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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 19:44:16 GMT -5
Only comic store I've found so far in Cheyenne is a tiny place, maybe 1/4 the size of our old one. But they do a pull service and offered to order anything we wanted, so we'll adjust. Not buying too much yet, since the movers haven't delivered our stuff yet and we're still staying w/friends. Getting kinda frustrating, y'know? I hate moving.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 30, 2014 19:54:39 GMT -5
Only comic store I've found so far in Cheyenne is a tiny place, maybe 1/4 the size of our old one. But they do a pull service and offered to order anything we wanted, so we'll adjust. Not buying too much yet, since the movers haven't delivered our stuff yet and we're still staying w/friends. Getting kinda frustrating, y'know? I hate moving. I don't think you mentioned or I missed it...What was the reason for the move?
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 30, 2014 19:55:53 GMT -5
Only comic store I've found so far in Cheyenne is a tiny place, maybe 1/4 the size of our old one. But they do a pull service and offered to order anything we wanted, so we'll adjust. Not buying too much yet, since the movers haven't delivered our stuff yet and we're still staying w/friends. Getting kinda frustrating, y'know? I hate moving. I don't think you mentioned or I missed it...What was the reason for the move? On the run from the law?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 20:11:46 GMT -5
I don't think you mentioned or I missed it...What was the reason for the move? On the run from the law? Nothing so interesting. My wife used to live here and loved it. When we honeymooned out here, we thought about moving, but I still had my parents in New York and we both still liked our jobs. Now, my folks are both gone, our jobs sucked and we didn't have a whole lot of faith in the future of that hospital. I didn't have much tying me to New York, she's got friends here. Hell, her friends got her a line on a job and found us the house we hopefully will be in by next week. Better economic outlook, lower cost of living, no state tax. And we both needed a change.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 20:45:32 GMT -5
The thing with DragonCon is that it is not a comic con, it is a fantasy genre con, and comics fall under that umbrella, but it never was and never will be a comic con. It is a fantasy con, first, a sci-fi con second and then down a ways a gaming and comic con. If you went thinking it would have a large comic presence, you were setting yourself up for disappointment. It's a huge con, one of the bigger national cons for genre stuff, but it is not focused on comics. A guy I used to know through the net (Scott Harris knows him too) who ran an Avengers mailing list, used to do a lot of Avengers and Babylon 5 centered programs for panels and such there (including Avengers Jeopardy which got a lot of attention form his con reports), but aside from him, there usually wasn't a lot of purely comic focused programming there. I haven't seen or heard form him in 6 or 7 years now, so no clue if he was still doing stuff for Dragon Con, or if anyone had stepped up to fill that void, but hearing they only had a few comic focused guests and vendors is not surprising, it's about what I would have expected.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 30, 2014 20:49:08 GMT -5
Nothing so interesting. My wife used to live here and loved it. When we honeymooned out here, we thought about moving, but I still had my parents in New York and we both still liked our jobs. Now, my folks are both gone, our jobs sucked and we didn't have a whole lot of faith in the future of that hospital. I didn't have much tying me to New York, she's got friends here. Hell, her friends got her a line on a job and found us the house we hopefully will be in by next week. Better economic outlook, lower cost of living, no state tax. And we both needed a change. Good for you. I'm not in love with Ny, everything is more expensive and it's the #1 terrorist target. I could see myself moving without a second thought.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 22:28:16 GMT -5
Nothing so interesting. My wife used to live here and loved it. When we honeymooned out here, we thought about moving, but I still had my parents in New York and we both still liked our jobs. Now, my folks are both gone, our jobs sucked and we didn't have a whole lot of faith in the future of that hospital. I didn't have much tying me to New York, she's got friends here. Hell, her friends got her a line on a job and found us the house we hopefully will be in by next week. Better economic outlook, lower cost of living, no state tax. And we both needed a change. Good for you. I'm not in love with Ny, everything is more expensive and it's the #1 terrorist target. I could see myself moving without a second thought. As frustrating as the move has been, and we're not done yet, I already wish we'd done it sooner.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 30, 2014 22:52:27 GMT -5
Finally watched Sharknado. No it is not one of those movies that's so bad it's good. It's just bad.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 30, 2014 22:59:34 GMT -5
Good for you. I'm not in love with Ny, everything is more expensive and it's the #1 terrorist target. I could see myself moving without a second thought. As frustrating as the move has been, and we're not done yet, I already wish we'd done it sooner. It'll be an adjustment, but your wife is from there, so less for her. More metropolitan has more options, but costs more. We both lived in L.A. but are now in OKC and like it. It's a nice in between, with fairly low cost of living, some variety and a fair amount of career options. Good do luck with the process.
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Post by zryson on Aug 31, 2014 5:16:55 GMT -5
Have been feeling very flat all week. I think I came down with a cold or flu because the past week I've been coughing and spluttering and my concentration is way off.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2014 6:40:29 GMT -5
Dunno if it's still going on, & con-averse (& particularly travel-averse) me never attended one, but as of a few years ago Atlanta was the site or a quarterly-or-so Sunday (I think) comics con with a small fee of $3 or so & a handful of local guests, obviously focused mostly on people who wanted to buy & sell. That's the sort of thing even a socially challenged cheapskate like me would check out (assuming, again, it's still going on) if I lived over there.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 31, 2014 6:45:02 GMT -5
There is an organization that has comic shows every 3 weeks or so in NJ. The same type of thing, they don't have guests but they buy and sell. It's still holding on after years of the comic industry getting downsized.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 31, 2014 6:46:21 GMT -5
Have been feeling very flat all week. I think I came down with a cold or flu because the past week I've been coughing and spluttering and my concentration is way off. If you still have it after a week, you should get it checked out.
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Post by paulie on Aug 31, 2014 7:39:59 GMT -5
I ate BBQ yesterday after all the discussion about it.
1. It is expensive for what it is. $20.00 for 1 lb of pork ribs.
2. I like it but don't love it.
3. I think it is something that I will have once or twice a year. Like a Pu Pu Platter. $25.00 for takeout for one person isn't what I call a deal.
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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 31, 2014 10:13:00 GMT -5
Finally watched Sharknado. No it is not one of those movies that's so bad it's good. It's just bad. I like the first one. The sequel is just plain terrible.
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