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Thursday, January 16, 2003
adventures in the dewey decimal system
Our DVD storage and retrieval system had proved itself inadequate to our needs. We suspected that it was in fact, working against us in small but malicious ways… a rickity shelf that held about 50 DVDs would topple nearly weekly; searches for DVDs we thought safely in our grasp often resulted in the purchase of duplicate DVDs (the one we thought we had, normally found on placing the newly purchased DVD on said rickity shelf); successful searches took a ridiculous amount of time based on the sheer number of locations we had DVDs stashed, and that was on a good day.
Our DVD system was outsmarting us. We, by god, needed a plan!
If—our logical brain told us—our DVDs were in alphabetical order, it would solve many DVD woes. No more duplicate DVD purchases. Simple. So, with a minimum allotment of time, and only split 70-30 between feeling 'incredibly dorky' and 'facinated by the process', we catalogued and alphabetized our DVD collection. We felt very happy with ourselves for about two days, whereupon the carefully alphabetized shelf overturned, producing a charming, yet very un-alphabetized heap.
Justifiably surly, we eyed the mess for about a week and a half, stirred the pile from time to time with our toe. We didn't give a flying frell what movie we had. We were never going to watch another one. We had a list. DVDs could be purchased without fear of duplication or the need to find one. Toss the new ones on top of the pile and move along, nothin' to see here. The system was working. Heh.
Eventually we had to conceded the necessity of a less frail shelf for the whole DVD holding thing. It's a conspiracy. Really.
Although entirely un-alphabetized we're a bit happier with the orderliness. Heck, we're inordinately fond of it. But since alphabetizing seems to lead directly to shelf tipping, we're gonna resign ourselves to alloting additional time for the search.
fanfic rocks!
FARSCAPE:
If there's a bigger Crash fan than the BBQ we don't know who they are, but we are so not gonna get sucked into Cholak's Demon over at Kansas until said fic is done. The Crashster is way too good at torture and cliffhangers.
Thinking about what we really really want to add to Ally's Archive, and discovered that with the revamp over at Orchid's... Place, the fic links went bye-bye. What the frell?
Now up to Chapter 16, and yep, I give. Gonna get caught up on this tale and be a good little fic reader and wait patiently for the rest. Oddly, I was thinking of this fic while watching Kansas *g*.
Bit of a blind recc although I've teased myself with the first few paragraphs. I'm expecting a satisfying read. Err. No pun intended. Uh-oh, I snuck a look ahead and it looks like PLOT!
Enjoyed this one today. Nothing to say that won't spoil the surprise, but it's a fun, uncluttered, well paced read. Check it out. You got nothing to lose but a few giggles.
Nothing I love more than a kick ass author who gets sucked into a new fandom. It's sort of a cliche fic, but Ally's a sap who can't get enough so… and, who knew winters in Kansas could be so nice? More of that awesome romance Smallville ficcers do so unbelievably well.
