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Gi Joe: A hobby made piece by piece
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10-09-2014, 02:35 AM
SmokeBellew
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I've been ruminating on something similar, yet opposite in a way. I've come to the conclusion that collecting itself--or, rather, the building of that collection--can often get in the way of actually enjoying these toys. Seems like there's a tendency towards a form of gluttony in hobbies like this. It drives one to be constantly on the hunt for the next thing. No sooner do you have that next thing and you're already onto the next, and then the next...and the next. There's a lot to be said for just taking stock and enjoying what you already have.
I had already come this personal epiphany a few years ago, but I've recently had the point driven home. For my birthday my brother surprised me with a Transformers 4 Optimus Prime. Now, I don't collect Transformers & I certainly don't care about the movies, but my bro remembered I loved my original OP back in the day and he thought it was cool to see Optimus as a cab-over again. And it is. Anyway, left field gift for sure. It reminded me that once upon a time there wasn't always a list. My first G.I. Joe was an MMS with Hawk, my first Transformer was Bluestreak and my first MASK toy was that shitty flying Camaro. I didn't specifically ask for any of that, but they were given to me all the same. And that was awesome. Back then, all I wanted was a G.I. Joe guy, a Transformer and a combination of the two (sorta...at least it seemed that way to my child mind back then) in the form of something from MASK.
The funny thing is, later that evening, after messing around with good ol' Optimus for bit (pain in the ass to transform, that one), I found myself searching online for the new Jetfire. I literally had to stop myself and focus my attention back on the one Transformer I had owned for less than a day...WTF? I don't want a Transformer collection, yet there I was, already planning one & looking for "the next." That's some goofy shit right there. Nostalgia, combined with disposable income and a weak will is a dangerous thing.
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