NationStates Jolt Archive


What's on you desk?

Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 18:19
Post everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) that is on your desk right now.

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- a phone
- a cellphone
- my wallet
- a sponge
- scissors
- a christmas card
- a rolled up poster
- a whitboard
- tissues
- a whiteboard marker
- recordable CD's
- half a loaf of bread
- a jar of peanut butter
- a pint of water
- roll of tape
- some papers
- post-its

Oh and my laptop of course
Fimble loving peoples
01-02-2005, 18:24
- Computer stuff, moniter, keyboard etc.
- Camera.
- Various cd's.
- Plug.
- Map.
- Box of tunes.
- Empty bottle of Dr Pepper.
- Ink cartridge.
- Magazines and books.
- Box of blank cd's.
- Pencil
Drunk commies
01-02-2005, 18:26
phone
keyboard
2 speakers
my business cards
sunglasses
calculator
pencil
pen
sharpie marker
generic brand band aids
flat screen monitor
2 "dummy" phones
price list
catalog
scrap paper
coffe cup
Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 18:28
2 "dummy" phones

WTF?!? :confused:
Drunk commies
01-02-2005, 18:29
WTF?!? :confused:
Non-working models of cell phones.
Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 18:30
Non-working models of cell phones.
Okay... but why?
Serendipity Prime
01-02-2005, 18:30
-All my camras (2 film SLRs, 1 Digital SLR, and 2 point and shoot digitals)
-The manuals for my digital SLR, and it's lenses, and it's flash
-A pile of CD's with South Park Eps on it
-My computer speakers
-Mmmm, tastey beverage
-Spray bottle for when the cats misbehave
-A list of reptile species that I have to print up caresheets for, for work
-A couple of magazines
-My multi memory card reader
-Candle holder and scented candle
-Remotes for the TV and DVD player
-And last but not least
A notebook that I scribble everything down in- links to check out online that I get from TV or walking around outside... to other things I want to look into further.

Ok, ok, so my desk is the living room coffee table ;o)
Shaed
01-02-2005, 18:32
-empty Nurofen box
-sheet of temporary tattoos
-bead necklace
-Five Past Midnight in Bhopal (book)
-my 'special glass' (it's the best one in the house ^.^)
-a pyramid of film containers (sans film)
-Morrowind booklet
-the remains of a festivale mask, also known as 'pile of feathers, syquenes and glitter'
-body glitter
-Visser Three animorph transformer
-Troll pen
-100+ My Little Ponies, with a castle, four shops, dance studio, and 80s 'show stable'
-bag of peanuts from lord knows when
-Sylvanian family of Raccoons, sans baby brother
-two vitamin suppliments I was meant to take yesterday
-foundation kit
-lipstick holder
-set of 'Misfortune cards'

Plus random other junk I'm way, way too lazy to list.

Spelling errors due to rabid baboons.
Cogitation
01-02-2005, 18:32
computer (and associated equipment, which I won't detail)
photocopied articles
2 textbooks on scientific programming (things like how to implement a 4th-order Runge-Kutta method in C).
A textbook on linear algebra
some of my own handwritten calculations
a program book for a conference I attended a while ago

Now, either this topic remains open... or I get smacked upside the head with a large trout for not recognizing spam when I see it.

/me wanders off to get a second opinion from another Mod.

--The Democratic States of Cogitation
"Think about it for a moment."
Neo-Anarchists
01-02-2005, 18:34
Assorted computer parts and a case lying sideways in the middle of them
Pens
Twist-ties
More USB and Ethernet cable than I'll ever need
Blank CD-RWS
Floppies
A couple of music CDs, namely:
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness-the Smashing Pumpkins
For Never and Ever-Kill Hannah
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas-Mayhem
The Cure-the Cure
Mutter-Rammstein
A 9-volt
A pack of AAAs
A hammer and nail
A teal rubber lizard
An orange rubber sea monster
A case of drill bits
3 broken mice(the computer sort)
A pack of index cards
Broken speakers
A bowl full of guitar picks
An unused day-planner
Carsick bands
An odd bit of pink yarn
A box of cookies
A roll of tape
My vibrato bar

...

I think that's it.
Drunk commies
01-02-2005, 18:34
Okay... but why?
My company handles cellular communications.
FairyTInkArisen
01-02-2005, 18:36
my laptop
computer
toys
pink highlighter
pink Timberlands
toilet roll
a bottle of pepsi
a half eaten packet of cola bottles
speakers
webcam
remote
tv magasine
about 20 hair bobbles
my tiara
lipgloss
keys
school books
deoderant
slippers
handbag
Sinuhue
01-02-2005, 18:37
A laptop (on a stand)
a keyboard
computer speakers
a really old cassette player
headphones
water bottle
calculator
heat lamp
unmarked and marked Spanish lessons
various pens
a stone painted with a butterfly
two phones...don't ask
a one-cup coffee maker
a stapler
liquid paper
a picture of my daughters
a picture of Zapatista women


This is definately spam:)

But I'm definitely not a Mod.
Neo-Anarchists
01-02-2005, 18:37
hmm, I just realized that my laptop isn't on my desk.
I'm laying on the floor.
...
Cool.
Peechland
01-02-2005, 18:39
computer
phone
folders
desk calnedar
pens,stapler
pictures
label maker
my pink hard hat
a little john deere tractor that makes tractor sounds
bottle of water
Glitziness
01-02-2005, 18:39
Nothing except the pc and mouse.

