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What's On Your Desk?

Pick 5 things that are on your desk or by the side of your computer...

Anything, Anything at all....
(Apart from the obvious.. Printer/Mouse/Keyboard/Monitor/Speakers)

Me:
- CD rack
- Post-it Notes
- CD/DVD's
- Chocolate Champagne Bottle
- I-Dog/I-Fish

Posted by MobiTec on May 31, 2007 in Blab | 83 comments

SuperLlamel on May 31, 2007

-Coaster
-Stack of Napkins
-Wall Street Journal
-Hot Pads
-Calculator

Stratification on May 31, 2007

-Adobe Flex 2 Training From the Source (Book)
-30 GB iPod
-ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook
-Sunkist 1 Liter
-Generic Lamp

KatieK on May 31, 2007

iPod
Goomba
Palm Tungsten E2
20 oz Diet Coke
Stickfas Ninja

JBVisions on May 31, 2007

A client portfolio
22 promo CDs waiting to be reviewed
Skype headset
Filofax
Tube of Handcream

katylava on May 31, 2007

cell phone
fruit juice
clipboard
pen
nothing else

grantneufeld on May 31, 2007

• “The Emperor” PEZ dispenser (although I don’t eat any sweets).
• Metal whistle.
• “eye on housing” activist button (from CHAI).
• Next month’s rent cheque.
• Farscape DVDs from the library.

mik on May 31, 2007

- (monitor, mouse & pad & wrist rest, lamp, speakers, USB hub)
- USB SD card reader thumb drive
- Regular Expressions in 10 minutes book from the library and some mod_rewrite notes
- strata council notice: inaccessible windows will be cleaned Mon-Wed (so now that it's hot out, keep your windows shut tight for 3 days .. this part I am paraphrasing!)
- mini notebook
- 2 pens
- 4 knitting patterns (of ~20 projects I am tech editing for a book)
- brewer's yeast tablets for the cat

Lots more within easy reach but thankfully not on my desk!

Tachi on May 31, 2007

1. A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, still crowned with roses for the month of May.

2. A whole stack of assorted post-it notes, various sizes

3. a cough drop (cherry, Halls)

4. The first volume of the second series of an imported Japanese comic. (About basketball. Which I hate. Unlike the comic, which I love... for some reason. Weird, huh?)

5. Notes about what fonts a certain online publisher uses.

Winnopeg on May 31, 2007

- Nintendo Power
- Cordless Phone
- Cannon PowerShot SD400 Digital Elph
- iPod USB cable
- Battery exchange instructions from Apple (my MBP recently croaked and it was covered)

VHormazabal on May 31, 2007

-A lot of notebooks, some very old (and dusty) :)
-A photo of one of my cats
-My bottle of water
-The remote control of my Tv
-Calculator
-A lot of pens, some dont work
-A tiny bottle of artificial tears (I have dry eyes)
-Doritos
-Three dictionaries
-Some dust

Xerxes on May 31, 2007

-17"x11" Massive Quad Paper
-Little Cat figurine from "Japan" in Epcot
-Ipod Dock
-Waterfall thingy
-Bulletproof Web Design

MrDee on May 31, 2007

Plastic McDonalds toy from Toy Story 3
Rear view mirror
3D glasses
USB cup warmer
Trackball

Kuifje on May 31, 2007

My five favourite things:
1) Mac
2) Tintin
3) Milou
4) Orange mouse pad designed by Karim Rashid
5) Cup of tea

KatieK on May 31, 2007

@Xerxes: Nice lucky cat. Bulletproof Web Design rocks!

katylava on May 31, 2007

MrDee... kickin' it old skool.

rajr19 on May 31, 2007

1. Phone
2. TV
3. Tissues
4. Boombox
5. Compy stuff
6. Deja Blue water thats about 2 years old
7. 2 year old lotion
8. ME!

rajr19 on May 31, 2007

(im in the old comp room)

anti on May 31, 2007

My other computer
salt shaker
camera
jar of honey
Vann de Graff generator

Yeah, I am in the kitchen...

gswd on May 31, 2007

USB Lava Lamp
USB SNowBot
Picture of me and ex-wife in happier days
Digital Camera
Nielson Homescan Scanner
Starburst Jelly beans
2.5' stuffed dog
9 pairs of shoes from zappos
2 old computers on the floor, 1 broken computer on the floor, and 1 empty computer case that never got built
Dry Erase Whiteboard and markers
Wacom pad
Logitech NuLooq
Flashlight
3 different boxes of business cards
....
and on and on and on

justG on May 31, 2007

- Mobile phone
- Can of Jones Strawberry Lime pure cane soda
- Litre of ice water
- iPAQ
- Skype headset

