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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 14, 2017 14:25:45 GMT -5
Flying around Saturn...Awe-inspiring. (It's always funny to see Mimas. "No, no, it's not a battle station... it's actually a moon".)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 17:08:34 GMT -5
Lots happening at chez mrp. Tomorrow the lifting restriction post surgery goes up from 20 lbs to 50 lbs so I will be able to dive in to many of the house projects that have been on hold since April starting this weekend. Also will be diving into a writing project starting Monday that will take a lot of my focus for the rest of the year. Mostly on spec, but some prospects for it.
On top of that, I will be going in to have a minor outpatient procedure done to deal with some kidney stones in the next few weeks (decided it needed to be done this morning after consulting the doc, will schedule it soon), so with all that going on, I am likely to be online and around here far less over the next couple of months, and will be putting the review threads I was doing on indefinite hiatus for the nonce (though I still want to continue reactions to Le Bras d'Orion for RR if I can manage it). I'll still be around checking in, but likely posting a lot less. I am still sorting through comics for the culling and will be contacting people who have shown interest in books this weekend sometime (likely Sunday) to try to finalize some things. I'm sure I will be back in full force at least by the time Kurt announces this years Twelve Days topic, and will still post here and there as I can until then.
-M
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Post by The Captain on Sept 14, 2017 20:04:43 GMT -5
Lots happening at chez mrp. Tomorrow the lifting restriction post surgery goes up from 20 lbs to 50 lbs so I will be able to dive in to many of the house projects that have been on hold since April starting this weekend. Also will be diving into a writing project starting Monday that will take a lot of my focus for the rest of the year. Mostly on spec, but some prospects for it. On top of that, I will be going in to have a minor outpatient procedure done to deal with some kidney stones in the next few weeks (decided it needed to be done this morning after consulting the doc, will schedule it soon), so with all that going on, I am likely to be online and around here far less over the next couple of months, and will be putting the review threads I was doing on indefinite hiatus for the nonce (though I still want to continue reactions to Le Bras d'Orion for RR if I can manage it). I'll still be around checking in, but likely posting a lot less. I am still sorting through comics for the culling and will be contacting people who have shown interest in books this weekend sometime (likely Sunday) to try to finalize some things. I'm sure I will be back in full force at least by the time Kurt announces this years Twelve Days topic, and will still post here and there as I can until then. -M Sounds like some good stuff happening in your life right now and in the coming months! We'll certainly miss you around here, but we're glad things are going well.
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 14, 2017 20:47:10 GMT -5
Good luck with the kidney stones !
Had mine done a couple of years ago, and will probably have it done again down the road as well.
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 15, 2017 9:07:35 GMT -5
@mrp, you'll be missed. Good luck with the procedures and with the the writing. You often have to deal with blocks with both of them, but you'll get through.
Think good things about the Olde Towne Team. Not at all confident, but will eb very pleased if Tito's Indians take it all.
All the best! Get back ASAP!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 9:18:54 GMT -5
Flying around Saturn...Awe-inspiring. (It's always funny to see Mimas. "No, no, it's not a battle station... it's actually a moon".) That's a cool site ... thanks for sharing it. Heck, I even bookmarked it.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 15, 2017 11:56:24 GMT -5
Goodbye, Cassini, you brave little robot...You will be missed. Congratulations to NASA and all the people involved in this extraordinary journey. You people demonstrated the best of what humanity is capable of.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 16, 2017 5:37:27 GMT -5
I put on reserve and finally picked up " A contract with God" by Will Eisner. I have never read it and , I also have to add that I have never read an Eisner story.
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Post by Confessor on Sept 16, 2017 8:12:29 GMT -5
I put on reserve and finally picked up " A contract with God" by Will Eisner. I have never read it and , I also have to add that I have never read an Eisner story. You're in for a treat.
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 16, 2017 21:22:56 GMT -5
Indeed
Eisner's Spirit is good, but it's his post-Spirit work, like A Contract With God, that are incredibly moving and powerful.
You'll be glad you read it Icc
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 13:16:43 GMT -5
The sorting for the great comic book cull is done... These are the bulk of what is going... 14 shortboxes + a few piles of comics This is just my stuff, Amy has another 6-7 short boxes of stuff that will be going too. This also doesn't include the stuff I have already traded, or put aside for folks here and elsewhere who have contacted me looking for stuff. -M
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 13:21:04 GMT -5
It's a dog day i.e. my sidekick Bear is being my shadow... (that's his "whatcha doing why don't you pay attention to me instead?" face) until I tired him out and he went to shlump on the loveseat with his rope toy... (That's his "I'm so neglected pay attention to me" face, notice a pattern ) -M
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 17, 2017 14:17:09 GMT -5
I put on reserve and finally picked up " A contract with God" by Will Eisner. I have never read it and , I also have to add that I have never read an Eisner story. You're in for a treat. This is also the first, as far only Eisner story I've read. And I agree with Confessor. Though I actually found the story related to the title not near the best of the anthology. But the art is solid from cover to cover.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 14:49:44 GMT -5
Tnis may be heretical, but I'm not a big fan of Eisner's post-Spirit material. He was patently a master of the comic form, but I think his sweet spot can be found in those B&W Kitchen Sink Spirit reprints - that's the best format & best material to showcase his talent.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Sept 19, 2017 16:01:01 GMT -5
There's a new Bloom County collection that comes with 2 pieces of original art and a personalized sketch. Pretty cool, although it costs $1200.
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