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Diantha Guessous 
United States
Local time: 17:05
Member (2002)
French to English
| Recently reorganized | Feb 25, 2006 |
I like to be minimalist, but don't always manage. Thanks to a recent reorganization of the office, I got the printer and one of the speakers OFF the desk.The desk = an old dining room table we fell in love with at the flea market years ago. Awhile ago, I got a much less cumbersome flat screen and our son brought me a cordless keyboard and mouse, all of which free up space and reduce cord clutter.
SO, what's left, today?
-screen and the old medical textbook it's sitting on fo... See more I like to be minimalist, but don't always manage. Thanks to a recent reorganization of the office, I got the printer and one of the speakers OFF the desk.The desk = an old dining room table we fell in love with at the flea market years ago. Awhile ago, I got a much less cumbersome flat screen and our son brought me a cordless keyboard and mouse, all of which free up space and reduce cord clutter.
SO, what's left, today?
-screen and the old medical textbook it's sitting on for height + a small(metal) frog on the book.
-a mini document holder
-1 speaker with skype mike hanging on it
-logitech device
-holder for pens, clips,etc.
-the document I'm working on + notepad
-some terminology notes to enter (one of these days)and an AARP bulletin
- a post-it pad
-a couple of printed e-mails + an insurance form to file
-the remaining tower of my husband's notebooks and papers (there were 3, but no hope for zero!!)
-the cat is on my lap now, but eyeing the keyboard.
The ADSL modem is on the CPU, along with a few music CDs. We have a wall-to-wall bookshelf behind the desk, so I can avoid dictionaries and not-in-use CDs on the desk. I put dictionaries on a trolley next to me when needed.
Not bad, but clutter builds up so easily.
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Left of the monitor/keyboard:
Lamp
Printer
External HD
Empty black ink cartridge (there as a reminder to get a new one)
Pile of papers (pls don't ask me to list what's in this pile - it's all important stuff)
Cordless phone on top of the pile of papers
Calculator
Right of the monitor/keyboard:
Another pile of papers + magazines
Pile of CDs
Black pen
Red pen
Mouse pad under the optical mouse
4 post-its wit... See more Left of the monitor/keyboard:
Lamp
Printer
External HD
Empty black ink cartridge (there as a reminder to get a new one)
Pile of papers (pls don't ask me to list what's in this pile - it's all important stuff)
Cordless phone on top of the pile of papers
Calculator
Right of the monitor/keyboard:
Another pile of papers + magazines
Pile of CDs
Black pen
Red pen
Mouse pad under the optical mouse
4 post-its with important things scribbled on them
Roll of toilet paper
Voice Recorder (it's been there a long time, and I don't even use it, but you never know)
Packet of Pringles
Between monitor and keyboard:
Headphone/microphone (hooked on the monitor)
USB-mouse adaptor - cute little green thing
4 used batteries
Sudoku electronic game
3 of those platisc thingies to tie up cables with
Cell phone
Hair clip
Labello stick
Dietorella coffee drops
Half-full coffee mug, getting cold... time for a refill and a cigarette break!
Between me and keyboard:
Sheet of paper ready to scribble notes on
Post-It pad
Just noticed, stuck between the pile of papers/magazines and the pile of CD's: a sachet of "confetti" from a friend's silver wedding
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| | | | Aurélie DANIEL
Spain
Local time: 23:05
Member (2004)
English to French
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A mug with lots of pens and pencils, marker pens, paintbrushes, scissors, fingernail file... Yes, it all fits in a mug!
Two books I am working on
A postcard of Paris
A selection of booklets and programmes from museums and such
Paper incense
One of those little bottles they give out at fairgrounds to blow bubbles
My cat
A tray with lots of papers to file
Wireless headphones
Clothes pegs
A book about stretching (by Bob Anderson, very good... See more A mug with lots of pens and pencils, marker pens, paintbrushes, scissors, fingernail file... Yes, it all fits in a mug!
Two books I am working on
A postcard of Paris
A selection of booklets and programmes from museums and such
Paper incense
One of those little bottles they give out at fairgrounds to blow bubbles
My cat
A tray with lots of papers to file
Wireless headphones
Clothes pegs
A book about stretching (by Bob Anderson, very good)
Sunglasses
Lavender from my grandma's garden
A shoebox full of office supplies
Two notebooks with, well, lots of notes
A box of floppy disks I have not used in ages
Address book
Different types of bateries for different things
Telephone
Cell phone
Apple
Bottle of water
Ash-tray, lighter, cigarettes
Different types of sticky notes
A ruler I never use
CDs
A few photographs
Shelves above desk: a zillion dictionnaries, old broken mouses, graphic tablet, music and software CDs.
