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This month marks 12 years of Collector Times online, and I never imagined when I submitted that first guest movie review back in January, 2002, that I'd still be happily rambling along on these pages eight years later. With this being an anniversary issue, I started peeking back at old issues online, just for nostalgia's sake. I did notice that no one has yet taken Sheryl up on the offer of having their photo posted on the front page wearing the Collector Times thong.
(see http://www.collectortimes.com/2008_04/index.html)
You will all be quite happy to know that I have no intention of rectifying that situation, as I am certain that my fifty year old derriere in a thong on the front cover of CT would be a pretty solid guarantee we would not have a 13th anniversary issue. Since science has still not delivered the much-needed brain bleach for us, I'll save myself the cost of a thong and all of you the cost of multiple therapy sessions. You're welcome. Really.
I've also noticed that the most recent letter on our "Letters" page (as of this writing) is from November, 2008. All of us here at CT, I'm sure, would like to think that this is because we do such a great job, and our columns are so objectively sound, that you readers have no reason to write to us. I'd also like to think my derriere would look good in a thong, but since we've already addressed that outrageous fantasy, it's also a good bet that some of you, at least, disagree with us. Whether you agree or disagree with our columns, please write. We love feedback. Heck, we love knowing that someone, somewhere, actually reads our stuff. Hello? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
As if we needed any reminder that even gamers are getting older, Nintendo released the new DSi XL, with the 98% larger screen than the standard DSi, making it easier for us blind old farts to see what's happening in the game. It was awfully nice of Nintendo to schedule this release to coincide with CT's 12th anniversary issue, but it appears they forgot to ship samples to us for our review. Nintendo, if you need to confirm my address, please contact me at the e-mail address below, and I'll reply promptly. I think a front-page photo of me playing a new bronze DSi XL would look much better than a photo of my derriere in a thong, if you catch my drift.
For the 5th anniversary issue of CT, Sheryl had us submit our lists of "Time Wasting Sites" we liked to visit. I'm guessing she probably regretted having us post those, as the time we spend on such sites is often the time we should be spending writing our columns for the next issue. The list is 7 years old now, and some of the sites are either no longer in existence, or we've exhausted the entertainment value of them. As such, I'm getting my column done early this month. If you have some suggestions for new, entertaining sites to waste time on, please send them along (provided they don't involve derrieres in thongs). We wouldn't want Sheryl to get too used to early submissions, would we?
All levity aside, I find it enjoyable to go back and review the archives from time to time. A great deal has happened in the lives of the CT family, and each month's issue provides a small snapshot of what was on our minds during that month and year. We anticipated movies, until we were either thrilled or disappointed with the final release. We discovered new games, or outgrew old ones. We published our art, whether graphic or textual, and got to know each other through our words and ideas. We've met at Comic Con, and put faces and voices to our columns. We've had months when our submissions just seemed to flow and shine, and other months when we've struggled just to come up with an idea - ANY idea - of what to do. We've even outlasted some of our favorite comic book series. Amazingly, Sheryl even still has hair left.
With any luck, maybe Joe Singleton will submit a drawing of Wonder Woman or Supergirl in the CT thong.
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