I've discussed a few times in the last week that I was scheduled to attend a training course that was cancelled due to the government shutdown, which just so happened to be the final course I needed to get the certification I needed for a promotion and raise two years in the making.
Just after I decided to cancel my travel authorization and get back to work at my day job, I got an e-mail saying that the course was back on and I could attend if I got myself down to Utah by Wednesday morning. So I spent all of Tuesday trying to get authorization from HR to travel, re-booking my room, and making the five-hour drive.
Because of the late start, we are trying to pack 10 days of class into 8 days, but I don't think it will be too bad. I am happy for the opportunity to attend the course and get my promotion in spite of Congress' efforts to deny me.
It's always fun to get a 1 / 1 card of a favorite player, even if printing plates are like the bottom of the barrel when it comes to 1 / 1 cards. I feel like printing plates have a hierarchy to them as well, with the order of value generally going something like Black - Cyan - Magenta - Yellow from best to worst. There are some cases where the yellow plate isn't too bad, though, and this Josh Reddick plate from 2016 Topps Series 2 is one of them. If I remember correctly, the base card has a lot of green and yellow on it, and that makes for a pretty good bit of color on this plate. This card is also pretty similar in composition to Reddick's 2013 base card, which I built a super-rainbow for. I picked this one up on eBay for more that it's worth, but less than I was willing to pay.
Oh, and I saw this on Twitter today. It looks like the 2018 BBM True Heart wrestling set will have kiss cards in it. That's pretty cool. I also have seen a couple photos of wrestlers signing their checki polaroid-style photo cards for the set, so there might be a lot of good stuff in this year's product. I am getting excited for release day near the end of next month.
Oh, and I saw this on Twitter today. It looks like the 2018 BBM True Heart wrestling set will have kiss cards in it. That's pretty cool. I also have seen a couple photos of wrestlers signing their checki polaroid-style photo cards for the set, so there might be a lot of good stuff in this year's product. I am getting excited for release day near the end of next month.
Glad to hear your class is back and running again. Despite all of the hassle you have to be pretty pleased.
ReplyDeleteI can't be too mad about it. It is all going to work out okay in the end.
DeleteAwesome Reddick! And that's awesome that you'll be able to take the course and finally get the pay raise you've patiently waited for.
ReplyDeleteIt will be nice to get that promotion out of the way. I still have a whole lot of learning to do in this job, but it feels good to advance and support my family (and my hobbies) a little better.
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