No - I'm not dead - it has just been a little hectic around the OK Corrall as winter draws to a close up here in the heart of the continent. It has been unseasonably warm - then unseasonably cold - and back again - and work has been overfull (translate: overtime) and life has been overfull (translate: a couple bouts of the flu) and Spring Cleaning has begun. What's worse - we've decided to re-arrange then entire house from top to bottom, do a major and thorough de-junking, and render the new living arrangement to be inviolate for long-term guests. (Jacinthe's son lived with us for a year -and we're just not going to talk about that.)
Which brings me to today's installment of a new longterm project. Re-organizing the music collection. I love music and have a couple cds. As I shift things around, I thought I might share a few quick reviews of outstanding selections from my musical archives. I will make sure the subject line indicates that these are music review posts, so you non-musiclovers (poor benighted souls) can avoid them. Be warned, however, that a music review might also contain some interesting nuggets of Su-ness, so skip over them at your peril.
To make my life easier, and free up some shelf space, I have encountered two new "great new things".
Thing the first - www.itrackmine.com - an organizing program for music, dvds, books, stuff - you name it. It is kind of in live beta - a few things have changed since I started adding my couple of cds to the program - but for any of us who have a few cds, or a few books or other things - it seems to be the answer to a packrat's prayers. It also gives you a printout for your insurance records. Check it out - add me as a friend (it is a bit of a network as well) - and start adding your stuff. It also seems to allow you to sell your extra bits and bobbs on Amazon.
Thing the second - Super skinny cd sleeves from www.jazzloft.com - maximize your space by getting rid of plastic hard shells and put your cds into these little miracle workers. I'm of course keeping the cds in eco-packs in their artful containers, and skinny doubles make more sense in their skinny doubles cases - but for many of my musical friends... they're going on a diet.
So, there you have it. The grand plan is coming together. Watch for music reviews as I rediscover great music that I may have forgotten I had - because someone (not me) didn't put it back in the right place. Dratted Cornish Pixies. Never did bother to learn their aleph-bets.
Singing along - cause I can remember the words from 30 year old pop songs....
Susan
For a moment, I thought you had typed "OK Chorale", and was sad it wasn't true.
ReplyDeleteBravo on the Great Strategy!