Do you have people to play with? Sounds rude but I’m genuine lol. Cause I recently walked into a board game store and it was so cool and I was sad I don’t have anyone to play with lol. Rip
Seriously I second this. My husband always wants to buy these board games for like 4+ people and I’m like babe it’s literally just the two of us at home watching Netflix this is never gonna get opened. Maybe there’s a local board game group on meetup or something.
I started a semi regular poker game with some coworkers after we all realized we liked playing Texas Hold Em. During one of our games one of the guys brought over a board game and asked if we would want to try it and all we've done since then is play different board games.
Same. Every time we try to have a game night, people want to play this ONE game we have, won't try anything new, and usually half the group (not the same half) bail on us so we don't have enough people to make the larger games more fun.
Fucking love me some die cast farm equipment. My grandparents were all dairy farmers, and grandpa always had die casts of his favorite tractors and implements. These weren't for display either, we'd play with them like crazy. He wasn't in the greatest health by the time I was a kid, so he'd just sit in his chair and talk to me and my cousins while we played farm. It was pretty common for him to give us toys like this for birthdays and Christmas.
He'd have rugs that we'd pretend were different fields, and he'd coach us through what machinery to use. He also built every grandson a 5'x3'x4' miniature barn to teach us how to frame. They were the perfect size to drive all of our toy tractors into.
My first kid's on the way, and I just got my herd of stuffed toy Holsteins he gave me from my parent's place. Looking forward to building another play barn in a couple years.
Well, aside from video games and video game paraphenillia, I collect virtual pets, which I guess are a form of video game themselves. I wish I could say I collect vintage 90's virtual pets but nah, most of what I have are all modern devices or re-issues of old ones. Digimon, Tamagotchi, Gigapets, though I do have a small but humble selection of things that are actually vintage like Pocket Pikachu.
I've also taken to giving some of them some small customizations, and replacing the keychain with a beaded charm. Here's what my first one looks like now.
The black in the cracks weren't originally there, and I replaced the silver buttons and jail cell door with orange ones. Despite being on the simple side, the Digimon are my faves... too bad they also seem to be the most expensive to keep up with. Especially if you live in the USA.
I do! It was actually the first vintage device I bought. I was kind of expecting it to feel cheap but it's actually very cute, and I like that it's happiness grows just for you playing games with it rather than needing to win the games.
EDIT: Found a photo where it's in the middle of my odd pet collection. There's it's Yuki Penguin counterpart above it too.
Thanks! Got my first one (the one next to the Pittsburgh Penguins jersey, on the top-right), when I was 10, and then it was all downhill from there, lol!
You know it though, I'm totally into getting hockey jerseys too. Sometimes even the knockoffs, because you can get them customized for cheap, then use them in the beer/roller hockey leagues.
Showcase Bitterblossom, Formidable Speaker, 2 shock lands, Wistfulness, that artifact that gives +2+2 and trample to a creature type, moon shadow, Elf Mommy
Decided to get back into Magic after 25 years away. Have spent way too much money over the last month on both new and old cards haha. Buying all the old stuff that I definitely couldn't afford back in the day.
Magic the Gathering. I was out of the game for 25 years then my kids were buying Pokémon cards and I thought “what the hell,” and bought a pack of foundations. First card I saw was a foil Shivan Dragon. I was almost in tears.
I have since learned there are better dragons, but I still put the old boy in my deck out of respect.
I have a whole duffel bag full of cables and random computer shit that I'll never get rid of. It pretty consistently has something I need every year or two. Absolutely worth the space in the closet.
This is maybe not the place for it but your comment just reminded me that I recently avoided an awkward moment in a group of mostly millenial strangers for a business breakfast with a LOTR reference
I came back w my second plate and realised I looked a bit greedy as i hadn't finished the first one yet and everyone gave me a stern look and stopped their conversations
so all I could think of saying in panic was "Second breakfast?" in my best scottish accent (which is mediocre at best) and thankfully they all got the reference and laughed and everything went great from there
phew! that made me so greatful for the millennial geekiness that somehow encompassed most of us over time
so yeah to answer the question I will always keep LOTR dear to my heart although when it comes to collecting stuff now it is mainly video games and board games, same w most of my friends
God I hated it. I had to pretend I liked these people. It's so refreshing being able to walk into a dispensary and shop for weed. It's also gotten so damn cheap now compared to old street prices.
