You do silly and pointless things when you've been in the house for a full week and your eyes hurt from computer glare. So:
This is my work area. And this is extremely clean.
Notice the:
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-Page open to the Census data
-Pot pourri burner going on the right
-Crumpled remains of money from when I needed it from when I used to go outside... Ah, outside, I wonder what it's like these days.
-Water in a wine glass; even when not drinking wine I use the wine glasses as often as possible, because I think one should
-Many avenues for caffeine including the coffee cup, the diet coke and...ok only two types of caffeine.
-pitcher of water
-Stacks of research and books
-Microphone plugged in from this morning's interview with...someone, I forget who at this point
-Leaky mic flag
-A lot of candles, I burn them while I write and almost at no time else
-Jingle Spells CD
-Destroyed black chair, thanks to Moochka
-Purple blanket, fantastic for wrapping around myself while I work
-Long matches for lighting those candles when they get really down to the wick
-Jumble, tangle, unsalvagable pile of wires
-Lamp in corner that doesn't actually work because it broke in the move, so I stuck it together with glue and am hoping it doesn't fall apart because I looove it
-Interview transcripts
-Salman Rushdie book that's friggin' brilliant but which I have not had time to finish and I hope Paul's not looking for it any time soon
-Leaky awards up top, including Webby and the podcast statuette, which really ought to be in someone else's home, probaby John's, I just ended up with it that weekend
-Our special PotterCast box made for us by a listener
-A crystal ball that someone gave me from someplace special
-Glasses, which really are being held together with clear packing tape, because I wore them to sleep, then made my bed with them still inside and then sat on said bed
-TWO backup drives. Uh huh. I learned.
-USB connector, the equivalent of a power strip for this area
-iPhone that I bought only after my other one had a malfunction and I got the other one replaced for free, so voila, sold that one on craigslist and I get a big fat discount on iPhone via that money! Woo hoo!
-Computer bought when other one finally bit the dust, after 3 years of loyal service
-Empty bowl from midafternoon snack of snowpeas.
-Can you even see the printer?
-shirt balled up in corner because who needs to do laundry ever?
I always think it is fascinating to see other people's work space. I don't know what that says about me, but thanks for sharing! Can't wait to hear THE interview! Congrats!
Know what I was thinking when I ran my mouse cursor over the big-sized pic of your desk? :D
Darn it, nothing sparkled and no drawers opened. Maybe I have to click them in a certain order...
I feel your pain! It's university finals time for me. You can't see much of my desk or floor any longer. Its all paper, pens and random food items [pop cans, water bottles and a box of cookies] strewn all over the place. I haven't been outside since last wednesday, and will be going out tomorrow to write my last[and only] exam of the semester!
Also, you aren't the only one who takes pictures of their work space. I've done that for the people who check out my art on my Deviantart.com account! :)
take care!
You are a brave, brave woman. My work area is just horrible...I couldn't blog about it having an anxiety attack. But, seeing where you have "holed" yourself up over the past few weeks is very intriguing, thanks for sharing.
Remind me, when either of us has time to breathe, to tell you about the mortification that was meeting Salman Rushdie at RCMH for Jo's reading in 2006. Mortification. Seriously.
1)Thank you for making me feel better about my mess. :D (Now if I could only be as productive.)
2) For some reason I assumed you had a laptop. Took me 5 minutes to realize you have an IMac.
3) IPhone w00t! Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine.
4) Who are the pictures of?
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!
Melissa, your mess shows 2 things:
a) that you are a genius coz all genius's have REALLy messy desks..its a sgn of their passion for their work :P
b) you are REALLY good at making other people feel good abt the mess-havent they admitted?!
I wont wish you 'happy cleaning' or any such rubbish because I like the mess..and Im sure you like it too :)
Umm...I don't know what "mess" everyone is talking about. I can still tell what color your desk is. It's not messy. I use my computer either on the couch or the kitchen table now, because there's nowhere to put it on my desk anymore. I should probably clean up a bit before I head to my parents' house for winter break.
Also, I learned too...after your tale of your computer crashing, I decided I should give in and buy an external harddrive, so I got one on sale the day after Thanksgiving.
You know, I've seen it messier.
YOU GO, GIRL.
You forgot the autographed picture of everybody when you met Jo... up there.. in the middle...
While looking for "Leaky mic flag", I saw a photo in a frame (near Salman Rushdie) that has the letters S-T-E-R-S that you didn't mention in your list.
If I had a picture of my sister that I didn't mention, she'd call me on it.
Thanks for sharing your work space. The next time I hear you on a podcast (when will that be?) I will be able to picture you at your desk. Oooh, creepy.
Other people's work area is very interesting for me, too. And your place of work is exactly my taste. Only not to few disorder ;). Thanks for the picture!
very nice stately-home / old boys club feel about it. do you have a chaise lounge in the corner? ;)
hi all :)
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