Hi there!
Just a few things. The short version of all of it is that I'm changing the way I relate to games.
I have about 1250 games right now, and I'm in negotations with a buyer for 1000 of them. It had kind of gotten to the point where having a huge collection was a goal in itself, which I finally realized was deranged. I made a list of games I like and play, or ones that I just got and want to play more, and it came to about 200. I figured I could toss on an extra fifty or so for sentimental value or whatever, but that still leaves 1000 games that are essentially dead weight. I hope I can get this deal worked out, since I'd like to get it taken care of by early summer. (If this guy doesn't work out, I'm not sure what Plan B is; I'd really-really-really prefer to sell them to someone within driving distance, rather than boxing it all up and shipping it...unless Troll and Toad feels like sending up a truck.)
I like to think that doing this will help me focus on what I want out of games, game playing, and game collecting. My game attention span is currently very short; having a tighter collection will, I hope, help focus it and help me really get into more of my games, rather than chasing down the Cult of the New all the time.
I'll say that I hope that this will give me more impetus for blogging. Some of the most fun I've had gaming is writing about it. I'll have all next year off from teaching responsibilities, and while the research I have to do will give me some long hours, I have a dream of blogging twice a week, say on Monday and Thursday. At the moment, I do talk about games...on my Facebook page. If you read this, and want to get some snapshots of my gaming activities, "friend" me. I approve basically any gamer. I'm also considering getting on Twitter for games; not sure if that's feasible or not.
But we'll see.
Part of my gaming self-identity is being a guy with a whole heck of a lot of games. Slimming down to a pedestrian (for serious gamers) 250-game collection will be new and different; I haven't been that low in years and years. But I think it'll be good for me.
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