I have been in tears recently, not from
sadness but from sheer terror..Terror that I
would bust a gut muscle from laughing so
hard! This is my story of a friend that so
happens is now a very addicted cel collector.
He blames lil`ol me for his "complusive
collecting disorder". He also visits this forum
from time to time, posting and lurking about,
so he is bound to read this.
Anyway, about a year ago my friend came by
my place and "stumbled" into my cel
collection. He told me, "what a waste of time,
money, etc." I told him my passion for anime,
he had known this to some extent because of
my anime vid/game/dvd collection and the fact
that he knew at one time that I collected other
anime goods. But cels? "What heck was
wrong with you ?", he would say in so many
indirect ways...He saw the look of excitement
and/or satisfaction whenever I showed him
some of my favorite cels..He still didn`t get it,
and I am not one to push..One day he went to
Mandarake anime goods store, and marveled
at all of the merchandise. I waded through the
cels, and eventually bought a few, out of which
I gave him one. He looked at me with this
puzzled look on his face, but accepted this
"worthless plastic" with a shrug. I would
frequently make arrangements to go out to a
local pub or restaurant in the near vicinity of
this anime store (*wink,*wink), and my friend
would be waiting inside! Temptation got the
best of him I guess, and he eventually bought
a few cels of an anime that he had recognized,
then he started going ALONE o_O. (the
seduction had begun..^-^) I then told my friend
why he had so "wasted his hard earned
money ?". His reply, " I was just browsing, and
decided to get these"..(ooh okay..I thought,
yeah right!?) I smiled and warned him, "You
should stop now, otherwise you`ll get hooked"
Really, I did warn him. Well, sure enough he
got hooked, and now he is blaming me for all
of his ills....can you guys believe this?? I am
not a cold person, but this situation just has
me chuckling all of the time. |
