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Post by shaxper on Jul 18, 2014 22:45:06 GMT -5
There was a great one in a dingy basement near my college when I attended. In my final year, the shop went out of business after almost 60 years and was bought by a younger, hipper owner who tried to modernize the place. Shelves were rearranged, old volumes were sold off in bulk on ebay, and everything was clean, new, and generic. It almost physically hurt me to walk in there after that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 22:47:13 GMT -5
what lies beyond the pearly gates...? -M
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Post by zryson on Jul 18, 2014 22:48:45 GMT -5
There is a feeling of sadness that sweeps over me when I see secondhand bookstores close. It can be somewhat jarring to the senses.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 18, 2014 22:54:11 GMT -5
what lies beyond the pearly gates...? -M I would like to live in this picture.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 18, 2014 22:56:11 GMT -5
So should I take it personally that the ad space at the top of the forum has been showing me ads for Victoria's Secret and feminine hygiene products as of late? I know I'm a bit of a feminist in some of the debates here, but seriously...!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 22:58:22 GMT -5
So should I take it personally that the ad space at the top of the forum has been showing me ads for Victoria's Secret and feminine hygiene products as of late? I know I'm a bit of a feminist in some of the debates here, but seriously...! I get Ikea, Degree anti-perspirant and Amazon, so I might start worrying Queen Shax.... -M
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 23:01:32 GMT -5
So should I take it personally that the ad space at the top of the forum has been showing me ads for Victoria's Secret and feminine hygiene products as of late? I know I'm a bit of a feminist in some of the debates here, but seriously...! You don't hear me complaining...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 23:02:00 GMT -5
By the by, great to see you here zryson! -M
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Post by shaxper on Jul 18, 2014 23:09:19 GMT -5
So should I take it personally that the ad space at the top of the forum has been showing me ads for Victoria's Secret and feminine hygiene products as of late? I know I'm a bit of a feminist in some of the debates here, but seriously...! You don't hear me complaining... No, but perhaps the people who pay good money to have these ads carefully targeted to specific viewers should be. Either that, or they know something about me that I don't...
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Post by coke & comics on Jul 18, 2014 23:34:23 GMT -5
I have barely read any comics in several weeks now. Or found much time to post here.
But today the latest Usagi Yojimbo trade arrived, and I devoured it pretty quickly.
Usagi battles the Red Scorpion gang. The opening arc in particular is extremely powerful, and the overarching saga takes some nice twists.
Still going strong 30 years later.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 18, 2014 23:54:27 GMT -5
I have barely read any comics in several weeks now. Or found much time to post here. But today the latest Usagi Yojimbo trade arrived, and I devoured it pretty quickly. Usagi battles the Red Scorpion gang. The opening arc in particular is extremely powerful, and the overarching saga takes some nice twists. Still going strong 30 years later. Been wondering where you've been. So are you going to resurrect the old Usagi reviews thread?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 0:06:41 GMT -5
I haven't read much this past couple weeks either. Luckily I got a little bit of work, right when I was down to my last $200. I already finished my job though, but it aught to be enough to hold me over for a while. I think things are going to pick up at work, so fewer comics and video games. But paying down the credit card is just as fun.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 19, 2014 0:12:45 GMT -5
Yesterday, while the world was recoiling in horror once more from a senseless act of violence (the apparent shoot down of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with almost 300 people), I got to visit a bookstore. A secondhand bookstore. I was so grateful for the opportunity, because it’s like being in a world away from the world. Just surrounded by books is an immensely comforting feeling. I love second-hand book stores, particularly the older, dingier ones. Time stands still there, and you can sense a million treasures hiding in those stacks, beckoning to be unearthed. Secondhand bookstores have always been a huge part of my comic reading passion. The first few books I ever bought were from my local Half-Price Books store. Every week, I go there just to take in the atmosphere as I peruse the latest additions. It's an experience I cherish even if I don't buy anything.
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Post by zryson on Jul 19, 2014 2:15:28 GMT -5
I love bookstores. All those racks brimming with hardcover, softcover, paperbacks, comic books and magazines. Its like entering another world but one you always want to return to.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 19, 2014 2:20:00 GMT -5
I love bookstores. All those racks brimming with hardcover, softcover, paperbacks, comic books and magazines. Its like entering another world but one you always want to return to. Speaking of things that you always want to return to, I found someone who's been looking for you. Thought you might like him back:
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