Summertime

[sanjosefuji]

It's official. My two and a half week summer break has arrived. What does that mean? Well... it means I get a chance to do the following:

1. Relax and sleep in.

2. Finish sorting the remainder of those 5,000ct. boxes.

3. Take my niece and nephew down to San Luis Obisbo.

4. Finally build and ship out the four "prize packages".

5. Get both of my cars washed.

6. Wrap up a few trades I'm involved in.

7. Catch up on Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, Hell on Wheels, and The Walking Dead.

8. Write and schedule a bunch of blog posts in advance.

9. Prepare for the two new subjects I'll be teaching next year.

10. And maybe... just maybe hit up a flea market.

In the meantime... I though I'd share the first card that came to mind when I thought of summer:

I'm pretty sure it's the first autograph I ever pulled from a pack. It's from a set produced back in 1992 called Beach Sports. It's primarily a beach volleyball set with surfing, windsurfing, and skateboarding sprinkled in. Back then beach volleyball was huge... well at least among my friends. We'd head over to Santa Cruz and play on a regular basis.

Anyways... that's pretty much why I ended up busting a few packs of this stuff when it arrived at the card shop. At the time, Michael Irvin was coming off of his first Pro Bowlseason and the Cowboys were finally turning things around. So you can imagine how excited I was when I pulled it from the pack. My boss at the card shop wanted me to sell it to him, but I decided to hold onto it. Huge mistake. These days you can pick up this autograph on eBay for under $40. Oh well. It's a piece of my collecting history and one of the handful of cards I decided to keep over the past twenty-something years.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Happy Wedneday and sayonara!

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[tzofosho]

Congrats Fuji, I've previously read and enjoyed your blog. I hope your summer break goes well, and the developments on Game of Thrones and the Walking Dead don't leave you screaming at your tv .

[ucffans]

No fair!! In Georgia, we started back to school last week. Kids came today! Football practice starts tomorrow!

[jwgreen68]

No fair!! In Georgia, we started back to school last week. Kids came today! Football practice starts tomorrow!

You started school the first week of August? Wow! When does your school get out? Our schools start August 18th and won't end until 3 days after Memorial Day. Outrageous. They actually take a week break for Thanksgiving. Crazy. As a kid, we got 2 days off for Thanksgiving, started school the 3rd week of August and let out in the middle of May(barring any snow days). It seems like today, schools are trying to find a way for kids to be in school 12 months a year.

[sanjosefuji]

Lol. That's what makes both of those so awesome. I remember the first time watching the wedding episode. Words cannot describe the emotions running through my mind when I saw what happened. I've seen it several times now and it still upsets me.

Congrats Fuji, I've previously read and enjoyed your blog. I hope your summer break goes well, and the developments on Game of Thrones and the Walking Dead don't leave you screaming at your tv .

Have a great school year!

No fair!! In Georgia, we started back to school last week. Kids came today! Football practice starts tomorrow!

Lol. We start the 3rd week of August and get out the 2nd week of June. But at least we get the week off at Thanksgiving.

You started school the first week of August? Wow! When does your school get out? Our schools start August 18th and won't end until 3 days after Memorial Day. Outrageous. They actually take a week break for Thanksgiving. Crazy. As a kid, we got 2 days off for Thanksgiving, started school the 3rd week of August and let out in the middle of May(barring any snow days). It seems like today, schools are trying to find a way for kids to be in school 12 months a year.

[tzofosho]

I could post these for days. Sorry for any potential spoilers, but if you haven't seen GOT by now, you deserve to have it spoiled. You don't deserve nice things.

[sanjosefuji]

Nice... so true. so true. I wish the next season would hurry up and get here already.

I could post these for days. Sorry for any potential spoilers, but if you haven't seen GOT by now, you deserve to have it spoiled. You don't deserve nice things.