April 2, 2003
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Do you have any "knick-knacks" or photos around your computer?

My computer is a) a laptop and b) comatose. It is surrounded by pliers, stale cookies, empty candy tins, paper towels, and whatever else is sitting on our counter.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

I have lots of garbage around my computer, since thats where i spend most of my days.

Talia, 25
Tallahassee, FL USA

Not my home computer, but on my work computer is a blue smiley face, a picture of me and my dog Tip, a picture of my niece Gracilyn, a card that came on my Valentine flowers from my husband that says I love you, Kenny and a small 6-month calendar with a border collie on top of it. I would not have space or energy to describe all the stuff on my desk...

Cindy, 41
VA USA

I have a photo of my daughter in a frame-mousepad. I keep a few photos nearby though they aren't framed. I have knick-knacks all over my house...and even though you didn't ask, my computer desk is probably the most cluttered area of my house!!!!

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

At work I have four Beanie Babies on my PC - a Zodiac Rat for my husband (born in the Year of the Rat), a Northwestern Wildcat for my older daughter, a bunny with a Michigan T-shirt for my younger daughter, and Snoopy for me. I also have a Christmas photo of the girls and me, and one of my younger daughter with my husband. At home I have a Woody Hayes beanie bear on top of the PC and lots of family pictures in the screensaver.

Cathie, 53
Novi, MI USA

My work one has kids' photos, one of me when I was 2 years old. And I have a translucent yellow plastic person that looks like the cingular phone logo. And a bumper sticker from Hot Topic that says: Don't make me get my flying monkeys! At home I have an octopus hanging off the monitor.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

I have two photos on top of my monitor. If I ever get one of those skinny new ones, I'll have to find another spot.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

I've got some magazines, some CDs, CD-R's, floppy disks, a few dictionaries and some games. I've just realised how messy it is.

Aly, 17
Cardiff UK

On top of my computer shelf are gifts such as a vase, clock & crafts. Around the computer are pictures that were taken by "Reba". Great scenes to look at. Those-wish I were there-scenes.

Laney, 60
TX USA

I have tons of work around me a personal pictures and plants.

Stephanie, 27
TX USA

My computer table is devoted to utilitarian objects: a cube of note paper, a pocket diary, a comb, a cache of hard candy, a cup of pencils, pens and nail file, a box of paper clips, a kitchen timer, a dictionary, a crossword dictionary and a stack of web sites to investigate at some point.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

most definitely....i have a bulletin board behind my computer that is covered with photographs, pictures, quotes, poetry, etc.

Cara, 18
Valparasio, IN USA

Yup. I have a little sign thing that says TEACHER on top of my monitor, a few candles and a collection of photos...family and friends. Nice and homey!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

No. I like a clear workspace. I save clutter for other parts of my life.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

Yes, I do and I LOVE them! Frodo bought me a Woodstock doll and I taped it to the top of my
computer so it sits up there. I have three beanie babies - a loris sits on one speaker, a frog sits on
the other, and a lizard stands in front. Frodo also got me a stuffed eagle doll and it stands next to a speaker. I have photos of my cat and bird and husband and an Audubon "Birds" calendar. Lots of neat stuff!

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

No.

Laura, 38
Lowell, MA USA

I have a ton of stuff. Friends photos and spiritual things.

Keri-Jade, 23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

God...my computer desk is a disgrace! Luckily, I have a huge desk with lots of space to accumulate "stuff." Hmmm...let's see...I have: a Galileo thermometer, a piece of sand art my son made at the fair, a diorama my son made in school last year, my son's toy charmander, some of my son's yu-gi-oh cards, his Gameboy Advance...a small clock, a wooden fish I got in Mexico, a
stick of incense, various books, a Discover magazine, a Spongebob Squarepants toy, a picture of my son and mother, a case with CD's....a package of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans (my son's again...the other day I ate one and it actually tasted like vomit! Gross!)...junk mail...a few stuffed animals and a coffee cup. That's about it!

Tam

At home, nothing extraordinary other than papers, printer, pens. At work, I have a stuffed animal (a put) that sits on the top of my monitor, a couple of decrative postcards, propted against the
keyboard, some pottery and an african shoni sculture off to the side.

Felicia, 37
Lowell, MA USA

Yeah, I've got a couple pictures of my sister, various cool looking beer bottles, a trophy I won for a high school musical, and various other things not really worth mentioning.

A-Dog, 20
Eugene, OR USA

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