Is this weird?

Absolutely not - if something lights you up, it means something to you.

I had to clear my dad's garage after he passed - it was full of 'stuff' that had no value but just 'pleased' him.

I suppose it's the same as people who buy Airfix models just to own them -  never any intention to build them.    It's all very personal.

What do you like about your things?    Colours?    Textures?

Yeah, that I understand, I just started buying more books about trains, magic, filmmaking, autobiographies, I only really look at the pictures, I love artwork.   

Yeah, that I understand, I just started buying more books about trains, magic, filmmaking, autobiographies, I only really look at the pictures, I love artwork.   

Yeah, I know what you mean. i'm kinda the same 

I find a lot of the space race pictures make me cry - a time where *real* people did real things and lived or died doing heroic things.

Pictures like Earthrise and the initials of Gene Cernan's daughter by the moon buggy that will be there for ever.

I agree

Cool - I grew up in the space race - there are soooo many pictures from back then that stir me.     I love artwork that is well done.    Some photographers have done some brilliant work.     I quite like Anime - so stylised!

Some of us are just visual people.