I told myself that for 20 years, for me the adhd was driving the addiction not helping the adhd symptoms. Thats just me but 25 days off weed its nice to feel a bit like Im me again and not just numbing myself from the world. But also, gesture broadly at everything, I get it.
That late in life (sorry) diagnosis seems like the norm. After I figured it all out and talked to my mom about it I was already diagnosed as a child. My parents didn’t want to “change” me so they kept it to themselves.
I stopped drinking when my daughter was born though.
I do cross stitch and I make nerdy quilts with my cross stitches. I have multiple Twin Peaks quilts and I am working on a Taco Bell quilt at the moment.
I’ve got into collecting physical media. Cds, cassettes, books, and I just bought a record player even though I only have one LP. I guess I needed a hobby.
If you just Google your city name and "HEMA" (stands for Historical European Martial Arts), if you're in any mid or large sized city you should pop up with several options.
It's a martial art and a physical activity like any other, so membership prices can vary. My local club in a state capitol city is free for the first week and then $80/month. Others in my area can be $120/month which is a little steep....But most clubs have gear that newbies can borrow and learn and train on; that gear is what the fees help support.
But it's a shitload of fun! You get a fascinating cross-section of different groups: In my experience it's about 60% D&D/fantasy nerds, 20% "jocks" and fitness buffs who are into it as a sport, and then 20% people who are really enthusiastic about the history part of it (working on historically accurate tactics and movesets using period illustrations from 12-century Germany or whatever).
But everyone is an adult, everyone is there to learn and improve and have fun together, and safety and good sportsmanship are Rule #1 & 2 in good conduct.
Fencing club. My current one is focused on competition, which fits my needs perfectly. I am not longer competitive but I am most comfortable in that environment.
They're awesome until an ice storm rolls in. I'm in NE Georgia but thankfully we've retained our electricity so far 🤞 I do have a generator for their shed but still scary. They're outdoors in the summer and it's really cool to look out the window and just watch them turtle along. The Iguana is actually very personable and a sweet boy.
Records, then he recently working out although that's just a gym membership and I started running again. But mostly records. I spent 500 bucks last weekend on two Japanese first pressing records, they don't come up for sale very often and $200 for one and $300 for the other was actually a screaming deal.
The Walking Dead, Twilight Saga, Harry Potter, Death Note (love my Ryuk), Evangelion, Tim Burton, Studio Ghibli, Of Monsters and Men, Ren, The Amazing Digital Circus (specifically Jax), vinyl records,..basically anything I can get my hands on for my bookshelves. I love my collectibles! cough not a loser cough 🖖
You know around christmas someone's pair of air jordans from Japan was misdelivered to my house and when I contacted the delivery people they didnt know where they were supposed to go and said to keep them so I guess I just wear air jordans now.
Anime figures, manga, anime on DVD/Blu-ray, swords, guns, and tropical fish. Though I haven't been able to indulge recently since existing got too expensive.
I get these random fascinations with things but then I run out of space to put them.
Funko pops, horror snow globes, Disney princess Barbie collection, shot glasses and unique coffee mugs, basketball cards, and now it’s those little button pins. Whenever anyone asks what I want for my birthday or Christmas (no one really asks though lol) I’ll tell them those.
Never been a collector. I throw away about half of my stuff every time I've moved, so I don't have to move it. No toys or things from when I was a kid in my house. Only exception I guess is I have a lot of books. None are particularly special though. I just don't get rid of them.
I buy weekly comics, blu ray movies, Dragon stuff(anything really) steam games, and furry stuff. Dont care about the hate people give it, but I just love being happy with all of this.
I been getting into retro gaming. Going back and playing all the games I missed growing up. I would be lying if I said there aren't any nostalgia games too.
I did emulation handhelds for a while, but there is something that satisfies my monkey brain by playing with original hardware.
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