Fractal Dreams

Ah, the excuses we do to justify getting the things we want…

As usual, I mooched cash again from parents (a shameless act, indeed) for a return trip to the university to pick up some important documents (my diploma), and it happens that I have some spare change afterwards ( all of the money), so I was somehow, loaded…relatively speaking.

Waking up the next day, I wondered if I should go out and check the malls if any new figures are out. Since, hey, the toy companies have been so helpful with their accurate release dates. Of course, I was always in doubt, since I usually leave to check the stores on saturdays.

So while wandering around in the house, I stopped by my dad’s room, and ended up watching a show on HBO- you know what it is….? Missing in Action 2, starring Chuck Norris.

I always joked around with the Gi Joe character Rock N Roll, calling him Chuck Norris. Given though, he doesn’t look anywhere near Chuck Norris. (View the Figure at YoJoe- Click Here!) Sure he has the full beard on his mug and he’s blonde, but of a brighter shade of yellow.

What the heck, I thought to my self. “This must be a sign! This must be Chuck Norris day! I think I’ll buy the Rock and Roll fig before it runs out.” Well, it is true. Some evil bugger must be hoarding the figures or every collector must be on a buying spree since new figures don’t last a week. Rock N Roll wasn’t even that popular locally (and been sitting in the pegs for months), but now even that’s starting to disappear. I ran to a few stores where the figures were well stocked and then bamf! nothing’s left a few days later. I even tossed my lucky coin three times- they all came out heads which in my book meant yes,yes and yes.

So yeah, I think that was reason enough. Out I went…

…scoring a bad case of motion sickness, almost throwing up in the rickety jeepney, and until now, my head feels like it’s splitting in two. But, sure enough, I got the rock n roll figure- one of the last 9 available in the malls. Yes, I’m that obsessed. I keep count of the stocks left each time I check it out. So with a bad headache reminiscent of a hangover and a new figure in my mini army roster, I end my celebration of “Chuck Norris Missing in Action 2″ day.

I’m planning for the “Rocketeer” day next…