Whooshing deadlines

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”

— Douglas Adams

For the second time in two weeks, I've incurred around $10 in overdue fines. This is entirely my own fault, as books I thought were due later needed in fact to be returned sooner. I've gotten spoilt by the automatic e-mail notifications some libraries give out. Clearly, my memory is not to be trusted in this matter, so I've set up iCal reminders for everything I currently have checked out.

Let's just hope I remember to update it, especially since iCal makes it annoying to set up email notifications which don't default to 15 days after the event.

In an effort to clear out the backlog, I think I'll start posting book reviews. I should practice writing non-fiction as well.

Speaking of writing exercises, that's another thing I'm behind on. I've been posting some short fiction pieces to Livejournal and while the responses when I get any is generally favourable, my reach exceeds my grasp when it comes to timeliness. And also skill.

Oh, and while I'm at it, still no response, nor corrected refund, nor refunded to credit card amount from DVDSoon.com. RECOL and Visa on Saturday.