<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C70F04.8347B8F0">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState>
<w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState>
<w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
<w:EnvelopeVis/>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;
mso-font-charset:2;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.SpellE
{mso-style-name:"";
mso-spl-e:yes;}
span.GramE
{mso-style-name:"";
mso-gram-e:yes;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
</style>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>As
a kid I was into Dungeons & Dragons, and almost always played a Thief
character. Later on I even DMed an all thief game for a few friends. >From that
D&D/thief interest a number of collections developed. I collected about a
dozen lead miniatures of “thief” characters and snatched up a
number of D&D books/modules related to thieves. These days I still have all
that stuff, but I do not play D&D anymore. Although in the past recent years
I added video/pc games involving Thieves, specifically the “Thief”
computer game trilogy. When I get a chance to actually play them I get so
involved and do them so thoroughly that I have not even finished the second
game in the trilogy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>I
am also into art, so from the AD&D interest stemmed a major collection of Sci-Fi/Fantasy
art, mostly in the form of collector cards, but also a few artist
portfolio-style books. I still have a few art books from a couple of the
artists I enjoyed more, but I pretty much sold off my entire art card and book
collection. In fact I still have the images and detailed description from one of
the eBay auctions on my own server in case anyone is curious as to what artists
I had: <a href="http://www.moon-shine.net/ebay/artcards/artcards.html">http://www.moon-shine.net/ebay/artcards/artcards.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>While
on the topic of art, I actually went to school for computer graphics animation.
While in school I collected a few CG made videos, but mostly I was interested
in non-mainstream alternate techniques of animation. Ultimately I eBayed much of
the computer generated videos from the early 1990s I had, but I still have well
over two dozen videos/DVDs of the other stuff. I have the “Wallace & Gromit”
stuff on DVD and video (in fact if anyone thinks they might be interested in
the original trilogy I have them on video and have wanted to sell them at a
reasonable price since I got them on DVD). Obviously “Wallace &
Gromit” are stop-motion claymation and kind-of mainstream, but when I say
alternate techniques of animation I mean stuff, which is even more uncommon…
live-action freeze frame, colored sand, moist-oil on glass, pin-board shadow
animation, paper/board cut-out, edited-mixed-media, stop-motion of just about any
object imaginable (think toys, dolls, action figures, found-objects, even butchered
meat!), charcoal/chalk, standard claymation, and (my favorite)
strata-claymation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>From
my schooling I also developed an interest in mythology, probably because some
of it had fantasy elements in it. This eventually evolved a personal enjoyment
in things related to Pan/Satyrs. I not only have a small collection of Pan
flutes, but I also play them occasionally. At one time I had about a dozen different
types of Pan flutes. Like the art cards, I eBayed a few of them. I think that
was because I could not play them all and I dislike possessing so many material
things, especially when someone else could be enjoying them. Now I try to only
keep about three or four flutes, but I still have two or three left I would
like to sell… Anyone think they might be interested? </span></font><font
size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'><span
style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Apart from the Pan flutes I also got
into collecting Pan/Satyr statuettes/figurines. Like the Pan flutes, I think I
must have gathered over a dozen of them, and like the Pan flutes I eBayed some
of them. I still have three or four, which I intend to keep, but like the Pan
flutes I also have about two Pan/Satyr figurines I have not had a chance to
sell off.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Then
there are snowflakes. For a while I got the idea of collecting silver-snowflake
Christmas ornaments in my head (for a very specific amusing reason, which I
will not bother you all with). My idea involved eventually being able to
decorate our Christmas trees with just white strands of lights and silver
snowflakes in a very simple and elegant tasteful manner. It got to the point
where my sister, mother, girlfriends, and even girlfriends’ mothers would
buy me snowflakes! Unfortunately some of them did not grasp the actual concept
I had in mind and would buy me glass, crystal, and/or non-flat snowflake
ornaments. Suspiciously (and conveniently) one of the glass ornaments broke…
hmm I am no longer with that girlfriend. ;) <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After a while I had enough silver snowflakes
and was starting to get too many snowflakes in forms I did not want, so I
terminated the collecting of that collection. I still have enough of the
appropriate snowflakes to decorate a tree as I want though. </span></font><font
size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'><span
style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Even
though I have that degree in computer graphics, currently I work as a bicycle messenger,
and have become quite absorbed in the courier community and cycling lifestyle.
Through that absorption I have understandably collected a number of cultural/social
bike (mostly messenger) related things like books, calendars, videos, artwork
(prints/photos), ANIMATION, shirts/jerseys/clothing-in-general, spoke-cards,
flyers/posters, and even a coloring book.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Apart
from all that for a number of years when I was younger I studied/trained in
martial arts. Maybe Groo rubbed off on me some how on that interest. </span></font><font
size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'><span
style='mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> At one
point I even had a nice sword (I sold it off to a co-worker), but I was more
into practicing Arnis, which is a Filipino knife & stick-fighting style.
>From training in Arnis I gradually gathered a small collection of fighting
sticks made in different materials and styles. Again, like everything else I collected,
I phased out a lot of the sticks and other weapons I once had by selling them
to friends and stuff. Now I just have two pairs of sticks and a couple of
knives.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Enough
collected… and ‘nuff said. </span></font><font size=2
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:
Arial;mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-char-type:
symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-char-type:symbol;
mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>_<i><span style='font-style:italic'>TONE</span></i>_<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>