Good day today. Props to global warming for a December day in the mid-60s. I spent today doing a lion dance, cable car pull, and ripping off and replacing the siding on the house. But that's not what this entry is really about. In the middle of it all, I dropped in Best Buy and got a hold of the Skyward Sword promotional display standee. I could not stop smiling as I carried it out. All the Gamestops already had their displays claimed, or the employees gave me the runaround. I was already dejected and had given up, but a couple weeks ago I found myself in Best Buy with Art. To my surprise, no one reserved the display there and I gave the games manager my contact info. Dropped by today just to see if it was still there, and it was! Took a long time to get it home, but at least the bus wasn't crowded. Yes, I took that huge display on the bus.
In terms of quality, this thing is awesome. There is absolutely no damage other than some wrinkles at the bottom middle section. No bends, dents, marks... I don't think anyone other than me and the assembler has even touched it. Initially I thought it was put together wrong, but the thing wasn't designed to be symmetrical. I think the problem is that Link wasn't glued on the exact right position, so everything else is thrown off a bit. I'm nitpicking. No one but me will ever notice.
I've spent quite a while trying to fit it in my room. It's quite large and provides little shelf space. Sitting behind my desk, it brings the room together and draws focus on my Zelda collection. I think that's the whole point, right? All this fussing over a display, and I haven't played the game itself today. I've only just started looking for the sacred flames and spent 25 hours on it.
This may very well be the apex of my Zelda geekery.
... I hope.
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