Because my wife helps me with other measurements...

Registry & journaling...here - as opposed to Histank or Live Journal or wherever...

Well, hell, I really enjoy the registry, because I love seeing what other people love and collect, not from some need to beat my chest like some jungle dwelling comic character of days gone by (not that I wouldn't collect all those jungle books if I had the $$$ to do so) - but, more than that, I enjoy seeing what everyone else collects.

In my time journalling (is that a word?) - I have made some friends, a couple of which are people that I believe I would spend time with outside of comic books, and I cherish and enjoy the contact we have - supportive, although what we collect is unrelated, and positive.

In the year I spent on the chat board, I made one friend - the kind you get a phone number from, and I even purchased some issues of Swing with Scooter from him - but he was eventually chased off of the boards by the same negativity that keeps me away as well.

There were other people and are other people on the boards that are wonderful, positive, supportive collectors, but their efforts and positive feedback is overwhelmed by the nastiness - the pettiness, and the 'good old boy' club attitude of most of the boardies. Those people love the boards and I won't take that from them - it's what they like.

We, those of us who would rather journal, love journalling - and if you don't, then you are welcome to stick a sock in it.

Happy Hunting

Lee