h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

An empthy glass, a glass of water, a glass of wine, a ashtray, a cigarrette slowlt buring out, an sashtrya, a lighter, packet of bourbons, mnouse mat, mouse, pens & couplof cds...

An empty glass, two cigars, keys, a mouse, a keyboard, a magnifying glass (illuminated), a diving flashlight, a swiss army knife, a cell phone, a stapler, a black comb, a recall notice for Chysler Sebring converibles, a monitor, two blank sheets of paper and a partrige in a pear tree.

A desklamp
Phone
Glasses and case
Camera and case
Assorted pieces of junkmail
Last years car insurance documents
A number of various CDs with windows, office and other gubbins on them
A pair of scissors
Pay and display car park tickets
CD writer pens
A chequebook
Zak the Duck
An empty lightbulb box
A remote control for a TV I've not had for about 6 months
A packet of betteries
A PDA
Mobile phone
Scanner
Printer
An electric shaver
Star Wars Trilogy DVD - Unopened from christmas and as a result I've still never seen any of the star wars films.
A broken webcam
Even more junkmail
Another pair of scissors
2 for 1 admission coupon for the Badger Brewery Visitor Centre
Car brochures
A jiffy bag
A 100 stack of blank CDs with only about 10 left on it.


Think I need to do some tidying up

What's a desk? Haven't seen one for years.

lots of crumbs

2 candles - lit (the power has gone out)

Dictionary, thesaurus, medical handbook, pocket dictionary of modern Maori, Myst:the official stratgey guide (unused ), Myst CD, ibook manual (overused ), an atlas of NZ

Diaries from 2000, 2001, 2002 (I've been having to look stuff up)

a birthday card with a picture of a cat sitting on a keyboard in front of a computer screen with the caption 'Downloading Now'

a keyboard (sans cat), a mouse not plugged in, a zip drive

a 2cm ball made of tinfoil from inside a chocolate wrapper (there is a similar but smaller one on the floor by the stove)

a small, red maglite torch

2 recyclable AA batteries that have started to corrode white stuff on the ends, which are acting as a reminder to ask on Ask if I can clean them up and use them again

a tin with felt pens, biros, 2 chopsticks, 2 plastic pegs, and various other bits in it

an empty film container

2 biros which I am sure don't work

a toothpick

a wooden peg

a pencil

a stack of old envelopes for writing notes on

an address book

my OS CDs and various software CDs

a post it note explaining the difference between it's and its

a printout of the h2 smileys minus the Winter collection (that page fell off)

Er, that should have been rechargeable batteries (recyclable would be nice too).


I think we should say how big the desk is

Mine is 900 x 600mm, with a laptop on it.

My tiny new desk (50x78cm) has my computer screen on it, speakers, mobile phone, mouse, glass of wine, a pencil and that's about it.

Didn't have a desk until about two weeks ago - before my computer stuff was badly set up all over available bookshelf space with the keyboard sitting on a high stool. Luckily I still have my 'auxiliary' desk (bookcase area just next to my desk - 75x100cm) which has the scanner and printer on it, as well as a lot of candles, a pretty blue glass vase and a bit of unfinished paperwork strewn about.

Under my desk is the keyboard (on slidy-in-and-out thingy), the computer box (what's that actually called?), my modem and my feet.

Totally loving my new desk set up.


az

PC,pens half empty,new palm pilot,many manuals for new palm,whats left of my temper after spending 4 hours trying to set up new palm and get it to synch..

i just misread this as 'whos'on your desk right now!

Fresh from the 'penis' thread, Serephina?

So okay then, 'fess up - who's on your desk?


az

no one unfortunately

guess my minds just elsewhere

Monitor
keyboard
mouse
mousemat (Aston Villa, fiances not mine)
2 speakers (which crackle when I turn them on)
Speaker on/off device (not used much)
2 drinks mats (one slate with a collie on, one rubbery with bluebells on)
half a glass of diet pepsi (not on a drinks mat)
one box of ultrabalm tissues (stinking cold in progress)
2 crumpled tissues (let's not go there)
Digicam charging cradle
crumbs from dark choc digestive biscuit just eaten (I believe in "feed a cold..."

Deb

computer
camera
mousemat (steve mcqueen)
A to Z (london)
book ('pictoplasma')
mobile phone
wallet
blinky the fish
my elbows
as yet, no cup of tea, which i am about to go and get

my computer, dictionarys, some books, a glass of water, a radio, drawings, paint, pencils, different sorts of paintbrushs, glue, tape, scissors, a notebook, a metal box (empty), some stones, rulers, my pen, CDs, a lamp, batteries (maybe empty), two calendars (one of last year), some figures out of stone, wood and china, a half of a nutshell I painted withs gold and now have got no idea what to do with it, a watch (ugly), postcards, ink cartidges (some full), a little wooden ball, a timetable
... and now also my cat

the rest is hidden under layers of paper, I've got no idea what it is

I think I'd better stick to listing what is on top of the computer work station in my dining room, otherwise we will be here all day:

A silver coloured wire tray choc full of papers with my personal CD player and a CD ('Dummy' by Portishead) on top.
A silver coloured desk lamp.
A silver coloured desk tidy containing a selection of propelling pencils, assorted gel pens and biros, a pink highlighter pen, a prit stick, a small stapler, some staples, some purple and black paper clips and a pair of scissors.
The flat screen belonging to my computer.
A black box that I keep my compter CD's in.
A cordless telephone.
A small, furry wombat that someone bought me back from Australia.
A silver coloured box that I keep my floppy discs in.
A packet of Gaviscon tablets.
My lotto ticket.
A cheque that I need to return to my ex-boyfriend.
The sad little note book that I use to keep track of my finances.
My 'Lizzbett' badge that I made for last years summer London meet.
The key thingy for undoing my window locks.
My digital camera.



Oooh - this is like the conveyor belt on The Generation Game!

Computer, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard
Flash Drive
Booklet of discount coupons
Epoxy samples for testing
Multimeter
Books - all sorts of technical sh**
Plastic tubes
Calculator
Mobile Phone
Vernier Calipers
Post-its
Pens - lots of 'em
3 rulers (6 inch)
Rubber bands
Clipboard with lots of stuff written
4 Binders full of class notes
Clear adhesive tape - almost new roll
Box of 6 dry release agent cans
Backpack
Box of Altoids
100 CD case.. with about 20 left
Wierd machine element that is probably part of an engine... which I use as a paperweight

Neet to add some AAA batteries, a roll of sticky tape, a bottle opener, a pint glass and three empty bottles of some pretty nice 7% to the list I posted earlier.

I really need to tidy my desk, and not post under the influence.

The Generation Game Please tell me we don't have to remember all these things


Nice to see you, to see you....

*Large crowd, middling enthusiasm* ...nice.

Is that the best you can do?