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{ Monthly Archives } June 2007

Your Ongoing Soap Opera

In a rare turn of phrase, getting aggressive with the Pro-Reg side tends to make their position make more sense.

2007 06 28 admin Marvel
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Inhumane

Why is it I do my best thinking around 11pm at night?
And what the heck is wrong with this week?  Good God.  One ill-fated birthday later, I find myself in shock over a serious tragedy within the wrestling community, carless as the borrowed car (first one gave its last a couple weeks ago) blew a [...]

2007 06 27 admin Marvel
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When the Short Answer Just Won’t Do

I often find myself thinking about these things when it’s slow.  Or I’m staring off into the distance.  Or when I’m brushing my teeth.
What am I going to say to the guy (or gal!) who asks me, “What’s House of M?”
I could say ‘Oh, it’s an alternate reality where Magneto rules the world’, but does [...]

2007 06 18 admin Marvel
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Everybody Dance Now!

I’ll admit it. I dance.
Right before we open the store, while still doing the morning cleanup, I’ll boogie down as I run the vacuum or windex the countertops. In both of the comic shops I’ve had the honor of being employed at, having music playing was huge and competitive. I happen [...]

2007 06 17 admin shop Comments (0)

Woiken’ for da Man

Oh, so you think working at a cmoic shop is all fun and games, now eh?  EH??
Sorry, I’ve been lousy at coming home to a hot keyboard to actually type up all these notes I have on Preview Books since I’ve been tasked to slave away at a hot keyboard at work to help Metro [...]

2007 06 16 admin shop
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Worst. Putdown. Ever.

At work, guy comes up to the counter with a look of pleased preparation on his face.  Whatever this was, it was going to be good.
“So!  What’s the verdict on the Transformers movie?,” he asks us, confusing me for a moment since it isn’t out until July.  But, we at the counter get his jist [...]

2007 06 03 admin commentaries
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