I was rather proud of my ability to remember which cords were where in my several boxes full of rats’ nests. Gradually the collection grew and the memories faded, and I began to spend more time on each search. Eventually something snapped, and in a sustained burst of energy I wrapped every single goddamn cord in a velcro strap and put them into boxes labeled by cord type. oddballs get put in their own labeled baggie and dumped in the misc. box. I’ve maintained the system ever since.

It’s been much nicer. Probably one of my most productive spurts of random energy.