But on my bedroom desk.... I'd be here forever talking about the various little odds such as stones painted like ladybirds, plastic mice, pink spoons.... oh the wonders of random sentimental things :)
Ruaritania
01-02-2005, 18:41
well i'm using the crappiest computer at work, so not much...

empty vanilla coke bottle (yes it was YUMMY!)
roll of sellotape
4 euro belonging to Jane
two computers
a blue biro
an empty coffee cup abandoned by my friend who came to visit
my watch

thats it!!!!!
but i'm not at home, if i was there'd be too much to list!
Lascivious Maximus
01-02-2005, 18:44
-Assorted computer equipment, two monitors, keyboard, tower, speakers etc.
-Office Phone
-Cell Phone
-Wallet
-Laken water bottle
-Little wooden truck full of business cards
-Name plate
-Hub for my plotter
-Stapler
-Various pens, highlighters, pencils in a little wooden cup
-Rubber Stamps
-Post-its
-Picture of my family
-Picture of my old red Chevy pick-me-up
-Tape
-My oldest engineering friend: The failsafe HP48GX calculator
-One metric, and one imperial scale
-A small stack of this weeks trade publications
-A list of released building permits for this week
-A few Architectural sets, rolled up
-Engineering notes for my current job
-Assorted product literature and manuals
-The BCBC
-The CWC Wood Design Manual
-I wish Aerou...

and though I shudder to think about it...
-Behind me is an ancient looking computer for our Linux invoicing system


Theres more, but the rest is sort of hidden - sounds like a lot but it's quite organized really.
Personal responsibilit
01-02-2005, 18:45
Computer
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse with pad
Speakers for computer
phone
Stereo
20+ CDs
1quart of drinking water
3 pictures of my wife
1 pic of my cat
paperclips
tape dispenser
3 hole punch
Calculator
stapler
5 diff. color highlighters
several pens
A frog that says "I love you" (gift from wife)
a mug
paper holder
authorisation requests
pile of unsorted papers
business cards
key ring
map
PDR
Text books
3 different versons of the Bible
Time Cards
Chess set
Planner
Clothes for racquetball (after work)
CPUM manual
Tie tack
Football
pic of colleagues
microwave
plastic bag
lunch
typing tray
staple remover
Dale Jr. Car
foam snow man
Christmas ornament
sticky notes
Klenex
Social Work license
Mental Health Code
Contract Information
phone books
small gift box
remote for stereo
and probably a few things I can't see.


Do I win. Is my list the longest??? :rolleyes:
Andaluciae
01-02-2005, 18:46
lots and lots of clutter including but not limited to:
A Computer
A mouse
A printer
An alarm clock
A file drawer thing
A dish
A page a day calendar
A couple of books
Some papers
Altoids
Tape
My glasses
Eye drops
my cell phone
my MP3 player
A cup
Some pens
Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 18:49
"staple remover"?

Someone invented a staple remover? :eek:
Lascivious Maximus
01-02-2005, 18:50
"staple remover"?

Someone invented a staple remover? :eek:
A-M-A-Zing! :eek:
World wide allies
01-02-2005, 19:03
Laptop
A hell load CD's, DVD'S and Video games
Ipod with accesories
Digital camera
Battery charger
Assorted papers
Jennifer governemnt :P
Library card
Cinema ticket
Driving licence book
2 remotes
Webcam
Cellotape
Microphone
Dogtags
Watch
Baseball cap
Yarmulke
Chocolate coins
Cellphone
Scissors
Stapler
Tube ticket
Various moneys
Broken wireless adapter
Working wireless adapter
Torch
Compass
Various pens
Sunglasses
Screwdriver
Walnut
Poppy
Newspaper from 2weeks ago
Bank statement
Notebook
Chemistry books
Student ID
USB hub
Hockey Puck

w00t, teh long list :)
Lunatic Goofballs
01-02-2005, 19:11
My Computer and related accessories.
My wallet.
an empty cereal bowl.
Some unpaid bills.
My baby's rattle.
A first aid kit.
a stun gun.
half a bag of Hershey's Kisses.
An Address book.
Several DVDs.
A jockstrap slingshot.
A cell phone.
A dildo still in it's original package(A gift for someone who is getting married next week. :D )
Aligned Planets
01-02-2005, 19:21
- Various computer components (LCD monitor, speakers, printer, mouse, keyboard)
- A little red/purple Brontasaurus dinosaur
- A box of staples
- A stapler
- A hole-punch
- A smaller stapler
- A box of ring reinforcer cement
- A compass
- A medium sized stapler
- A box of paperclips
- Sheet of paper with computer specs on for the current one I'm building
- A4 graph paper
- A4 picture paper
- A4 quality paper
- A4 standard paper
- Assorted school work that I've not had chance to look through yet
- Selection of letters from various people
- Soup Dragon badge
- A ruler with only inches on
- A comb
- A Push-to-Break switch
- A very small pencil
- A cat
- A picture of me as a kid
- A picture of me and a load of friends at a party
- A list of vital email addresses
- A box of floppy disks
- My pencil/pen box
- My Voyager mousemat
- Another selection of papers that I've not had time to look through
- My over-flowing Intray
- A Christmas Pen
- A picture of my niece
- 2 AA batteries
- Farenheit 9/11 DVD
- My portable DVD player
- N-GAGE Tombrader game
- All the maps I need for Dark Age of Camelot
- An expired tube ticket
- Dark Age of Camelot handbook
- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- AS-Level Geography textbooks, assorted
- My favourite glass
- My driving license
Myrth
01-02-2005, 19:23
See for yourselves (http://www.satanstephen.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/crap%20011.jpg).


