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[086] Thematically relevant reprints
Since work is even deader than usual today, I figure it's time for a proper journal entry, with the pouring out of the contents of my brain-pan and everything. How novel!
On the job front: Good news! Since one of my co-workers decided not to come back from her vacation back East, I'm getting way more hours and am due for a $2/hour raise! And since she traditionally worked exclusively at the other mall which sees significantly less traffic (it's about 75% doctor's offices), I'm pretty much getting paid good money to sit around and read from 10 to 6, five days a week. And in six months, I get benefits!
On the life front: Man, I don't know. I could ramble on for hours about how I'm just spinning my wheels, but that would be ironic and also unreadable. I normally wouldn't even mention it, since the fact that I'm doing nothing with my life is hardly new, but about an hour ago, I saw a guy I barely knew in college, never talked to, and he went on about what a genius I was at math and how I should be in school and so I'm in a very 'aware of my failings and general lack of ambition' sort of mood.
I think I need to take a trip somewhere. Somewhere far. Any suggestions?
On the health front: Okay, so what the hell, body? Lately, as in the last month or so, I've been gaining weight. Not a ton of weight, about ten pounds so far, but considering I have never in my life gained weight since I stopped growing in the tenth grade, I'm finding it very alarming. Metabolisms don't just shut off overnight, it's a gradual decline, right? Currently, I have two hypotheses. The first is that I'm retaining water since I've been really dehydrated lately (but ten pounds of water?!). The second is that being able to eat whatever I want is my superpower and keeping regular hours in my Kryptonite. If it's the latter, I'm boned, but I've started to drink more water and am finally gonna climb back on the exercise wagon, so here's hoping I can nip this in the bud before it becomes a real problem.
On the Archie front: So Life With Archie #19 came out yesterday and I have feelings about it and here they are for my future enjoyment since I'm the only one that reads it:
On the 'other comics exist, too' front: Okay, between naked Hercules and Madison being awesome and precious Loa, there has not been an issue of Avengers Academy tailored more for me personally since that time back when it was Avengers Initiative and there was an issue all about Johnny Guitar and Dr. Sax. Delightful.
On the water front:
On the RP front: Tracy and Madelyne are getting item posts this month, I cannot let myself flake out again. Still need to pick up the pace in general. Wanda hits her four year islandversary this month, which is... mind-blowing to me. Should do something for that. The invisible hypothetical queue has gotten difficult again (see my last post?).
On the housekeeping front: I really need to clean my room tonight if I want to start exercising again. Not looking forward to tackling the closet.
On the moviegoing front: AVENGERS. IDEFK WHEN I'M GOING TO GO. My mom wants me to wait so I can see it with her but that means WEDNESDAY at the EARLIEST, so I'm feeling lots of feelings. How ubiquitous will spoilers be? Is there anything super experience-ruining to BE spoiled for? DILEMMA.
Also, I totally won the theatre's Oscar contest for the third year in a row. Now to find three people to go with (since the prize was a free pass for four).
On the money front: I've been having the insane urge to spend some lately. The fact that I'm suddenly making a lot more of it doesn't help. Doing my best to keep these impulses at bay so it's still there for future travel purposes.
And apparently Canada mints its last penny tomorrow? Single, coppery tear.
And I'm gonna call an abrupt end to my ramblings there. Time for tags!
On the job front: Good news! Since one of my co-workers decided not to come back from her vacation back East, I'm getting way more hours and am due for a $2/hour raise! And since she traditionally worked exclusively at the other mall which sees significantly less traffic (it's about 75% doctor's offices), I'm pretty much getting paid good money to sit around and read from 10 to 6, five days a week. And in six months, I get benefits!
On the life front: Man, I don't know. I could ramble on for hours about how I'm just spinning my wheels, but that would be ironic and also unreadable. I normally wouldn't even mention it, since the fact that I'm doing nothing with my life is hardly new, but about an hour ago, I saw a guy I barely knew in college, never talked to, and he went on about what a genius I was at math and how I should be in school and so I'm in a very 'aware of my failings and general lack of ambition' sort of mood.
I think I need to take a trip somewhere. Somewhere far. Any suggestions?
On the health front: Okay, so what the hell, body? Lately, as in the last month or so, I've been gaining weight. Not a ton of weight, about ten pounds so far, but considering I have never in my life gained weight since I stopped growing in the tenth grade, I'm finding it very alarming. Metabolisms don't just shut off overnight, it's a gradual decline, right? Currently, I have two hypotheses. The first is that I'm retaining water since I've been really dehydrated lately (but ten pounds of water?!). The second is that being able to eat whatever I want is my superpower and keeping regular hours in my Kryptonite. If it's the latter, I'm boned, but I've started to drink more water and am finally gonna climb back on the exercise wagon, so here's hoping I can nip this in the bud before it becomes a real problem.
