Hello everyone
MERRY CHRISTMAS VG COLLECTAfter scouring the forum search thingy I can't seem to find this topic and if their was, it would be declared necromancy to dig it up and the sheriff will shine his floodlight on anyone digging up stuff that old and with new users coming every day I wanted to share 2 stories from my life that will follow forever. The type of topic that digs into the archives of the file database of our hearts into them seasons of warmth, caring and inclusiveness. Home Alone flickering on a 90s Sony trinitron as all of you unwrap what Santa brought on them nights where the food seemed to taste better and the sun shined brighter. So grab some roast, and let's have a merry christmas together.
*Andrew Sorkin director of being the ricardos calls with urgent news
2021 VG COLLECT AWARDSI just got a phone call from a venue that was supposed to host the 3rd annual VG Collect awards but it turns out I maxed out Turf's debit hiring Ariana Grande with the last one jk lol. After sucking on SNL and getting outsung by Kelly Clarkson she now demands perputity to recoop what she deems as "wasted time"
But I did not forget this tradition but simply have been bogged down but in general this will be that christmas thread and I assume it will be more palatable for easy participation but if anyone wants to enjoy the last VGcollect awards it will be left here
But into the thread
My First Secret Santa And Dash V's Gift
In 2019 I participated in VGCollects Secret Santa and recieved this amazing gift and it still remains the only gift I have ever gotten outside of family from a long distance gifter
. I am not sure if DashV still even frequents these forums but I had just come back from my trip to Dallas which was basically the equivalent of a hot glue gun in a big tool box of life. Seeing the mantle of earth's circumfrence from 15,000 ft above was like a lifetime of learning. But it wasn't until I was grounded and seen the community and humility here that I had finally known the meaning of flying. I had traveled 1500 miles from home but had not been moved an inch until I see not only the secret santa but the subsequent reveals on the livestream. Being involved in that was just something I will never forget. It wasn't just a moment in a lifetime. It was a lifetime in a moment. For me it is never about the gifts but the thought of course but this is also one of my favorite funko pops
. My collection hit I believe half a thousand pops recently and this one will always hold a special place in my shrine. Since Dash has gotten me it, it has become vaulted which is basically geek speak for rare lol. So I do love this. And everything I post is for users like this on this platform. Hexen, Wartoy, Turf, Oldgamerz and more. Just genuine friends and I wish you all a merry christmas
My Childhood PS2
The sacrafice my parents did, going from raising 3 boys in the project housings. from food stamps to bouncing back during a recession to give me and my brother who was still living in the house a life, and they came back and we were able to live lower middle class but comfortable for my life, and a chance for a tomorrow is the greatest gift of all. I was able to pursue what I pursue succeed or fail because of all them nights of them giving everything to gain a little and to somehow making miracles each and every christmas can never be repaid
. Losing heat and eating ham from an electric oven. Love from people is never unconditonal, sometimes when you slip these want to belittle you, but then when you got the mushroom and grow, they would catch a bullet for you and stick with you. But love and star power makes you invincible. You win some and you lose some. But you live to see another dream, but not if I lose this one. 14 hour shifts but a parent never punches out, their is no time card, their is reality. It is beyond a plastic box to me. It is beyond words. A constant reminder of how a thousand candles can be lit with one candle, sharing love and giving back does not ever take away from the original source but only makes it brighter. I will never forget those days coming home from school, and that red glow of the PS2 light admitting not a shred of warmth yet it feels like a oven of christmas ham to me. Long before stress or having to fill out forms. Video Gaming takes a mask off us as a collective community where we can be ourselves and live freely. A mask we thought we couldn't live without but know for certain we couldn't live within. The graphics as a 2000s baby to me were basically like how kids feel when the PS5 releases today. I was gifted this with Jak And Daxter Pre Cursor legacy. Still remember the sequences and cut scenes where Daxter falls into precursor stuff
This is my childhood. This was what was done. And I just cry because i'm nostalgic.
But with all that said my favorite christmas isn't even those 2. It isn't really a memory but more a feeling. My favorite christmas is the one I share with you all every year and especially my family in 4 days. From my grandmother who was an immigrant who worked 2 mill jobs to give my parents a chance at life and meeting, to the matriarch that is my mom who gives and gives and never takes. To now me which all this has led up to. It's hard not to be thankful.
So I want to say. Merry Christmas VGcollect.
If your space bar isn't stuck with all the sap, I hope you all can share your favorite christmas memory with us. I am so excited.
Thank you for sharing
