Guardians Against Entropy

[firecat]

Someone on a fandom community commented that they spend hours maintaining their tbr/tbw lists and then would rather consume something they've already consumed than something new that's actually on one of the lists. That caused me to write the following comment.

Those of us who enjoy the hobby of maintaining lists need to step out of the shadows and proclaim that we love what we do. Maintaining lists is incredibly soothing! Nothing else gives you quite the same sense that you have created peace and order in this one little corner of the multiverse. There's no reason to hide where the real joy is and pretend that you're only doing it to facilitate actually reading/watching new things. We need a name for our hobby. Maybe Guardians Against Entropy.

Comments

[hitchhiker]

i like that! sort of like there are people who collect craft supplies and people who do crafts.

[firecat]

Yes, collecting craft supplies is another one of those activities that needs to proudly step out of the shadows.

SABLE

[ravan]

I resemble that. The term for it in yarn craft and sewing is "SABLE" - stash above & beyond life expectancy. Then again, I actually use the stuff too, just often not as fast as I acquire it...

Re: SABLE

[firecat]

The yarn craft and jewelry making communities do talk about collecting stash but they also tend to maintain the front that they’ll make things with at least some of it. (I know it’s not a front for some folks.)

But once upon a time I did see a post about how, if your favorite thing to do with beads was to pour them into your bed and roll in them, that was absolutely fine.

(I wouldn’t want to get out of bed barefoot if I did that, but otherwise, yeah!)

Re: SABLE

[ravan]

Yeah, I finally had to admit to myself I will probably never use all of what I have, in yarn, fabric or other craft supplies. OTOH, I'm hoping it will last me long into retirement, so I still have stuff to make/pay with even when I'm an impoverished senior.

Some days I just like to pull it out and... enjoy it, especially things like my flannel prints, my custom printed cotton, and my various types of silk. One thing currently distressing me is that I can't find my box of jewelry supplies, including my stash of semiprecious beads. I enjoy having them, even though I don't make much jewelry any more. Even my yarn has colors and textures that I enjoy, even in the skein.

I try not to get stuff that doesn't have at least an inkling of a project with it, but sometimes that project just evaporates.

Re: SABLE

[firecat]

At various points i have bought small quantities of exotic yarn, e.g. habu silk stainless steel, that I can't figure out a use for, but I love taking them out and petting them. And my favorite kind of knitting has never been the productive "make socks for ALL the relatives" kind, but always the kind where I kept pausing to touch the fabric and admire the colors.

Re: SABLE

[ravan]

Yeah, I have a "project" of a couple granny square afghans. I spend more time petting the yarn than crocheting it, because I like the colors.

[selki]

Organizing does feel good!

[firecat]

It does!

[the_siobhan]

You should have badges!

[firecat]

OMG yes badges! And then one can maintain lists of the badges one intends to collect.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

This is hilarious. There is my 'fics I should write' list.

[firecat]

Yes! Mine is specifically a crossovers I should write list…

[kore]

Hah, I like that a lot!

I love lists. I make lots of lists. My dad taught me to make lists of lists when planning stuff. Lists are fun!

[firecat]

I love that you share this joy with your dad!

[sewn]

That's very apt! List-making is indeed a calming pastime.

[firecat]

Really calming!

[silveradept]

List-making is very important. For some people, it's what they hand off to others to help make sure everyone goes accordingly correctly.

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Listmaking is a fine hobby! Sometimes, it's useful, as in grocery lists or reading lists. But other times it's just plain fun, like collective nouns.

I support worldbuilding as a hobby. You don't have to do anything else with it to "justify" it. People build ships in bottles, there's nothing wrong with making a model planet if that makes you happy. So I also support other hobbies that are fun for their own sake, even if other folks think they're silly.

Also ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I forgot to list some of my lists!

My QUILTBAG Characters has links to other sex/romance aspects of characterization.

And here's my Serial Poetry page.