In my vision of a perfect world I have a room in my house lined with filing cabinets all filled with the books and magazines and toys and whatnots that I want to scan and photo and one day post on this blog. They are all alphabetized and cross-referenced and indexed on some amazing computer program that will tell me exactly which page of which issue of which magazine had that article on chisenbop that I wanted to scan for 'National Nice Try Anyway Day' and in which drawer of which filing cabinet I can find that magazine. That way, when I promise someone that I'll do a post of Waldo Widdershin comics from Cricket magazine, than I can post all fifty-something Waldo Widdershin comics in my possession in one glorious and thorough Waldo Widdershin mega-post that will become the definitive go-to post on Waldo Widdershin in all of the internetdom.
In real life I have various piles of junk stored in various unmarked containers scattered throughout various rooms, closets, sheds and storage buildings. In real life I have to make do with posting the four Waldo Widdershin comics that were closest to the tops of innumerable heaps of paper goods. But I promise to post more as they rise to the surface...
In real life I have various piles of junk stored in various unmarked containers scattered throughout various rooms, closets, sheds and storage buildings. In real life I have to make do with posting the four Waldo Widdershin comics that were closest to the tops of innumerable heaps of paper goods. But I promise to post more as they rise to the surface...




Well, THAT brings back some memories!
ReplyDeleteI particularly like the one about "stuffed pheasant with cranberries."
Yes, the call of packratdom carries with it the burden of organization. I sympathize.