For next week, Mizzou should still be a threat to Texas.

Not so much.

Keep winning, Bama.

-Randy

Ah, well.  That just means Tech beating them next week will be that much sweeter.

No, although if that had been the case, at least there would have been cause. 

I'm going through my 7 long boxes of comics that I accrued from 2001-2004 and hoping against hope that I can get a substantial portion of my investment back. All told, I have probably 4 boxes of DC, two of Marvel and one of independents.

I will be keeping my Hedge Knight comics from George R. R. Martin and am toying with hanging onto Sojourn, Powers, and Rising Stars, but I don't know...

I spent the last half of the 90s in the throes of Magic cards and other assorted card games (Anybody want to buy a sealed case of Middle Earth: The Wizards starters?) before deciding that I would never again play something that worked on the rarity scale. And trust me, there were temptations when the miniatures gaming started taking off.

Instead, after spending a sufficient time exposed to a long-time comic book geek at a former job, I started reading comics again. And it seemed like every time I turned around, there was a new book coming out that looked interesting or some mini-series with my favorite characters. I wound up with something like a $40/week habit. Getting fired from my job was the only thing that stopped me.

All told, I'm looking at close to 1000 individual issues and hoping I can get $1 per out of them. Anybody sufficiently deep into the comic business to know the state of the market? My Dad has a guy at work that's interested in them and I've been working on compiling the list. I will post it here when I'm done.

If I can't get a sufficient price that makes me happy from him, I may forego a trip to see Texas Tech play Oklahoma State to try my luck with the dealers at Wizard World Texas.

Code:

DC Comics

Title Issues Total
Adventures of Superman 589-610, 612-626 37
Aquaman 1-8 8
Aquaman: Secret Files and Origins 1 1
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell 1-6 (full) 6
Azrael: Agent of the Bat 91 1
Batgirl 10-18, 21, 23-27, 29 16
Batman 585-625 41
Batman : Gotham Nights 9-51 43
Batman Family 1-8 (full) 8
Batman/Aliens 2 1-3 (full) 3
Batman: 10 cent Adventure 1 1
Batman: City of Light 1-6 6
Batman: Death and the Maidens 1-7 7
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 137-177 41
Batman: Nevermore 1-5 (full) 5
Batman: Our Worlds at War 1 1
Batman: Tenses 1-2 (full) 2
Birds of Prey 27, 39-41, 43 5
Catwoman 90, 1-6 7
Dark Knight Strikes Again 1-3 (full) 3
Detective Comics 750-792 43
Dexter's Laboratory 25 1
Enemy Ace: War in Heaven 1-2 (full) 2
Flash: Our Worlds at War 1 1
Formerly Known as the Justice League 1-6 (full) 6
Gotham Central 1-17 17
Green Arrow 1-36 36
Green Arrow: Secret Files and Origins 1 1
Green Lantern 132-175 44
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly 1 1
Green Lantern: Our Worlds at War 1 1
Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War 1 1
Haven 1-9 9
Hawkman 1-17 17
Hawkman: Secret Files and Origins 1 1
Human Defense Corps 1-6 (full) 6
Impulse 77 1
JLA 47-95 49
JLA Incarnations 1-7 7
JLA/JSA: Secret Files and Origins 1 1
JLA/Spectre: Soul War 1-2 (full) 2
JLA: Black Baptism 1-4 (full) 4
JLA: Our Worlds at War 1 1
JLA: Scary Monsters 1-6 (full) 6
Joker: Last Laugh 1-6 (full) 6
Joker: Last Laugh: Secret Files and Origins 1 1
JSA 16-59 44
JSA: All Stars 1-8 (full) 8
JSA: Our Worlds at War 1 1
JSA: Secret Files and Origins 2 1
Justice League Adventures 1-3 3
Justice Leagues 1-6 (full) 6
Nightwing 53, 65-66, 68-69 5
Nightwing: Our Worlds at War 1 1
President Luthor: Secret Files and Origins 1 1
Robin 86, 98-99 3
Samurai Jack 1 1
Smallville 1 1
Spectre 1-15 15
Superboy 89-91 3
Supergirl 59-61, 63 4
Superman 164, 166-188, 190-203 38
Superman in Action Comics 695, 776-813 39
Superman vs. Darkseid: Apokolips Now! 1 1
Superman/Batman 1-8 8
Superman: Birthright 1-8 8
Superman: Day of Doom 1-4 (full) 4
Superman: Metropolis 1-12 12
Superman: Our Worlds at War 1 1
Superman: Red Son 1-3 (full) 3
Superman: The Man of Steel 111-134 24
Wonder Woman 171-173 3
Wonder Woman: Our Worlds at War 1 1
World's Finest: Our Worlds at War 1 1
Young Justice 35-36 2
Young Justice: Our Worlds at War 1 1

