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Sep042011

The Joys of Filing

DateSunday, September 4, 2011 at 04:16PM

I am not a natural filer.  I hate files, in fact.  I don't do outlines, either.  So it was a strange sensation that came over me when I realized that my life would be much simpler if I filed and organized by papers and books.  Since I'm in the middle of grad school, I've accumulated stacks of printed journal articles that are duplicated on my computer, mountains of course outlines (very detailed, basically the notes that the prof works from) for every class, as well as miscellaneous handouts.  These resources are so good for reference that I haven't thrown them out, but rummaging through them sounds too daunting for me to think about actually utilizing them.  So today, to celebrate a turn in the weather (overnight lows expected to be about 15 degrees cooler than they were 2 nights ago) and to celebrate my upcoming final (why, I believe this calls for an essay on the Q Hypothesis!  I'll drink to that!) I'm filing away.

I'm attaching the papers to the folders with the little two-hole bracket thingies and labeling each with abbreviations for the class, class #, whether it's an outline or reading, and NT, OT, theology, history, author, as relevant.

At some point I'll identify all of these on my computer and match file names.  Another toast: Here's to my perservering in my quest.

By the way, this is the best bookholder ever.

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Today's expected high of 85°F was the low temperature a week ago.

I'm not fussing.
September 5, 2011 | Unregistered Commenteraelfheld
Well, it's a nice change in temperature, but with the winds Austin has gone up in flames. Several major fires yesterday, and although none were near me, we could smell the smoke in the air.
September 5, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterbbmoe
I wasn't sure how close to that conflagration you might be.

We've still got some flare-ups around Possum Kingdom from the recent outbreak but they've managed to contain most of it in spite of the winds.

Still and all, I think even those fighting the fires appreciate the lower temperatures.
September 5, 2011 | Unregistered Commenteraelfheld
Be careful that you don't bury yourself with all that paper. File them within a practical, common sense system that makes sense to you. Don't worry if it makes any sense to anyone else. It's there for your use. I kept boxes of graduate school stuff for years. Finally, after living around it for way too long, I simply threw it all out. It had outlived its purpose.
September 5, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterJG

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