My collections: Zelfs

I love toys.  When I'm a little old lady I'll probably spend my days wandering around my condo in Florida (Golden Girls style) dusting off my toy collections.
I first saw Zelfs in a little display in the toy aisle of Walmart.  They instantly transported me back to my 10 year old bedroom where I'd spend hours playing with my Troll dolls.  Zelfs are like "themed" Troll dolls.  Some themes are darker than others.  There are witch Zelfs and vampire Zelfs...
But there are also adorable foxes, red pandas, a unicorn...

Aliens!

I used to carry my Troll dolls in a McDonald's Happy Meal Halloween bucket.  I was pretty enamored of those fluffy haired cuties.

Lambs and Frankenstein monsters can be friends!

I got these cuties for Christmas this year.  Isn't that koala adorbs?

And my most prized Zelf: Pearleen!  She's the queen of the sea, obviously.  And queen of my heart.

What do you collect?

Freaky Friday: Field Trippin'

I'd like to go on record that the only redeeming quality of this town is its proximity to Roswell, New Mexico. If you don't geek out about aliens on the reg, then you might not know that Roswell was the site of an alleged UFO crash in 1947.  Of course, the military thought people were getting a little cray and said it was just a weather balloon.  The Roswell incident has been referred to as "the world's most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO claim".
Debunked...  That's what they want you to think.
The city of Roswell knows what its tourists want and what they want are little green men.  Roswell does not disappoint.  There are aliens on the street signs, aliens on the light posts, UFOs parked atop fast food restaurants... 

At this point feel free to roll your eyes or hit that little "x" in the corner of your screen. 

Do I believe in aliens?  Yes.  This universe is too big for humans to be its only inhabitants.
Do I believe in a government conspiracy to cover up the existence of extraterrestrial beings?
Yes.  Not to an X-Files alien colonization degree, but I do think we are being kept in the dark by the powers-that-be to either ward off mass hysteria or cover up something darker like possible vivisection and the subsequent murder of UFO crash survivors.

Dammit, Bob, is that really what you wear to an alien autopsy?

The International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell is definitely a must-see for the hardcore UFO fan.  In addition to loads of information about the crash and cover-up, it also has information about other UFO sightings (both inside the USA and abroad), abductions, and crash sites.

Just some lights reflecting off swamp gas

It also has recreations and photographs of ancient artifacts that may or may not be renderings of outer space, UFOs, or aliens.

Ancient breath-powered rocket or ancient breathalyzer?

And if you get tired of reading, there are plenty of  photo opportunities to be had.

I regret leaving my ChapStick back on the ship.

The one disappointing part of Roswell is that the actual crash site is on private property and therefore off limits to curiosity-seekers.  However, you can look at pictures here.

Our race has advanced beyond the trappings you Earthlings call "clothes".

The truth is out there.