Not enough time in the day

[wardevil0]

Or maybe I just have too many interests

 

As mentioned in my last journal, my wife and I are now homeowners for the first time. We've been filling our evenings with painting and cleaning before we really get things moving. Additionally we're both employed full-time, and are taking a few classes to keep up our professional development, and are trying to maintain our physical fitness (I completed my first half-marathon this month), and I've been doing some extracurricular activities related to the Army (German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge in Silver achieved yesterday). Oh, and I have a little comic-collecting addiction going on.

 

Fortunately, some goals are being met and obstacles are being overcome. But enough about all that, and on to the important things. There have been several discussions about reigning in our collections or deciding to sell off some pieces. For me, the problem has always been in limiting myself to only buying the things I truly want for myself. It's so easy to expand beyond the range of your collecting focus, usually enticed by a good price. But a few months or years later, you're holding on to a book for which you have no strong feelings and don't even remember why you bought (Marvel Two-in-One 54 in CGC 9.0, I'm looking at you). In my 25 years or so of actively collecting, I've found that there are a few themes that come and go, and a few that always come back around. I've picked up and dropped Amazing Spider-man and Uncanny X-Men three times so far, so I feel like those issues are something I should hold on to. Alternatively, I completely lost interest in the cosmic Marvels and have a pile of Warlock and the Infinity Watch I'd love to be rid of. Who can say what will strike a resonant chord within us? My favorite items all have a nostalgia value that makes me remember the way I originally felt when I first owned them, and it's hard to say what will evoke fond memories in the future.

 

One thing I know several of us feel a bond with... original art from the Dani Moonstar backup story in New Mutants Annual 4, "If Wishes Were Horses:"

 

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[Ronnylama]

Nice journal....I always appreciate those who share personal history

Much appreciated and very cool framed book... love the center piece

It must have been a 10.0

[SW3D]

If you have high grade Warlocks from the Bronze Age (his first volume), let me know... I may be interested.

 

SW3D

[SW3D]

Wow! Congrats on this! You must be some kind of bad a**!

 

For everybody else... check it out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Armed_Forces_Badge_for_Military_Proficiency

 

SW3D

 

[wardevil0]

Unfortunately I never pursued the Bronze Age Warlocks, just got the 90s stuff until Infinity War turned me off completely. I did get a good deal on a Strange Tales 178 in 8.5, but I still hope to get that one done Sig Series.

 

 

[Brandon Shepherd]

Congratulations on the new home, also, impressive on the half- marathon, service and professional development. I need to break into the half-marathon/marathon scene, I run on a regular basis and just did 10 miles the other day without realizing until I finished, so a half-marathon would be the next step. Thanks for posting, great frame!

 

Brandon

[wardevil0]

There are certainly plenty of opportunities to run out there; far more than I thought there were before I got into it. For example: http://www.halfmarathons.net/race_calendar_colorado.html

 

I was even shocked to see that at least once these two interests have converged...

http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/05/31/heroescon-fun-run-details-and-shirt-pre-order-info/