It's Good I Live Alone, Now...

...because even a good friend wouldn't want to be within half a mile of an out-of-practice violinist.



The local antique stores are, for the most part, junk stores. They sell old things that nobody really wants (as opposed to slightly-used things that rich people want). I found this piece of junk next to a half-size member of its kin, chillin' and generally being useless -- the latter because it was missing two of its strings. A few days at the local music shop and it was back in working order.

Though, I don't remember holding a bow hurting this much, back in elementary. It's like someone punched me in the hand. Ow.

Maybe investing in some lessons wouldn't be a bad idea. If anything, it would force me to play. The bow thing will go away with practice and time. And I could potentially mooch free tuning off of the instructor. Being pretty much tone deaf sucks.

It's Late

How do I know?

Because I was reading the Fuck Yeah, Invaders Tumblr (http://fuckyeahinvaders.tumblr.com/) and somehow got linked to a Namor RPer who had some posts wherein he insisted on speaking about himself in the third person. For some reason, this was hilarious. Now I'm hearing Namor narrate everything and wondering if he and Dr. Doom took English lessons from the same place.

Also, because I'm unsure if eliyes ever read them, or would want to read them, or what... Some good Invaders stories can be found in:

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #2, 3, 4
Set fairly early in the Invaders' career. Has some nice character development for Namor, and makes full use of the "damnit Torch not again" reprogramming trope.

Marvel Universe (1998) #1, 2, 3
Not a very good stand-alone Invaders story, but great if you're familiar with some extended Marvel Universe canon (like Dr. Doom, Hydra, etc). Features a nice little backstory blip on each of the main Invaders within the narrative.

All Winners Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009)
Although not technically Invaders, I love this little one-shot. The story is great, the dialogue is very well-done, and the art fits the story. Plus, there's a good number of outright D'AWW moments between Bob Frank and Madeline Joyce.

Bonus dialogue, from that:

Bob: I'm insulted! I'll have you know I was proconsul of that fraternity! Friendship! Justice! Learning! Sigma Chi!

Maddy: Oh lord and butler! No wonder you gave your alter ego your frat nickname!

Bob: You know, I honestly thought they were calling me "Wizard" at first. And by the time I wised up it was, well... Junior year!