Classicsmiley on May 31, 2007

- LEGO boxes
- Containers of assorted LEGO pieces that need lids put back on
- Drawers of assorted LEGO pieces that need to go back in orgainzer
- LEGO works-in-progress
- custom LEGO Myst Island Clocktower

FunkyMunky on May 31, 2007

- A Medicom VCD of Wolverine
- Unpaid Bills
- Unreturned Blockbuster Rental
- Bowling Pin
- Threadless T-Shirt Koozie

Betty on Jun 06, 2007

-rubber band ball
-easy button
-techhome builder magazine
-jefferson cup with pushpins
-glasses case

robbyrice on Jun 06, 2007

-My Bible
-Class notes
-A book in French for my Eschatology class
-My suitcoat
-A pen :o)

bdelisio on Jun 06, 2007

-Photoshop training DVDs
-Illustrator training DVDs
-Dreamweaver training DVDs
-PHP training DVDs
-a business association directory
-bills
-Clifford the Big Red Dog stuffed animal
-Mickey Mouse
-Duke
-Bowling Awards
-a coffee cup (empty) *going for a refill*

iconmaster on Jun 06, 2007

- PowerBook and monitor
- Speakers
- Coffee mug
- Box of Kleenex
- Demotivators

tamashii on Jun 06, 2007

currently:

- Three Rubik's cubes (2 3x3s and 1 2x2). One 3x3 is used for Speed Cubing.
- Invitation mock-up for my sister's wedding
- Classic 1940s Mickey Art Mug with assorted pens/markers/pencils
- Stacks of DVDs begging for me to burn 100GBs of training session videos to.
- 4 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Minis that will be given to my wife, as happens every Wednesday.

conny2007 on Jun 06, 2007

Not the obvious ? OK ;o)
- Jade-Elephant (and some other little gifts
from my daughter, such as shells and
crystals)
- 2 unpaid bills
- Mbox 2
- Studio headphones
- a few mic's
- Ferrero Garden
- an empty mug

... and much more ...

loewendbs on Jun 06, 2007

- bottle of jagermeister (seriously)
- sketchbook
- giant bottle of india ink

katylava on Jun 06, 2007

at work now (my other entry was at home)...

- a big die with 5 little dice inside
- 2 dice i made out of playdoh
- a mug of pens and pencils
- a plastic bendy dude
- a box with stuff in it

basic on Jun 06, 2007

-rails book
-passports
-phone
-wallet
-ipod
-asorted cds
-empty glass

tommythewolfboy on Jun 06, 2007

- pirate treasure
- bottle of rum
- compass
- parrot food

redwolf on Jun 06, 2007

+ cthulhu
+ wolf
+ mange
+ yeast
+ syphilis
+ martian life
+ cattle pult
+ black cyclone
+ ipod
+ sunglasses
+ a tower of over 300 empty Eclipse mint tins (technically on the desk beside me, but I do contribute to it and it's getting so big that it's starting to encroach)

disdatmac on Jun 06, 2007

- biz cards
- digital camera
- blistex
- 4gb flash drive
- wacom tablet

nightgigjo on Jun 06, 2007

-Bank statement
-Sprig of lavender
-Broken pencil
-Earplug
-Anthology of German Novellas = mousepad

sloan on Jun 06, 2007

Pepper seeds for planting
tape measure
book 'Alastair Reynolds'
camera
googles
sticks (flash drive)
powerball tickets
pepper shaker (has salt in it)

tamashii on Jun 06, 2007

a tower of over 300 empty Eclipse mint tins
When we see bad breath, we keel it!

redwolf on Jun 06, 2007

The Eclipse tower, when it was still easy to rebuild after getting pegged with a Giant Microbe.

maldenjen on Jun 07, 2007

My daughter's hair clip
Little, pink, sand-filled plastic paper-holder-upper gizmo
Ovals and squares stencil sheets
Pile of papers from the project I finished an hour ago (yay!)
Half a cashew left by some other family member. I will eat it.

