bothanspy
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My collection. (LOTS OF PICS)
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Thanks guys. 
There really are woman out there that love nerds. A woman, contacted me on myspace a couple of weeks before I originally posted this thread, because she liked the sci-fi junk I had on my page. I sent her these pics, the same day I started this thread, and she LOVED THEM, and just had to come see it all. We've been a couple ever since.
Now she's getting me hooked on Doctor Who, and wants to work on props with me. She didn't know our kind was out there, and she is constantly blown away by the props we do here.
Oh, and she LOVES the star wars bedspread.
Finding someone like her is really worth the wait. It's so nice not to have to play games, and act like someone I'm not.
Oh, and not that it matters, but she DOESN'T look like one of the "teen age mutant ninja turtles", or something from the Mos Esly cantina. :lol
There really are woman out there that love nerds. A woman, contacted me on myspace a couple of weeks before I originally posted this thread, because she liked the sci-fi junk I had on my page. I sent her these pics, the same day I started this thread, and she LOVED THEM, and just had to come see it all. We've been a couple ever since.
Now she's getting me hooked on Doctor Who, and wants to work on props with me. She didn't know our kind was out there, and she is constantly blown away by the props we do here.
Oh, and she LOVES the star wars bedspread.
Finding someone like her is really worth the wait. It's so nice not to have to play games, and act like someone I'm not.
Oh, and not that it matters, but she DOESN'T look like one of the "teen age mutant ninja turtles", or something from the Mos Esly cantina. :lol
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Gigatron
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But why can't you be you without all the junk? A person isn't defined by their possessions. And if they are, then maybe there's some self-esteem issues going on there.
There's a big difference between changing your personality and not being a serious fire hazzard.
I understand collecting, trust me. But I also understand that a collection is easier to enjoy if you can actually appreciate it. How the heck can you appreciate something that you can't even fully comprehend because it's so overwhelming. 5 pieces get far more attention than 500 pieces.
-Fred
no STUFF doesnt define us because thats external......
or INTERESTS are part of us though, thats internal.
The simple fact is..... you should be able to pretty much what you want to, of course their are logical limits to that statement.... not talking about the extreme, but you should not have to change WHO you are just to be with someone.
case in point.... an ex of mine was VERY dedicated to her particular religion and i did not share her values in that regard and it became a big problem when she started wanting me to CHANGE who i was to suit HER spiritual beliefs......
again this is getting a bit off topic, but i think some folks came down on Ol boy pretty hard when he was just trying to show off his stuff, which, if im not mistaken is what RPF is all about...... PROPS and STUFF!
or INTERESTS are part of us though, thats internal.
The simple fact is..... you should be able to pretty much what you want to, of course their are logical limits to that statement.... not talking about the extreme, but you should not have to change WHO you are just to be with someone.
case in point.... an ex of mine was VERY dedicated to her particular religion and i did not share her values in that regard and it became a big problem when she started wanting me to CHANGE who i was to suit HER spiritual beliefs......
again this is getting a bit off topic, but i think some folks came down on Ol boy pretty hard when he was just trying to show off his stuff, which, if im not mistaken is what RPF is all about...... PROPS and STUFF!
actually let me step back a minute and focus on what you just said here because you basically made my point for me.
You said "why cant you be you without all the junk"
Ok on that SAME token.... your exactly right.... the "junk" does not define there person THEREFORE anyone (man or woman) who would judge a person by their "junk" is equally as superficial right?
Been there, scarred from that. :lol We call it a "toyalanche".
I'm working on my jawa now, and she does think he is a little creepy. I told her I would be happy to turn his eyes on, when he's finished, so he can watch her sleep.
(she doesn't find that funny)
Gigatron
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Yes, but that wasn't my point. My point has nothing to do with other people. My point is that unless you're a clinical pack rat, your stuff/junk/collection shouldn't be defining your core personality.
Most (not all) of the time, a person who collects items from a particular genre, is a fan. People who collect obsessively from either one or a dozen different genres are either clinical pack rats or are trying to fill an emotional void by buying everything and anything and surrounding themselves with it.
You can love star wars/ star trek/needle point/ whatever. But when you have everything ever made, maybe you need to step back and really think about why you're collecting it.
I have about 3 dozen props, but they're all displayed in an orderly, museum-like fashion so that they can be admired and appreciated. All of my props have intrinsic value because they're either made from original found items, like the original prop, or they were hand crafted by myself or a very talented artist.
When you start tacking thousands of dolls and action figures from a dozen different movies to the walls, are you doing for the true love of the movie or is there something deeper at work?