And that's tidy.
Lascivious Maximus
01-02-2005, 19:26
See for yourselves (http://www.satanstephen.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/crap%20011.jpg).


And that's tidy.
What scares me is the name of that book... its just begging to have it's title abused! :p
Peechland
01-02-2005, 19:28
What scares me is the name of that book... its just begging to have it's title abused! :p


Yeah....I saw the title before I actually saw the cat and my whole made up idea of who/what Myrth is just went to hell.
Aligned Planets
01-02-2005, 19:29
I'm sure there's porn hidden under there somewhere...
Sdaeriji
01-02-2005, 19:30
My desk (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/maddillphatyo/DSC01174.jpg)
ProMonkians
01-02-2005, 19:34
* Keyboard, mouse, monitor, satalite speakers.
* New Balance tropical flavour isotonic energy bar
* Expired Tesco's employee card
* Calculator
* Photo of me and friends at graduation
* Screw and paperclip combo
* Amazon.co.uk bookmark
* Korg Triton Le Music Workstation + headphones
* Bottle of water and empty glass
* Mouse for other computer
* Ipod
* Old bus tickets
* Passport
* Glasses
* Gyrociser Wrist exerciser
* Box of dental floss
* Pencil
* Harmonica
* Joke Egg
* Two powerfull magnets
* Some paper with UML diagrams on them
* CDS: Many blank, 'Interpol:Antics','Longview:Mercury','Killers,Hot Fuss', + others in a pile
* DVDs Simpsons season 2 boxset and Curb Your Enthusiasm Boxset.
* One broken USB cable
Myrth
01-02-2005, 19:34
My desk (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/maddillphatyo/DSC01174.jpg)

Ewww, default Windows XP tellytubbies theme.
Sdaeriji
01-02-2005, 19:35
Ewww, default Windows XP tellytubbies theme.

I like to call it "laziness".
Donthoran
01-02-2005, 19:38
Computer
Two Speakers
Yogurt Pot and Spoon
Penguin Wrapper
CDs - Oasis Familiar to Millions, Travis the man who, the police and sting greatest hits, Chelsea FC - Blue Day (1997 official fa cup song)
Ipod
Crappy broken HMV speakers
IM3 Speaker instruction booklet (for my ipod)
A Mario Mouse Mat!
An E Machines Mouse
A scanner
Keypad
Jester III
01-02-2005, 19:53
From left to right, front to back:
End of cell phone recharger under the table
recharging station for wireless phone
envelope made from pe fror transporting films and printouts in, used
underneath a beer coaster with a phone number, a mobile number and email adress from a girl
rack of CDs, containing some software but mainly empty slimcases for uses with
box of 200 empty cd-roms with company logo on it
strange plastic organizer thingy that i use for storing business cards, mine and those of clients plus several small objects (pills, paperclip, small change, candy
penholder with diverse pens, markers etc.
candle made by my bosses mum
several copied music cds on a spindle
spindle of cds with company logo
wireless phone
typometer, a measuring tool for typedesign
another plastic organizer thing, containing mainly paperclips, post-its and two ugly mini-candles (a pig and a santa)
metal construction that holds paper for small notices
empty cd-case (Fat music Vol VI)
empty coffee mug
empty glass, formerly used for orabnge juice
text marker
ball pen
keyboard
monitor
mousepad
mouse
monitor
instructions for the preparation of a two column paper to be used in the publication of the International Conference on Conrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting. (ICCRRR)
printouts of that article
USB/Firewire 400 -> iPod cable
fax with medical legalese, corrections marked
press clippings concerning Hyundai cars
fax with layout suggestions from a client, concerning a touch-up job
G5 2,5 Ghz dualprocessor
pizza delivery flyer
New Stamford
01-02-2005, 19:58
Porn
Erastide
01-02-2005, 20:08
Here goes.

