I have large numbers of unlabeled CDs in my apartment. I am attempting to correct the situation -- popping them into my computer, attempt to mount them as filesystems, and if that fails, attempt to play them with the music player. I am learning something about my computing habits that's bad. I often pack blank CDs into jewel cases, 2 or 3 to a case, with the intent that if I'm traveling somewhere with my laptop and need to give someone a CD, I can burn one on the spot. Problem is, I eventually apparently take these blank CDs OUT OF THE LAPTOP BAG AND FORGET ABOUT THEM. I then occasionally think that it's a good idea again, and repeat. Result: Piles of jewel cases with blank CDs stuffered into them, except with a few that actually do have some data on them. Solution? I take little strips of orange paper and put them in these jewel cases to notify me that they're blank, so I can grab them when I might need to burn a CD. Imagine how irritating it would be if we needed to walk over to natural containers, like cups, to see if they're full or empty, rather than be able to tell by looking. Oy.

I just remembered parts of last night's dreams. I was again in the twisted apartment in dark Columbus, and I was .. busy.. doing something. Carrying paperwork around, I think. I wonder if my dreams really are starting to converge on these familiar strange places for some reason, or if I just find it more memorable when they do. Hmm.. Then again, the first time I saw the twisted version of my old apartment in Shadyside, it was very memorable, so it's at least not habituation of that kind of familiar, although it may be the familiarity of it in terms of how it links to real-life familiar that saves that idea. Hmm..

Sree is having an anniversary party that he was handing out invites to, today. I'm not sure if I'll go -- it's 5 hours, but I don't know if a gift is appropriate (the situation is a bit odd in American culture, and I don't know enough about Indian culture to even wager a guess that way), and I also don't know where it is. On the other hand, I do like Sree -- I eat at his truck and/or restaurant most days, and it might be fun.

This Arab music is fantastic! Unfortunately, the Zappa CD may be a dud, and while I like the eels CD, I don't think this one in particular was one of their better CDs. Oh well...