ODD: I’ve got a new poll up on the sidebar. Please take a minute to fill it out. It’s just another part of my effort to make sure PGPoA is bringing you the content you want.

END: I made an interesting find at the Magic TRU last week. Unfortunately, I can’t go into details because it would spoil a potential Christmas gift. I’ll reveal all after Christmas, but suffice to say the Magic TRU came through for me for the first time in quite a while.

ODD: I’m still (im)patiently awaiting the arrival of my DCUC 5 set. I made a deal with an Illinois collector to send me a complete set, as his Wal-mart is apparently swimming in them. It should arrive by the end of the week, thanks to USPS Parcel Post’s combination of value and painful slowness. I haven’t found any sign of the wave at my local Wal-marts, which isn’t a surprise since Massachusetts gets everything last.

END: I have to say–and I may write up a longer post on this later–but the online discussions of DCUC have become depressingly transfixed on distribution issues. I’m not going to deny that the toys are often hard to come by, but through a combination of pre-ordering, eBay and a few trades, I’ve had very little trouble getting every DCUC figure I’ve wanted. Perhaps I’m being naive, but are there that many people in a situation where they want these figures very badly, but can’t afford to pay shipping on a preorder? And yet they can afford driving around to nine different Targets in a single night? Gas prices have come down lately, but jeesh.

ODD: Any requests for particular holiday-themed posts for next month? Top ten lists, interviews, eggnog recipes?

END: Love the new trailer for Star Trek. I was initially skeptical of the whole enterprise (pun intended), but this trailer just earned my $10 for the ticket. Thank God Abrams actually seems willing to use some of the original show’s design aesthetic.