Alright....I'll take the bait. Here's my latest "shiny things".....a collection of around 3000 LPs. I rented a moving truck and will be driving down to Chicago tomorrow to pack them up and bring them home. I expect to have a sore back for a few days. I've been told that they are an impeccably-maintained classical record collection....at least they were before the realtor unceremoniously removed them from their climate controlled shelves and were stacked like cordwood in a damp garage...luckily it's only been a few weeks, so there shouldn't be any long-term moisture-related issues....probably nothing more than dusty covers and some bent corners.
stacks of wax by
Luke, on Flickr
Once the hard work of moving them is over, I look forward to finding out what is all in there....sorting the wheat from the chaff, and hopefully selling enough of the chaff to cover the expense of the moving truck and a bottle of pain relief (I'm leaning towards bourbon, although a gin martini is always nice with some chamber music). Here's hoping their taste wasn't completely daft....although usually a collection like that isn't put together by a half wit.