As Sandy says, I'm doing better. We went out this morning to Krispy Kreme for a delicious, but not very nutritious breakfast of goo-filled delights and chocolate milk. The Mrs. had regular milk. I mean, if you're gonna have doughnuts for breakfast, why not go all the way with it with chocolate or some other flavor of milk? Am I right? Of course I am, I'm always right (Robot Carnival reference for you there).
I'm feeling a lot better this morning as opposed to the previous few where I've wondered if I'd still be alive or hospitalized. Freedom and good health are wonderful things. For that, I'd like to thank God. I'd been feeling less than religious the past few months since the passing of my Uncle and thanks to my panicked way of blowing things out of proportion in my own mind, I feel I can finally move forward, past the anger stage of grief.
After we left the Kreme, we went to Wal-Mart where we picked up some necessities including my first Transformers toy in quite some time; the Wal-Mart exclusive Grindcore. For reasons I can't fully understand, Hasbro packed him only one per case, so his aftermarket value is higher than his case mates Big Daddy, Divebomb, and Jolt. According to Hasbro's Joe Kyde, Grindcore was loosely based on the Japanese Micromaster Crush-Bull. Ever since the original Constructicons, this shade of green has worked well on most construction vehicle Transformers and Grindcore is no exception. He looks great in both modes too. His key-activated gimmick is a little odd. Insert the key into either rear wheel to reveal blades. Um. Okay. Moving on...
His bio: "Whatever Grindcore is doing, he loves to do it loud. Cybertron was always a pretty noisy place, what with everyone revving their engines, and then the war. Earth people really know how to make noise fun though. Human heavy metal is way cooler than the shock-pop he listened to in his home city of Vos. It's easy to find him on any construction project – just follow the incredibly loud music."
What I didn't know until today was that Grindcore was not just a Transformer, but a type of music, a type of heavy metal to be precise. Look up bands like Napalm Death and Bolt Thrower for just two examples of what Grindcore sounds like. There used to be a guy at my work who loved this type of music and now I know what to call it other than "angry noise." Well, that's what I'd call it to get his goat. I'll take Grindcore over Britney Spears of the Dixie Chicks any day.
