BlazerRaccoon's furry den

$600 later, I have Tundra in my arms! I just love this guy, he's worth every penny :)

there's only one more Gund signature bear I want, and I'll just sit and wait till I can get him at a steal price.

more upheaval....I'm having to re-examine yet another friendship on grounds of one-sidedness. More on that if and when it goes entirely to shit.
(I will offer this spoiler- I have to work hard to stay happy at this point, and yes,I am happy, but I can't afford to have "friends" who cost me happiness. if it reaches that point, I'm willing to walk away without any guilt. friendship is a two way street, and I will NOT be anyone's sattelite.)

Accomplished today, I put in two applications/resumes with a couple of large beach resorts for in-house maintenace supervisor positions, I actually got to speak with the HR people which was super critical, and I feel good about my chances. Fingers crossed.

AHS and the repair contractor they sent fucked me out of my coverage, so no garge door opener repair for me. I got my revenge....I black marked the contractor on angies list, and contacted the lawyer that is handling the class-action lawsuit against AHS to document my complaints....if AHS won't fix my fucking appliances, I'll use my lawsuit winnings to buy new ones >:/

I'll be starting up a messed up new blog that you'll either hate or enjoy.....it'll basically be a 3rd person fictional that will address all the politically incorrect things that most of us thing, but don't have the balls to say out loud. This should be fun :)

lastly, and most importantly, in TEDDY BEAR news, My gund signature Tundra will probably arrive tommorrow, JOY!!!!!! I can't wait to give him a huge hug, and find a nice cozy spot for him in my home :)
also, I grabbed another Finetoy/Fiesta panda on ebay, for a pretty low price, more happy for me!


'tis all.

I want one of these so bad it makes my nuts ache....
http://www.swissminigun.ch/gallery_steel.html
it sucks that they are illegal in the U.S. :(

HI everyone! I got the dragon love doll finished, and he's now up for auction on ebay....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300393563776&viewitem=

here are direct picture links in case you don't have access to the ebay adult section (you WILL have to register to certify that you are an adult in order to bid)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/blazerraccoon/ebay%20now/DSCN1305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/blazerraccoon/ebay%20now/DSCN1306.jpg

enjoy!

I was having a chat with grizby about having a 4 foot tall version of my VBS inflatable grizzly done by Puffypaws, and as an aside, we both agreed that his face kindof sucks, which is a shame because otherwise he's got a really cute, huggable body.
so....I decided to fix it. I was really nervous about remaking this particular bear, since I only have 5 of them, and they are one of my favorites. But I'm really, really happy with how he came out. I did a damn good job on him if I do say so myself :)

Heres what he looked like originally......

I repainted his eyes, and gave him those nice cartoony light reflections in his pupils,
repainted his muzzle, gave him a nice teddy bear smile with a properly matching nose, and repainted his ear tufts so they match the new muzzle.
and here's the result of my work..........


I'm just gonna go stare at him for awhile ^.^

(allegedly) the new Apple "iSlate" 10 inch tablet mini PC drops on the 27th....I'm drooling over it, if it's everything that the media buzz promises I can't wait to get my hands on one.


in other news, a certain badger fur continues to be a colossal drama generator, at this point I'm beyond caring whether or not he ever has an epiphany about his own personal shortcomings, he's so damned entertaining now....gotta love that self-inflicted furry drama ^.^

So most of you know that a huge arctic freeze moved through florida, far more than we are used to.....in a normal year, we have one or two individual nights of freezing temps, that last from about 10pm to 6am, after which the sunrise floats us up above freezing, and all is well....well, it's a rare el ninio winter, that happens once a century or so (tell that to my landscaping) here is the tally, after a full 9 nights of sub-freezing temps:
False sweet potoes: (basically a creeping purple morning glory) Complete loss.
Ornamental pepperS: ALMOST complete loss..managed to save some mature fruit, so I think I have some viable seeds to try again in spring
Hibiscus: completely burned, but MAYBE it will come back in spring
Liguistrum, survived
American Holley: NO DAMAGE
Yaupon Holley: NO DAMAGE
Dwarf Date palms: burned but survived
Vietnamese koi palm :burned but survived
Indian Hawthorn :Survived
Chinese fishtail palms:Survived
NewMexico buckhorn succulent: survived well (slight damage)
SnowOnTheMountains: complete loss
Alamandas : completely burned but MAY come back
Avocado trees: Slight loss of new growth but will survive
Plumerias: severe burning, may be salvaged after chopping and re-cultivating
Magnolia tree: NO DAMAGE
Amaryllis: slightly damaged, but bloom stalks are OK
All species of juniper: NO DAMAGE (fortunately my garden is heavy with juniper and holley, so there is a significant amount of green left)
Bougainvillia: heavily damaged, but will probably recover

It looks like I'll have to plant a shitload of from- seed annuals to fill in th holes once spring comes.....that is if I want to stay on-schedule with the rock garden and Koi pond....fortunately the majority of what I've spent on relandscaping was for the castle stones- cold can't kill those at least.
beyond that I'll be investing in evergreens from now on. I can't afford to have all my landascaping killed by this freak-frost shit.

ADDENDUM: I went out today to start clearing some of the dead vegetation....there are dead lizard corpses EVERYWHERE...apparently the cold left them so immobile for so long that they staved/dehydrated to death.

