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MrWalkingDead

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  1. MrWalkingDead
    On July 19th, 2019 the CGC announced the winners of the annual CGC awards.  I was very excited to see who would win.  I have a few sets that i constantly work on to keep on an award winning level, i was extra- pumped this year because i felt a few of my sets had a pretty good chance of getting some recognition.  I started checking to see if the awards were posted around noon-  i know that is a little early- but i was very excited. 
    At around 1pm i looked at my custom set that i was hoping might get an award-  i scrolled down my set description, and low and behold- there it was- the little award seal for "Best Custom Set 2019"--  i was at work, so i nonchalantly got up from my desk- went outside into the hot afternoon air- and began to cheer loudly at my victory.  After i calmed down- i went right to work showing everyone at my workplace the award i had won-- everyone where i work knows i am a comic junkie- so they were all very happy for me.  I then sent a link of my set (with the award stamp on it) to a few artist who helped with my books- they were very happy for me and congratulated me with much enthusiasm.  I sent the link of my set to my wife- she of course was over-joyed that all my hard work had paid off.  My friends and i decided to have a celebration dinner- we all met up and ate Mexican food and cheered for my award.  It was an awesome afternoon-  getting an award on my set was a big deal, i was over-elated to say the least. 
    The day of celebration was winding down- when i got home from all the partying and carrying on- i went to my CGC account page- and there was a box i had to click that said "claim award"-  With a giant smile i clicked that button-  and i was sent to a link that didnt exist.  When i went back to my set-  the award stamp for best custom set was gone.  I checked the 2019 winner page and my name and set were not on it, someone else's set actually received the award.  (the winning set is amazing...but what happened to my award?) (I've never seen the CGC put stamps on nominee sets either- nor is that something stated anywhere on CGCs website???)(and if that's a thing-- it is a really crappy thing to do)
    SO if you are reading this- you can only image the complete drop in my stomach and the giant pile of utter disappointment that washed over me when i realized that i actually didn't win anything- and my set must have been accidentally marked as a winner.  Not winning the award was one thing- but the total embarrassment I felt for acting so excited sort of bummed me-  and the look of shock that i received from ALL the people i told about my win to, and then not actually winning..- people who actually looked at my set with me- and saw that award stamp was there was pretty deflating. 
    So for a few hours on 7/19/19 i had the best custom set- and then it was gone.  Im not sure if this was an accident on CGCs part, or if someone was playing a funny joke on me- but either way it was a very confusing and sad situation.  So i feel like a fool- I'm not sure what kind of attitude I  should have toward the CGC right now-  but it was pretty crappy thing to have happen- very embarrassing, a little humiliating-    I've never went from feeling like such a winner to such a loser-  Thanks a lot CGC-
    I didn't take a pic or anything because i didn't realize that my award was a farce and would be stripped from my set- so all my proof is gone (with the exception of the 20 or so people that actually saw my award with their own eyes-)
    Im trying to keep a good attitude and laugh about it----- but its really not too funny- and i was/am pretty devastated.   BUT- for 7 or 8 hours- I WAS A WINNER!-  at least i know what my set would look like with an award stamped on it.
     
  2. MrWalkingDead
    Don't let your comics fly out of your aching hands and break on the floor
    So as soon as I get home from walking to the local Walmart where I purchased a scanner to start the long process of scanning in all of the 180+ comics (front and back)to spice up my set there is a message from the Red Ninja informing me of how his search for a big enough scanner was in vane. I didn't read this message before I bought the scanner, didn't think to measure anything, and after 45 minutes of battling my computer to get the scanner to work- wouldn't you know- the scanner is too small!
    my house is lined with sky-lights- so there is no escaping the light in the day- I guess I could read the instructions to the camera to make things easier- but who has time for that- so after weeks of moving around my house trying to locate a good spot to take pictures I finally nailed it- or at least its good enough for me. only thing is I can only take pictures at night- every picture has to be cropped or it turns sideways in my gallery- and because of how I have to squat down on hold the camera, my old- can only take so many pictures until my arms are jelly, and my knees ache, and my back is soar. so at the rate I'm going- shooting and cropping 15-20 books a night- I should be done in about...6-7 months- my first causality was my number 11 9.0. as I pulled it from the box, it flew from my hands and hit the hard wood floor pretty good. the case cracked, but the comic is ok...and instead of waiting to fix the case- I figured this was the perfect excuse to go ahead an upgrade to a 9.8. so I did.
    oh and look!- some of the bags I buy to store them in (since CGC bags are ) are wrinkly- so now I need more bags too.
    the good side to all this- its been a blast revisiting old covers I've not gazed on in quite some time. handling each book pegs my nostalgia meter to 10- some of the cover art is amazing- though I wont lie- the use of computers to make things just right kinda bugs me- but its the future man!...
    Working on this comic set makes me feel pretty hyped! I really want to give these books, and my collection the respect it deserves. it might just be plastic, paper, and horror to an average Joe; a superficial task to bother with- but this has been a huge part of my life for sometime now- I have to do them justice! plus its pretty fun!
    Breaks over! back to work!

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    Inaugural box filling ceremony dedicated to Ryan Ottley & The Sensei
    A new prison was needed to house these captured fiends. Though there is no fortress big enough to contain the endless amount of Walking Dead #1 reprints, I did conjure up a special place to keep them quiet...for now. The benefactor of inspiration behind the making of this new penitentiary is The Walking Dead #100 Ottley Sketch variant. For many reasons left undisclosed this particular comic is probably the most crucial comic I have ever acquired. Obtaining this comic really did change my life, and was the key to a door-way of knowledge that I would have never discovered without the Sensei; and Ryan Ottley for making one of the best sketches ever, with The Walking Dead leaping off the page in beautiful blue and silver. (I had to face-off with a ninja to get it!) It might not be a #1 reprint, but the magic this comic does posses is strong enough to capture and hold some of the onslaught of #1 reprints forever roaming the country side. (5 new variants have already been announced within the last 13 seconds- I am already out of room again) (...and money)
    ....is it a plague?....or is it a curse? Either way this is a fun comic to chase, and the survivors I have met on my journey so far have all been very helpful teachers, and none of them has swung a bat or machete at me...yet...(but there could be a battle over that new limited-to-500-prints-special-edition-reprint #1 coming out tomorrow....)