It's Friday!

Okay. It's Friday!

Yeah. You know that had to happen eventually.

ANYWAY, there are two Gypsy Queen breaks going on, and I'm in on both. Nachos Grande has five spots left, and The Daily Dimwit has plenty of great teams left as well! The set releases in less than a month.

And I'm going to have a break soon too. I keep talking about it, I know. I have two of the three boxes in hand and the other one should be here in a few days. Plus, there's a card show tomorrow (Saturday) and I hope to find some good stuff. Maybe something with guaranteed hits. Either way, it should be fun - a cheap break with three or four boxes. Stay tuned!

A Dimwitted Trade

Some day I'll be dimwitted enough to do something like this. And I mean that with the greatest respect. Eventually, I will be reunited with all my cards, and I will be able to make offers like Sam at The Daily Dimwit. In fact, I can't wait for the day when I can get rid of this many cards that someone else can use, while taking in only one in return. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to send him more, and I will eventually reciprocate. The time will come when I have something good to offer. In fact, with a show coming up I may be able to find some stuff this weekend. Anyway, for one simple card, he sent me all this:

It was one of those five card Friday things, with those fun little minis up there at the top. And Sam tossed in the six A's, Giants, and Braves you see beneath them. Thanks a ton, Sam! And there will be more coming from the Bay Area soon! Actually, I already have one card for you...

Now Arriving Gate M24. Or my mailbox.

One of the packages I've been waiting on for a long time is the one that contained the top two cards in the image above. See, it came from overseas - Japan, actually. It came out of Tokyo proper, so I was a little concerned (for the seller, not the cards). I saw some very recent feedback posted so I knew he was okay and it was just a matter of time. And today, in the box, there it was. I do find it kind of interesting that cards go all the way from New York to Tokyo just to come back across the ocean to San Francisco (that's over 15,000 miles). It also interests/amuses me that I can get two cards shipped from Japan cheaper than Los Angeles. Anyway, I finally have my 2011 Black /60 parallel and that Bowman Platinum refractor /199. The refractor look really works well with the Platinum design.

Also arriving (last week) is this giant piece of Cameron Diaz... 's shirt or something. At least that's what it looks like. Numbered out of 20 and I think I got a pretty good deal. My only problem comes with how to display cards like this. I've paired my celebrity memorabilia and autograph collection with 8x10s, but putting them on the wall takes up a ton of space. I've thought of setting up some lightweight sliding movable walls and just rotating which ones are shown occasionally. Until of course I get a house where I can have a movie theater.