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I feel you. While I agree run sets are the core and should always be there, how many in reality ARE BEING COMPLETED? It's like saying here is an impossible goal and we'll reward those who "try", thats one thing. I'm all for them as they're the heart of the hobby, but look at the thousands of sets in the registry and tell me the percentage that are completing 700-800 plus issues, then 1000+ including variants. That's like saying we're "all inclusive", but it isn't the reality, not feasable for most! Not all sets are like that, so I don't mind! When he says there are too many small sets, then it's like tossing a pebble in the ocean! Lol Oh you got a ASM #1 in 1.8 for $6000, only 999 more books to go? I mean, that isn't all inclusive when it comes down to awarding acheivement.

We used to have a real good burger place that shared space with an Italian restaurant, but then the burgers went away. I'm not a fan of Italian food for carry out, and the last couple of years dine in wasn't always available. I'm not sure, but that sounds like sawing off the limb they were standing on

From what I've heard, new newsstand notations aren't going to matter for the moment, because the notation on the label is being added to the "pedigree" field on the label and cert number One day at a time. I'm still wondering if pics I have in the registry are going away? Or redefined when changed next year? In reality complete sets of #700 + issues of books, seems silly in way. If you think who will collect all these variants? That's how I feel seeing asm complete with 700+ books. Simpler runs are achievable but I think would still be sought after to complete, yet would be more work? But would also give a quicker sense of accomplishment to those participating... idk With more simpler sets, more awards make sense, but I would attempt getting more people trying to complete sets before adjusting the awards. By making the sets somehow simpler or smaller "runs" or something else, or if you can think of other qualifiers to atttact. I welcome less run based sets , like "complete". I don't see the appeal of buying numerous issues of which the only value is being in numerical order, but I'm glad others do! It's probably the heart of collecting! Its just not often enough that the desirables are there in a complete run, ie the habit of the average for collector, thats why different series seem so random cause its here and there with a little collected out of it. Shorter runs or other qulaifiers, help people seek out sets. Not just a library of books in numerical order, which is boring. Especially with asm or X-men Phoenix run with plenty of keys, and is why we've shortend X-men complete. We need more of those, along with ms marvel 16-18 for example. Give someone some purpose and smaller goals, I'm on my way with those, in a way. I just would be thanking Marvel and DC for reboots and would shorten sets to those runs rather than a "complete" set. Don't do away with complete though? I mean, I understand but they're near impossible and idk how to fix that. Maybe once people complete shorter runs from shorter series, It may be easier to adjust the scoring?

Was that art also the cover to a book or printing of the Hobbit? Just looks awfully familiar like I've seen the art before, but maybe not. Just trying to place it. The Hobbit sat at my mother's shelves of books as a kid, I would see it often when I would use our encyclopedias. Anyway the Hobbit is one of, if not the, first books I picked up off those shelves to read all the way through. The ln I took a break and got into CS Lewis, but the effect was the same! Anyway thanks for the trip down memory lane with me. Very pivotal and memorable. Those sigs are legible and on point too ☝️!!

They have a very brief moment at the very end, but it really just comes across like Black Adam trying to be nice towards the resident dummy If @Cat hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have seen nor known the connection. Lol

I bought using the family bundle coupon, so: 3 whoppers, 3 regular burgers and 3 fries for $15, with tax $17. I figured to have left overs to eat my fill tonight.

Fyi I found a burger king coupon and had that tonight, got everyone else subway

It's sword from the Zelda game

Well while I agree, I didn't mean anything definite, might still be a logical conclusion though haha. I'm right there with you, although they did away with value tier and made everything modern or economy, it would be odd to the switch it up again to bring back a mid tier so idk

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Some might call it light stalking but alright 😂

I mean not since about 2018 or 19 but more recently elsewhere, where you got it. That was also the night there were tornadoes out, but I remember posting it because we couldn't go home and had to wait out the storm. I had time to sign a release to be on the internet to promote the film, but they didn't like my enthusiasm or what I had to say. I did see the vid they made but I wasn't "cool", I mean I wasn't in it

All good, it's been posted here before, and I didn't have the real screening ticket cause I thought it was t2 for real. When they surprised us that's when I took a pic of the receipt, that's also why it's not in focus. I have a screening to see the first episode of Wednesday next, ironically, Wednesday. Its on a streaming service that I actually use, but the person I'm taking wants to see it as it's something they'd enjoy. Idk, hopefully I get back in time for amazing race.

Ya no worries. I just saw it and it jarred me, but I knew where your were coming from, nondescript. I don't post often there except for screenings. Seems the only "event" worth sharing, and I still don't give all the details. No worries

Lol but I knew that's why it hit me out of nowhere

Idk how I feel about you posting personal stuff, but when I went to that screening, it was actually for the latest Terminator movie. They advertised it as a T2 screening to attract "real" fans I'll post a pic of the poster I got too, in a minute

awesome a read if nothing else at $2