The end of 2014

Since I started mentioning my Christmas toy donation tradition on this blog I've appreciated it as a record of which toys I've picked up- depending on the toy it tells me what kind of message or value I'd like some kid to pick up: responsibility, hope, diligence, etc. etc.

This year I donated a Spider-Man, specifically "Blitz Board Spider-Man"

I, and I assume most every kid, was never a fan of the various alternate costumes they gave figures- I always wanted to play with the character as seen on tv or the comics. So part of the reasoning behind this choice was that the Spidey figure itself is a regular costume.

Also factoring into the equation was the fact that the container wasn't in the best shape. Oh, it was fine, just that the glue that held the plastic on wasn't quite up to snuff. A kid could easily rip into it at the store and score a free Spidey. As a result the toy was half off.

If you've talked to me at all lately, you know I'm broker than I've been in years. Everything has been getting dumped into school, while I've also been working far less because, duh, I'm in school. A part of me is worried I cheaped out on the kid to get this deal, but the other part of me knows I need to be really smart with my money.
It would be super great if at some point I wouldn't need to use that sentence any more.

As for my Christmas haul? Jordan got me season 5 of the Venture Brothers, Simon got me the complete 80's Ninja Turtles show, which is amazing, and Cool Geoff got me the Shakespeare Star Wars collection, which I hadn't even mentioned to anyone how I wanted that. Thanks guys!