mattn792

Thor 136. 2nd Lady Sif, 1st as an adult. Solid 3.0, would be much nicer without the subscription crease. $25 shipped

No, unfortunately it's time for another ing word - consolidating. Since we had the little one, it's been apparent that I have too many comics and not enough time.

Thor Annual 2. Destroyer cover and appearance. In addition to the wear you see in the photos, there's also about a 2 inch split at the top and bottom of the spine, not uncommon on square bound books. Call it a 3.5. $29 shipped

Tales to Astonish 36 is first up. 3rd Ant Man, 2nd full appearance. Originally bought from @gunsmokin back in September of 2021 (and I borrowed his photos), I call this around a 4.0. $old

Continuing to look to move some books that are just milling about. Plus, the baby said I need to buy a new car. I bought the new car already, but I figured I'd just resurrect this thread rather than start a new one. Work smarter, not harder and such. Necessities first: Payment: In addition to PayPal, I will also accept check / money order / Zelle, though the book will be held until clearance (which is pretty much immediate with Zelle). Payment due within 5 business days. Shipping (domestic): Domestic shipping is included in the book price and will be by insured USPS ground advantage unless noted otherwise. Shipping (international) - exact cost, minus the US shipping cost (generally I use USPS flat rate envelopes). Please inquire first for an accurate quote. Returns: I will take returns on raw books if I failed to disclose a significant flaw or we end up wildly disagreeing on the grade. Please contact me within 7 days of receipt should a situation like this arise. On the HoS? Probation list? Or we have some other beef (on my ignore list, bad con interaction, etc.)? Don't bother. Can provide board references if needed (no name dropping here), and over 1700 positive eBay feedback as well -- https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=792mn. And I've got a fledgling kudos thread started (link is in my profile page). First posted in the thread wins a book outright (so don't PM it to me, a thread take it wins out regardless of time stamp). Offers always welcome.

Using the measure of Episode VII, wherein Ren is supposed to be an immature, yet powerful punk with exploitable insecurities, I thought Driver did very well. The other two movies are so bad that you can’t really judge anyone’s acting prowess based on them. Still, he wouldn’t make a good Reed. I don’t know even why they’re overthinking this so much, Krasinski is perfect.

I took the past two days off for right foot management, and I had an ambitious goal of 8 miles today. But almost from the get go I knew today was going to be miserable, so I ultimately wound up with 7.08 miles. And it was a grind: Lots more walking than usual, and it was 91 degrees by the time I got home. But there were still some positives: - Right foot did fine, and no pains in any muscles or joints - My feet got tingly and heavy, fast, a bad sign for circulation and overall hydration. But that also cleared up around mile 5. - I still managed to stay within my time goals for the 5K and 10K. About 20 seconds to spare for the 10K, but it still counts! This was just one of those days where my whole body didn’t have it. The heat was certainly a factor, but the last two days of less than righteous dietary choices definitely didn’t help either. Depending on how my right foot rebounds, I’d like to sneak in a shorty run tomorrow to keep up on the back to backs. Otherwise it will probably be a swim day.

If Banderas does get the role of Galactus, I hope they go full Desperado and cast Steve Buscemi as his side kick. Complete with confessional scene - “Forgive me father, for I have just eaten a lot of people.”

Today’s 5 miles were fantastic; miles 1, 3, and 4 had no recuperative walking. And honestly, I had to force myself to take the two walks that I did. I felt that good today. Still battling the minor case of plantar fasciitis, but proper management is definitely having a positive impact. Hopefully it’s a non-issue come January.

I tallied just over 4 miles with the dogs yesterday. Even with the temps down into the mid-70s, the husky still isn't up for more than about 3 miles, and the Shepard still pees every 14 seconds, so it wasn't as quick as I'd like, but I felt good overall. Somewhat unfortunately, I definitely have a bout of plantar fasciitis in my right foot, the heel soreness cropped up the day after last Monday's short run and lingered with some gusto for about three days. And the overall symptoms are textbook pf. Luckily it doesn't seem to be a problem while I'm moving, and consistent calf stretching with some theragun work on the foot is paying dividends. I don't expect it to hinder my training or race performance, though I'll probably invest in a night splint and one of those compression dealies if it continues to linger. Going to do 25 minutes on the indoor track today, then likely take tomorrow off since it's an in office day.

Well it’s been a minute, and with good reason - we were on vacation for about three weeks. Despite almost two of those weeks being spent on a cruise ship, with cruise food and cruise people, I did manage to exercise on 4 of those days. And also got in 10,000+ steps on a few other days (over 20,000 in Amsterdam!). So it wasn’t total sloth. Unfortunately there was no running track on the ship, so I had to settle for treadmills. That crimped my “distance” because I don’t like treadmills to begin with, and I definitely didn’t need a misstep resulting in a multi-week injury. Anyway, did my first two miles back on the indoor track yesterday, and…they went. Felt better as time rolled on, leaving me confident that vacation didn’t cost me too much.

Love the Dr. Strangelove cover, so glad I bought my copy of #18 several years ago. GLWTS!

I’m hoping to go next year, the timing for the last two years hasn’t worked out. Sounds like things have changed quite for the better since the dark days of Wizard’s ownership.

Day after, and my legs feel awesome The blister on my left foot broke on its own, so it's a tad angry today. But if it were the playoffs, I'd just slap a little mole skin over it and move forward.

Legit, one of them was right!

Closed

I got in my hour and twenty today! And felt pretty darn awesome throughout. Had a couple short barking hot spots, but my body worked through them well. Only drawback are the break-in blisters I got from my new shoes (one minor one per foot). Total distance was 7.43 miles, and pace was excellent as my running pace was still around 10 minutes when time was up. I hit the 10K mark around 1:06, so I’m on point with my goal times as well. I’ll probably aim for 1:45:00 for my next long distance movement, which should have me cover just under 10 miles. That assumes my shoes are properly broken in of course, not going to do another blister run.

You want my grades? I'll give you my grades! One of 'em might even be right

I also bought new running shoes yesterday as I was already over 300 miles on my previous pair. UnderArmour Flow, in an…eclectic color. Some kind of coral blue. Seventh son of the Lama, flowing robes…striking. They have the advantage of additional cushioning without being Hokas. Not dogging Hokas, they’re just not for me as I still like to feel the ground. I did a 5k in some absolutely miserable indoor track atmosphere today (it’s poorly insulated against the outdoors, and it’s H-O-T this week). Honestly, I think I could’ve done my hour and 20 today, but I also had a haircut appointment. I was starting to look homeless, it was a fair trade off. Aiming to long range it on Friday.

That’s a great looking 1.8.

Again, not the point.

I’m briefly re-opening this thread with the price reduced to the top offer I got on eBay. The counter of $399 was let to expire, so oh well for that guy. But $350 was a pretty solid offer, so I’d be happy to accept it here and give some cash to charity rather than eBay. This thread will close as soon as I remember to do so on Saturday morning as that is the last day I’ll be able to ship in a timely manner for the next few weeks.

And whoosh goes the point.

OK, now that you’ve tried to impress everyone by waving your wang at yet another thread, let’s get back to giving the OP real advice. For example - @JBell60, registered is also significantly cheaper than Express. As long as you’re not in a time crunch on getting the books turned around from CGC, registered should be your best bet.