3 hole punch
2 red staplers
4 chem textbooks (1 teacher edition)
1 kleenex box
3 calculators
1 roll of tape
1 pair of goggles
1 box of latex gloves
1 water bottle
2 postit note pads
1 laptop
1 jar of pens, pencils, and scissors
1 jar of dry erase pens
1 distilled water bottle
1 dish soap bottle
1 power cord
1 box of matches
1 rules
2 asbestos heating pads
1 bunsen burner
2 gas jets
1 glass funnel
1 pair of tongs
1 dry eraser
1 small stuffed harmony bear
1 jar of team popsicle sticks
2 beakers
1 thermometer
some loose papers
1 dog toy that looks like the p-orbitals of an atom (*so* cool :D)
Neo-Anarchists
01-02-2005, 20:12
* Korg Triton Le Music Workstation + headphones
Ooh, I just got one of those last month.
I still haven't quite figured out how everything works yet.
Illich Jackal
01-02-2005, 20:13
-a laptop
-a GSM
-a knife
-a bart simpson figure (25-ish cm high)
-the 2 pieces of something that used to be a red paper carrying a message, but the message didn't survive being washed in my pocket.
-cards to play with
-a handkerchief
-a pen
-my wallet
-Some science magazines
-a wistle
-random pieces of paper with physics exercises
-yellow, pink, blue and green markers, still packed
-some folders of a company
-200 entrance cards to a party (don't worry, i organised it)
-4 empty bags of chips
-2 empty pots of dipping sauce
-lot's of paper
-Don Quichote
-a crayon
-data dvd's
-a piece of green string
-glue
-more pens
-maps
-more maps (other side)
-newspapers
-magazines
-book about tcp/ip
-economy book
-a piece of snake skin (weird isn't it?)
-4 empty glasses
-microsoft cd's
-a bottle of liquor (no, i don't drink it all the time)
-empty bottles (of non alcoholic beverages)
-a calculator
-a pair of scissors
-even more maps
-some pictures of mountains
-a balloon
-green sunglasses in a weird shape
-a lamp
-empty plastic grocery bags
-somethin to draw venndiagrams with
-a 3*4 cm sized book "a perfect son"
-the plastic holder for my acces card i used at the a job a while ago (i worked at a bank).
-an enveloppe with an invitation to a town's meeting (6 months ago)
-2 elastics
-a pokemon flippo (those strange things they once put in chips bags)
-pencils
-lego
-"complete all in one sollution for soft contact lenses starter pack"
Maledicti
01-02-2005, 20:14
-monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, webcam
-a Pervian flag
- plastic cup with chocolate soymilk residue
-Oxford New Spanish Dictionary
-a bill for this semester
-a backup battery/surge protector thing
-empty Orange Crush bottle
-half full water bottle
-miniature Jenga set
-Opal necklace I've never worn
-broken bicycle lock
-sample packet of Thermasilk shampoo
-Single serving pepper packet colored with a Sharpie
-Hellsing Raid Soundtrack
-12 tubes of chapstick
-Two Dayquil tablets
-Prince of Tennis mousepad
-empty Altoid's gum container
-two Mexican pesos
-an empty jewel case
-Trigun episodes 1-10
-box of tissues
-packet of green tea
-pack of mint gum
-a pen
Personal responsibilit
01-02-2005, 20:15
"staple remover"?

Someone invented a staple remover? :eek:

Been around for as long as I've been alive.
Independent Homesteads
01-02-2005, 20:16
nice chem theme there.

try and guess my occupation from my desk contents:
17" tft monitor
keyboard
mouse
a4 pad
holiday inn biro
3 inch high model penguin with an m16
2005 desk diary (unopened)
small plastic box of redbush teabags
two empty plastic cups
a pencil
some jasmine tea
a spec for Quote 138 Vehicle Searches
an asda carrier bag
my phone and charger
the details of a house i might get
a plastic tub with sesame and pumpkin seeds in it
the remnants of a donner kebab

you can't? dam. i hate being indistinguishable.
Erastide
01-02-2005, 20:18
-100+ My Little Ponies, with a castle, four shops, dance studio, and 80s 'show stable'
-bag of peanuts from lord knows when
-Sylvanian family of Raccoons, sans baby brother.

:eek:

That brings back memories. :D I think my raccoons are in storage right now.

And how the heck do you fit the My Little Ponies on your desk?
Nadkor
01-02-2005, 20:23
TFT Monitor
Skinny speakers
can of deoderant
webcam
mouse
keyboard
bowl
two empty mugs
- make that three
my passport
a woolly hat
assorted pens
empty Wotsits wrapper
assorted papers
mobile phone
mp3 player
cd rack
several CDs:
-Grand Prix World
-Kasabian - Kasabian
-Metallica - Master of Puppets
-Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky
-Nirvana - In Utero
-Muse - Absolution
-loads more....got tired of listing them
wires
wallet
spinning top
headphones
3 plectrums
Neo-Anarchists
01-02-2005, 20:24
:eek:

That brings back memories. :D I think my raccoons are in storage right now.

And how the heck do you fit the My Little Ponies on your desk?
She has a thread with some pictures of it somewhere around here...
Illich Jackal
01-02-2005, 20:27
Dam, after seeing what is on my desk i realise that i haven't cleaned it in at least 3 years.
Ruaritania
01-02-2005, 20:29
My desk (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/maddillphatyo/DSC01174.jpg)


i spy with my little eye:
1. what looks suspiciously like a patriotic Irish flag on the wall (not to be confused with the lethal cocktail of the same name)

2. and if i'm not mistaken...an asthma inhaler?
Sdaeriji
01-02-2005, 20:31
i spy with my little eye:
1. what looks suspiciously like a patriotic Irish flag on the wall (not to be confused with the lethal cocktail of the same name)

2. and if i'm not mistaken...an asthma inhaler?

1. Italian flag!

2. No asthma...what did you think was an asthma inhaler?
Nadkor
01-02-2005, 20:32
i spy with my little eye:
1. what looks suspiciously like a patriotic Irish flag on the wall (not to be confused with the lethal cocktail of the same name)

2. and if i'm not mistaken...an asthma inhaler?
i dunno....looks red to me...not orange :p
Aerou
01-02-2005, 20:36
I'm sick today, so I had the time to look up pictures of all the stuff on my desk, haha.