I have to have a messy desk, otherwise I don't feel comfortable. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | What's a "self-made post-it"? | Feb 25, 2006 |
Gianni Pastore wrote:
I think this is it! No, it's not... forgot a pack of self-made Post-it. Sorry about that.
Do you mean you start with paper, add some low-tack glue, etc.?
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Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 23:05
Member (2007)
English to Italian
TOPIC STARTER
Riccardo Schiaffino wrote:
Do you mean you start with paper, add some low-tack glue, etc.?
er... maybe "custom" post-it is the correct term. The fact is that after proofreading I often find myself surrounded by tons of sheets. So, rather than thrashed 'em, I cut them in four parts and use the back for writing. No glue involved, I've got a large magnetic blackboard with magnets. Cheers!
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| | | | | Quite a lot of stuff | Feb 25, 2006 |
from the left to the right:
a) sideboard:
-hard copy of a SP-IT translation to do
-stack of purchase orders to be entered in the accounting system
-some mail (including junk mail), from yesterday, still mostly unread
-one wallet
b)desk
-basket with:
1) instructions on how to tie a bow-tie,
2) postcard from Mexico City,
3) mileage log,
4) small notebook,
5) empty pen case,
6) empty eyeglass case,
7) Swiss A... See more from the left to the right:
a) sideboard:
-hard copy of a SP-IT translation to do
-stack of purchase orders to be entered in the accounting system
-some mail (including junk mail), from yesterday, still mostly unread
-one wallet
b)desk
-basket with:
1) instructions on how to tie a bow-tie,
2) postcard from Mexico City,
3) mileage log,
4) small notebook,
5) empty pen case,
6) empty eyeglass case,
7) Swiss Army knife
-Desk lamp with, on pedestral:
1) empty box of mints
2) full box of mints
3) nail clipper
4) eraser
- second wallet
- second empty eyglass case
- eyeglasses
- calculator
- wireless phone handset
- third empty eyglass case, with ballpoint pen in it
- fountain pen
- laptop computer
- notebook on top of laptop computer
- mechanical pencil
- ballpoint pen
- laptop computer's Skype headset
- mouse pad (for laptop computer)
- mouse (for laptop computer)
- letter opener
- second calculator
- sheet of paper with lead for an article I'm going to write
- clipboard with
1) typometer
2) unpaid (not overdue) Internet bill
3) monrtgage statement
4) discount coupon from Subaru
- left speaker from main computer
- several envelopes from book clubs (for once, none overdue)
- bunch of other papers from said bookclubs
- Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine and Nursing, acting as monitor stand
- TFT monitor, on said makeshift monitor stand
- stapler
- keyboard for main computer(s)
- PDA (half broken, but still functioning)
- right speaker from main computer
- pen container with pens, exacto knife, scissors, business cards, highlighter, paper clips, post-it notes
- small screw from a computer I had disassembled
- mouse and mouse pad for main computer(s)
- Belkin keyboard/mouse/monitor switch for main computer(s)
- largish wooden box with ltos of papers
- magnifying glass
- wireless telephone unit
- three juggling balls
- restaurant receipt
- two business cards
- rolodex
- upraight file with lots of folders
- box with AOL CD, to be thrown away, like the 200 or so I have received so far
- AT&T CD, acting as coaster
- laser printer
c) bookshelf above desk (I'm not counting the other bookshelves in the office:
- over 50 chess books
- CDs with chess software
- Google Hacks book
- books on writing Excel and Word VBA code
- book on Go
- books on Scrabble
- book on backgammon
- four chess sets
- binder with chess articles
- two magazine containers with two years of Chess Life magazine
d) bulleting board with phot of my wife, calendar, doctor phone number, codes for rtf accented characters, address of Italian restaurant, photo of Camogli from a 1920s National Geographic
e) underneath, from left to right
- portfolio
- two shoeboxes full of CDs
- binder
- leather case with checkbooks, stamps, address labels (for payments)
- plastic organizer, full of papers I have not looked at in a while
- footrest
- another two shoeboxes full of CDs
- boxes from the latest install of MS Office
- Windows 98 computer
- Cable modem
- Windows 2000 computer
- two external zip drives, connected to aforesaid Win 98 and win 2000 computers
- Two En-IT dictionaries on CD
- Dizionario etimologico Zanichelli on CD
- Marolli dictionary on CD
- McGraw-Hill/Zanichelli dictionay on CD
- two CDs with all Microsoft glossaries for all 58 available languages
- DVD with presentations from latest ATA conference
- old Trados dongle
- bass speaker connected to main computer
- box of paper to recycle
- scanner/color inkjet printer
- wastepaper basket (which marks the frontier between my work space and my wife's)
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| | | | Özden Arıkan
Germany
Local time: 23:05
Member
English to Turkish
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| I want a bigger desk, too... | Feb 25, 2006 |
... to get as untidy as I please
Right now, I have
2 speakers
1 microphone holder
1 empty coffee cup
1 dirty cup pad with some kittens printed on it
1 worn-out mouse pad (or this shouldn't count, perhaps, we all have a mouse pad, right?)
