I love the idea of LightScribe. Since I use Linux, I will have some difficulty but I haven't installed the utility yet. I keep forgetting. I hope I remember!
You know, permanent marker does something to the top layer of the CD. Its chemicals don't seem to get along with the CD, and I can attest to this as it has kind of "melted" small holes in the top layer of the CD, especially where the marker wrote over a logo or design. Strange, but it has always happened to me. Being obsessive compulsive, I wash CDs, and water seems to get underneath the CD, thus ruining the CD. I don't label anymore and only buy CDs with a uniform surface (no logos or embossments like, for example, Memorex or Sony CDs) - I keep washing them and nothing happens!