Monitor (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/8b9ca71c.bmp)
Wireless keyboard and mouse (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/4ee742bf.bmp)
Mouse pad/print cropper mat (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/473327b9.jpg)
Speakers (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/speakers.bmp)
Lamp (black) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/41f8ce94.jpg)
Desktop organizer (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/cc694ac0.jpg)
Stackable boxes (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/d46cd506.jpg)
Mobile phone (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/d8b014a3.bmp)
PDA (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/9919489b.bmp)
MP3 player (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/06126fda.bmp)
Jimmy Eat World CD (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/43a7a113.bmp)
Underworld CD (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/underworldAHDO.bmp)
Brian Eno CD (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/261d2f13.bmp)
Gunnar Madsen CD (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/1dd4195f.bmp)
Current book of choice (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/3379e747.jpg)
Single cork coaster (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/122342dc.bmp)
Water glass on coaster (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/water.bmp)
Cable system above my desk holding black and white prints (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/ab94c093.jpg)
The Phoenix Milita
01-02-2005, 20:45
2 manuals, one of them with 3 dollars in between the pages
car/housekeys
keys to locks that dont exist anymore
ink cartridge
lamp
ink cartridge for non-existant printer
suction-cup pencil sharpener from 1960
tiny plastic pencil sharpener from 1980
perscrpton bottle of pills
DSL modem
Router
various cd cases empty or with cds in them
T-shirt folded up
1 nickel
1 empty cup
1 book "The Flying Whitehouse"
Bank statement from 2001
additonal pages from bank statements 2004?
black ka-bar knife in leather sheath
half of a police report from november
1 sheet of paper
1 floppy disk
cough drop wrapper
broken blue cold cathode light
the original hard plstic wristpad that came with the keyboard
computer, monitor, speakers, mouse, mousepad, keyboard and rubber wrist pad

:cool:
Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 20:48
I'm sick today, so I had the time to look up pictures of all the stuff on my desk, haha

...

I think someone needs nursing :fluffle:
Aerou
01-02-2005, 20:52
I think someone needs nursing :fluffle:

I do need nursing! *sniff*
ProMonkians
01-02-2005, 20:52
I'm sick today, so I had the time to look up pictures of all the stuff on my desk, haha. [/URL]

Those are some suspiciously proffessional looking photographs
Aerou
01-02-2005, 20:57
Those are some suspiciously proffessional looking photographs

They should be professional looking because they are :)

I googled the things I have on my desk, and uploaded them to my Photobucket account so I could link them onto here.

Silly =P
ProMonkians
01-02-2005, 21:01
They should be professional looking because they are :)

I googled the things I have on my desk, and uploaded them to my Photobucket account so I could link them onto here.

Silly =P

Makes sense, I thought you were claiming them as photos of stuff on your desk; guess I forgot how to read for a moment. :D
Aerou
01-02-2005, 21:02
Makes sense, I thought you were claiming them as photos of stuff on your desk; guess I forgot how to read for a moment. :D

Haha its ok :)
Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 21:02
I do need nursing! *sniff*
Ask Tink to send her mom :p
Fnordish Infamy
01-02-2005, 21:03
a TI-83 calculator
a small pile of goldfish
a blank CD
a shitload of books (thirteen uncollected stories by john cheever, the nature of blood by cheryl phillips, grimm's complete fairy tales, the power of myth by joseph campbell, autobiography of malcolm x, interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri, the greek achievement, madame bovary, in cold blood, burmese days)
two notebooks
a stuffed monkey
glossary of sanskrit terms
three empty cd cases (maori folk songs, wicked, les mis)
my little brother's i-don't-know-wtf project
dozens of gum wrappers
International Terrans
01-02-2005, 21:04
A bunch of game CDs
Knights of the Old Republic (it's still in the box :P)
A scanner
Some floppy discs
My iPod
My old CD player
A copy of Bartlett's
My speakers
My monitor
A touch-lamp
Homeworld 2
Scissors
Some pictures
A stapler
A small garbage can
Some black office thing (hole punch...?)
A scheduler

And some other stuff. That's only THIS level of the desk, too.
Aerou
01-02-2005, 21:06
a small pile of goldfish

When I first read this I though, "What? Goldfish on the desk....OUT OF WATER?!??!"

And then realized you probably meant "Goldfish Crackers"
Fnordish Infamy
01-02-2005, 21:09
When I first read this I though, "What? Goldfish on the desk....OUT OF WATER?!??!"

And then realized you probably meant "Goldfish Crackers"

heh.

On the other hand...holy fuck, I think one of them just moved.
Legless Pirates
01-02-2005, 21:10
heh.

On the other hand...holy fuck, I think one of them just moved.
Drugs are bad, mmmmkay?
Chinkopodia
01-02-2005, 21:12
This may take a while:

-1 calendar
-1 latin excersize book
-1 Oxford Latin Course 3 book
-1 golf tee
-2 Pilot V5 pens
-1 RS excersize book
-2 desk organisers (1 DIY ;) )
-1 wireless network adapter
-1 calculator
-3 pencils
-1 wooden cat
-1 mouse mat
-1 mouse
-2 CD-Roms
-1 Calculator/Ruler
-Lots of flashcards
-1 TV remote
-1 wooden monkey on a string
-1 DVD wireless DVD remote control adapter for playstation
-2 pencil sharpeners
-The end bit of a pair of headphones for an electric piano
-1 latin dictionary
-A pack of small bits of paper
-A lamp
-A big grey thingy which most of the stuff is on
-Lots of the small bits of paper strewn about the desk with cartoons drawn on them
-A rogue geography h/w sheet
-1 glue-stick
-An empty case for a memory card
-Some speakers for the PC
-The PC (dur)
-Another pencil

That's about it.