1 mug for holding pens (all with no ink left), it has one of those Tète de Femmes by Picasso printed on it (a reproduction of this one is s... See more ... to get as untidy as I please
Right now, I have
2 speakers
1 microphone holder
1 empty coffee cup
1 dirty cup pad with some kittens printed on it
1 worn-out mouse pad (or this shouldn't count, perhaps, we all have a mouse pad, right?)
1 mug for holding pens (all with no ink left), it has one of those Tète de Femmes by Picasso printed on it (a reproduction of this one is still on the wall of my parents' apartment, and when I was a little child, I believed that it was my mom's picture)
1 glass of water (I always drink when working )
1 full ashtray, with a pack of cigarettes and a lighter next to it (no, I won't quit, either)
some junk mail I found in my mailbox yesterday - thanks for reminding me that I should send them to the thrash now
1 sleeping cat - I'm lucky that he's accepted not to sleep on the keyboard at this time ▲ Collapse
| | | | | I feel so disgustingly tidy... | Feb 26, 2006 |
My PC desk is uncluttered... and my other desk is also tidy:
Laptop with docking station
Two 3-tier paper trays
pencil holder
post-it holder
desk lamp
calendar
mobile phone
metal hanging files rest underneath (left side)
3-drawer cabinet with wheels underneath (right side)
All wall-mounted shelves over both desks are very tidy and holding dictionaries, books, copies of books and magazines I have translated in special print... See more My PC desk is uncluttered... and my other desk is also tidy:
Laptop with docking station
Two 3-tier paper trays
pencil holder
post-it holder
desk lamp
calendar
mobile phone
metal hanging files rest underneath (left side)
3-drawer cabinet with wheels underneath (right side)
All wall-mounted shelves over both desks are very tidy and holding dictionaries, books, copies of books and magazines I have translated in special printed matter stands, clock, business card holder, cd cases, box files, videocamera and digital camera, mp3 player, and two large metal boxes where I store all cables and accessories for my cameras etc. and my office stamp, stappler, hole puncher and other paraphernalia, and last by not least, a stand with all my various invoice booklets, social security booklets (only a greek would know what I mean)... Oh, and my reading glasses...
I feel so disgustingly tidy, I feel like messing up things a little...
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juvera
Local time: 22:05
English to Hungarian
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| Self-made Post-it and ruler... | Feb 26, 2006 |
I have a lot of the usual stuff, but I work from the corner of the dining table, because from here I can see the garden, the TV, the kitchen is a few steps away, and I don't have to run down and up the staircase to print off things from my husband's computer where the printer is, to recharge the phones or greet the family when they get home, open the door if somebody rings the bell, switch on/off the heating (the sensor is too sluggish) etc.
I can dump my monitor, keyboard etc. in one minu... See more I have a lot of the usual stuff, but I work from the corner of the dining table, because from here I can see the garden, the TV, the kitchen is a few steps away, and I don't have to run down and up the staircase to print off things from my husband's computer where the printer is, to recharge the phones or greet the family when they get home, open the door if somebody rings the bell, switch on/off the heating (the sensor is too sluggish) etc.
I can dump my monitor, keyboard etc. in one minute, if I have to, but four of us can use the table if I just tidy up.
My pens and pencils are in two pretty Japanese trays for shushi, and sitting on top of each other on the monitor base.
Not mentioned so far:
small cloth for cleaning glasses,
small letter opener,
bag of bird seeeds (it is winter, and the birds come to the window since the dog passed away
Gianni Pastore wrote:
f) A ruler (dunno why, but it's been there for ages)
... forgot a pack of self-made Post-it.
Self-made Post-it: I do exactly the same, staple them together in one corner, back-to-front, then they are kept together but easy to detach. I have half-A4 size as well.
Ruler: to scratch your back, of course.
And a calculator is a must, to give your hands a rest from the keyboard. ▲ Collapse
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