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Hurm. Finally just got around to reading Infinite Crisis #1 - 4. Hurm. Not sure if I like it yet or not... but wow. Ironically, I only just read the legendary Crisis on Infinite Earths last April, after meaning to get around to it for over a decade and a half. Good timing on my part, as it is still reasonably fresh in my head.
Meanwhile, things at Marvel seem ready to get shaken up, too... most notably with the upcoming Civil War storyline. I read Amazing Spider-Man #529 just a few days ago, which seems to be the kick-off. And the so-called "Iron Spider"?? Aesthetically, I think it is somewhat ugly, but the concept makes sense. And, I have to admit, I am somewhat excited about the idea of Tony Stark becoming a major player in the Marvel Universe once again.
For the past eighteen years, my involvement in comic books has waxed and waned, but never completely vanished. Lately, I have been in a period of investing greater time in them, just as everything starts to go somewhat wonky. I have to confess that the major changes in the Marvel and DC universes (especially at DC) strike a resonant chord within me, as I approach a major change in my own life. My UK work permit arrived this morning from Oxford -- via FedEx! -- and I have an appointment at the British Consulate-General on Tuesday to apply for my visa. Tomorrow, I am helping![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
polymorphism move out of her apartment and, over the next few months, she will gradually transition from part-time housemate to the person taking my place and cheshcat's place at the Event Horizon. In fact, if gyades gets the job he applied for, she will become the only resident of the Event Horizon for a long time. I am soon to be leaving behind my house and virtually everything I know -- bringing only a few suitcases worth of essentials -- as I move to a different continent. My cars may be sold and I plan on living automobile-free in the UK. In Chicago, I have put down the deepest social roots ever in my life, and I am about to leave it all behind, taking with me only cheshcat and some (all?) of our six kitties. And, to be honest, I do not know if I will ever be coming back for more than a visit. Maybe, maybe not.
So, yeah, all this upheaval in the fictional worlds that are so familiar to me mirrors well the impending change in my own world. Am I excited to be leaving? Of course! Do I regret choosing to work in England? Definitely not. Am I still sad to be on the verge of leaving? Absolutely. This is the biggest move that I have ever made, topping even my years of living half-time in Japan. At least then I still came home to the life that I had left behind every three months. The song that I identified with during my time in Japan has come back to me, possibly stronger than before. That song is Queensryche's Is There Anybody Listening?, and the most relevant lyrics are:
Long ago there was a dream,
had to make a choice or two.
Leaving all I loved behind,
for what nobody knew.
Stepped out on the stage of life
under lights and judging eyes.
Now the applause has died and I
can dream again...
Thirty more days.....
Meanwhile, things at Marvel seem ready to get shaken up, too... most notably with the upcoming Civil War storyline. I read Amazing Spider-Man #529 just a few days ago, which seems to be the kick-off. And the so-called "Iron Spider"?? Aesthetically, I think it is somewhat ugly, but the concept makes sense. And, I have to admit, I am somewhat excited about the idea of Tony Stark becoming a major player in the Marvel Universe once again.
For the past eighteen years, my involvement in comic books has waxed and waned, but never completely vanished. Lately, I have been in a period of investing greater time in them, just as everything starts to go somewhat wonky. I have to confess that the major changes in the Marvel and DC universes (especially at DC) strike a resonant chord within me, as I approach a major change in my own life. My UK work permit arrived this morning from Oxford -- via FedEx! -- and I have an appointment at the British Consulate-General on Tuesday to apply for my visa. Tomorrow, I am helping
polymorphism move out of her apartment and, over the next few months, she will gradually transition from part-time housemate to the person taking my place and cheshcat's place at the Event Horizon. In fact, if gyades gets the job he applied for, she will become the only resident of the Event Horizon for a long time. I am soon to be leaving behind my house and virtually everything I know -- bringing only a few suitcases worth of essentials -- as I move to a different continent. My cars may be sold and I plan on living automobile-free in the UK. In Chicago, I have put down the deepest social roots ever in my life, and I am about to leave it all behind, taking with me only cheshcat and some (all?) of our six kitties. And, to be honest, I do not know if I will ever be coming back for more than a visit. Maybe, maybe not. So, yeah, all this upheaval in the fictional worlds that are so familiar to me mirrors well the impending change in my own world. Am I excited to be leaving? Of course! Do I regret choosing to work in England? Definitely not. Am I still sad to be on the verge of leaving? Absolutely. This is the biggest move that I have ever made, topping even my years of living half-time in Japan. At least then I still came home to the life that I had left behind every three months. The song that I identified with during my time in Japan has come back to me, possibly stronger than before. That song is Queensryche's Is There Anybody Listening?, and the most relevant lyrics are:
had to make a choice or two.
Leaving all I loved behind,
for what nobody knew.
Stepped out on the stage of life
under lights and judging eyes.
Now the applause has died and I
can dream again...
Thirty more days.....
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