Post #227917 by Thomas on Fri, Apr 21, 2006 3:26 PM

On 2002-05-16 15:19, TikiMaxton wrote:
For me I know exactly what it says: I'm a purist and I love creating immersive environments. The environments I create are usually fun and interesting, but I also like them to be authentic in every way possible (without affecting the fun and interesting part).

I totally identify with this. In fact, it's one of the reasons I move at such a glacial pace in redoing our home with "immersive" tropical/tiki decor. I have such elaborate, perfectionistic visions of what I want, it's hard to actually get it done. (But I will, and it'll show up on TC in due time.)

I wonder if a touch of obsessiveness isn't a bit more common among us here on TC than in the general population. Harrah's-Laughlin has just put in a nice "Beach Cafe" with repros of vintage travel posters (e.g. Tahiti), movie posters (Endless Summer, Elvis's Hawaii movies, etc.), a tiki carving or two, etc. Overwhelmingly Pacific / Californian / surfing / Hawaiian-Polynesian ... but then I saw a minority of Caribbean stuff mixed in with it, even a parrot or two if I'm not mistaken, and couldn't help explaining to my wife why I found that to be a very regretful negative mark on the decor.

I also can't stand seeing wires -- electrical chords and the like. We recently went to a pretty nice bar, but the electrical chord from a TV on the wall just looped lazily across the wall on its way to the electrical socket. I spent about five minutes explaining how much this ruined the aesthetics of the place, until I saw my wife looking at me as if to say, "I wonder if there is a name for this sort of syndrome..."

Well, I digress, but I just wanted to express my agreement with what TikiMaxton wrote. And yes, Parrot Heads tend not to share this obsessive streak. Pirates, tikis, parrots, all mixed together -- no, it's all like that electrical chord on the wall, and I just can't get over it, it bothers me so!...

Ahem, just kidding.