Give it to the King

Dinner today -> Ramen.
Made some instant chicken ramen with some leftover steak slices.  Topped it with a couple of fried eggs.

Ramen with Steak and Eggs.

Useless Idol News:
A couple of AKB48 Series 2 swatch cards arrived today: Kitarie and Mocchi.

Rie and Asuka Swatch Cards.

Useless Gaming News:
I got my copy the KickStarted game "Give it to the King" today.  It only shipped yesterday from Toronto too.  This should be a fun and quick game.  Too bad I somehow missed getting the add-on for the unique player tokens.  I think I'm going to find and use some Lego figures instead of the included cardboard tokens.

KickStarted "Give it to the King".

Squeeze Legs to Swing Katana.

Useless Toy News:
Becky gave me a katana swinging action TMNT Leonardo today.  She was cleaning out her kid's closets and I'm reaping the rewards.

Leonardo: Squeeze Legs to Swing Katana.

Useless Idol News:
Got a whole pile of Kitahara Rie photos and 1 Kasai Tomomi photo today.  The 1 Kasai photo was the same cost of all 12 Rie photos!

12 Rie and 1 Kasai.

In addition, I also got these 5 AKB48 Team Surprise Pachinko displays today.  The quality is really good and both sides are printed.  My fav is 1994.

Team Surprise Pachinko Car

Useless Transformers News:
I also got these Transformers Optimum cards in the mail today.  A selection of really nice original sketches and a couple of autographs.

TF Optimum Cards.

Long Weekend Report: Everything is Awesome!!!

Food this long weekend ->
Went to Bai Du for lunch on Friday with Julie.  It was lots of fun and we stuffed ourselves with alot of short ribs, sushi, and tempura.  I completely forgot to take pics of the short ribs sizzling on the grill.

I learned how to make rice pilaf by watching Chef Micheal Smith on TV this weekend.  It's really simple and only takes 15 minutes.  My 1st batch was curry rice pilaf with smoked mussels.

Curry Rice Pilaf with Smoked Mussels.

Next batch was also curry rice pilaf but with diced shitake mushrooms and a steak side.

Curry and Mushroom Rice Pilaf with Steak.

Useless Movie News:
After lunch on Friday, Julie and I ran some errands and then checked out the LEGO Movie :)  This movie is fun, entertaining, and awesome.  Lots of funny jokes and stuff happens that is completely unexpected.  Did I mention it's awesome?  I recommend it :)  It's also got a catchy theme song, "Everything is Awesome".  It'll get stuck in your head.  During the ending credits, they play "Everything is Awesome (Awesome Remixxx)", and there is no extra clip after the credits.

Awesome LEGO Movie.

BTW: Before the movie, Julie got a Large sized theatre drink.  It was huge!  And she drank the whole thing too.

Large Theatre Drink.

Useless Transformers News:
Walmart is selling deluxe Beast Hunters Transformers for $5 this week.  I stopped collecting this line, but I picked up Prowl anyways.

Beast Hunter Prowl.

Useless Gaming News:
4 of us played a new game called "The Agents".  Brian KickStarted it.  I like this game alot.  It's fun and simple yet with alot of strategy.  The goal is to collect 40 IP points by playing Agents and Missions into your 2 shared factions.  Depending on how an agent is played, it either gives you IP points or gives you an ability.  Whatever you decide, the shared player in the faction gets what you don't choose.  IPs are used to buy more agents or missions too.  I recommend this game.

The Agents.

Next we played "Alien Frontiers" with the Factions expansion.  This game took forever (3hrs).  Other than the time, its a good game that utilized dice rolling and worker placement in a unique way.  It got annoying near the end when Brian started giving up again when he said he was stuck at 2nd place.  I think he was upset that I kept blocking him from controlling the extra 7th dice (I had control and was using it most of the game).  Brian really spoiled the mood of the game, but we played on with him acting like that.  In the end, it was a 3-way-tie and Brain won because of tie breaker rules.  I think I could have won if I had stolen his victory point, but I didn't because he had already given up.