Total  750

JLA/Avengers 1-4 (full) 4

Marvel Comics

Title Issues Total
Amazing Spiderman 471-505 35
1602 1-7 7
4 (Marvel Knights) 1-3 3
Avengers 61 1
Banner 1-4 (full) 4
Born (MAX) 1-4 (full) 4
Captain America (Marvel Knights) 1-24 24
Captain America: What Price Glory? 1-4 (full) 4
Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target 1 1
Elektra (Marvel Knights) 1-34 34
Fantastic Four 60 1
Hulk: Official Movie Adaptation 1 1
Infinity Gauntlet 1-6 (full) 6
Iron Man 387-395 9
Marvel Knights 1-2, 4-6 5
Mystique 1-12 12
Namor 1 1
New X-Men 114-154 41
Punisher (Marvel Knights) 1-37 37
Punisher (MAX) 1-4 4
Silver Surfer 1 1
Spiderman/Daredevil (Marvel Knights) 1 1
Spiderman/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure 1-5 (full) 5
Supreme Power 1-8 8
Thanos 1-8 8
Thanos: Infinity Abyss 1 1
The End 1-6 (full) 6
The Ultimates 1-13 13
Ultimate Adventures 1-3 3
Ultimate Daredevil/Elektra 1-2, 4 3
Ultimate Fantastic Four 3-4 2
Ultimate Marvel Teamup 6-7 2
Ultimate Six 1-6 6
Ultimate Spider Man 40-55 16
Ultimate War 1-4 (full) 4
Ultimate X-Men 1-38, 40-43 42
Uncanny X-Men 392-394 3
Venom 1 1
Warlock 1-5 5
Warlock and the Infinity Watch (Collector's Pack # 15478) 1-5 5
X-Men 106-113 8
Xtreme X-Men 1-44 44
Xtreme X-Men Annual 2001 1
Xtreme X-Men X-pose 1-2 (full) 2
Xtreme X-Men: Savage Land 1-4 (full) 4
Total  428


Independent
Title Issues Total
Aliens: Rogue 1-4 (full) 4
Aphrodite IX 0-5 5
Bastard Samurai 1-3 3
Battle of the Planets 1-6 6
Bright: Rising Stars 1-6 6
CSI 1-5 (full) 5
Dawn: Three Tiers 1-3 3
The Dirty Pair 1-4 4
G.I. Joe 1-19 19
G.I. Joe: Battle Files 1-3 (full) 3
G.I. Joe: Front Line 1-10 10
Masters of the Universe 1 1
Mech Destroyer 1-2, 4 3
Ministry of Space 1-2 2
Midnight Nation 1-12 12
Powers 1/2, TPB (1-6), 7-37 32 , 1 TPB
Powers Annual 1 1
Powers Coloring/Activity Book 1 1
PriMortals 1-7 7
The Red Star 1, 4-9 7
The Red Star Annual 1 1
The Red Star Volume 2 2-4 3
The Red Star: Battle at Kar Dathra's Gate (TPB) 1
Rising Stars 0, 1/2, TPB (1-8), 9-21 15 , 1 TPB
RoboCop: Prime Suspect 1-4 (full) 4
Sojourn 1-33 33
Star Wars: Episode II 1-4 (full) 4
Star Wars: Jedi: Mace Windu 1 1
TMNT 1-2 2
Transformers 1-3 3
Transformers: Armada 1-6 6
Transformers: The War Within 1-2 2
War Man 1-2 (full) 2
War Stories 6
Total 217

My first year of college, there was a girl in our dorm of a certain moral lassitude.  Her nickname among the crowd I ran with was FOD (Faces of Death) because sleeping with her was taking your life in your own hands.  After a late night viewing of Star Wars, she was renamed "Falcon" after Leia's line upon first seeing the ship.

...

"You came in that thing?  You're braver than I thought."

I like the second pic...

Here's to a speedy recovery.

Sweet that means we all get a free DR. PEPPER  HORRAY...

Here's the story.

They were performing a public service.

The Beggar's Canyon womp rat reproduce at an alarming rate. Once it reproduced to such a point that the population could not be kept in check, and womp rats were hunting Jawas and raiding storehouses. The Imperial prefect of Tatooine and the Affiliated Moisture Farmers then passed a bounty ordinance of ten credits per rat. Luke Skywalker and his friend Biggs Darklighter got enough womp rats to upgrade their T-16 skyhoppers and have enough money for the Academy.

That, and he'd bulls-eyed Womp rats in his T-16 Skyhopper.  They aren't much bigger than two meters. 

I'm listening to the intro to the song and I'm already bored. Yeah, that'll be fun to listen 300 times for someone who buys the CD.

