tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post42693891917618258..comments2023-05-16T04:53:13.791-07:00Comments on Little Flower Petals: Index Card Circa HackElizabeth H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-9650235003644437292009-07-03T11:06:32.022-07:002009-07-03T11:06:32.022-07:00You're right! Looking back, you were the one ...You're right! Looking back, you were the one who gave me the tea bag idea. You are a man of many talents!<br /><br />If I stick my nose right down inside I can still smell musty mildew, but it's no longer enough to waft around while I'm trying to write. Leaving it out of the case a lot for awhile helped, too.<br /><br />And I'm sure leaving cases open to the sun is a good fix, too, for those who have sun...we do, but only at certain times of the year.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-47041112502692743842009-07-02T15:55:56.346-07:002009-07-02T15:55:56.346-07:00That might have been me again. I'm quite the ...That might have been me again. I'm quite the influence, aren't I? :-)<br /><br />I'd heard the tea-bag tip from someone wondering how to get the tobacco smell out of cigar boxes.<br /><br />I have a couple of machines that need the same treatment. A weekend in the sun and Lysol wouldn't be unwelcome in their cases, but I think none of them touch the I-swam-in-a-flood <i>odeur du Stinky.</i>mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-34329426911743731652009-07-02T13:29:35.982-07:002009-07-02T13:29:35.982-07:00Actually, at this point Stinky mostly smells vague...Actually, at this point Stinky mostly smells vaguely of peppermint tea, thanks to a case-freshening suggestion someone gave me way back when. There's a slight sinister undertone of mildew, but it's mostly gone.<br /><br />He's still battered, bruised and a bit rusty in parts, though. And I'm afraid he's stuck with the moniker.<br /><br />And he still works splendidly. Inexplicably so.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-52868481981154052112009-07-02T13:16:36.219-07:002009-07-02T13:16:36.219-07:00I like the visual appeal of the cards in the pocke...I like the visual appeal of the cards in the pockets. <br /><br />Is Stinky still stinky?Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-71804581879054565362009-07-02T10:34:59.373-07:002009-07-02T10:34:59.373-07:00You helped with the inspiration, considering the v...You helped with the inspiration, considering the various means you've found for inexpensive Rollabinding! I also thought about making something with a regular sheet cover. If you put a piece of paper in the middle, marked out the edges index card spaces with staples somehow, and cut slots, it'd probably work. But I think this is just about as cheap, and far less frustrating for someone with my skill set....<br /><br />I'll also be keeping an eye out over the summer / early fall for sales on those plastic folders with a pocket inside each cover. I've found they make perfect covers for letter sized Circa notebooks, if you just cut 'em at the fold and then punch. And the pockets still work! I do have one hard cover for whichever notebook is currently getting the most handling, but the folders work just fine for most purposes.<br /><br />And for archiving, once transcription is complete and I'm really ready to move on, I'll probably just three-hole-punch them and recoup the discs.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-37612846881733861032009-07-02T08:39:45.505-07:002009-07-02T08:39:45.505-07:00I've been considering an idea like this for my...I've been considering an idea like this for my 2008 NaNo draft which I'm <i>finally</i> getting around to editing. Or maybe for 2009's draft as I write it.<br /><br />I like the low-tech, low-budget solution. Thrifty and elegant!mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.com