An Introduction
Pathology of my “geek streak”:
Ground zero was six years old, the year Star Wars came out. It hit me like a diamond bullet, and my life was forever changed. Years went by, and large dollops of additional science fiction and horror films, video games, science fiction novels and anime were added to the mental stew.
I never grew out of my toys. I’m into the hard stuff now, Japanese robots and monsters. At this point they take up almost all of my closet space. Friends come over and ask why my clean clothes are neatly folded and stacked up on the floor. I tell them they don’t want to know.
I’ve written quite a bit about the toys. Put my name into a search engine and 90% of the hits will have to do with products manufactured for grade-school children. This is something I am dreading once I start doing online dating. Once the lucky girl gets to the point where she knows my real name, it will go into Google, and within seconds I will be on her ignore list.
Occasionally, I attend conventions. Most of my time spent there is spent hunting for merchandise, punctuated by brief sessions where I simply pause and glare at my fellow convention goers. I consider myself a casual geek, a “dabbler,” a different species from these hardcore fanfolks.
I think another Jersey boy summed up my feelings about these events when he said, “I hate people, but I love gatherings.” I keep going, though. Through the magic of the internet, you’ll be coming to some of these conventions with me. Maybe I’ll even get some pictures of these interesting mutations when their backs are turned.
TV was a big part of my life once, but not any more. We just weren’t looking in the same direction any more. Battlestar Galactica and The Shield make the cable fees worth it, though. And Aqua Teen Hunger Force, of course. If my TV is on, it’s usually because I’m watching a DVD or playing a video game.
I think blogs are dumb. I’m also a bit of a hypocrite.
I’m looking forward to sharing with you.
– Roger
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I’m an anxious subscriber to future editions, and welcome. Any fan of Vic Mackey is a friend of mine.
WELCOME kindred spirit. I look so forward to your postings – just finished a big move here in L.A. and have filled every nook of every closet (and this place is huge) with toys. I’m literally taking stock of the situation and trying to decide what to part with, if anything. Mostly though I am trying to simply curb the impulse spending on cheap, plastic stuff that you can collect forever and never be satisfied (Hasbro) and instead indulge in more “upscale” collectibles of larger scope (and pricetag). Would love to attend any of the west coast conventions with you and am so glad you’ll be posting your adventures. (christa and I also wanna do Japan if you have any plans to be there…)
At any rate, welcome to the site and I can’t wait to wade through your delicious prattle!
Thank you, guys. I’m still matching up the screen names with the people, so bear with me.
I will definitely be at San Diego Comic Con, and Japan is probably in the cards again this year, most likely in December. Let’s go to the Clockwork Orange bar for some synthmesc and drencrem.