On mine, excluding the pc, I pile of CDs including:
- "Jubilee" by the Sex Pistols - "Wild in the streets" by the Circle Jerks - "Hated in the nation" by GG Allin - "Still undead after all these years" by The Undead - "Songs of Hate and Emotion" by Coloss - "Bad Brains" - "Reside" by The Effigies - "Til Death" by The Undead - "4-Way Diablo" by Monster Magnet - "Open Fire" by Alabama Thunderpussy - "Con Todo Respeto" by Molotov - "The Black and White Album" by The Hives - "The Wildhearts must be Destroyed" - "Federico Tre" by PAY - "...se fossi una ragazza" and "Fuori Tempo Massimo" by C.S.C.H. - "Aftertaste" by Helmet - "Res:Erected" by The Members - "Songs for Faraway Lovers" by The Mojomatics - "Greatest Hits 1970-1978" by Black Sabbath - "Blow Up Your Video" by AC/DC - the Toy Dolls Anthology - the Amen promo
An old Trio Solid state amp, A pewter tankard containing pens, pencils, a ruler, tweezers, boxwood sculpting tools and a scalpel, A creative Zen, My laptop, Assorted power supplies for devices, One of my speakers, A local environmental monthly, My filofax (yea I know) and a folder with my current web jobs, A stack of dvds with images, music, software and other stuff burned on them, A cutting mat, A wacom tablet, A small stack of A4 doodling paper, Assorted Trust wireless device manuals, Book 'Chomsky on Anarchism', A beaker of Water, and an empty chipped mug with a cartoon sheep and '128MB RAM' printed in the side.
At work, there's a bunch of paper shuffling from here to there and usually a circuit board or two...and a lot of pens and other writing implements...I'm an office-supply-oplile. I'll bet there's a real word for that out there, but I will have to look it up later. Anyone else know what it is?
At home, my desk is my lap or my knees. Have laptop computer, will travel...and usually have to in order to write in peace.
My desk is a fuckin' mess. old comic news folded up with weed crumbs inside them, a pile of books I haven't finished including Objection from Nancy Grace and god is not Great from Hitchens, 8 dirty cups, a pipe, a bottle opener, 2 ash trays, and a bunch of stupid little figurines like jesus and meatwad. And there's little piles of ash everywhere from where my ashtrays sat and I missed. I think now that I've pointed it out I will clean it.
I own a rather large L shaped desk, which when I got it though it would be a great idea. In reality it's more like a dumping ground for everything. Papers, meds, dvds, video games, printer, modem, router, plates & cups, ect. I always dread cleaning my desk off. The reminds me that I need to at some point.
A bottle of Tabasco A S&W .38 special Pint bottle of Jameson Four packs of American Spirits: One empty One Open Apollo Health goLITE Portable Light Therapy Ash Tray Two books of matches Four hinged arm drafting lights Instruction manual for a Spyder Pilot ACS Marker Sketch Book Highball glass
A laptop A monitor An external hard-drive A trackball An Xbox 360 controller A digital camera A stapler A staple remover A speaker A super-deformed capsule figure of Noriko Takaya from Gunbuster (on the speaker) A pen holder thingamajig A pot of pins A copy of Enid Blyton's 'The Magic Faraway Tree' (fuck yeah) The new Blade Runner 5 DVD edition A stack of computer games A decorative plate A battery charger My passport Scattered copper coins
All this on a desk that's only slightly over a metre wide, and about half a metre deep.
monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. Laptop. Large three way bookshelf speakers. empty beer bottle, glass of water, mentos, scissors, pens, pencils, medical tape, knives, my evil cellphone, random leather/chainmail bracelets, my necklace, old earrings, change, matches, binder clips, a cigar cutter, cigarettes, lighter, massive amounts of used paper and receipts that are making a huge mess... sunglasses, guitar pick, paycheck I need to deposit, whetstone, golf ball, measuring tape, a dvd - Pi, toy dart gun, a spring, 7 ounce beer glass, thing of raisins, a book on grammar, external hard drive, a vice clamp, photos, some art supplies, an my top hat. Occasionally the cat... I think thats it.