Long Game of Alien Frontiers.

Promo Zombicide Kyoko Figure

Reminder: Friday is Valentine's Day.
I'm accepting treats of any kind by noon only.  I'm on vacation in the afternoon.

Lunch today -> Ramen
Came home for lunch and made some quick ramen with BBQ pork and a fried egg.  Made it all in 5 mins.  Then I watched the 1st period of the Canada vs Norway hockey game.  The 1st period was uneventful, but atleast lunch was good.

Ramen Lunch.

Dinner today -> Spaghetti
Made spaghetti tonight with a roasted red pepper Alfredo sauce.  I added shitake mushrooms and some shrimp too.  Good stuff :)

Spaghetti Dinner.

Useless Tranformers News:
I pulled a Megatron sketch from my Transformers Optimum box.  Didn't get any autographs, but I did get another Ironhide Tire card and a NEST soldier undershirt/shorts card (Boooo!)

Megatron Sketch.

Useless Gaming News:
I got an an exclusive Zombicide: Gaming Night Kit figure in the mail today: the promo Kyoko figure.  I don't know who she is based off of in real-life, but the Black Friday one coming soon looks to be Austin Powers! 
The human Kyoko figure has a flamethrower but doesn't start with it (unlike Aunt Rose).
My human figure was bent at the ankles at almost 90 degrees due to packaging.  The eBay seller didn't pack it well enough.  Nothing wrong with the zombivor version.

Zombicide Kyoko.

Mocha Doubleshot

Drank (sipped) a Starbucks Mocha Doubleshot energy coffee drink this afternoon.  I needed the kick, and I was thirsty for something different than green tea or water.  This is also on sale right now at Rexell Pharma Plus 2 for $4.  I might get some more before the sale ends on Thursday.

Moka Doubleshot Energy Coffee.

Dinner today -> Red Curry Chicken.
Made some red curry with chicken thighs, potatoes, carrots, and red onions.  I ate it straight without rice.

Red Curry with Chicken and Veggies.

Useless Toy News:
I got the last Lego Galaxy Squad set I need in the mail today.  Now just got to find time to build this and 2 big sets.

Last Lego Galaxy Squad Set I Needed.

Cup Noodles Shoveling

Lunch today -> Pizza.
Got a Little Ceasar's Hot n ready Canadian Pizza for lunch.  Picked it up after I made a trip to Kobold's Corner for some Magic cards.

Canadian Pizza.

Useless M:tG News:
Picked up one of each Pre-Release deck for Born of the Gods set.  $25 each (incl tax) is a pretty good deal for these.

Pre-release Set of 5 Decks..

Useless Japan News:
There was a huge snowfall in Tokyo on the weekend.  So much snow that even the Cup Noodles mascot had to help shovel :)

Shoveling.

Useless Transformers News:
Got another box of Transformers Optimum cards off eBay.  It arrived today from England.  Hoping to pull a Frankie B Washington sketch.

TF Optimum Box.

Useless Idol News:
I also got a cheap miscellaneous lot of AKB48 puccho figures.  I mainly wanted the Yuko mini green pencil crayon, the 2 Veggie Rangers, and the clear pink Maeda puccho (along the bottom).

Misc AKB48 Puccho Figures.

Game of Thrones Season 4 A Foreshadowing

Lunch today -> Fish Sandwiches.
Came home for a quick lunch of fish sandwiches.  Watch some Running Man ep179 while eating.

Fish Sandwiches.

Useless Toy News:
Got my 2nd last set of Galaxy Squad Lego that I needed, in the mail today.  The remaining set is on it's way and I'll have every Galaxy Squad set :)

Galaxy Squad Lego.

Useless TV News:
Gordon sent me the YouTube link for the Game of Thrones Season 4: A Foreshadowing.  It's 15 minutes long and recommended viewing for some behind the scenes Q&A with the actors.

Useless Cards News:
My latest batch of Women of Marvel 2 sketch cards.  Pretty good ones this time.

Women of Marvel 2 Sketches.