On the Archie front: So Life With Archie #19 came out yesterday and I have feelings about it and here they are for my future enjoyment since I'm the only one that reads it:
- I really like the way they handled Archie and Veronica's separation. We all knew they were going to end up back together in the end, and yet Kupperberg never rushed it, and so now that the inevitable reconciliation is happening, it just feels so natural. Nicely done.
- It is still cute to me that Archie calls Hermione 'Mom'. I'm easy like that.
- I LOVE that Reggie and Betty aren't rushing into getting married, when for a while it seemed like this was the 'EVERYONE GETS MARRIED RIGHT AWAY' title. Nice to see a couple actually moving at a normal, real world pace.
- AND SO BEGINS THE REDEMPTION OF MR. LODGE. I don't know how much I'll end up buying this, he was a straight up mustache-twirling supervillain there for a while, but I'm willing to see how it goes.
- RICKY, I LOVE YOU. You are clearly where Reggie got all his swagger from.
- DAMN ETHEL, GET SOME, GURL. Also nice to finally see more couples that aren't consistent between the two universes.
- Speaking of Big Ethel, Fred really surprised me when it turned out he had genuine feelings for her. Wonder where that'll go now that she's with Jughead. They can't just let it drop.
- I'm sorry, Kevin, but that still sounds like the shittiest honeymoon ever to me.
- YES, FINALLY, I have been wanting shady political corruption storylines ever since Moose was elected mayor, BRING IT ON.
- AGH, CHERYL. I knew the cancer bombshell was coming, but the fact that it was just a nice scene between her and Jason for now was what got me, since in the original comics, the only times I ever really like her are when the two of them are just having wacky Pembrooke adventures together.
- I have been WONDERING FOR SO LONG if they were gonna go the Vegas wedding route for Reggie and Veronica like in the original Archie Marries storyline, and now that's really what it's looking like. I refuse to believe it was a coincidence that they specifically brought up marriage in the other universe only to have him acting like this now. BAD IDEA O'CLOCK, REG.
- THAT SAID, as much as I remain mostly indifferent to Reggie and Veronica as a couple, they were actually really damn cute in this issue and this is all such a natural progression from his whole story arc while she was missing.
- Also, if they do end up getting married, I demand that Hiram and Ricky have some sort of swagger-off at the reception.
- Glad to see the repercussions from last issue's interdimensional insanity are still being felt and causing ripples in the storyline, even though everything seemed pretty neatly tied up. Does this mean we'll only being seeing Fred in the first universe now?
- I should have had faith that Kupperberg wouldn't let Jughead and Midge stay stale for very long. Pretty low-key little story unfolding there, but it's something.
- HOLY SHIT, JELLYBEAN. I'd heard she was showing up, but they aged her up BIG TIME, I was not expecting that!
- DILTON DOILEY, MOTHERFUCKERS. THAT IS ALL.
- Really missing Norm Breyfogle's art in the second universe, sorry Kennedys. Ruiz can stay in the first one, though, his stuff is solid.
- It's a testament to how dense this comic is that I don't even notice while reading that it's eight pages shorter as of last issue. Still sad, though.
On the 'other comics exist, too' front: Okay, between naked Hercules and Madison being awesome and precious Loa, there has not been an issue of Avengers Academy tailored more for me personally since that time back when it was Avengers Initiative and there was an issue all about Johnny Guitar and Dr. Sax. Delightful.
On the water front:
On the RP front: Tracy and Madelyne are getting item posts this month, I cannot let myself flake out again. Still need to pick up the pace in general. Wanda hits her four year islandversary this month, which is... mind-blowing to me. Should do something for that. The invisible hypothetical queue has gotten difficult again (see my last post?).
On the housekeeping front: I really need to clean my room tonight if I want to start exercising again. Not looking forward to tackling the closet.
On the moviegoing front: AVENGERS. IDEFK WHEN I'M GOING TO GO. My mom wants me to wait so I can see it with her but that means WEDNESDAY at the EARLIEST, so I'm feeling lots of feelings. How ubiquitous will spoilers be? Is there anything super experience-ruining to BE spoiled for? DILEMMA.
Also, I totally won the theatre's Oscar contest for the third year in a row. Now to find three people to go with (since the prize was a free pass for four).
On the money front: I've been having the insane urge to spend some lately. The fact that I'm suddenly making a lot more of it doesn't help. Doing my best to keep these impulses at bay so it's still there for future travel purposes.
And apparently Canada mints its last penny tomorrow? Single, coppery tear.
And I'm gonna call an abrupt end to my ramblings there. Time for tags!
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