Arrrgh...Aaahhh!!

What is this shit?  It's what I've been trying to figure out today.  I think I got done with it but I may never be sure.  These are all the cables and crap that I've been gathering to sort.  I made another big box to take to Free Geek.  I guess whenever you get a new electronic device it comes with all kinds of stuff.  I've never needed most of it for the last year so chances are I could just ditch it all and be fine.  I think I just echoed something I said in an earlier post, but I just don't care anymore.  Yes, that is Donald Glover of Community on my laptop screen there on the left.  I had to have something to take away the pain as I forked through this mess.

Now, take a look at one of my little triumphs...

I know it doesn't look like much, but it's my home filing system for all of my personal paperwork.  Well, this is one drawer, but it's pretty much the same for the other one.  And the one pictured is the drawer I use all the time.

I used to use multicolored files to make it look interesting and try to group certain categories, but after a while it only looked more jumbled.  I switched to all one color with matching tabs.  I used to work in office supplies so I already had them for years, I didn't have to make a purchase.  Here are my helpful tips for a streamlined file experience:

1. Keep a folder for "Unpaid Bills" in the front of the drawer, as you can see I have above.  I used to have a "Mail" folder for all incoming stuff to sort, but bills just got lost in there. 
2. I like to have paper utility bills, but I don't have individual folders for them anymore.  I put them all in one.  I almost never have to look them up so it doesn't make sense to be too pedantic about sorting them.
3. I've been shredding bills and most other things that are more than a year old.  You can find most statements online now so why bother holding onto them?
4. I love shredding!!  I now have the big shredder that used to be in Sparkplug's old office.  It gets rid of tension.  It's like a game of bowling but you can do it while watching TV!  Just put on subtitles if you can.

December 16 will mark THREE MONTHS that I have been piloting this blog!  I will make sure to celebrate with some primo photos.  

Black Snake Moan

Part of the problem of being married to someone who saved everything is that when it comes time to take inventory of what's around, I can't tell what parts belong to what.  Over the years we had a number of dvd & video devices, both for home use and portable, and there are a million cords and chargers and coaxial cables and carrying cases that are piling up.  I know some of them will go to Free Geek, but I'm making a big stack of whatever I find so I can be sure to have what I need "just in case".  I made a shelf in the laundry room just to collect all the technical stuff I don't know what to do with yet.  It's a big black snaky mess.  I found two old cameras I didn't know existed, and one case between them.  I guess I should take comfort in the fact that if the VCRs and such that I used currently are working properly then I don't need more cables to support them.  I did find a remote control for a laser disc player I had given to a friend months ago, I should see if she wants that.  It had a dried up spider sticking to it, ugh!

That brings me to another facet of this job that I dislike, and that's the fact that there are spiders, and occasionally centipedes, in the basement.  I can't stand them, I have a phobia.  It's one reason why I'm going so slowly, I anticipate ahead that there are going to be pests living in the boxes and shelves I need to empty.

Now I'm going to change the subject to something more pleasant - let's watch Eric Burdon of the Animals.  Introduced by the immortal Otis Redding!