jon_chaisson | Weekend Update Does Some Spring Cleaning

Boy oh boy does my TBR pile need some culling...! Well, that and my "already read" pile is a bit ridiculous as well. I'm deciding to invoke Jonc's Occasional Rules of Book Owning:

1. If I bought it, it's been a year or more and I still haven't read it, I either A) shift it to the READ THIS NEXT pile, or B) get rid of it.
2. If I did read a book and still own it, I either A) decide if I still want to keep it, or B)realize I'm probably not going to read it again and get rid of it.
3. If I did not yet read a book but it's in my TBR pile, I either A) keep it there if I know I'll be getting to it, or B) make a decision there and then if I'm going to get to it anytime soon.

Yeah, I know, it's harsh, but sometimes it needs to be done. I've already got a pile going, which A. will probably add to as well, and we'll drop them off at the SF Library store next time we're down near the Marina.

Other cleaning: in other not-so-shocking news, I may need to move my mp3s to the newer external, as I seem to be running out of space! Which means I'll have to do a bit of creative maneuvering and re-adding the tracks to Media Monkey, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. I'll probably do that next weekend when I have more time.

Other cleaning: do I really need the paid version of AVG on my computer, and all the other bells and whistles? The PC works just fine with the free version, and the paid version's got some weird update that doesn't jive with my system (note: this same problem is happening with a number of other users, so it's not just me). I'll have to check and see if it's expiring soon and stop it. I've got a few other firewall and PC-cleaning things installed anyway, so we'll see.

Non-cleaning news:
Apparently, when I revise in bed using my tablet, I seem to be finishing the work a hell of a lot faster. Which tells me two things: I'm giving myself about an hour's extra revision time at night and reaching the end of my revision project that much quicker, and I may have to admit I've been distracting myself too much in Spare Oom! Will have to remedy that. The other downside being that I'm falling behind in my reading, but on the other hand, I'm already halfway through The Process of Belief with a little over twenty chapters more to go.

Other than that, it's been a busy weekend, as I've been hanging with the in-laws both here and in the North Bay. Lots of driving and sightseeing, so it's been fun!