habit (and i don't mean a nun suit)

[rone]

As i just now return from Rasputin with a 500-CD pine rack, i realize that i've developed a weird habit for rushing off to a store just before they close.  Today this failed me when i found out that the reverse-osmosis joint where i get our bottled water has started closing at 17:00 on Saturdays, instead of 18:00.  This is separate from my unfortunate penchant for being late, but it seems to go hand-in-hand with my well-developed procrastination skills.  In any case, it seems to be a cheap thrill, in the same category as beating out a yellow light.

Comments

[nothings.livejournal.com]

I hope your CD rack stores CDs so they are kept vertically (like books), not face-up/face-down.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

They do indeed. What's wrong with flat vs. vertical?

[nothings.livejournal.com]

I can't find the original press release/research thing that went around a year or two ago, but there's this (http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04127/311683.stm):

For maximum longevity, discs should be stored vertically and only be handled by the edges. Don't stick labels on them, and in the case of write-once CDs, don't write on them with anything but soft water-based or alcohol-based markers.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Odd. I wonder why that is.