Useless

It's a word we hear a lot, and one I use frequently in an offhanded sort of way. The dictionary describes useless as "of no practical good".


As of late, my family's been commenting about how useless my most frequent hobby - paper folding or rather, origami - is. And yeah, I can kind of see it. Adorable little paper bunnies, kittens, flowers and stars are littering the tables, and they aren't doing anything. They sit there. Silent. Motionless. Useless.


But is it really useless? I've seen multiple people selling their hand folded paper craft goods on stores like etsy (found at http://www.etsy.com/ it really is an amazing website, I spend a lot of time there) so it does have a bit of value. Monetary value aside, though, origami makes me happy.


There's nothing like buying a new pack of origami paper, cracking it open, and pulling out a pure, crease less sheet. You get to ooh and aah over the pretty colors, or if you're like me, the awesomely patterned paper. And then...then you get to decide what you want to make. I use youtube to find tutorials, and halfway through getting a project done it's like woah, this actually looks like something.


Some people can draw, or sculpt, or paint. I have my useless craft of origami, where I can turn a piece of paper into virtually anything I want. So: useless or not?


One mans garbage is another mans treasure, as they say.


Do you guys have anything your friends, family, spouses, or partners find useless? My fairy collection and extensive hoard of jewelry have been deemed that way. Again, they make me happy. Useless? Or useful?


Tell me about your weird collections, hobbies, or habits. The person with the most unique one will have their 'quirk' featured in a poll that I'm going to affectionately call "Useless or Useful", so we can figure it out for sure. After all, voting solves everything, right?