blog@cliffdweller

A few years ago (ok, like 15 years) I got rid of all my jewel cases for my CDs. I started keeping them in sleeves and drawers to save space, and I've never looked back. It was a major step, getting rid of all the plastic boxes and artwork and only hanging onto the music, but it was the right thing to do. Currently I have about 800 CDs and they only take up the space of about 1 drawer in a small file cabinet.

I haven't bought any CDs in a while, it's all iTunes now, but I still have the CDs around – and am getting ready to re-rip them at higher bit rates.

But my DVDs are a different story. I've amassed a few over the years. Nothing like 800, but I do have a bunch. The thing is that I've never been able to part with the jewel boxes and booklets. All that's about to change.

Last night, Tim and I picked up four binders that will hold all my DVDs in the space of 1/2 of a shelf in the bookcase where they've been living for years. In the jewel boxes, they take up 5 shelves in the same bookcase. Seems like a no brainer, I wonder why it took me so long to get here.

Of course, I haven't bought any DVDs in a while either, that's also all iTunes. So the storage thing gets more important until I get them all ripped and saved electronically and don't need the DVDs any more at all.

In the mean time, I've gone thru them all and sorted them. The resulting stacks in the photo are telling, I believe.

Here's how it stacks up: Front Row – "Documentaries", Classic Universal Horror Films (Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, etc); Middle Row – Horror Films, Action Flicks, Kids Movies, Music Videos, 60s and 70s Television, Godzilla; Back Row – Comedies, Gay Themed Movies, Dramas, TV Shows, Things made by Matt Groening (note, it's the tallest stack), & Nickelodeon Cartoons.