I’m a sucker for things stacked, heaped, piled or bunched.
My eyes are naturally drawn to them: pallets, baskets, umbrella stands, store displays, fields of flowers, rolls of wire, fruit markets, old tires, …
It’s a quantity thing: one is boring; more are better.
Those “colourful ball” play areas for kids are hard to pass. All those balls, oh to be 5 again!
Maybe this is why I like recycling day: plastic bottles all heaped together, stacks of flattened cardboard boxes and newspapers, and piles of garbage bags filled with hundreds of styrofoam containers.
I wait to take my things out. If I’m too early, there isn’t enough stuff to make it visually appealing.
My favourite movie shot: all those boxes in the warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
note: I was always a good chair stacker at school, and spent a lot of time in the library too!
7 responses so far ↓
S. Le // May 13, 2008 at 3:39 pm |
I thought you’d found a pile of giant marshmallows! Drat!
planetross // May 13, 2008 at 3:42 pm |
I’m still not sure what’s inside those things. I only see them out in fields, so they must be fertilizer, sod, or instant crop circles.
jimsmuse // May 13, 2008 at 10:03 pm |
I agree with you about the boxes in Raiders of the Lost Ark — it’s an awesome visual.
I saw a movie on Sunday which included a trailer for the latest Indiana Jones movie, and I do believe there was a clip from that very room full of boxes. Should be awesome, indeed!
buskerman // May 14, 2008 at 4:04 am |
How about hoards of people standing in your line up, and you’re at the back! You can really enjoy the visuals there. Were you ever one of the people that tried to stuff as many people as they can into a Volkswagen Bug?
Ervin Sholpnick // May 14, 2008 at 9:13 pm |
Speaking of Raiders of the Lost Ark boxes…
What is in the third box in the forth row from the front? That one has always interest me.
Finicky Penguin // May 14, 2008 at 10:30 pm |
Try a Sam’s Club.
planetross // May 14, 2008 at 11:22 pm |
buskerman: I stay away from line-ups and volkswagen stuffing. Phone booth stuffing and traffic jams are a no-go too
Finicky Penguin: Are you referring to the name of the store or a great club house sandwich? I’d probably like both
Ervin Sholpnick: It sounds like you are a “Let’s Make a Deal” fan
jimsmuse: I saw that too! I can’t wait for the 4th part of the trilogy