Buzzetta

I don't know about any of that... but there WILL be dinner... 

So what do we have here? 

Sunday Cooking: Tequila and Lime strip steak with peppers and onions and a homemade pineapple and mango salsa. (Marinate was tequila, lime, soy sauce, cumin, brown sugar, garlic, and cilantro) (No filter... marinate allowed it to get a nice char around the outside)

But what to drink? Hm... Blueberry lemonade mixed with a splash of Jose Cuervo, Coconut Rum and Absolut Citron.  It packs a punch but only a small splash to keep the lemonade the main taste. 

I am taking suggestions on the response... will post pics for the win. 

I am getting salty on eBay today.  Guy stole my pic to hawk things he may not have.   He has a new account with a "2" feedback.  

1 minute ago, kav said:

get some sean phillips or michael lark at splash page.

For the most part, I personally do not care about the artist. I shrug at the artist. When buying a page it has to pop.  I worked with collectables for Disney when I was in college.  I learned that what makes a single page of art great is that the single page should convey a story.   Now, if you are looking at the entirety of the film or in this case the comic then the artist becomes very important.  However, I like to find pages of art that convey a small story on the page.

I've shared these before but these two singular pages convey the character of Spiderman and Superman extremely well on one page.   Both were purchased in the last few years for a few hundred each.  I don't get owning a McFarlane page of Spider-mans rear end while you see the face of a robber he apprehended between his leg gap as he talks down to him... just to say you own a page of McFarlane art... I like pages that tell a story.  To me, comics are character driven and not artist driven since many artists work on a character over the history of the publication.  So... my collecting habits seem to be more character driven as well. 

Superman is at his most iconic on this page. Spider-man is defined by his every-man problems to which he laments at while swinging through NYC.   When you think of Indiana Jones, the boulder scene is easily in the top three sequences out of all four films.  Out of a lot of pages I own some are supposedly much more valuable... These are the ones that make  me smile. 

2 minutes ago, kav said:

Dont buy another one.    

There are other things I want. There are a few pages of art that are out there that have my interest.  There was an incredible Romita Jr Spider-man page I liked but before I could man up and make an offer someone bought it from Metro. 

Lately though I am into less is more.  Sell off more smaller things ... do other things with the money whether that is to put it into the house or buy bigger or better comics. 

6 minutes ago, kav said:

At first I thought it was gonna be shwarma

Tomorrow is Sunday Funday in the kitchen... I am making tequila lime strip steak with grilled peppers and onions and a side of fresh mango salsa. 

5 minutes ago, kav said:

question: when are you getting another AF15?

I don't know... 

My friend said it best when she was talking about her diamond ring.  She got married young and the engagement ring was one that they could afford at the young age that they were.   Her husband asked her if she wanted to upgrade or get a newer ring.  Her response was that the more she thought about it, she did not want to walk around with something too expensive and she also looked at things differently.  She looked at the money that would go into the ring and said that she could see new floors building part of the extension that she wanted or something like that. 

When I bought the first two AF15's I bought them for what people today would consider VERY cheap.  I bought the 1.8 in 1997-98 and I bought the 3.5 in 2010.  In fact if offered the books again at the price I paid I would buy a few more copies.  When I bought the 6.0 in 2012. I paid a record sum for it as it did not have any marvel chipping.  I did not own a house at the time and I kind of also needed to buy a car as the one I had was a 2001 Mustang that still had not cracked 100,000 miles at the time but it was still 11 years old.   I had to make a decision between buying a car or getting the AF15. 

I bought a new car in 2018 and I am glad I did. 

Today... I look at buying another copy of a book I already have three of and I cannot justify it.  I could buy another AF15 OR I could pay off a chunk of the mortgage.   IF I were to buy another copy, I would most likely sell off the majority of the art and comics I have which would include most of the slabbed 1-100 run, the golden age books and everything else.  Half would go toward buying another AF15 and the other half would go toward the house. 

So... while working on the yard I had to make a quick lunch this afternoon.

So... 

Garlic and Cilantro chicken breast on ciabatta bread with cheddar cheese. 

• Heat your pan on medium-high. 
• Add in some olive oil 
• Mince one clove of garlic and toss it in the pan once the pan is nice and hot.
• Cook quarter of chicken breast VERY lightly seasoned. 
• Mince two sprigs of cilantro 
• Season with salt, pepper and chili seasoning. 
• As the chicken is mostly cooking toast your halfs of ciabatta bread 
• Add sliced cheddar cheese - didn't have the good stuff so I sliced off pieces from a cabots I had about. 

Deliciously paired with a Sam Adams Kosmic Sour

47 minutes ago, NoMan said:

was she attractive?

Not that I remember. 

1 hour ago, obiedagod said:

 Another question: Do you have any Spider-Man #252's? And if so, how many?

 

I have about 3 raw copies and 1 CGC 9.8.  Then I have a bunch in different languages. 

A friend of mine has about 30 raw copies in varying grades. 

When I was a kid this woman sold comics at the local dirt mall (Mallrats reference).  She had it priced at $10? $20?  I would buy ASM each month where the first issue I ever bought was #292.  When I asked to see the 252 as I started to go backwards she laughed at me and said "No, because I wouldn't be able to afford it anyway."