Music Pet Peeve:  Songs, Empire by Queensryche for example which quotes stats about defense spending in the middle of the song for like 30 seconds, that have stupid crap at the beginning end or middle that you're forced to listen to every time.  They should have a re-mixed version of the song that's the same without the nonsense.


As for the rest of the song. Too much distortion on the vocals...and yes. Very generic. It sucks.

The judicious use of editing software could solve that problem.  WavePad is a good one.  I've used it to make my own ring tones before as well. 

Great job!  Keep it up!

Get a pink Funoodle!

I've seen pipe insulation that comes as a foam tube.  Great for making LARP swords.

I think the problem is that due to the nature of the show, they don't get a ton of rehearsal time.  I watched a show once that talked about how their week goes and some of it is taken up by people presenting their ideas for skits and such, meaning there wasn't a ton of time to rehearse and get all the lines memorized.  Alec probably just showed up that night.

These guys are probably all on drugs, which makes memorization hard.

Watch a show about making a show like that.

It was good.  It was really good....   

10-3 atm.

As your picks came after kickoff, should all the early games be voided?

Put it to a vote if you want.  I've had a horrid week and getting them in at all was iffy.

In my defense, I hadn't turned on the TV and all the scores on the NFL website were 0-0.

SD  @ BUF - BUF
PIT @ CIN - PIT
TEN @ KC  - TEN
BAL @ MIA - BAL
DAL @ STL - DAL
SF  @ NYG - NYG
MIN @ CHI - CHI
NO  @ CAR - CAR
DET @ HOU - HOU
IND @ GB  - GB
NYJ @ OAK - NYJ
CLE @ WAS - WAS
SEA @ TB  - TB
DEN @ NE  - NE

Another good clip here.

I love Eddie Izzard.  I'm also a fan of the Chad Vader, Day Shift Manager series.

take your flannel

What?

Flannel, 4b.

Tempted by Squeeze

go sabres?

Absolutely!  They give me something to watch for, since the Stars certainly aren't

[Son of the Mask]

Son of the Mask

Correct

I never saw it partially because the CG for the baby scared the living shit out of me.

I got nothing.  Go again.

[Son of the Mask]

Son of the Mask

Don't forget Adam Jones to the suspension list!

[Spoiler]

I would consider Susan Ivanova a rather better selling point, myself.  Phwoar, eh lads?  Eh?  Eh?  Phwoar!

Spoiler for Hiden:

One of the reasons I didn't watch Season 5.

As much as I want to quote him taking to Mr. Morden, I feel it would to spoiler-ish.  That has to be one of the best lines ever written.

Um... all modern guns are breech loaders...

Pardon me....

Break action

Episode is here, the 22:00-22:35 time frame.

I stopped reading here :  '[edit] Break-action
For most of the history of the shotgun, the break-action breech loading double was the most common type
'

I don't even know what the disagreement was, but even there they include break-action as a breech loading type of weapon.

The point of the discussion was that even a pump-action shotgun loads the shell through the breech.  The opposite would be a muzzle-loading shotgun.  If you can find me a modern one of these, I'll be impressed.

Um... all modern guns are breech loaders...

Pardon me....

Break action

Episode is here, the 22:00-22:35 time frame.

[Dirty Sexy Money]

Dirty Sexy Money had the sound of a pump action shotgun being racked *twice* in the space of a minute.  Every shotgun on screen was a breech loader.

[Cowboys’ Adam Jones Suspended]

Whoo whoo whoo WHANK WHANK

Cowboys’ Adam Jones Suspended

But Commissioner Roger Goodell, who warned Jones when he reinstated him in August to avoid more brushes with the law, has made a crackdown on player conduct a hallmark of his tenure. He will determine the final length of the suspension following the Cowboys’ game against Washington on Nov. 16.

Empty FRIGGING cups.  Why not put half a cup worth of liquid in it so that when the actor carries it it actually has weight and when he sets it down it doesn't sound like an empty cup??? GAH!  Probably my #1!

NCIS must drive you bonkers.  I keep waiting for them to ge tthe official 7-11 sponsorship so they can stop delivering Caf-POWs to Abby.

From earlier research, they're already deviating.  Sources indicate that Stark never publicly revealed himself as Iron Man, just stated that Iron Man was his body guard. 

I don't think the language packs for Windows do what you were hoping for anyway.  As far as I know, they don't translate text from documents and webpages.

+1.  I think it's just for character display.  Iirc, the Yahoo toolbar gives you a right-click menu option to translate the page and pops into a new tab (in Firefox).

Skip season 1 and you miss the start of Zathras!

Not Safe for Work.

I was half-tempted to go look for a nice stamp-type image, but the thought of Google-ing NSFW while at work fills me with a cold terror...

Just upgrade the fraking firmware so we can use an external USB drive and be done with it!

  I hate it when I wake up....

There's always BabelFish.

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Thanks for it not being NSFW...