Sweet.

I'm not knocking the Kyle Katarn figure at all, but he kind of reminds me of a well-articulated early POTF2 figure.

I started getting more selective a few years ago especially when I started buying higher end items like the MR Sabers, RAH Vader, etc.

I'm not happy that a figure if made two years ago was $6 and that same class of figure is now $8, but I rationalize that figures like the new Obi-wan have much better articulation, better likenesses, etc.

I am definitely glad I'm not a completist anymore (or need one carded and one loose).

Nice work so far...can't wait to hear more.  I've been working on a to do list and in no particular order:

-Paint the inside.  The rooms in our house are about 50 different shades of eggshell.  We both want color, just really haven't decided on what for the most part.  I do know that I want to paint the guy town media room in a maroon/dark red and put white crown moulding up.  It will not only cut down on the glare on the tv, but will look nice with the sconces in there.

-Replace the chandelier in the dining room.  It's the only one I haven't done yet.

-Vertical blinds for the sliding glass door to the walkout.  Again, cutting down glare in the media room.

-Paint the outside of the house.  The house is 8 or 9 years old and the winds here can be pretty brutal (see my earlier post about the fence.)

-Replace the kitchen sink, faucet and garbage disposal.  The sink is white porcelain and we'd like stainless steel...that would necessitate replacing the chrome faucet.  Might as well replace the garbage disposal while I'm at it.

-Replace the oven, stove an microwave.  Again, we want stainless steel and these are all white.  I definitely want to keep the same style stove with the smooth top, but these will all be replaced...probably as they wear out.  (The fridge is stainless and has travelled with me in the last two moves...Ryan might remember it.)

-Remodel the master bathroom.  Bigger stand up shower possibly, but definitely a bigger tub.  Also I'd like to put in a heated floor....I saw the stuff at Home Depot.

-Replace the doorknobs and hinges.  I want to put in the lever type door knobs instead of the circular ones, and I want them to be the brushed nickel instead of the polished brass.  The hinges will have to match of course.  That's about eight interior doors.

-New mulch in the gardens.  We have four large gardens and they need new mulch.  There's a place up the street that provides it free, I'm just lacking the pick-up and wheelbarrow.  I figure that's going to take a nice summer day and some bribery beer.   

As many of you know, last year my wife and I purchased a house.  This is the first home I've actually owned since I rented apartments and townhomes during my single life since it was easier with my Military career.  since I'm not going to leave the Colorado Springs area (at least it's HIGHLY unlikely since most Space Command jobs are here...and I'm fairly close to being eligible to retire) we bought this house with a nice yard for the dogs and plenty of room for us to start a family.

Plus it has a sauna!

I've noticed that since we've bought the place, we've (I've) been doing quite a bit of remodeling/home improvement things and it's been a lot of fun.

So far:

I've replaced nearly all the light fixtures and chandeliers in the place with copper or brass fixtures to get rid of the polished brass ones that seem to be in every house on the block.

I've replaced the fixtures in the mainlevel powder room with a much nicer sink (it looks like an old water pump on a farm) along with the towel bar and other items to match it.

Of course there was putting up nice thick curtains in the finished basement (affectionately known as "guy town") to keep the glare off the big tv.   

We've also installed a whole house humidifier and airconditioning and upgraded the main circuit breaker.  (Ok...contractors did the bulk of the work, but I wrote the checks!)

Today I did my first real bit of emergency repair as the high winds blew down a section of our fence.  Our new dog, Tia, was thrilled because she thought her domain had instantly doubled in size!  From talking with the neighbors, the fence had blown down years ago but it was obvious they didn't do the best job of fixing it.  (I've done some minor fence repair on that side of the house before, but nothing like today!)

I thought it would be interesting because lots of us own homes and have done some sort of home improvement to share ideas about projects or interesting stories about things that may not have gone as planned.  Hell, there are some great WIP shots of a new deck on a house and Brent's been working on finishing his basement since the dawn of time!   

If the exclusive was a 40 of Colt 45 I'd bite.   

I understand the frustration, just know the offer stands.  What are friends for?

God I hope so.