InternetONE on Jun 07, 2007

The usual boring office stuff plus...
- bamboo
- 2 elephants
- a loon (no not me!)
- One-Touch blood sugar test it
- 11 Stuffed bears
- and ALWAYS a can of Diet Dr. Pepper

Uberz on Jun 07, 2007

-My daughter's picture
-empty cup 'o java
-spiral notebook
-mints
-cigarettes
-USB fish tank
-Buddy christ

BlackBart on Jun 07, 2007

Copy of Mozart's 3rd Horn Concerto which I use as a mouse mat (the music not a CD!)
Bottle of illegally home-made grappa
Samsung LCD TV
Gaggia coffee machine
Alarm Clock
Phone

cdncx on Jun 07, 2007

CDs, cables, mirror, DVDs, more keyboards, chaos

chrisharrison on Jun 14, 2007

aside from all of the computer stuff: an xbox360 and lots and lots of toys :)

Wile on Jun 14, 2007

nearly nothing ... a pen and some sheets that I desperately try to fill with notes on the software I'm auditing ...

starting a new job mission, so not really installed right now ... I'm on IB trying to get some inspiration ;o)

austingirl on Jun 14, 2007

Coaster
Cup of coffee
Pack of cigarettes
Lighter
Box of tissues

Vega on Jun 15, 2007

Hmm, I'm at work and using a computer on the lab bench (but not doing experiments)...
- a UV spectrophotometer
- a biological hazard waste bin
- a rack of test tubes
- a box of Kimwipes (lint-free tissues)
- bottles of buffers

Do I get points for having the most unique workspace? =P

Donsa on Jun 15, 2007

- Online banking Key generator
- empty luch box
- Tea cup stain
- Photo of my wife (Beautiful)
- Pair of safety boots (Don't ask...)

wmostrey on Jun 15, 2007

- My laptop
- My cellphone

I'm at work now, I only need my laptop and my phone :) Sometimes a glass of water or a cup of tea too ;)

Psy2k on Jun 15, 2007

-Computer, Monitor
-2 External HDDs
-Speaker, Mic
-Pens, Note papers
-Cup of Coffee
-Ashtray, lighter and cigarettes
-Tons of CDs

jameshilton on Jun 15, 2007

TV and remote,
JBL Computer speakers,
Wallet,
Pad and Pen,
3 Tall and Thin Figures,
Nokia 8800,
Envelopes.

iqon on Jun 15, 2007

• stacks of CDs in cakeboxes
• four 72-pin SIMM (8MB) sticks
• shaker of Adobo Criollo
• folding utility knife
• 8-inch floppy
• 32-ounce (1-liter) insulated mug (½ full of Dew)

Luckybeitia on Jun 15, 2007

- Moo MiniCards
- Kleenex
- 4GB iPod Nano
- Scrap paper Box
- Phone

Wile on Jun 15, 2007

@james: Like this, every one (boss included) can see you do not work ... having such a clean desk is impossible if doing some activity other than IB ...

jezca on Jun 15, 2007

- bottle of water
- coaster for said bottle of water
- solar-powered Stitch bobblehead
- box of kleenex
- "ban comic sans" sticker

Jen on Jun 15, 2007

-blackberry on its charger
-hello kitty post it notes - in purple no less
-bath and body works lotion
-a purple mug full of purple pens
-box of tissues - purple box, that is

wench on Jul 17, 2007

-mug
-tons of briefs with scary deadlines
-earphones
-stapler
-pen & highlighter
-lip ice
-tons of post-its

sargant on Jul 17, 2007

- swiss army knife
- pedometer
- ds lite
- enormous roll of gaffer tape
- big jar of push-pins

debbye on Jul 17, 2007

Great thread - i missed it first time around :-)

* assorted FrogStyle toys
* aardvark PEZ
* 8" tall BOZO Bop Bag
* harman kardon subwoofer (as sculpture)
* MacTool™ (open paperclip)
* NECCO Wafers

Laurwren on Jul 17, 2007

-Neoprene Water Bottle
-Cactus Flower
-Salt Lamp
-Hand Sanitizer & Tissues
-Huge Stack of Paperwork

matthazinski on Aug 07, 2007

well I just found this today but I want to play along so here goes...
-Blank CD's
-6" TV
-2 WiFi Routers
-A Binder
-A Stapler
-A 3-hole punch
-2 reams of HP Office Paper
-A lamp
-2 dictionaries
-McAfee Security Suite CD
-Business cards

tweakedeye on Aug 07, 2007

Five nekkid women. J/K :)

rossanyl on Aug 08, 2007

- Pocket PC
- FedEx padded pack to ship some day
- Hungarian stamps (no time to put in collection!)
- Trade show announcement
- agenda (yop, still using paper...)

a2 on Aug 08, 2007

-lamp
-snail mail
-cell phone
-cat treats
-cat

Dave on Aug 08, 2007

brace yourself...

