Angry Toddler Growing Up Via Costume

We've had several variations of Halloween costumes throughout Angry Toddler's short life. We've gone from the oh my he's soo cute, to this year, his choice, sigh. I used to agonize over his costume. I would jump on the computer in July, and have his costume ready, months in advance. This year, well, we went to Target. I chose several things in his size, and said, PICK! He pretty much picked what I thought he would.

But let's take a little tour of costumes past and present:

And this year, he's Jango Fett!

What and who is a Jango Fett? I know, most people are not Star Wars Freaks like the boys in my family.

Jango Fett was a renowned human bounty hunter, assassin, mercenary, and the "father" of Boba Fett, a genetic clone of his, whom he raised as a son. A Human from Concord Dawn, Fett was adopted by Mandalorian warriors following the murder of his parents and the disappearance of his older sister Arla in 58 BBY. Years later, he would go on to lead them through much of the Mandalorian Civil War. After being imprisoned by Jedi, Jango was responsible for destroying the Death Watch, a Mandalorian group who killed Jango's mentor, Jaster Mereel.

Jango Fett information from the Wookieepedia.

Costume Hunting

We had a exciting Friday night as a family. What did we do? We went to Target. I've been a total slacker this year and did not get on the ball for Angry Toddler's Halloween Costume. Usually, I organize his costume July-ish. No joke! One of my main reasons is that Angry Toddler kept changing his mind about costumes. He's sooo picky. Why can't my son be something simple like Peter Pan?

We headed towards the Halloween section. Gosh, it was slightly picked over. I heard two women flipping out at an employee about the lack of traditional candy corn. I laughed, then had to butt in as usual. I said, "Umm yea, the good candy corn is usually gone in early September."

We headed towards the costume section for kids. Unfortunately everything that Angry Toddler wanted was for much bigger kids. I had to kept telling him, you are not tall enough for this. I finally just grabbed anything I could find in his size and let him pick. Of course, it was Star Wars related. I gave a little hint in the photo above. He's not going to be Darth Vader, but someone else from Star Wars.

Angry Toddler was very excited by all the decorations. I was not too impressed. I was trying to look for some new stuff for our house. I did not find anything that I had to have.

Oh, and as usual we made it into the toy section. You would think Angry Husband would know by now. You AVOID the toy section!

P.S. I don't sew, so no crafty costumes. Unless, I commission one of my crafty friends. Maybe next year.

So I Married a Nerd

Angry Husband always like to remind me that I could have it much worse. He could be spending all his money on beer and strippers. Ya, not in my house. But alas, he's a nerd. Angry Husband would rather play games on the computer, watch movie previews on AppleTV, or hang out with his best friend, Eric. Eric has been around in our life since very early in our marriage. Angry Toddler calls him "Uncle Eric".

Angry Husband and Eric are mentoring Angry Toddler in all things nerd..oh yes!! Angry Toddler knows all of the Star Wars characters. He watches "How It's Made, Myth Busters, and Future Weapons". Angry Toddler would much rather hang out with them than watch cartoons.

Last week, Angry Husband put a movie called "Fan Boys" on our AppleTV. I was bored and decided to watch it. I was busting up, because really I could see Angry Husband and Eric being actors in this movie. They would fit right in.

This is what the movie is about:

It's the Halloween party they've all been waiting for, to have fun with friends and hang out with fellow Star Wars fans and partners in crime. However, events take a turn when one of their bunch who long ago outgrew his old gang and took on adult responsibilities is suddenly in their midst again. Reconnecting is not easy. But soon, Eric, Windows, Hutch and Zoe realize that Linus will not live long enough to experience what's been on their minds for ages: The long-awaited theatrical release of Star Wars - Episode I, which is still several months away. Linus once again suggests to his friends what he's been scheming since fifth grade: Breaking into Skywalker Ranch, this time to steal a print of the movie. Crazy, right? But it might be the only way for Linus to see the movie before he dies. So as insane as it sounds, they take Hutch's van and embark on a mission to drive across half the country to the Ranch.

I've gone through a lot with Angry Husband and Eric. They always have some kind of hobby that they are into; remote controlled cars, remote controlled helicopters, paintball, computer games, and Warhammer 40K. Angry Husband and Eric had ventured into the land of Warhammer 40K twice. I shall call it "hobby of summer 2009", until something else comes along. This is all they talk about.

What is Warhammer 40K?

Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics. Expansions for Warhammer 40,000 are released from time to time, often to facilitate a certain sort of game, such as Cities of Death, Planet Strike and Apocalypse, which give rules for urban, planatary siege and large-scale combat, respectively. The game is currently in its fifth edition.

Angry Husband and Eric were setting up their "game table" last week in our house. I had to "roll my eyes". I of course, grabbed my camera. Eric made some comment about asking his permission to take/post pictures. I told him that he needs to read the disclaimer. Anytime, you enter the Angry House, you are subject to being photographed and/or your conversations might end up on the blog. So of course, I started taking pictures, to show what true "nerds" they are.




But do they know they are "nerds"? YES. Eric actually texted me this: I prefer nerd, it implies intelligence. A nerd is technically the guy who does well in school and builds girl robots. A geek dresses up like a storm trooper. Eric went back to school recently and is studying engineering, go figure.

There's one thing for sure, they have never been WOW player aka World of Warcraft. It's not their thing. But, Angry Husband did send me this video the other day. I giggled because we had some issues a few years ago when he played Everquest. He told me that he was never as bad as this kid. That's up for discussion.



oh, and I told Eric about this post. He told me that I have to include this video also.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Today is the "Unofficial Star Wars Day" as noted via Twitter. Technically it should be May 25, since May 25, 1977 is when Stars Wars came out. But people have changed it to, May 4th..as in "May the 4th be with you..or better known as "May the Force Be With You".

Star Wars is an interesting topic in the Angry Household. Angry Husband and his BFF love the Star Wars. Star Wars was even included in the birth of Angry Toddler. He was born on May 19, 2005..the day that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, was released. That's a whole other post.

I thought I would add a picture of Angry Toddler with this post, looking well, like an Angry Jedi. This was taken on Halloween 2008.