I'm selling a very big hand made one of a kind kimba plushie, once owned by Kimber fox-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300388142269&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

There's a gun show going on very close to my house on the 23rd & 24th, anyone local feel like going with me to look at some killin' utensils?

firsties, just to spread the word, the PuffyPaws custom inflatables site is now up.....
http://www.puffypa.ws/site/

and just thought I'd share this little gem I dug out of an erotic art book...of course, NOT WORK SAFE!!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/blazerraccoon/DSCN1106.jpg

Just arrived today, this is the fiesta polar bear I bought on ebay, now I own 2, and thanks to spankybear I'm in negotiations to get a third one....I'm so happy, I've been looking for more of these for several years now, I love them so much :)

I did the usual resculpting on his face, a nice brush and fluff on his fur, and of course a nice ribbon.

I have my entire collection of inflatable bears (via a single representative of several I have in archive in many cases) photographed in a single album....enjoy-
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v631/blazerraccoon/Inflatable%20bears/
there are two pages of photos, so be sure to click the 2nd page link at the bottom of the pix

"christmas is a time when you look at your life through a magnifying glass, and whatever you don't have feels overwhelming." -Steve Martin

Wow...it's a good thing I don't celebrate Xmas. My Mother's husband is dying slowly in a nursing home from several horrible diseases that have left him a shriveled, incontinent vegetable. My stepbrother is in the middle of a nasty divorce after 23 years of marriage, and his daughter is treating him like a peice of shit. My gay next door neighbor had a huge furniture-throwing fight with his boyfriend, and is spending the new year alone.......

makes me glad my bears are more than enough to keep me happy.

Xmas is such a hollow, fake Madison Avenue contrivance, and so is marriage and children for that matter.....fuck it, I make myself happy :)

Hey everybody, merry seXmas,happy hannukka (Channukka, hanuka, however that's spelled)
And/Or Quanzaa (whatever the hell that is)

now that that's out of the way, time for what's really important....NEW TEDDY BEARS!!!
I just won this guy, he's a duplicate of one I already own, but I've desperately been looking for another for several years now, he's apparently rather rare http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400091414838&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
(the pandas I've been buying duplicates of are made by the same plushie company, and are almost the same pattern, but the pandas are much easier to find since they were extremely popular while they were still being made.
here's the one I already own-

she still has her cub, the one I just won appears to be missing the cub, but that's okay, he can be dad :)

okay guys, per your request here's pics of thepolar bear. I'm posting this from my iPhone, so sorry no cut .



there's a lot less metal framework in him than in my bigger hansa grizzly, so he's actually fairly cuddly. I was quite comfortable sleeping next to him with one arm around his neck and the other arm around his chest.

Don't get me wrong, I do like living in a place where the growing season never ends.... it's 81 degrees,the Hibiscus and Alamanda are still in full bloom, everything is green, and I'm sitting on my front porch sipping a RumRunner, and there are even butterflys still in ther air.......why am I envious of those of you who are complaining about a foot of snow? Because I'd kill for the opportunity to stay home and snuggle up under a thick blanket with a big warm teddy on the back lanai and watch the snow fall.

just thought I'd throw that out there..........

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!.......$600 hansa standing polar bear, won on ebay for $75!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160383500674&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123

only hitch is, I have to drive across the state Saint Pete to Davie (just north of miami) to pick him up since he's too big to ship.

probably leaving early in the morning (thursday) going down and heading straight back.....anyone local want to ride along to keep me company?

got my new lappy home and mated to the wifi network, is zexxy, jes?


here's the specs...
Gateway NV78
processor: Core Duo 2.2 Gig, 64 bit
OS: Windows 7 home premium
Disc: 500 Gig Scorpio
Memory: 4 Gig Kingston super DDR
Optical: DVDRW "Super-Multi" blue-ray playback and dual-layer (8 gig) DVDRW capable.
Screen: 17.3 inch 16:9 ratio
VGA and HDMI output, Dolby Sound Room audio card
SD card dock, 32 Gig maximum
*built in webcam/mic*

as compared to my old lappy....
Gateway MX8738
OS: Vista Home Premium
Processor: Core Duo 2.0 gig, 32 bit
Disc: 350 gig Hitachi Travelstar (upgrade)
Memory: 2 gig Kingston DDR (upgrade)
Optical: DVDRW Light Scribe
Screen: 17.3 inch 16:9 ratio
VGA and S-Video output, Yamaha Wave Table audio card
SD card dock, 4 Gig maximum

basically I got the newer and faster version of what I already had, but I do like the improvement, it's noticeably faster, and much better at multitasking, and it has lots of really cool small features that are too numerous to mention.

I AM looking for a salvaged motherboard or junk donor to replace the shot mother in my old laptop since it is still a very good computer, and worth getting repaired, i just don't want to pay a fortune for it. Anyone know of a good salvaged computer parts supplier they can personnally recommend?

just won this guy, he's identical to my two discovery store polar bears, except that this one
is tagged specially as a display peice for bath & body works
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170415009780
he needs work, probably a bit of cleaning, and his face needs the usual resculpting, but these bears are wonderful cuddlers, especially for those of us that like realistic teddies :)