A dusty fan, moleskines, pens, allergy drugs, movie ticket stubs a pile of mail that i refuse to open bobble-head Buddy Christ a cheerful x-mas mug full of water duct tape Gloomy the violent bear from Kid Robot a ribbon pin that says "Very Special person" iPod squeaky headphones a fortune that reads "Your luck has been completely changed today" (for better or worse, is what I'm wondering)
MacBook Pro Mighty Mouse (the rubbish Apple mouse) Epson R265 Printer Onn iPod speaker dock 3rd Gen 20GB iPod Two USB2 Hard Drives Playstation 2 Virgin Media TV Box DVD Player Video Cassette Player/Recorder Pile of comics to read Neuromancer by William Gibson Television Six remote controls Desk lamp Two CD coasters Bottle of Diet Pepsi Glass Pot of pens, pencils and markers Motorola RAZR V3 A ikea stuffed Spider toy Box of tissues A small bone container for medication My elbows
External CD burner for my laptop Industrial, adjustable lamp My very first rejection letter, framed Paperback dictionary Dream Hunters Sandman action figure Mego Spider-man Original artwork from Jack Lee Pleasure Chest melting body candle, pen and notepad (gift from my niece) Blank graph paper book A bendy skeleton with home-made, paper shorts My tri-pod for my camera A blank book with the original artwork from Meghan Murphy TARDIS bank Doctor Who, Rose, Captain Jack, Cyberman & K9 action figures Punk Attitude DVD The Complete Book of Scriptwriting by JMS The power of Myth by Joseph Campbell Bony Orbit Records - a collection of songs from local bands A stapler A blue Sharpie A pile of notes A printed IM chat containing positive feedback for my novella
My actual tabletop I'm working on has only my laptop two empty glasses a pad of a4 drawing paper drafting pencil 0.3m black pigment liner the cordless phone my cellphone a large stack of my lil brother's MtG cards
However, as my only computer is this laptop, my workstation tends to sprawl out across the house, leaving books, cds, drawing materials, and whatever I happen to be playing with at the time in its wake. I'm a messy bugger.
3 Spindles: one of blank CDs another DVDs and another burned things case for BioShock PC mini USB cable PSP iPOD nano 1G a plate from my lunch checkbook (never used, just to remember where it is) center and front speakers of crappy 5.1 Logitech PC speakers stereo array mic I have never used 22" widescreen LCD Logitech web Elite keyboard... dirty as hell I am noticing. Dusty and such MS wireless explorer crappy Star Wars Ep 1 mouse pad: hated the movie, given to me for free and used for years now. 2 staplers - one pink, one black ball of rubberbands bills and assorted papers 1GB mem stick pro duo leopard-spotted analog clock cell phone near my hand, uncalled Mandarin Lime Hansen's Soda Joby GorillaPod for a camera three tins, glasses and canning jars filled with assorted markers and pens recipes printed from the internets Sony Cybershot camera post-its with ignored reminders clear packing tape roll plastic bag for dog waste removal on an upcoming walk assorted papers and trash
Apple laptop - Work purposes only Several Moleskin notebooks - poor skinless moles Alienware PC laptop - total indulgence A copy of A Scanner Darkly - the book, not the movie The Clash - London Calling Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Violent Femmes - Self Titled Jane's Addiction - Nothing Shocking From Hell - Alan Moore graphic novel University of Michigan ball cap - go ahead and get your digs in Boba Fett statue Coffee mug - filled with writing utensils My Blackberry Me Talk Pretty One Day - Book of collected essays by David Sedaris TV and DVD remotes
... Can't remember. Sometime early this year, I think it was.
Right. They're still good, but not as crazy awesome. However, there is now such a thing as a high-end dell that's actually decent... which never happened before they got Alienware.
pile of assorted paperwork (my "in-box") LED flashlight sunglasses, wallet, keys, gum. phone, pen, USB drive (pocket contents) Kleen Kanteen (empty) avacado-olive scented candle bottle of saint john's wort monitor, headphones, keyboard, mouse, wacom ink and quill hand made coffee mug canvas sack full of coins old beer bottle (contents: couple fl oz of piss) offensive, flea market native american/cow skull lamp