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Well, it didn’t turn out like exactly on the box, but I definitely think this is the kind of house you would live in if you were a gingerbread-man vampire.

Some side angles show my wife’s clever little candy corn icicles, right before one fell off.  I’m not saying you’d want to hire us as gingerbread contractors, but most of the blame lies on the fairly dry icing that came with the set.  It works better when you mix your own.

Apparently upset by the possibility that they were out-nerded by Mountain Dew’s WoW-themed soda bottles and advertising, Jones has joined forces with Dungeons and Dragons.  Most of the flavors aren’t really very creative, but I have to give it up for “Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer,” because, man, that sounds like it really destroys your thirst.

Soda...FOR NEEERDS!

You can find out more about this tragedy at their website.  I’ll try and get some and drink it.

Ok, so I’m no X-Entertainment, but I do love me some Halloween.  Target has just started coming out in force for this holiday and I’m pretty pleased with what they’ve got.  There are items for all the important parts of your day, from toothpaste to paper towels and sandwich bags.

Scary Toothpaste!

Taking a cue from Starbucks a few years ago, they have created their own trio of monsters and have literally dozens of items themed on them.

They also have some deal going on with “Skelanimals,” so there’s a lot of merchandise there, too.

All in all, my initial haul was good.  I got some of the little monsters, lot of tissues, and of course, CANDY!  I’m not sure that making a Peppermint Patty look like a pumpkin has any influence on its taste, but it seems like the right thing to do!  And now they have black cat Peeps to go with the ghost and pumpkin peeps!

As you can see, my wife even got a Hello Kitty Halloween candy bucket.  Something has to go into Hello Kitty’s empty head!

Man, I expected this to suck, but it works really well (probably given the only partially interactive nature of laserdisc games).  So if you have five bucks and really love Space Ace, pick this up.

Aww yeah, Sweet, Sweet Kimberly.

I’m sure many of you know the web-based streaming TV series that is Hulu, but if you haven’t checked it out in a while, there’s some great shows on there:

• Airwolf
• Old-school Battlestar Galactica
• The Fall Guy (I can still sing the theme song to this one!)
• The A-Team
• Buck Rogers
• The Incredible Hulk

Sorry, no Automan or Manimal.   Believe me, I’m as saddened by this as you are.

Late edit: Oh my god!  ALF! and Welcome Back, Kotter!