Via Rachel at Tinkerty Tonk, I've found something that was somewhat distressing:

A Scotsman's diary

The file is named 'anorak', which apparently is Brit-speak for those who watch and photograph trains or planes. It gives you an idea of the subject matter, some poor chap in Edinburgh, Scotland. Upon reading it myself, I promptly went to check and see what kind of data I kept and the like. The results?

-No train tapes, as it were. I've been wanting to get one on the ALCO/MLW units of the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway and the Green Frog Penn Central ones, but other than that, nada. Luckily, my railroad enthusiast's budget goes to books and stuff for Train Simulator. Whee.

-No records on VHS/DVD viewing; I don't want to know. It's been nearly zero this year, and was similarly low last year. I could bug my Sony DVD player (when it isn't giving me its famous error) to tell me how much it's been used, but I'd rather not.

-Only a handful of visits to railway preservation sites. I did get to ride a nice excursion in Tennessee last year; if I ever dig up my notes, perhaps I'll post 'em. Photos, too. Lucky for me that my sort of record keeping is notes scribbled hastily on a napkin or something that gets tucked in a drawer and found years later, hopefully with a time and date stamp.

-No unrequited or unacted-upon love at work, so that's good.

Useful to read, but not the most pleasant experience. The Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Republic also has some thoughts on this.

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