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[ayrdaomei]

So, on my birthday, someone gifted me with an LJ gift certificate. I didn't say anything at the time, because I thought it was [Bad username or site: johnnybvo / @ livejournal.com], and I was going to see him the next day anyway. But when he and I met up for breakfast, he gave me a hardback of Runaways, volume 1, (which I'm insanely excited about, btw, because I fell in love with the art in that title ages ago), so it must have been someone else. I'm not gonna ask who, since I guess the fact that you sent it anonymously means you don't want me to know, but thank you so much! It was very sweet of you, and I really appreciate it.

Can't hang around long (**ignores cheers from peanut gallery**); have to gather up my things and get back to VA, but:

+ a handful of screencaps from the last few innings of yesterday's LAD @ OAK game. Because I have this thing where I'm as amused by a blown Huston save as I am pleased with an Oakland win, and last night provided both.

And, MLB.com's highlight clip of Crosby's at bat and the walk off:

(asf - 3mbs)

(wmv - 3mbs)

The Marlins swept Toronto, bringing their winning streak to 8 games. If Atlanta loses tonight, the Marlins will be out of last place in the NL East. And because I make no sense, I now begin to feel bad for the Braves, even though I'd be thrilled for someone other than the Fish to finish last in the East, and all the Braves have done for the past 8 years is annoy me. **laughs** What can I say. I like to make my fandom a complicated thing.

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[natural-center.livejournal.com]

So, you are clearly the person on my flist to ask this. I know nothing about comics (except that they, you know, exist) but I like the X-men stories as far as I know them. Kind of used to watch the cartoon a bit, like the movies, etc. Is there any way to read the entire saga without actually collecting the comics? Are they compiled in books after a few years or anything? Because I assume it's expensive and/or impossible to obtain a whole series, right?

And happy late birthday. :)

AND, thanks for the Crosby clip.

[natural-center.livejournal.com]

Oh, it wasn't me, btw. (the gift)

lol, damn it.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Actually, [Bad username or site: angisageek / @ livejournal.com] can probably direct you to the hotspots for torrents and stuff, which is how most everyone I know that reads comics is catching up nowadays. Particular 'classic' storylines of the X-Men titles are definitely available in bound collections. I own a couple such collections myself - The Dark Phoenix Saga, for one, and a few volumes of an AU storyline from the X-books called The Age of Apocalypse, for example. I'm fairly sure you can find many of these collections online now, as cbr files on torrents, and you would download them and read them on your computer. I can ask my friend [Bad username or site: johnnybvo / @ livejournal.com] what he recommends for catching up on the X-men stories.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Oh, judging from the reviews, these The Essential X-Men (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785102981/102-2081004-5559350?v=glance&n=283155) collections might be just what you're looking for.