Collected: 2009 Batman Hallmark Ornament

I figured it would be appropriate to begin the 'Collected' series of posts I mentioned earlier today with my most recent acquisition; the 2009 Batman Hallmark Ornament.

My wife began gifting me with these each year a while back, and I will include the whole series eventually, but for now I'll just go with the newest one.


This year's addition is not based on any movie title, but just some good ol' comic book inspiration, and I LOVE IT! Bats is wearing his more traditional (and friendly) blue and grey, and his pose, grasping the cape to glide down (freaking some ne'er-do-wells out, no doubt) to a landing is absolutely classic.


This ornament is larger than most of the previous entries, and is designed purely for hanging, which just makes it that much more fun!

My apologies for the low-quality iPhone photos - I really need to get a better camera!

A New Idea!

Yeah, I watched 'Julie & Julia' with my wife last week -- AND I LIKED IT, OKAY?! It's not so much a 'chick flick' as an underdog story in my book (yes, I'm rationalizing).

But it got me thinking, 'How can I make my blog more unique and interesting?' And I had a brainstorm...

Starting today, I will begin chronicling my ENTIRE collection of Batman stuff, with photos, descriptions, and, where appropriate, stories. I've no idea how long it will take me, because I've never actually done a complete inventory of my collection, but it stands to reason that it could easily be more than a year, even if I posted once a day!

I'll continue adding in those little points of interest that I find along the way, like videos, images and other stories, but the majority of the posts going forward will be about my collection.

So it begins... I hope you'll enjoy taking this journey with me, and feel free to weigh in by commenting on any of the entries!

Sweet Video

Having a sense of humor about my favorite non-super hero on earth, I was thoroughly amused by this great video from keyofawesome.com: