March 30, 2000    
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What does the area around your computer look like?

The area around my computer is quite dark and dirty. . . My computer room is literally a walk-in closet that just happened to have shelves. . . I put my foot through the wall by mistake one day and the landlord doesn't know yet. .. .There's a dirty white carpet piece under my feet. . .I usually have my boom box underneath my monitor and I play the radio and CD's. . . .There is a phone right next to my keyboard which goes to the other(non-computer) phone line. . .

mothmc, 35
Pensacola,
FL

The desk portion of my counter has all my computer equipment that I use semi-frequently, a Pokemon Burger King crown, some coupons, a grocery list, some postcards, a keychain, three pop tabs, a glass Disney bug containing more pop tabs, and a St. Louis Cardinals lunch bag on it. Then, to the right of the desk portion, there is the bathroom portion, which has my sink and a lot of other stuff. To the right of the desk, there are three photos of my friends. Two were taken in New York and one was taken in Colorado. On the wall above my desk are a fortune from a fortune cookie, a quote I cut out of a magazine, a picture of a woman chained to a phone, a picture of a bunny on the moon, a poem I wrote, a glow-in-the-dark picture of Yoda that my brother pained for me, that famous photo of the sailor kissing some woman, and the words "Even if it kills me. . ." arranged in the shape of a smiling face.

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames,
IA

Messy, .....cup of coffee...lots of work…

Helena, 31
Sydney AUSTRALIA

A slight mess, if by slight you mean "tornado-ish." It's used by three people and is surrounded by cd's, floppies, notebooks, printouts and misc. external hardware.

Alias Irrelevante

My computer is on a grey and black L shaped desk; the computer equipment is on one side and the writing desk is on the other side. My computer is an HP Pavilion, grey, 17 inch monitor, etc. On the  cpu is a red glitter sticker for the band Bis. On top of the monitor are my computer gods: a rock from England, 2 gargoyle stamps, windup dracula and death toys, an alien from toy story, darthpeztoy and bobafettpeztoy Next to the monitor is my scanner, and next to that is my printer (yay laser printer!). In the corner of the desk is Tragedy Ann (a goth raggedy ann doll), a photograph tree with tons of pictures, a quill pen set I can't use (I'm left handed), and a box of crayons. In front of the monitor is an ashtray, my cigarettes, earrings, a bracelet, a few discs, my computer notebook, some cds, and a barrette. On the writing side are several pictures in frames, a candle, a nitemare b4 xmas cup with pens, and several other odds and ends.

I'm so Victorian. I adore clutter.

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge,
LA

A blond-colored wood table top resting on two wihte saw horse legs. Against the wall with a window straight ahead (nice view of the house next door - 40 feet away). Generic computer monitor dead center. To the left: unused fax machine with Cholea plant an old crock. Electric pencil sharpener, small floppy disk box and stack of CD-ROMS. 3 pens of various makes and a Pottery Barn catalogue. To the right: Chipped highball class which acts a coin collector, rough pottery tumbler made by my sister when she was in college doubling as a pen / pencil holder, a 1950s lamp with a neat stack of blank books containing my thoughs, 2 calculators, movie gift certificates, box opener, class evaluation, Palm organier,10 dollars cash.

Felicia, 34
Somerville,
MA

It's a pig sty. I keep meaning to clean it up, but I never have the time. It's surrounded by receipts, pens, change, note pads, and a variety of other things. I also have Sesame Street beanie babies that my fiancee bought for me sitting around it. I'll probably be getting a larger desk once I move out in a couple months, because I have no room for anything on it right now.

Nicole
Elk Grove, CA

Very messy! I'm writing three papers at the same time, and all my research is spread out around my room.

Lindsay, 21
Harrisonburg
, VA

My computer monitor sits on top of a bookcase which is underneath my loft. The loft was built by the person who had this room before me and I lowered it and added supports. A black boa hangs of one  of the supports and computer boxes and a folded laundry rack hide to my right. A laundry bag of clothes is behind the monitor in the corner. Underneath on the book shelf is the printer, cooking  supplies, my copy of Riven, a tin of cookies, comic books, and piano music. In front is my tower, a bean bag chair and the bowl of cereal I am eating. To the left is a desk light, tickets to my dorm's formal  and a hair clip. Behind the book case is my refridgerator, my desk with papers galore, and my leather jacket hanging off the chair.

Meredith
Cambridge, MA

I have a work computer as well as a home computer and sorry to say both are surrounded by lots of stuff. At work my desk is covered in computer parts (I'm in the process of rebuilding one working computer from 3 old ones) and papers. At home its mostly papers and mail I don't have time to deal with.

Cindy, 41
Lowell
, MA

Directly in front of me, around the monitor, are various unpaid bills, reciepts, phone numbers, and other paper. The the left is a shelf with pretty much the same thing on the bottom, a couple books I'm reading in the middle, and books I haven't read on the top.To my right are a bunch of obsolete cds that I'm probably not giong to throw away.

Socrates One
Lowell, MA

I don't have a Room Of My Own, but I do have a Nook of My Own. In front of me as I type is a large bay window with a view of woodland in the back ground and daffodils and bird feeders in the foreground. On my right is a typing table with stationery supplies, clippings and letters to be answered. My desk is on the left--at the moment covered with bustle clutter. Behind me is a low bookcase, doubling as a room divider. Library books have a home on the top shelf. Two and a half shelves are devoted to delightful science fiction and fantasy books that I want to read or reread. Half of the bottom shelf houses cookbooks and gardening books.

Thunderstorms are approaching so the 90 pound collie/shepherd cross is hiding in the desk well, trying to be invisible. The 40 pound pit bull is having herself another lovely nap.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg
, PA

The computer desks faces a window, so I can see the neighborhood. There is a lamp, pencil holder mouse and mouse pad, phone, coffee cup and a few pages of printout on the desk. A file cabinet with the CPU is to the left of the desk. A wall is to the right of the desk.

Laura, 35
Lowell,
MA

It looks kind of messy, although I would call it organized chaos. I get papers, mail, magazines, books, pictures, and kitty litter boxes near my computer.

Ernest, 28
Washington,
DC

A beat up old chair slowly bleeding yellow stuffing onto the carpet, an ash tray, a macrame spider hanging from the ceiling, yoda, a teletubby (La-La), several CD's, and a statue of a tree stump with three half-formed wolves imbedded/escaping.

Anthony, 24
Baton Rouge,
LA

A mess. It has papers, CDs, a remote control. markers, ZIP disk, telephone and assorted letters and stuff that has no home.

Janet, 42
E. Brunswick
, NJ

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