meridian_rose

Prompt 6: Share Fannish Collections Lots of blurry pics and rambling under the cut

I took some random pics with my mediocre cameraphone but didn't feel like climbing up to get better shots of the higher shelves, then I dropped the pics into collages on Photoshop so the quality isn't great, sorry!

A lot of this stuff is gifts, some I got myself.
I have more photos and prints/pics stored.
I also have a lot of DvDs and CDs tucked away in storage boxes. I also have t-shirts not easily accessible right now for shows and movies including X-files, Friends, Hercules, Reservoir Dogs, and South Park.

The first pic is one I've shared before, my Targaryen mug (Game of Thrones); Lord of the Rings Gollum poster; close-up of some mini Nightmare Before Christmas figures; my Xena chakram earrings which I wore to the only Herc/Xena con I attended; There's a Dr Who album and Men in Black book there (my handmade blank journal and a folder containing photo negatives are in the shot :P) and 2 folders from my brief affair with trading cards for TV show Alias and CSI:Miami.

More figures: mini lego Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy; same Star-lord figure sitting next to mini Lego Winter Soldier Bucky (MCU); blurry mini funko Star-Lord; Angel, Spike both from Angel/Buffy The Vampire, Gabrielle (Xena) and a Gollum other side of the soft toy; you can see Angel and Gabrielle again here with Hercules (Hercules:The Legendary Journeys) to the left; more Buffy figures: Angel, Willow, and Tara; Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation, he says the phrases "humans" "what a pity" and "Bonjour, mon capitan" :) I got him when we did a family visit to the Star Trek exhibition in Birmingham UK, 1997.

An old gift, Friends themed plastic reusable mug. It's too big to actually use so I store cake decorating items in it :P Front and large back view with the fake coffee names visible; pencil sketch gift of John Barrowman as Capt Jack Harkness from Dr Who (I have an 11th Dr+Martha print but due to the size and my lack of space it's currently hidden behind a shelving unit!); Pikachu this was from the first time around Pokemon was popular late 90's and he's sitting in front of more Lord of the Rings figures and a LOTR one ring :)

More books, tv and movie related with a few others sneaking in to shot, a couple of media theory and scriptbooks in the blurry top pic. I have more novelisations and tie-in novels in various storage boxes. These days I read a lot more fanfic so have fewer tie-ins, and go for mostly ebooks because of storage space. Though I've heard good things about the Good Omens scriptbook that I might like ;P

Some though by no means all of my Pratchett books; you can see Togepi (Pokemon) to the right of the pic with other toys; there's a Kenny from South Park behind other toys in that holder but you can see Tigger from Winnie-the-Pooh in this last pic!

Also showing off the pre-printed tapestry of Tigger I finished for my younger nephew just after he was born and which I framed:

and the baby!Groot cross-stitch I made as a gift for my sister, and George from Peppa Pig for my nephew, some of you might have seen these one before:

I also have a lot of collections of non-fannish stuff. Can you be fannish about places because I have photos/art/prints and t-shirts and memorabilia for Cornwall, in particular St Ives

And animals; crabs, rats, bats, dogs, llamas, turtles, ravens, to name a few. Plus I lean spiritual with lots of moon related items and things related to the ocean generally.

eta: I have a Dory (Finding Nemo) body scrub and used to have a Gill figure from same movie in the bathroom until he got mouldy :P There are probably more things I'm forgetting. Fannish bits and pieces are a part of my life :)

Thanks for reading :)

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From:

cmcmck

Kernow bys vyken! :o)

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meridian_rose

Absolutely! :D

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shadowhive

Aww those are so cool! Yay for Lego and I love those earrings, and that sketch of Captain Jack looks great🖤

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meridian_rose

Thank you :D It's a lot of random stuff I like but I'm eclectic in all my tastes :) If I had more space and money I'd probably frame Captain Jack and put him on a wall but he's very visible and safe in his plastic packaging there on the door :)

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lebateleur

Yes! Night Watch and I Shall Wear Midnight are my two favorite Discworld Books (followed by the preceding Tiffany Aching volumes, Mort, and then a shifting mix of the other Watch and Granny Weatherwax books).

I've got the same editions in most cases. They were more expensive than, but far superior to, the North American ones so it was worth the effort to get my hands on them.

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meridian_rose

Hogfather is my stand out fave, then Witches Abroad because I love how much the importance of story and narrative are in those, and I love the Tiffany Books though I've still to read the last one and putting it off...gnu Terry Pratchett.

Oh, that's nice! If you have the cash, why not? :) If I had the cash I'd love to buy a whole set of matching Discworld novels :)

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oldtoadwoman

I've really enjoyed getting to snoop into people's lives with this prompt.

It's just so fun to go, "Cool!" and "I love those books!" (Literally any Discworld book. I need to make time to re-read them.)

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meridian_rose

It's been lovely to see everyone sharing their fannish stuff :)
I read Hogfather once a year in the run-up to Yule but it's been a while since I've read most of the others so I should do so at some point!

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oldtoadwoman

Sometimes I just want to freeze the world so I can catch up. There are so many books I want to re-read, but I also have this list of things people have recommended that I want to check out.

From:

enemytosleep

Omg I did not know I needed a Q figurine in my life until this post!

From:

meridian_rose

:D
I had a quick look, he's rare but still available for adding to your wishlist ;)

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under_the_silk_tree

Oh man that Willow book takes me back. I think I used to have it but it got lost a move or two ago. I know what you mean by tie-ins and fanfic, ever since I discovered fic I tend to not be as into the books that the shows actually publish.

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meridian_rose

I remember taking that book on holiday many years back to read while travelling and loving it though I haven't re-read forever.
Fanfic is just easy and *free* so it has be to something more specific I'm after and novelisations of actual film over tie-ins since the quality and characterisation of tie-ins varies so much!