Splashdown

So, running on a hot tip from our spies in SoCal, we whizzed off to WalMart up at Lynwood in search of the legendary Splash Mates Stitch. Where, we didn't find it. Really, they didn't even have any toy in the "Splash Mates" line. Miffed, we next checked the nearby Toys R Us, where they had at least had Splash Mates, but only in Winnie the Pooh characters. D--n you, Pooh Bear!

At which point, kind of gave up for a couple weeks.

THEN! We entreated Mr. Tiki to ferry us to the BIG 24 hour super-duper WalMart, up in Marysville. We wrapped our head into our squid hoodie (as we drive with the top down 'cause that's how we roll and set forth.

And found, nothing. No Splash Mates. They didn't even have a little shelf tag for it in the Toy Section. Just a bunch of Sesame Street-influenced nonsense. D--n you, Elmo!

Mr. Tiki, never one to be discouraged by simple reality, suggested on our way home re-checking the first Walmart, in Lynwood, on the way home. "I have a feeling," our toy-force-sensitive husband declared. We Pooh-Poohed this line of investigation (d--n you, Pooh Pooh!), but, since our spouse can be persuasive on matters of toy location, we agreed on the condition that Mr. Tiki would have this way additional opportunities to shop for obscure flavors of Indy Jones Eggos.

So, we returned to WalMart Number One, once again, walked the entire store, past Olson twins fashions and 120 packs of fun-sized Three Musketeers bars and back to the toy section where we once again located the Preschool aisle. And came upon this...



( OOPS! )

tiki is a bad mom!

It's true.

Proof positive:




So, these plush, duded up like, we assume, Aladdin and Jasmine, were some kind of premium for the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort.



As the tag says. Though, they're from Tokyo Disney sea, which, isn't 25 years old. But, let's not try to follow the logic.



They weren't for sale, but were some kind of giveaway. Which, usually makes us jump for collectible joy. Only, for some reason, we're just kinda meh.



We mean, like, why would Aladdin wear a souvenir tee shirt? We mean, if you're going to have him dress like a tourist, have him dress like a tourist. Or if he's cosplaying another character, then do that. But, eh.

As we said, we should love all our collectible critters equally. But, we're a bad mom.

tiki's twits

todays twisted twittering:

• 07:56 Good morning fellow earthlings. Waiting for Mr. Tiki to arise so we can go for daily slog around Volunteer Park. #
• 07:58 Top Gear blog calling the new US version of the show "Team America." Time for a MONTAGE! www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2956/ #
• 08:04 Firefox 3 requires OS X 10.4 or more. Hey, thanks for telling me!! :-P #
• 08:34 Mr. Tiki got one mosquito bite in India. He has therefore decided he's groggy this morning due to malaria. #
• 10:34 @twotone: I can has fox earz? #
• 11:35 Italian officemate is here. Her last day waaaaaaaaah!!! Who will we discuss expensive boots with now? Who? ;_; #
• 12:02 Farewell party at work. Featuring ACTIVITIES. Doooooommmm.... #
• 13:05 Fortune cookie from lunch: "You will dine in many exotic places." #

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