Jerk.

Her eyes would spin into the back of her head if she saw some of the purchases and sales I have made over the years. 

19 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

anxiously awaiting some posts about an on-line wife or something even more juicy........

I answer questions... but you have to know what questions to ask. 

Log: Day 3 10:00 hours.  The war against the wasps continues on in the third day.  Their numbers dwindle but the war is far from over.  They seem confused. They are scattered and they continue to fly around the area.  I have reason to believe that they are regrouping in a secret lair that I have not found.  

In the meantime, the citizens of the garden have a false sense of security and have emerged from their cottages believing themselves free from the wasps reign of terror.  The bees and the dragonflies thought to enjoy the day either oblivious to the threat below the ground or without care.  I could not help but document their existence as life is short and futile and today it could be their last should the wasps organize for a counter strike. 

Patrols continue and more ivy and foliage cleared to expose more of the ground and hopefully root out more wasp encampments.  

Casualties have maintained at a minimum but this morning Lt Thumb was injured by an enemy combatant.  Thumb will hopefully recover. 

27 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

i would pay the generosity forward on this one and give the guy the discount,... and it will come full circle and pay you back over time

I think he is full of excrement. I told him that things were already marked at 8% off and if he took advantage of the eBay incentive 10% in eBay bucks that he could score additional savings. 

I am NOT a fan of:

1. I have cancer can I have a discount.
2. I am in the military can I have a discount.

I have friends and family who have been under the above circumstances and none of them ever used those circumstances as 'coupons'.  So there was no paying it forward.  He is fortunate that I was even polite.

34 minutes ago, obiedagod said:

Question: Are pencils better pre-sharpened or should you just sharpen them yourself? 

Depends on the volume of pencils.  If, for some reason you need 1,000 pencils then presharpened is the way to go... like mini golf pencils. 

1 minute ago, steveinthecity said:

Rules might vary state to state, but in general as long as the bottles are empty and capped you shouldn't have a problem. 

If it's just worry about what Sanitation workers are going to think, just put out one container each week and recycle a couple yourself into a bird house or kitty litter scoop or something.

No cat and I do what I can to keep the birds away.  When I discovered a nest in my attic, I contracted my handyman to fabricate new attic vents to prevent the birds from getting into the attic.  The baby birds were relocated but I think the hawks or the raccoons got to them. 

Question to people reading this... 

Are people that bold to tell me that they want to buy my stuff on eBay but want to know if I can lower the price since they have to pay taxes aaaaaaaaaaaaaand....

here is the big part... 

he is trying to buy these things... but money is short due to him having to pay for parts of his chemotherapy that his insurance does not cover... 

smh...

FULL PRICE !

If money is short this month because of chemo... money is going to be short next month too... don't buy anything on eBay... Use the money that you would have spent on toys this month and money will not be short or as short next month.

OMG... I should host an AMA while Kav is on his 7 Day vacation !

Or I should allow @jaybuck43 to conduct a Howard type interview  

Then everyone gets suspended. 

2 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

well that would be cool i guess but i thought this journal was going to get personal and interesting so as to compete with and possibly top that other journal  ????

Ask away then... I am listing things on eBay and am in front of the computer for the foreseeable future. 

I've already uploaded pics of my China cabinet which is really the only display area I have.  I only got two questions out of that.

We've already detailed my little war on the wasps and their underground hive and my dumping many gallons of bleach into the ground to soak through and get to them.  Seriously, I wonder if sanitation is going to question why there are so many empty bleach bottles in my recycling...  

With few exceptions I have no problem turning this into an AMA. 

23 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

looks better,  nice comic !!

I think starting in 2020 I am going to start uploading scans for everything... 

There are some gems already pictured though... 

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/Member_Dashboard.aspx?PeopleID=100385

43 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

did All-Winners #11 come back CGC  4.5 i hope ??

2.5 Blue... 

Still love this book.  Bought it off the boards and had it graded.

was going through pics on my phone and thought I would share. 

Hopefully the sanitation department doesn’t question why I’m throwing out all of these empty containers of bleach... 

After ripping out six bags and pails worth of ivy... and using multiple containers of bleach to soak the ground and their underground lair.... I think the beasties have been vanquished... 

Not even THIS will get me to go to Nassau Coliseum... I went to one show in the "new" building (they supposedly renovated) and shook my head and said never again.  Aside from that ticket prices are higher than they are for an average MSG show AND on top of that parking is $20 to $40 depending on if this is considered a special event. 

I will cross my fingers and hope that a NYE run is announced.   I would rather travel an hour to MSG than travel 20-25 minutes to the Coliseum. 

The place should have been demolished and rebuilt like originally planned. 

I don't even know what is going on in the other journals but after multiple wasp stings, making a redacted white wine and pink sauce to compliment my ravioli along with a glass of said white wine... 

I am ready to believe that there is some girl in the United States that is can fly, and reverse time, and take down alien starships and use her eyes to burn through steel and stuff. 

Gabe.... another boardie found the post I made back in February in regards to the moving scam last year. 

It's worth a read to see how easily people scam each other.