Well, not literally. No matter what shape you’re in, unless you’re an Olympic swimmer in the middle of a competition, Speedos are unseemly and a bit vulgar. The male equivalent of camel toe.
Nevertheless, I’ve finally started hitting the gym again and am trying to get back into shape. Thanks to the flu a month [...]
We didn’t get the house. While we were apparently “one of the better offers,” the winning offer was “substantially higher.” I’m guessing that means at least $5k above our offer, if not more, so great for the seller – a nice old guy who’ll now be able to retire comfortably and spend his time painting [...]
While much of the ever-expanding Comics Blogiverse is made up of wannabe writers – Grant Morrison sycophants praising his every bowel movement, and frustrated hacks full of shallow anti-Marvel/DC snark being the two largest demographics – there’s another, much more interesting subculture to be found: aspiring comics retailers.
As much as I’d love [...]
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Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 4/27/05, courtesy of ComicList. Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it.
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“Pop quiz, hotshot. How much do you want this house?”
Highest and Best. That’s the rules of the game for our bid on the house we want. All offers will go through the listing agent for presentation tomorrow afternoon and the seller will pick the “highest and best” of them, with no counter-offers being made. [...]
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