*phew*
Rasselas
01-02-2005, 21:35
-Glass of Fanta
-Phone
-Ayreon CDs
-assorted pens and pencils
-empty wrappers of things
-my nerd glasses :D
-Pack of lovehearts
-Perfume
-Hands free thing for my phone (I was looking everywhere for that this morning)
-Earrings
-Guns n Roses pin badge
-Magical elephant-in-an-elephant
-Franz Ferdinand CD
-Several cups
-The Monty Python foot in badge form
-Candles
-A torch
-Broken microphone that I was trying to fix...
-Rocky Horror sheet music
-1m of Elastic
-Sheep necklace
-Computer.

I should probably tidy up or something soon.
Korarchaeota
01-02-2005, 22:02
from left to right...

Several frames with photos of my kids
A pile of papers for a project I've been haunted by for weeks.
A videotape from a reading comprehension series
My cell phone
A handful of butterfly clips that I pinched from the supply cabinet
A phone
A coffee mug full of pens and pencils
Another coffee mug with a yo-yo, a couple of 35 mm slides and shhhh the key to my credenza
A third coffee cup with chai in it.
A killer rabbit puppet
My mouse/mouse pad combo
My laptop
My elbows
Earphones
10 cds of video and audio clips.
A black sharpie pen for labeling aforementioned cds.
a calculator
Stapler, without staples in it. (Forgot those at the supply cabinet.)
Tape dispenser, containing, stragely enough, tape.
Hand lotion, enriched with vitamin E.
A tin of green tea
A magic 8 ball
A box of kleenex
A wire basket with more scary papers in it. (the dread "in bin")
A wire rack with project folders in it.

Just a glimpse into my fascinating life....

hey, wake up!
Occidio Multus
01-02-2005, 22:17
my laptop/ a printer/ one photo of steven, brandon, jeremy,chris, erik , soren and i outside of my old house/one pencil holder made out of third quality finger bones with a hypodermic needle pen in it/one black glass tray with three letters to be mailed on it/ 1 set of three canopic jars, filled with ...you guessed! rubbing alcohol/one anubis statue/one osiris statue
Evil and all bad doing
01-02-2005, 22:18
-3 glasses
-laminater
-computer stuff, you know what i mean
-post its
-pencil holder
-telephone
-compass
-screwdriver
-calender (does that count if its on the wall?)
-2 desk lights (one is broken)
-paper
-box of tissues
-homework
-calculator
-spare mouse mat(not quite sure why)
-box of old christmas cards
-wrapping paper
-mug of cold coffee
-cheque book
-triangular paper clip magnet
-pencil case
-cooking book
-scissors
-french dictionary
-english dictionary
-book of stupid websites
-book of mini draws
-floppy disk
-digi cam
-lots of science books
-my sister (does she count?)
-christmas toy out of a cracker (im not quite sure what it is)
-a dumbys book to the internet
-brothers pencil case
-math homework
-map of northumberland
-sweet wrapper
wow that was boring!
Drygion
01-02-2005, 22:31
-Grenade
-Water bottles
-Routers (2)
-Cup
-iPod Dock
-iPod Socks
-Desk Calendar
-Game boxes
-Printer
-Computers (2)
-Monitor
-Keyboard
-Computer Mice (3)
-Speakers
-KVM Switch
-DVD+Rs
-CD-Rs
-Headphones
-Trash
-Wires
-Hydrogen Peroxide
-Dictionary
-Stacks of CDs
-Spare CPU fan
-And a Lego Bionicle
Murrzdom
01-02-2005, 22:46
Okay - from right to left (just to make things awkward...)

alarm clock
dictionary
three or four books
blue manilla folder
box of tissues
revision study timetable for my prelims
a blank cd
desk light
mousemat
mouse (not on mat...)
keyboard
SQA higher maths past papers
SQA higher computing past papers
another ten blue mailla folders
a calculator
computer
six floppy disks
pair of speakers
zip drive
printer (that doesn't work anymore)
penguin keyring
revision sheet on alkyl groups
periodic table
list of vampires in the clan archangel
a note of my friends' phone numbers
some pencils
an ipod
a metal fan
my mobile
a bunch of cds
another calculator
a picture of penguins
a large bowl of dice
more cds
some random bits of paper
even more cds...
more penguin pictures
softmints :D
cd player
penknife
a box of high elf spearmen
the new Ogre Kingdoms army book
an 18" measuring stick
some pva glue
another few blue manilla folders
my watch
some more paper
a small radio
a half painted Borgut Facebeater model
a bottle of superglue

I think that is about it... Damn, I need to think about having a clear up...

Murrz Ramirez
http://starships-rpg.com/enlist.php?recruiter=Dignity
Takuma
01-02-2005, 22:53
From left to right:

Woofer (on desk)
Mixer, 12 channel
L Speaker
Monitor
(In front of monitor) Keyboard
(In front of both) Rush Anthology Guitar book
R Speaker
Mouse
Wireless Mouse Reciever
iPod Dock
Phone
Computer
(On top of computer) Modem for Bell Sympatico Ultra-Hi Speed Internet, Lamp
(In front of computer) Rush Vapor Trails Guitar book
Rush In Reo DVD
CD Rack
(In front of CD Rack) CD Rs, Guys & Dolls soundtrack on top
Bankers Lamp (not working)
CD R and DVD R spindles
Scaner with random papers on top
Printer
MTG Card box

