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Friday, December 29, 2006
  Out With the Old

I once stayed at a friend's villa in Italy, and her father, who was a Neopolitan, looked forward to New Year's when it was the tradition to throw all your stuff out the window. At least that's what he told me. I suspect he just liked to throw things out windows. He had a penchant for dropping eggs on passersby.

Since I live in a one-story house, throwing things out my window has less dramatic effect. I am gathering usable item and taking them to Goodwill. I have a much harder time with paper.

How many versions of old manuscripts do I need to keep? How many years worth of tax information and receipts? I've been to estate sales and seen the homes of people who never gave up any of their old stuff. It's depressing. I'm going to be ruthless and rid myself of old paper. My handy new cross-cutting paper shredder will help.

Happy New Year to you all. You can start fresh with a new name. The Vampire Name Generator will give you one. Mine is Josette le Bousier, which sounds like a tarty third-rate French "art" actress.
 
Comments:
Mine is Marchioness of Scandanavia,
Leto of The Howling Wolves. I'm hot of blood and running wild with the hungry wolves.
Boy, it hit the nail right on the head.
 
Hi Marta,

Here's my vampire name:

Milosh Raven

Known in some parts of the world as:
Belatucadrus of Beijing

Also:

El swiller of cosas alcoholicas
 
I threw in James Brown and got Emperor of the Ghastly, Scourge of Highway Thieves, which doesn't sound very funky to me, so I'm beginning to doubt its accuracy.
 
The Great Archives determine you to have gone by the identity:
Empress of Moldovia
Known in some parts of the world as:
Haunt of The Steely Moon
The Great Archives Record:
A child of the Moon Goddess - Cold, determined, but of the light in the night

WOW-- I LOVE my name!! :-)
BTW, generally 7 years for tax stuff, use the shredded manuscript paper as packing material when mailing packages. Works great and I don't feel so much like a forest destroyer!

Hints from Heloise--er--The Empress of Mondovia!
 
Happy New Year, Marta, Mario, and Jeanne! May 2007 be fabulous for all of us!
 
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