I Have Joined The League Of Extraordinary Bloggers!

The League of Extraordinary Bloggers, or LOEB for short, was started by Brian over at Cool and Collected. (Go check out his site @ http://coolandcollected.com, it's righteous! 

I'm joining a little late, but what a perfect time to join! 

Cool & Collected is recovering from a minor meltdown that occurred last week, and I figured it was as good a time as any to redesign the site to accommodate all those new-fangled gadgets and tablets. (Responsive website design is mind-boggling!) That being said, we’re going on a two-week hiatus while I get things squared away. Now, that doesn’t mean you have a two weeks off, it just means you will have two weeks to tackle the new League challenge. Kevin at Team Hellions came up with this idea and I think it is long overdue…

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Hello, my name is… Tell us a little about yourself — even if we all know who you are, there are plenty of new folks wondering if you’re in fact a dog.

Hello, my name is Mason John, and I'm a toyaholic. 

I have a lovely wife named Laura and a cute little 8 month old daughter named Ava. Laura loves reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels and loves video games. Ava is an avid biter and crawls around like a racing snail. We were both born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. This really is the place. We are Latter-Day Saints, more commonly known as Mormons. I served a 2 year mission in the Philippines in Angeles City. I loved it there, the people are so kind and hospitable. While I was there I learned the local language, Tagalog. Shout out to all my Pinoy peeps: Ang galing galing ng mga Pinay 't Pinoy! I really miss the Philippines and all the friends I made there, and I want to return some day. Whenever I find something made in the Philippines I have to have it! Unless it's just too darn expensive, in which case I'll pass, cuz I'm a poor penny pincher.

Ever since I was a wee lad I loved shopping at the "D.I." (short for Deseret Industries, a thrift store and donation center owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) for sweet band T-shirts, fanny packs, cool tapes, and other such treasures. In the movie Napoleon Dynamite (best movie ever!) Napoleon frequents his local DI and finds some awesome stuff, including that legendary suit! 

Since I love the DI so much I thought it would be fun to start a little blog featuring my epic finds. I can't write worth a hill of beans, nor can I spell, I swear I have A.D.D. to some degree, and I can barely use a computer, but I thought, "What the hey, it's just for fun!" So here I am, the last person on earth you would expect to blog about anything.

I was born in the 80's, so naturally I like most anything from the 80's and 90's. I also love antiques. Old stuff just has a nice broken in feel, I like that. I caught the collecting bug from my dad. He collects EVERYTHING from buttons to barbed wire. Seriously, barbed wire! I didn't realize there were so many types of barbed wire until I saw his impressive collection.

List O' Stuff I love:

Movies

Books

Trading Cards 

Pogs

X-Men

LOTR

MOTU

Disney

Star Wars

Star Trek

Spawn

Hell Boy

Dr. Who

Video Games old and new

LEGO, mini figures, action figures, and toys of all kinds

Antiques

Interior Design, gardening, and Landscaping

Candy, Gum, and Mints

Cereal, Cartoons, and Pop Tarts

Bugs and spiders

Halloween

Pop Culture

Comics (American Splender, X-Men, Tales From The Crypt)

This list certainly doesn't cover everything, but it's a good start. What things are you guys all obsessed with? Tell me in the comments below!

Enough about me, go check out these other members of The LOEB

Meet the Goodwill Geek and follow his adventures hunting down geeky relics located in the Goodwill! You'll laugh, you'll cry, your life will never be the same! 

Join Laura H. as she shares her awesome vintage finds. Her kids are just too cute. She also has a daughter named Ava. Great name for a girl!

Do you like weird things? Do you like toys? If you answered yea to these questions then you'll love weirdotoys.com. Check it out!

Do you have a burning question about the man behind this teeny tiny blog? Don't be shy, ask away in the comments!