I find that most people in my life have at least one “thing” they are collecting. It is often an insight into their personality and it is fun to hear people talk about something they are passionate about.
I like to collect mugs - nothing better than drinking your morning coffee from a crazy mug :))
I collect mugs with my boyfriend (and the rest of my collective) and it is such a nice hobby. I can almost always guess who brought the mug into the house, based on people’s interest.
Yesterday I drank coffe from a Friday the 13th Mug and I know one of my collectivists loves that series :))
the only issue, as with all collections, it takes up so much room in the kitchen 🥲
I’m mostly interested in what sort of collective you mean, if it’s not too personal a question
On topic, I don’t even collect mugs but they just… accumulate. Luckily or sadly we have a pretty small cupboard so that keeps it in check
the “collective” is just me, my boyfriend and two of our friends :))
we’ve lived together for about 7 years and plan on keeping it going. I don’t know if collective is the right word to describe our living situation but I can’t think of a better word either :)
yeah nice, gotcha :)
used to share a flat with people who i’m still close with a decade later, so i get the concept.
collective is a great word for itI like collective. Smaller than commune. More cozy than cohabiting.
No, possessions are annoying to have, you just have to clean them, worry about them the more you have.
“Ooo… This is neat. I want it.”
“Ooo… That one is neat too. I want it.”
Bam! Now you’re a collector.
I collect unfinished projects.
Do you create your collections or inherent them?
Ubisoft and EA: Mmmm fresh meat.
Pocket knives, and Swiss army knives in particular. I’ve loved them since I was given my first one as a child, which was the impetus for me to stop biting my nails.
I wish my Patents would have done this instead oft the bitter nail polish that’s gone after 5 minutes oft nail biting
Still doing that shit 15 years later. I just cant get myself to stop. Tried a lot of things.
Nail biting is a nervous unconscious obsessive compulsive tick. Treat the cause not the outcome.
If you get a good new set of nail clippers and trim your nails every few days, there won’t be anything to grab onto.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/onychophagia-nail-biting
Yeah, I’ve been trying to get therapy, but none of the places I called had any free spots. Its great.
Buy a $5 Bell clipper, Korean brand. Lasts a lifetime.
You could say I collect websites (kind of). I have the world record for the most sites having signed up for. It just sort of happened and then it stuck through maintenance.
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You thought I was joking before? Well, it’s true. I can’t find it in modern Google, but one of the world record wikis has info about me listed under that world record. It’s like my ship-in-a-bottle if you will.
I like to collect “hacked” retro consoles. It’s so cool to see them in action and what people were able to do with them.
I’m also into the retro scene, I just got my first console mod done. Whats your favorite system you have?
I’d have to go with the PS3, 3DS, and Wii. I know that’s three, but they each have qualities that I just absolutely adore that I can’t choose!
It’s crazy that those consoles could be considered retro nowadays
You’re telling me!
I’ve had the same Wii since I was a child though, so… it does hurt my knees to know that it is a retro console these days. 🥲
Dude I was working at Gamestop when the Wii came out, you’re telling me.
I’ve gotten into selfhosting lately, and my newest obsession is setting up a browser based emulator that I can access from anywhere and basically play 3 games - contra, balloon fight, and caddilacs & dinosaurs
Edit - I mean play legally backed up copies of these games :)
I guess you could say that I collect data. After Ally I need to use as the storage space for something. Don’t worry, not personal data.
Knives. I don’t know why.
I collect all kinds of things! Vintage trading cards, vinyl records, comic books, pocket knives, old photos come to mind! I’ve scaled back somewhat in the last few years, but I like to add to them every now and then
I collect hobbies.
Flashlights, especially customized “Hanklights”. I’ve stopped for now because it’s hard to justify buying more at this point.
I know the feeling. I’ve got about 6-8 flashlights around the house at the moment and can’t really justify buying more. My SO thinks I’m barmy.
I have an almost complete collection of Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt novels. I’m missing about three of them published before Valhalla Rising, and I kinda lost track of how many he wrote after that. I was kinda into them in high school, and would pick them up for $6 or $8 here and there. Most are paperbacks, I bought them to read not to display (though like almost all books they sit on the shelf most of the time) and I would hardly call myself a “collector.” But I own a thigh high stack of NUMA adventures.
I inherited a collection of prints from a relatively local artist called Ed Berger, who spent his working life as a civil engineer in Washington DC before moving to North Carolina to work on his artwork, much of which are kind of bleak and dreary landscapes focusing on old decrepit farm buildings, houses etc. I’ve got a dozen of them or so, the whole collection would sell at auction for almost $10.
Oh I forgot! I have a very small collection of T-shirts from theme parks I’ve visited throughout my life, usually one from my favorite ride in the park. My favorites among the collection are from Alpengeist at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Maverick from Cedar Point and Fury 305 at Carowinds. I’ve been thinking of pulling down Ed Berger’s “It sucked when it was new and now it’s old” collection and framing those T-shirts, as I never wear them.
Action figures, chef knives, Ramen, tinned seafood, winter coats, 4K blurays, keyboards are really tempting.