So, back to my original point, I can love star wars and indiana jones without my props. My props aren't defining my personality. I'd still be the same person with or without my props. If my wife (or a girlfriend of a few years) came in and said, "I love you, but I don't really like having this stuff around", I wouldn't have that big of a problem putting them away. Why? Because they're not who I am. I enjoy what they represent, but I can still enjoy all those things in my head without the clutter. And I'm still the same person I was when they were hanging on the wall.
-Fred
There was a special on the sci-fi channel just before EP I came out. They showed an old guy, with a collection of star wars stuff WAY bigger then mine. He said "it's just good fun". He had a family, and everything, and he seemed to be a perfectly normal guy. He just enjoyed collecting.
I have a great big brain, and I can be in love with more then one series at a time. I am not a "completest" I collect only the stuff I love, and in many cases, stuff I've wanted since I was a kid. Some days I'm in a star wars mood, other a star trek mood, etc. I could never pick on show or movie, and I could never pick just one item for each.
I'm nothing like my apartment would suggest either. I don't go around with a pocket protector, and talk sci-fi, to strangers. I play it very close to the vest. I watch the shows, and movie I like, I collect the stuff I love, and I get my "geek on" on site like this. the rest of the time I'm pretty normal, and cultured.
I feel, in life, if you can find something you like to do, that doesn't hurt anyone else, or yourself, you should do it. life is too short, to go around worrying about what other people think about you.
If it turns out I am a "Packrate", and an "over grown child" at least I'm a pretty happy one, and if it's not broke don't fix it.
If you can't hand a collection like mine, don't have one.
Gigatron
Sr Member
You're referring to Steve Sansweet, the official LFL archivist. Even Lucas doesn't have a collection of that size. Steve collects everything that LFL has officially sanctioned from toys to high end collectibles to happy meal boxes.
I don't know if you actually read my post, but first, I wasn't addressing you specifically, just large-sum collectors in general. Second, I didn't accuse anyone of being a "nerd" with pocket protectors and slide rules who go around babbling in klingon or elvish (except kenny, he can talk in elvish all he likes
lol). What I said was, that people who buy things to excess may (not all) be trying to fill some sort of void. And based on your previous statements about trying not to bring women back to your apartment because you don't meet a lot of women, may lead people to believe that there is something deeper going on behind this obsessive compulsive purchasing.
I do hope you and your lady friend enjoy your collection. I just hope the fire department doesn't have to unbury the two of you from it one day :lol.
-Fred
It funny you say that bit about the fire department. Something happened in my apartment building about a month ago, and the fire department came. They went door to door in the biulding. Most of them were young guys, and when they came to my door, and the first of them saw my collection, he reacted, and that brought the rest of them. I had like 6 you normal young guys in my living room, and they LOVED it. They spent about 10 minutes just hanging out here, and talking.
As for my not bring anyone back here. Well, I've always been very, very, shy. I've never asked a girl out in my life. All my X's asked me out, and my current lady is no different.
As for my not bring anyone back here. Well, I've always been very, very, shy. I've never asked a girl out in my life. All my X's asked me out, and my current lady is no different.
he goes even beyond that... he collects pretty much anything star wars, licensed or not. it's an AMAZING collection. he has the advantage though of having a separate building on his property for it. it's not actually in his house.
darienvader
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Awesome collection!
SurferGeek asked a great question before that seemed to have gone unanswered . . . is it insured? A collection of this magnitude (or any, really) would need a separate policy.
Oh, and I cracked up laughing about the plant your mom gave you. Now, I'm sure you love her, but you HAVE to get rid of it. It's totally throwing off what you're doing with the place, man! I mean, if it's not a prop. . . .
SurferGeek asked a great question before that seemed to have gone unanswered . . . is it insured? A collection of this magnitude (or any, really) would need a separate policy.
Oh, and I cracked up laughing about the plant your mom gave you. Now, I'm sure you love her, but you HAVE to get rid of it. It's totally throwing off what you're doing with the place, man! I mean, if it's not a prop. . . .
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Um, I over looked the insurance question intentionaly. I am not insured, but I don't like that to get out. (very long boring story)
Yeah, the plant worked when I first got it, and before the collection took over the living room. I keep thinking about displaying one of my costumes there, or maybe a kind of totem pole of helmets, or something. But, for right now the plant is one of the few bastions of normality in the place. You know, one of the few places I can look, and go "Ah, Oh yeah, I'm a grown up":lol
Yeah, the plant worked when I first got it, and before the collection took over the living room. I keep thinking about displaying one of my costumes there, or maybe a kind of totem pole of helmets, or something. But, for right now the plant is one of the few bastions of normality in the place. You know, one of the few places I can look, and go "Ah, Oh yeah, I'm a grown up":lol
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