late) Birthday to Me

Sunday at 10:10 pm EST I celebrated my birthday. Yes, I am now officially 32 years young. I spent the majority of the day relaxing and working on my various displays around the house. I’ll put some pics up soon. For all the readers of this blog, it's never to late to send a gift in the mail!
As a great birthday gift, the New York Football Giants got back in the playoff race by defeating the Carolina Panthers and the bid for the top spot in the NFC East is back up for grabs with the hated Dallas Cowboys losing to the New Orleans Saints. So next week, the Giants play Philly and the Cowboys play the Falcons. If the Giants win and the Cowboys lose, the Giants have the better division record so the tie would go to the Giants. Lot of “what ifs” there but who knows what could happen.

So a few movie reviews:
World Trade Center: I thought I would be really moved by this movie but I came away without a single tear. It was hard to put my finger on what I didn’t like about it but wasn’t blown away.
Talladega Nights: All the funniest parts are in the previews.
Barnyard: The kids loved it. Perfect casting.
Miami Vice: Horrible. Hated it. No story. Bad cinematography. Could understand anything the female lead said.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Great movie. Even better the second time around. I can’t wait for the third one.

Some Funny Testimony

A friend of mine sent this to me in an email and I figured I would post it here. Hey, it made me laugh. (Warning: May not be suitable for all audiences.)

FIRST TESTIMONY: I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word... he knew better.

SECOND TESTIMONY: I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."

THIRD TESTIMONY: My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts.." My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned... and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget.

FOURTH TESTIMONY: While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter.

FIFTH TESTIMONY: Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No". I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled, "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had!

LAST TESTIMONY: This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any.... a true story. We had a female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!

Digging Out... Finally.

So, talk about your miserable weekends. We are still hip deep in snow and trying to dig out of the sludge and slush. Thankfully the roads are passable again. I love snow but I’m ready for it to get out of here.

The Giants dropped a heartbreaker to the dreaded Cowboys. It was a close game and the Giants looked good in spite of the loss. Change one or two plays and the scores probably reverse. But it is hard to win when your opponents have sold their souls to the Dark Lord for victories. If I have to hear one more person brag and jump on the Romo bandwagon, I might shoot myself. No correct that. I’ll shoot them. The Chiefs dropped a huge lead to lose to the Browns, so both Amy and I suffered some big let downs in the pro ranks this weekend. The Giants haven’t won a game in a month but my birthday is this coming Sunday. Any chance they beat the Carolina Panthers as a present for me? We’ll see.

There were a few bright spots. The Oklahoma Sooners won the Big 12 Championship and earned a berth to the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day. All the Sooner fans are happy and it is great for the entire state.
My wife found me some of the Marvel Legends figures that I needed at Wal-Mart. (My Iron Man Armory collection is frickin’ bitchin!) And my MODOK Marvel Legends figures are getting ready to ship from the Toys R’ Us website. So that is the good news.

The kids enjoyed a few days off from school and had fun playing in the snow and rotting on the Nintendo Wii. I think it is nice that they got a few days to just relax but Amy was climbing the walls. I had to go into work for a few of the bad days so I didn’t really experience any cabin fever. But with me, I can spend two days at home standing on my head. If Amy sits around for longer than 12 hours she starts getting itchy.

And since my personal editor is a school teacher. He was off for the past two weekdays and has today out, so I am an email away from being finished with the first (and hopefully only) draft of my second comic book mini-series. From there I will have to wait and see what job opportunity presents itself.

Well back to the grindstone. I’d say, “Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays.” But I don’t want to get my ass kicked. Mmmm. Yeah. Hey, Peter. What’s happening?

More soon.