I don't want it to end!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205134)
Walnut Creek, California
January 12, 2018 9:48am CST
When I really enjoy a book, movie, or a concert, I don't want it to end. Such was the case with Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, the movie Lion King, and the Keith Jarrett Trio concert I went to.
When it comes to my hobbies and projects, it can be the same, especially when it comes to refinishing speakers. I'm almost done with the KLH 17s in the picture, but I don't want to be done!
I guess it's because I enjoy the process as much as the product. Can you think of things you've done that you didn't want to end?
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@BarBaraPrz (45430)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Jan 18
Nothing I'm going to admit to...
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@shaggin (71655)
• United States
12 Jan 18
I thought your post would be not wanting the speakers to have to be thrown away but I see that was not correct. I hate fixing things so I am always happy when I get them finished. I usually put things off so long I just wind up throwing things out.
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@Marilynda1225 (79557)
• United States
12 Jan 18
I love to read and feel the same way when engrossed in a great book.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jan 18
That can be said of many of my travels.
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@vandana7 (98695)
• India
13 Jan 18
@DaddyEvil It is a challenge kind...when is Pony going to snap...yell..throw tantrum...I don't know if I have any of those pictures I downloaded. One in particular ...you know I downloaded from pixabay with a comical caricature for signifying time....for sugar moon. It would have been horrifying thing even for me. But I just knew it would irritate Pony.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Jan 18
@vandana7 Are you saying you TRY to make pony snap?!
I do know you love to make him say things like "Oh, the horror!" and "The humanity!", vanny! I think it is hilarious when he responds like that to your teasing!
Please keep me informed when it happens!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Jan 18
I like to tease pony, too, vanny! You carry teasing to a whole new level, at times!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Jan 18
Those speakers look beautiful, pony! I know, I know... I rarely say anything about your refinishing projects... mostly, because I don't know what all goes into them or how they should look when you are done. *shrug* (We can't all be excellent at everything. grinning at you!)
Uhhh... yeah, there are a few authors who have dropped me from their emailing lists because I push them to produce more books using the characters I've fallen in love with in their previous books. Some of the authors have told me they weren't interested in continuing a story line and others have mentioned I am insatiable in my reading habits. (And now you know the reason I collect books from so many authors. It isn't because I just like to collect books, but that I can/will get hooked on one particular author or series if I'm not careful. I am trying to curb that impulse, but it is so difficult!!!)
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Jan 18
@TheHorse Most authors who are still living freely give out contact information. Granted, most of them only give out their website link and not an email address, but before they became wise to the various "mental problems" their readers might have, you could easily get an actual personal email address.
Piers Anthony is the author who told me he wasn't interested in continuing his series (Xanth) using the same characters he had already used. (And then the... nice man brings back the characters I pleaded to read more about by having another character find the "Fountain of Youth" ! And no, he dedicated many of the ideas in his books to the readers who suggested them but never gave me credit for that suggestion! *sigh!*)
Sir Terry Pratchett (a favorite of both @pgntwo and I) was the one who made the comment about my insatiable reading habits. SMH!
Holly Lisle simply quit responding to my emails. *throw my hands up in the air*
Some of the newer authors have blocked me from using their personal email addresses. (Nope, no names. I still read their books. I just don't talk to them anymore.)
I have several good reasons to work at curbing my habit of contacting authors whose works I love....
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@RasmaSandra (73167)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jan 18
Can't think of anything at the moment but I do know there have been times when I have done things that i enjoyed so much that I just didn't want it to end.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Jan 18
You're like me! I "live" the story, too!
I can get so far into a book that I have alienated authors because I want to know what happens next!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Jan 18
@JudyEv I agree, and that is what usually happens when I've really gotten into a book, too!
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@JudyEv (325264)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
@DaddyEvil You can worry about the characters long after the book has finished.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Jan 18
Yes. I am like that about books.
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@Kandae11 (53678)
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13 Jan 18
I suppose that is one main reason why there are movie sequels. Personally, I can't think of anything specific but I do know that music can transport me to another world. However, I can always rewind or repeat when my favorite tune or performance ends.
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@thedevilinme (3893)
• Northampton, England
13 Jan 18
Sometimes I want a really good film to end.Its weird.
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