collecting

My mom always told me I should collect something. She collects antique plates, pottery (mostly vases for Japanese flower arranging), angels. I have never quite picked up this habit. I do have a lot of stuff, and there are clearly some things my eye is drawn to. To the disdain of my roommate, I have a compulsion for obnoxious floral prints. I also have kind of a bizarre menagerie of little religious figures mixed with random things, like a little Easter bunny, a George Bush stress ball with a giant head, a wicked witch of the west doll I got from a McDonalds happy meal. There's a whole article on collecting here. I really like this collection of train cases...