I really need to do some purging of stuff in my home. In looking for some audio cables I discovered accessories for my first cell phone, a disk of screensavers from the late 90s, probably a dozen phone cords and a notepad (with ET on the cover) that has notes from the X-Files computer game. Is there anything useful, or not wasteful, to be done with old software discs?

The weirdest thing just happened.

That's awesome.

The weirdest thing just happened. Huh.

Polgara is the AWESOMEST

JenP, if that is your OCDest quirk, then I say embrace it.

It's not like you have to say the Magna Carta three times as you wash you hands.

However, if the bathroom mat is white, I say, dump some bleah in, add extra soap and wash on hot with other white or pales.

But I wouldn't let it fash you if you can't get rid of the EUCH feeling.

I'm making banana-orange bread (which smells amazing!) and I'm working out the new speakers on the computer as I futz with various xmas playlists and add new songs since I now have a Terrabyte of external hard drive for my music. (I filled up the other one to capacity. Currently have 26,795 songs on iTunes.)

Matilda went on a playdate but came home early 'cuz [TMI] she was feeling constipated. I think maybe a side effect of the meds she's been on. So I made her a smoothie with both mineral oil and fiber powder disguised inside and she drank it up and we're watching cartoons.

Emmett's off on a sleepover with his friend Jake.

Tomorrow: Birthday party for Matilda's old daycare buddy. Then Christmas cookies. Then we'll go walking down to the giant Christmas tree in GG Park, and we'll take cocoa and cookies and we'll sing: "Jingle Bells / Batman smells..." as we walk under the tree and get blissy on chocolate, crisp air and shiny lights.

Hmph, mixed bag today.

Pro:
• I got started on cutting pages I actually want to keep out of magazines and thus have pitched a score or so of them in the trash.
• I got a lot done at work in a relatively short time this afternoon (12 illustrations drawn and scanned, 3 placed in pages that were ready, all from 1pm to 3:30pm)

Con:
• headachey
• Hyooge crowd at Olive Garden (they couldn't even give me a wait estimate) forced me to opt for a convenience store hamburger.
• I couldn't get in touch with my cousin to plan a visit and dinner out tonight. Today would have been the perfect chance to go see her before Christmas.
• Insurance statement arrived telling me they're springing for about $400 less of my hospital bill than I'd thought based on yearly deductibles.

Oh, yeah, it's definitely my OCDest quirk. It just feels wasteful, because sometimes the combinations mean a small load, and that feels [because it is] wasteful. I really should just do some research, reassure myself [or find out it's all a big lie anyway, and nothing is as clean as I think it is], and get over it.

ita + polgara + Santa's lap = awesomeness

That's a great photo, ita. I snerked out loud when I figured out what your shirt was saying.

Oh God I just got it.

A Calvin & Hobbes moment for you:

Attention! all rise! This meeting of G.R.O.S.S.
Is now called to order by the great grandiose
Dictator for life, the ruler supreme,
The fearless the brave, the held-high-in-esteem,
Calvin the Bold! Yes stand up and hail
His humbleness now! May his wisdom prevail!

Three cheers for first tiger and el presidente
Hobbes, the delight of all cognoscenti!
He's savvy! He has a prodigious IQ,
and lots of panache, as all tigers do!
In his fancy chapeau, he's a leader with taste!
May his orders be heeded and his views be embraced!

Oooh, G.R.O.S.S.,
The best club in the cosmos...