{"id":120,"date":"2010-03-02T18:37:31","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T00:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmstripcomics.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2010-03-02T18:39:50","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T00:39:50","slug":"quick-film-strip-birthday-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmstripcomics.com\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"Quick Film Strip Birthday Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

My birthday was last week, and to be honest, it was a pretty awesome birthday. \u00a0Three birthday’s ago I went snowboarding in New Mexico with three of my friends, and 4 other guys I didn’t know. \u00a0Being from Texas, it was awesome that that was the first time I’d walked on snow, but I did go to another state and missed out on spending time with a lot of friends.<\/p>\n

Two birthday’s ago, I decided to have a superhero costume party and invited almost everyone I knew. \u00a0That turned out to be awesome, but all the planning and cleaning that went into that were a little too much.<\/p>\n

Last year, I decided to go in between those two extremes and just have people over to my place. \u00a0Turned out to be really good. \u00a0This year, I did the same, but also made is a board game party, so that was sweet.<\/p>\n

But the coolest thing about my birthday this year was some of the sweet gifts I got. \u00a0My wife really did a great job (and probably spent too much) getting my a bunch of small gifts while we’re in the middle of buying a house, instead of one large gift. \u00a0Like a house.<\/p>\n

I just wanted to highlight two of the more awesome movie related things I got.<\/p>\n

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Sweet Birthday Gifts<\/p><\/div>\n

The hat on the left is one just like the hat Woody Harrelson wore in Zombieland. \u00a0It’s made from recycled Brazilian cargo truck tarps, and you can get them from Real Deal Brazil<\/a>. \u00a0I haven’t been able to give it a solid test run since I rarely wear hats, and I’ve only worn it around the house a bit. \u00a0I will say that it’s not as deep as a normal baseball cap or cowboy hat and seems to sit high on my head, but that may just be mine since they’re all different. \u00a0I do like that they’re all different and each have their own individual character.<\/p>\n

The other items all came together. \u00a0It’s the Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side Collector’s Blu-Ray Set! \u00a0(So those of you who have read the FAQ<\/a>, I now have two Blu-Rays and no Blu-Ray Player.) \u00a0I haven’t yet seen this Family Guy special, but I did really like the first Family Guy Star Wars spoof, Blue Harvest. \u00a0I’ll tell you, the thing that really made me want this is the official Thermos brand lunchbox that it came in. \u00a0It’s exactly like the old Empire Strikes Back one except with the Family Guy characters on it. \u00a0It reminds me of the red Transformers lunchbox I used to take to elementary school.<\/p>\n

There are a couple of downsides to this set.<\/p>\n

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  1. It comes with a great T-shirt with the giant chicken dressed up as Boba Fett, but the shirt is an XL. \u00a0I’m a Medium. \u00a0Maybe I could’ve shrunk a Large, but XL? \u00a0Seriously? \u00a0When did Extra Large become the American standard?<\/li>\n
  2. The Thermos brand lunchbox doesn’t come with a Thermos. \u00a0Like the thing you drink out of. \u00a0That’s a minor complaint, but I may have to buy an old Star Wars Thermos on eBay to put in this thing.<\/li>\n
  3. The movie is full screen. \u00a0I know Family Guy is still broadcast in 1.33:1, but it’s 2010 already! \u00a0At least fill up a 16:9 TV. \u00a0I thought maybe Seth McFarlane and crew would up the production value by now. \u00a0Who knows, I may be wowed when I see it in Blu-Ray one of these days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All in all, I wanted the set for the lunchbox, and that’s what I got. \u00a0Anything else is just icing on the cake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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