lesson for the day:

don't use thinner on vcds.

there i was absolutely engrossed in watching 'Signs', that one with Mel Gibson, and it's got my favourite stuff like aliens and crop circles, and the VCD starts jamming up and skipping. ouch! in thoughtless desperation i grabbed some thinner to clear off some gum that was on the disc. *tsk tsk* i should've known from past experience that soap and water works too, as well as soft polish. and so - i think the thinner melted the layers off the CD. *sigh* time to wait for the DVD then.

cleaning CDs -
1. soap and water.
2. soft polish. not the hard ones though, they will scratch up the CD royally.

hey pf, have you arrived safely back in Oz? didn't have to click your heels twice, did you. study hard, ok. and lay off the booze! i've seen pictures of damaged livers. not appetising. (is that word spelt with an 's' or with a 'z'?)

back to work now. as it is, Signs took half my morning. suitably warmed up with my duck-and-noodles lunch, i will face the world. the painful realities it shoves up our arses without a pause. hmmmppphhhh.

e.