Because polls get the most engagement I’m making a poll lol
(For the sake of this poll: a collector is anyone who *currently has* a collection of things either physically or digitally that they intentionally acquired which can be grouped together)
Please please please please pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me what you collect and optionally why!!!! (This is doubly true if your collection is related to a regulatory/“special” interest!!!!!!! That’s honestly the only reason I’m making this poll, I am begging youuuuuuuuuuu
Neurodivergent related tags are for reach as I know a lot of neurodiverse people are collectors. I do try my best not to clutter those tags, if anyone has an issue with it please tell me and I’ll remove them
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I have such a deep love for all collections and collectors no matter how bizarre or mundane, no matter how big or small the collection is. Especially as an autistic person my collections bring me such a sense of peace, joy, and stability. Sometimes they’re a way to have a physical representation of a regulatory (“special”) interest of mine as well! I would love to hear about other people’s collections but here is a (probably incomplete) list of my established collections (i.e. things I have intentionally collected) :)
My collections
Physical
- Hello Kitty Products (I have some Sanrio stuff in general but mostly Hello Kitty)
- Postage Stamps
- Breyer Model Horses
- Dice Sets
- Road Turtles (also known as raised pavement markers)
- Stuffed Animals
-Cassette Tapes and Vinyl Records
- Cool things from the side of the road
- Bones (ethically scavenged only)
- Local Queer Newpapers
- 1990’s and earlier Skater and “Adult” Magazines
Digital
- “Vice Litter” which is pictures of garbage I’ve found relating to common vices
- Queer Protest Photos
- Music!
If you want me to share pictures of any of my collections or make a post talking about them I would really love to!!! Also please tell me about your collections!!! I love hearing why people collect what they do especially!!!
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US postage stamp, 1995
"American Kestrel"
Scott #2477
Issued: May 10, 1995 - Aurora, CO
Quantity: 300,000,000
Designer: Michael Matherly
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Lithographed)
With its slate blue and rust plumage, the kestrel makes a colorful and visually unique addition to U.S. postage stamps. A relative of the falcon, this small bird of prey is also known as a "sparrow hawk." Found throughout the United States, it usually makes its home in hollowed out trees or nests deserted by other birds. In 1995, this stamp was reprinted. This reprinted version differed from the original stamp in several ways; the new stamp utilizes a cent sign (¢) and also bears the year date 1995 in the lower left-margin.
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So, I guess I'm starting Spooky Season early this year.
I mean, I'm not going to be able to watch a horror movie every night in October like I usually do, so I'm allowed to start early!
And I got to watch a new one tonight!
Tonight's movie was The Collector, directed by William Wyler and starring Terrence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.
Damn, this movie was creepy.
While watching it, I kept thinking how easy it would be to adapt this into a play. Two main characters (with one quick cameo by a third), basically one location, and a fantastic character piece.
It also makes me want to read the book. I really had no idea where this was going and was pretty shocked how the story ended.
Terrence Stamp is so terrifying in this movie...he creates such a complex character, who you can see is just a very lonely, socially awkward man, he almost tricks you into feeling sorry for him (keyword: almost)...but then he turns on a dime and gives a look that makes your blood run cold. And you remember that he is a manipulative stalker, who thinks that he can have what he wants for no other reason than because he wants it. He's trying to create this perfect scenario, not realizing (or caring) that that is not how things work. And in his mind, nothing is ever his fault...she'd fall in love with him if she just tried.
He's scary in a very realistic way. There were a couple of moments where I forgot to breathe.
And Samantha Eggar as Miranda is fantastic...she is so real as the kidnapped art student...she isn't the typical "damsel in distress", she's quick-thinking and smart, but is still vulnerable and at the mercy of this stalker and does her best to placate him.
It's hard to believe that William Wyler, who directed something as light and fluffy as How to Steal a Million, also directed something as bleak and disturbing as this.
The only thing I didn't like about the movie was that I had to watch it with commercials...which absolutely killed the tension. Fortunately, the breaks happened between scenes, rather than interrupting them (which I've had to deal with, and it sucks)...but it did make it tough to stick with it at times. But I'd love to watch this again without the interruptions!
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