the wood grain pattern on my desk top has been causing my optical mouse to freak out for some time. my cursor erratically jumps all over the screen at the slightest provocation. at least on my old desk the cursor would just drift across the screen without me touching it, as though it were possessed.

i hugely hate mousepads. i have not used one in years. the feeling of them under my hand, the way i have to keep moving my mouse back onto them, the way they get all disgusting and dirty... but unfortunately i needed something to protect my brain from the effects of a jumping cursor.

so i taped a piece of paper to my desk.