Being a collector, gaps are a constant source of irritation. I understand how my sickness works and that's why I'll fight against starting certain collections. It's not a matter of 'only getting the ones I like' or 'just trying' something. It tends not to work like that. If I start something and like it, I'll want the rest. For instance, I got a couple of the 'Walt Disney Treasures' DVD sets a few months ago, focusing on the few sets that had theme park related footage. Now I have about a third of the sets because getting a few made me want more. Stupid collectoritis...
Anyway, due to attending Doctor Who conventions years ago, my collection of annual CD releases from one of the local morning DJ teams was incomplete. The CDs are always released in November, happened to be released while I was out of town, and, at the time, would sell out in a day. I had no one to grab me a copy at the time. I had tape copies of the two I was missing so I wasn't missing the footage. Still, the gap irritated me as gaps will do.
I visited one of the local second-hand stores the other day and someone had turned in a big chunk of the DJ team's output. They had both CDs I needed. My collection is finally current.
You have no clue how relaxed that makes me at the moment. Unfortunately, it will quickly fade as another different gap will irritate me, calling for completion. Stupid collectoritis...
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