Picks, stickie notes scattered around

My desk goes across the whole side of the room.
Volvonce
01-02-2005, 22:58
mobile phone
cd player
headphones
web-cam
ladn line phone
2 kit kat chunky wrappers
orange peel
tea mat
No endorse
01-02-2005, 23:29
pc
mouse
speakers
emtpy CD jewl cases
joystick
poster of a view of somewhere
all my video games
cork board thingy that I have a lot of cr4p on
-pic of my grandma standing over the buffalo she shot a few years ago
-pic of some astronaut dude
-passage about something from the newspaper
-another newspaper thingy
-kindergarden weaving project
-ancient invitation to a party I never went to for a person I don't know any more
-thingy of sayiongs by Jefferson

That's about it... oh yeah... this little gooey ball I made from the eraser crud of a magic rub eraser.
Conceptualists
01-02-2005, 23:39
*Telephone (broken, technically)
*Mobile Phone
*Anti-Persperant[sp]
*About 5 empty packs of chewing gum
*Two CDs (Mission of Burma, OnOffOn, A Gun To My Head)
*1 DVD (A Fistful of Dynamite)
* Laptop
* Mouse
* Mouse-mat
* Ash
* Empty malboro boxs (around three)
* Rizla Kingskins (silver)
* Ashtray (empty)
* One loose, blank piece of paper.
* Printer cable
* Modem
* Some loose change. (couple of 5p's)
* Indelible Marker
* Blank CDs
* 1 Box of Mathes
* 3 Lighters
* Lamp
* Headphones
* Microphone
* Speakers
* Random piece of Cardboard
* One pint glass
* One large coffee mug
* DVD player
* Cable box
* Modem
* One Luddite pamplet ([i]"The Luddites' War on Industry: A Story of Machine-Smashing and Spies")
* Stereo
* Speakers
* Phone Charger
* Lots and lots of cables, wires etc.
Katganistan
02-02-2005, 01:44
A Dell computer, keyboard, mouse, mousepad, speakers and card reader
A wrist rest
a tangle of wires
a cell phone
An emachines computer, keyboard, mouse and speakers
a red pencil
a kitchen timer in the shape of an eggplant (aubergine)
a magnetic clip
a rubber band
a shipping invoice
a check
2 black pens
a watch
a toshiba cradle for a pocket pc
the charger for the cell phone
the transformer for the cradle for the pocket pc
the pocket pc
a 512mb compac flash card
computer game manuals
a tower of game cds/dvds
Glenn Miller: The Golden Years CD Collection
2 sticky notes
a very hot glass of chai I am waiting to drink
a laser printer
a keyboard brush
2 power supplies
Occidio Multus
02-02-2005, 03:04
frigging a. as neat as i am, i would have a heart attack if i went to most of these peoples houses.
Rangerville
02-02-2005, 03:18
Two pen lights
A cordless phone
A glass
An M&M dispenser
A picture of me and three friends in New York, with two pics of my cousins stuck in each bottom corner
Two speakers
Two candles
My copy of Lord of the Rings
A few double CD's
My LOTR DVD's
My Live Aid DVD
My Ultimate Gretzky DVD
100 Million Bon-Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
A picture of another cousin of mine
A stuffed penguin a friend bought me for Christmas
A book light
An ink cartridge
The Sixties Hit Box
A CD of Christmas Carols
The Encyclopedia of British Columbia, on CD Rom
A Messier DVD a friend made for me

I have a computer hutch, so i have shelving, which is why i have so much stuff on it
Nation of Fortune
02-02-2005, 08:27
-moniter
-2 speakers
-big assed subwoofer
-two half empty cups
-keyboard
-mouse
-blank dvd's
-digital camera
-disposable camera modified to a tazer
-sessions 3 and 4 of cowboy bebop
-fight club dvd
-a copy of silent hill 4 for ps2 which still needs to be opened
-misc papers for school
-several blank and dead cd's
-an ace bandage
-a bottle of tiger balm (empty)
-an envelope that had my paycheck in it that now says "study guide" on the back
-5 sharpies 1red, 1 green, 1 blue, 2 black
-a little cowboy figurine i won for a good grade on a test a long time ago
-a snow globe with a picture of me in it, given to me from my aunt (now dead)
-a $10 free gift card for staples
-my watch
-my senior pictures
-more misc papers for school
-another blank and dead cd
-a cd that has firmware upgrades for my cd player
-my cd player (Iriver IMP 350)
-a book on flags of the world
-an excuse to get out of class
-a book of card games
-a book for game genie codes for NES
-a blue clothes pin with a golf tee in it
-a recipt
-more random papers
-a belt bucklethat I got for christmas
-floppy disks
-stuff to clean my lcd moniter
-a baggage tag from an airplane ride
-several loose thumbtacks
-a burned cory of civilization three that doesn't work
-an empty cd case
-a sticky that has the phone numbers of friends that i have long commited to memory
-black hawk down dvd
-berserk dvd#1 anime
-my antena for my internet
-my reciever for my wireless mouse and keyboard
and a cat that really wants to see if he can fit up here

thats it
Chellis
02-02-2005, 08:33
-My computer
-Router
-Multiple outlet thing, with many things plugged in...
-A few binders
-Starcraft strategy guide(Mom got it for like 14 cents)
-World of warcraft box
-Dice for D&D
-Tissue paper
-Cup of apple juice
-CD's
-Aircraft calender
-2 picture frames
-MTG:battlegrounds box
-Sperm stains...do those count?
Wherramaharasinghastan
02-02-2005, 08:50
Laptop which i'm currently at.
Two speakers
Subwoofer.
Coiled up headphones
Half-Life 2 box (empty)
Broadband modem
various cables
Brat'ya Karamazov (russian book. English title: The Brothers Karamazov)
Kino- Chernyj Albom cd case (The Black Album- Kino: Russian rock)
calculator
chemistry and physics homework
small roll of magnesium strip
various screwdrivers
a magnet
coke cans built into a pyramid
USB cable for unknown appliance
128 MB of SD RAM
Keys.

that's about it, i think.
Clickysticky
02-02-2005, 15:53
Oh blimey, you're going to regret this! Here goes...

