Colton Taylor Object of Color

“We cannot do anything with an object that has no name” - Maurice Blanchot

This little beauty has been in my life longer than many people I know and love. Up until I was about 8 years old I always said green was my favorite color, because it was, and that pink and purple were girl colors, as a child might say, but this stigma was completely changed by my first ever game console, my Nintendo game cube. Released in November 2001 this dear object is way more than just a console to me. I have personified this object so much that the day, I pray will never come, but the day it stops working I may have to hold a funeral for her. Objects mean different things to different people, and this one object means more than it probably should to me. Maurice is very correct in stating that we cannot do anything with nameless objects and my Gamecube is no exception. It first turned me on to the color purple, which to this day remains one of the most ascetically pleasing colors to my eye. In 5^th grade I almost made a grave mistake by trading it in to get a bonus value for trading it in for a Nintendo wii, since it could also play game cube games. When I went in and was told that I needed a controller, so I would have had to buy one of their cheapest ones and sell it back to them, and even after adding three of my own games to add to the price I was only going to receive ten dollars for her. That day I made the smartest decision of my life and said no to the store clerk and walked out with my baby, who to this day has never left my side, and currently resides in my dorm room. Objects such as my gamecube with greater sentimental value are more than just a source of entertainment or a price tag, they hold a special place in our hearts that even if I were to get a different game cube it wouldn’t mean as much to me as she does.