Dino Drac October Funpack 2021

Maybe its just me, but having a bunch of lollipops makes me really happy in terms of a halloween haul. I'm a sucker for suckers.....8D (I'll see myself out later). I have 2 kinds of candy tastes: caramel/butterscotch with milk chocolate, and hard fruit candy, preferably slightly sour. And sometimes, after Reese's and Snickers, I need that fruit hit from something like Skittles or Airheads.

Also, the teeny bag of Franken Berry is genius. More cereals need to make small lunch box bags more often. Unless they already do. I'm not one for researching something like that when I'm busy chowing away at a "first one's always free" mini taste of Franken Berry.

I'm a hack.

I don't store them in series (I store them by month received) so heaven help whoever finds my massive binders of obscure and not so obscure trading cards....uh....sorry? >>

The Coke penlight actually works! Its a nice warm light and will do nicely for searching for my phone or glasses when I drop them off the side of my nightstand. It comes with a nice ball chain to attach to keychains though considering its probable vintage nature, I'd worry about breaking it.

Every wanted your very own X-ray specs? Well, I've always wanted a pair. I knew they didn't work (if I recall, Foxtrot or maybe the Simpsons), but I've always wanted to know what kinda trickery could make a kid think they could see through your hand.

Turns out its a red lenticular (?) pair of lenses with some blurry qualities to make a ghostly outline of anything lit by light. On a scale of 1 to fooled-my-8-year-old-self, I'll give it a solid "eh, at least they're not Google Glass".

These guys are made from a shimmery, shiny plastic that makes them go from cheap toys into knock-off bootleggy Sofubi variations. I mean yeah, this emerald Frankie Mon is no vintage Glitter Ultraman Tiga sofubi, but they make them feel a little more special. Frankie stands pretty well, though Mr Pirate's pegleg makes him stand about as well as a late game Jenga tower on a rickety card table. Below is the pamphlets that came with the figs, showing the line of figures with blurbs about them.

The Freddy figure seems to actually be licensed, as New Line is credited on its page, which is hilarious considering the Human Fly isn't. Fair Use, amirite?

I didn't know there were so many figs in the set, and as they were never actually released here in the States, I feel saddened. Damn, I have to get into another plastic figure obsession besides Sofubi? I'm screwed.

Have I fawned over the adorable Halloween the cat sticker? HALLOWEEN THE CAT.

This cat is the best thing ever. And now I have a sticker of hi fluffy face :3

And that's the thing we should be trying to remember about the fall into winter holidays; from Halloween down to roughly Valentine's day with Lunar New Year and maybe an unusually early Easter, these holidays pack in activities and special events that can get overwhelming. I sometimes forget to breathe during the holidays and take breaks. I recommend it to anyone. Go out and grab a holiday coffee, light a candle, take a night drive and just talk with someone while driving aimlessly. They feel really rejuvenating. Especially those boba tea runs or night drives. Can't recommend those enough.

While we've scaled back the Halloween Countdowns, I feel like we can churn out some better content and articles as we go. It feels better to just kinda enjoy the holiday instead of always trying to capture and document the moments. Go out and find your spooky this year, Lunies.

I've got some Nosferatu to watch.

--Dio (10/20/21)