Unpopular opinion: hunting for a specific comic book variant is a huge waste of time

I spent over 8 months trying to find a clean copy of the 1:100 variant for Immortal Hulk #25 without paying a crazy markup. I checked every shop within 50 miles of Chicago and scoured online auctions constantly. Some fans say the hunt is half the fun, but others think paying a bit extra to just get the book is smarter. What's your limit for hunting a book versus just buying it?

My first editor told me to never post a video under 10 minutes, and I followed that rule for 3 years before realizing it was killing my channel.

Pro tip: My cordless clipper battery died mid-fade on a groomsman 20 minutes before a wedding ceremony.

I had to finish the entire left side with my old corded backup clippers while the guy was literally bouncing his leg, and the bride's mom kept popping her head in the salon door asking 'are we almost presentable?'

I rolled my eyes at the 'cold water only' hair washing advice for a long time

For about a year, I kept seeing stylists online say you should only rinse conditioner with cold water. I figured it was just another weird trick. Then my own hair felt flat and heavy no matter what I did. I tried the cold rinse method for two weeks straight, and my hair has way more volume now. It actually works. Has anyone else had a client come in with hair that just won't hold a style and found this helped?

I finally got that custom built-in cabinet door to fit right after fighting with the reveal for almost 3 hours straight.

Honestly, I swear I measured the opening a dozen times, but the shims and the hinge adjustment just would not cooperate, so has anyone else had a door fight them this hard on a simple face frame?

Vent: Bought a cheap dive light for a murky river job in Memphis

Found a "heavy duty" light online for $75, figured it was a good deal for a two day job. The thing flooded at 30 feet on the first dive, total junk. Had to rent a proper light from the local shop for $50 a day, so I lost $125 total. Should have just used my old reliable one or rented from the start. Anyone have a go-to brand for low vis work that won't break the bank?

I used to think comic book grading was a total scam, but then I saw a graded copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 sell for $3.6 million.

Finally caved and bought a $90 Japanese steel clipper blade for my cordless Andis

It glides through thick hair like butter and holds an edge way longer, but now I'm wondering if I should upgrade all my blades or if that's overkill for a shop that mostly does fades.

The week my sourdough starter turned into a monster and I had to bake 40 loaves

This was about two months ago. My starter, which I've had for years, went nuts after I fed it some new rye flour. It tripled in size in just four hours and wouldn't stop bubbling. I had so much discard I felt sick throwing it out. So I spent three days straight making everything: pancakes, crackers, and a ton of basic loaves. I gave them to neighbors, my mail carrier, anyone I saw. My kitchen looked like a flour bomb went off. Has anyone else had a starter go completely wild like that? What did you do with all the extra?

Just realized my agency's contract review backlog hit 47 files. That's a whole new level of 'oh no'.