box full of paper

I've narrowed my magazine subscriptions down. I have dropped/am dropping In Style, Lucky, Real Simple, and Marie Claire, because they just made me want to buy things. Dropping Self because I get Health, and it gets sort of repetitive after a while. After a lot of debating, I dropped Entertainment Weekly because it just wasn't that enjoyable for me anymore, and I'm trying to concentrate more on real life and less on screens (although I already miss Dalton Ross). I dropped Giant Robot because it's one of those magazines that sit around for a month before I get to it.

And I'm dropping Kitchen Sink after my sub expires because each time I've ordered something from their website (my first issue, then Volume 1), I've had to e-mail to find out where it's at. In the case of Volume 1, I waited two and a half months with no luck, then e-mailed and got a "I know I sent it!" response and a promise for a resend and a couple of extra issues for my trouble. I got the resend, but no extra issues, and not even a note inside with a quick "Sorry!" -- that's one of my (maybe unfair) pet peeves. If you're gonna promise something, deliver or apologize. Anyway, between that and the typos (it's such a nice-looking publication and so smart, but the typos make it unreadable for me), I've given up on this one. That doesn't mean you should, though! Maybe you have better KS luck.

I'm keeping Cooking Light and Everyday Food, although I may stop CL after this year and just buy the collected recipes, since I usually end up buying them anyway. I can't imagine giving up Everyday Food, though, with its fantastic and simple recipes. Also keeping: MS Kids (I get so many ideas from it), Venus, and BUST (god, the Dec/Jan issue kicked ass, especially the crafty section).

Bitch is on the verge of being knocked off the list. The last few issues just haven't interested me that much, and I don't get hyped up when I see it in the mailbox anymore.

Man, I used to get so effing many magazines. Of course, now my mailbox gets filled up with stupid mail-order catalogues instead. One day I will figure out how to stop that from happening, and that will be a happy day.