1 bit of A4 paper with "Rich woz ere (for rather too long)" written on it
Other bits of paper, various
1 small pile of British Archaeology issues
3 piles of index cards, mid-processing
1 monitor
1 keyboard
1 almost empty bottle of apple juice
1 sheet of lettered stickers
1 reprint request form
1 box of paper clips
1 plastic cup of pens, various
1 plastic cup of paper clips
1 lid of cardboard coffee cup
1 stirrer for said coffee cup
1 dirty coffee mug
1 watch
1 box of filed index cards
1 calendar/notepad/mouse mat
1 mouse (non-squeaky variety)
1 mobile phone, occasionally emitting croaking noise
1 pouch of Holiday tobacco
1 lid, origin unknown
1 pot of tippex
1 mug of coffee
1 set of keys on wellington boots-shaped keyring
1 pouch of Amber Leaf tobacco
2 books in Swedish, origin unknown
1 copy of East Riding Archaeologist, Volume 3
1 packet Amber Leaf cigarette papers
2 staplers
1 hole-punch
1 box of Inter-Library Loan forms
1 pile of Graduate Admissions forms
1 barmy librarian

I think that just about covers it....

Peace,

CS.
Bramia
02-02-2005, 16:46
-CD's
-CD-box
-plant
-maps
-cd-player
-pens
-other pen-like stuff
-paper
-drink
-the i tjing answer book
-guerillia warfare (book)
-the villain state a history of north korea (book)
-the revolutionary diaries of ernesto che guevara (book)
-Budha's comfort (book)
-das kapital (book)
-the arrogance of the power (book)
-the communist manifest (book)
-the end of the american era (book)
-my name was a number (book)
-2 music books
-guide for parents (book)
-and some bundel of letters etc... in a book from che guevara
-clock
-lamp
-team america: world police (DVD)
I V Stalin
02-02-2005, 17:41
Let's see...
-two empty lever arch folders, one purple, one red
-hairbrush
-comb
-deoderant
-shampoo
-book ends
-cash box
-43 cd cases, all empty
-loose cds - Radio 4, CapDown, Dream Theater, Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9, Primal Scream, Bjork, Secret Machines, Crackout, Garbage, Pink Floyd x 4, Manic Street Preachers x 2, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Gomez and Eric Clapton. Also, drivers mini cd for my hard drive, and Football Manager 2005.
-Stereo speakers
-Old cinema tickets (2)
-Takeaway menu
-Empty book of stamps
-List of albums to download (completed)
-3 biros, two black, one blue
-1 cd-r pen
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail screenplay
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail postcards
-notebook
-USB 2.0 wire
-polythene bag (red) for wireless network card
-manual for wireless network card
-student's discount chequebook x 2 (lots of vouchers for money off services etc)
-case and manual for Football Manager 2005
-Laptop
-Laptop speakers
-hard drive (in swish faux-suede case)
-mobile phone
-case for Worms World Party
-coaster
-empty Coke(TM) bottle
-cheque book
-flyers for gig last Friday
-uni notes (3 pages)
-receipt from Clinton's cards
-receipt for Rammstein tickets
-digital camera
-leaflet offering membership to PETA
-the Vegetarian Starter Kit (available from PETA's website)
-envelope the Vegetarian Starter Kit came in
-box of chess pieces (missing one white pawn)
-books - Catch-22, Lolita, Animal Farm, A Clockwork Orange, CD Guide to Pop & Rock, Mr. Lazy, with sarcastic comments (yes, a Mr. Men book), Horkheimer and Adorno's 'Dialectic of Enlightenment', Kant's 'Political Writings', Unbelievable Facts, 'Have You Seen The Noticeboard?', The Little Book of Student Bollocks
-University of Leicester School of Historical Studies 2nd and 3rd Year Undergraduate Student Handbook
-Shaving mirror
-Far Side desk calendar
-loose change tub (used to be full of marshmallows)
-knotted plastic bag resembling a skunk
-watch case
-shitty Polaroid 'sticker' camera
-Kerrang! Issue 1028, October 23 2004 (Rammstein cover)
-3 handwritten notes (accompanying xmas presents) from my best friend
-2, or probably more, chess game notations.
-'Arsenal Fan's' mug
-2 cd folders (hold up to 208 each), one full, one over half full.
-small fluffy koala holding a boomerang, wearing a red top with the words 'I Love Australia' on the back. Present from Australia.
-lamp
-stereo
-birthday present for best friend
-chess board
-tube of toothpaste
-48 envelopes (I think I've only used 2)
-'MOSH' corkscrew/bottle opener
-Blade 2 DVD (in case)
-Messiah PC game (in case)
-21 Amiga disks (13 games in total)
-10 CD-R's, on spindle
-a paperclip
-Leeds Festival 2004 running order laminate
-ticket for 65 Days of Static (tonight)
-appointment confirmation for Body Mass Aging Study at Leicester Royal Infirmary
-TV
Inarticulate
02-02-2005, 17:47
Um, papers, a shirt, a stapler, a calculator, cheese, and about a dozen empty cans of Sunkist. :D