The usual - monitor, computer (yes, it sits on my desk because it has a nasty habit of overheating if under the desk), mouse, keyboard and speakers. Now, mixed in with those are...

- An unopened bar of chocolate which has been there for ~6 months
- A magic 8 ball which is spookily good at answering questions
- A metal slinky. Not sure if they still make them out of metal any more..
- A bendy ruler which isn't too good at measuring stuff (the scale's slightly wrong) but good for tying into knots
- A non-bendy ruler which *can* actually measure things
- Some stencils for reasons I forget
- A scientific calculator and pocket dictionary
- Some nerd glasses (i.e. the red/green ones for making specially made 2D images look 3D)
- Stacks of scrap paper and letters (I say "stacks".. it's more "heaps")
- A pen
- Loads of CDs
- Some SATA cables
- Lots of other types of cables that came with things and I never bothered to find a place for
- Batteries. Pretty much all the possible types too, and mostly flat I'd guess
- An old hard drive
- A magic eye book, which (woo) I can see the pics in
- Hundreds of tiny squares of paper with random writing on them
- The Highway code
- A plug
- A tiny glass tiger with one tooth missing
- Scissors and glue
- Some PerpexCity cards that came free with something.. I forget what
- Several rocks
- A few things that I'm sure I knew what they were at some time, otherwise why on earth would they be on my desk?
- and... currently, my cat. And she's doing her best to stop me from typing it seems.

I don't have the tidiest lifestyle :P

renbot on Aug 08, 2007

Well, since I'm at work...

- notepad (3 of them actually)
- bottle of water
- iPod charger
- code books (mostly .NET stuff)
- paper shredder

JBVisions on Aug 08, 2007

A duster and a can of polish.

DarkMystress on Aug 08, 2007

I think there is a desk here under this pile of crap!

5 closest things to me are:

1: Fags
2: Lighter
3: Ashtray
4: Cup of Tea
5. Bag containing 64 cherry dangly belly bars

(I gave up on the attempt to get the pile of paper on my desk to the ceiling - it got too high when it covered up the light switch!)

braindeaf on Aug 08, 2007

Five most interesting items in close proximity
1. Circuit Bent CD player - basically it sounds like its broken but its deliberate
2. Fluff / Grit from kitty paws
3. Yet more balance transfer deal spam from more than one bank.
4. Line 6 UX2 Toneport for making lots of noise
5. Tea, half drunk and its mine and you can't have any

Dave on Aug 08, 2007

JBVisions: can I borrow them? :D

lilysunshine on Aug 08, 2007

5 things apart from the obvious?
- a couple of magazines: Computer Arts and .Net
- Deodorant
- Empty photo frame
- Wood glue
- Ipod headphones

Stratification on Aug 08, 2007

- HJC Motorcycle Helmet
- Cherry Pepsi
- Collabsible Duster
- Pizza Pipeline glass
- iPod headphones.

manon1165 on Oct 04, 2007

-photos of my baby boy
-notebooks full of scribbles, drawings and notes (one for each client)
-cigar box of old photographs I'm restoring
-Taschen Icon Series "Web Design: Music Sites" book
-latest Netflix movie, "Gosford Park" (cause that Clive Owen is h-h-hot)

renbot on Oct 04, 2007

- physics homework
- biochemistry notes
- physiological psychology notebook
- tiny screwdriver set
- sheet music (mostly choral stuff)

Kuifje on Oct 04, 2007

Tea
Coaster
Remote
LaCie carte Orange
Marketing brief

webmonkey on Oct 04, 2007

1. a river (cut out of blue construction paper and detailed in felt tip pen, complete with fish, by my five year old)
2. Palm
3. ticket stub from Excalibur Dinner Theater
4. media center remote
5. photo of my husband and I on Alcatraz Island

Liquix on Oct 05, 2007

-Computer
-Magazines
-School books
-CD/DVD's
-Trash

bluepenguin on Oct 05, 2007

-usb warmer for my coffee cup
-bills
-lots of papers half scribbled on
-30 desktop signs (today's is: If at first you don't succeed destroy all evidence that you even tried)
-my nintendogs manual