Island of Lost Stuff

[puppetmaker]

I finally found a book I had almost given up finding. It is one of my many puppetry books but this one has a diagram that I needed for something I am doing. I swear I checked that shelf a dozen times for the book and it was not there until I went looking for another book last night and there it was. Sometimes I swear this house has TARDIS-like qualities.

This also goes for tools and craft supplies. I can sort and organize until the cows come home and there is always something missing at a critical moment in the construction progress. Currently I have 4 pairs of needle nose pliers out on some great adventure because I sure as heck can't find them.

Right now one of my camera cables has gone missing. Now I can take the chip and have my local camera shop put the pictures onto a disk but it is ticking me off that I can't find this one cable where I did find a couple of missing cell phone chargers to cell phones we no longer own.

I need to clear my head of its clutter too. Right now I have too much and too little rattling round in my brain. A quiet moment turns into a cacophony of thoughts crashing into each other. I have tried various tricks and techniques that I have learned over the years to calm the storm in my head but I can't say that it is working that well these days.

I am grateful that I have a lot to think about.

Comments

[britpoptarts.livejournal.com]

The best way to find your needle-nose pliers is to give up and go buy a new pair and manage to lose the receipt. Like magic, all the rest of your pliers will show up to taunt you.

:)

black holes and USB cables

[lyonessnyc.livejournal.com]

Most cameras use the same USB connection these days. Perhaps try one of the other ones?

Failing that, I could not take pictures without my USB multi-card reader. I can take just about any type of picture card and upload those pics onto the computer. They don't cost much, and places like compgeeks.com and compusa have them.

Oh, and I think my missing needlenose pliers are out with yours, having the life of Riley.

Re: black holes and USB cables

[billritch.livejournal.com]

I agree about the USB multi-card reader. You can get one at almost any computer store (online or brick&mortar) for $20-$50. Plus they are much faster than the upload cable approach.

BTW. I have your needle-nose pliers. Where are my firewire mini-jack cables?