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[geoprof]

Lower left: Stuff from/to home (e.g. lunch, purse, DVDs given to me by a student to be watched @home), snacks, etc).

Middle left: Electronic things: iPod, thumb drive, various cables

Upper left: Stationary and stationary accessories (envelopes, dept letterhead, hole punch, mailing tape).

Middle: Office supples and a National Geographic map of Antarctica

Upper right: Toiletries (hairbrush, toothbrush/paste, eyeglass cleaner, kleenex, aspirin etc.)

Middle right: Scratch paper

Lower right: extra printer paper, file folders

Am thinking to add a flask of good scotch to lower left soon.

[voxprincipalis]

Upper left: Office supplies: staples, pretty-colored pushpins, pens.

Middle left: This drawer does not open or close properly. It contains meeting minutes and anything else I hope I can shove into a drawer and never look at again.

Bottom left: folder with my stuff for review/tenure. Syllabi.

Center: ha ha, there is no center drawer. This doesn't prevent me from reaching for it at least three times a day. Why, why, why would you make a desk with no center drawer?

Top right: Phone directory, "who-to-call-for-X-job" directory. Sample-size vials of perfume. Those Oral-B toothbrush-on-your-finger things. Binder clips (my favorite office accessory ever!).

Middle right: Uh, I have no idea what's in this drawer. Something is, for sure. Hope it's not important.

Bottom right: Hammer, nails & screws, ruler, manuals for laptop and other equipment, software CDs, other junk.

Closet: secret chocolate supply. Also, sweater, pashmina, equipment.

On top of desk: basket containing Post-Its of every conceivable size, color, and shape. Also, mug and other containers with at least 80 pencils in them. Approximately 60 of these are sharpened. It's like a little lottery. Whee!

VP

[martina]

The contents of my drawer...
Left side:
...visine allergy eye drops
...clearasil & blemish gel (Yes, occassionally I still need these! But having passed 40, I look forward to the day when I won't!).
...stain devils (so I don't wear my lunch to class)
...a small package of face wipes
...a small hairbrush (blue with Snoopy on the bak of it: I think at some point in time I must have taken it from my kids)
...band aids
...nail clippers
...nail files
...Q-tips (in a sandwich bag)
...dental floss
...a ventolin inhaler
...mints (2 different kinds)
...prescription sun glasses
...advil (regular + gel)
...small mirror
...elbow cream
...lip balm
...hand sanitizer - (instant soap in a bottle)
...what-to-do-if-you-lose-your-credit-card info. card (emergency numbers)
-a small religious icon (Someone once gave this to me)
Right Side:
...stapler
...box of staples
...scotch tape
...coloured paper clips ('only use the coloured ones and discard the rest)
...eraser
....a calculator (new model this year - they rarely last me more than a year)
...glue stick
...bright orange post notes ('getting low on these - make note to restock)
...highlighters in 5 different colours (thin ones, not big fat ones)
...4 markers for a white board: red, geen, black and blue (the green is faint and useless).
...scissors (cheap IKEA ones which I have seem to have all over my house too)
...pilot pens: red, blue, green, pink, black and purple - the only kind of pen I will use (but they do not travel well! They leak!)
.. a pencil
..a plastic pencil shapener
...bulldog clips
..tippex
I know what you're thinking...it can't get much more boring than that, right? But my drawer does provide me with some security - everything I seem to to need is right there.

[science_expat]

Aspirin, paperwork associated with travel claims, swiss army knife (with corkscrew!), scissors, tape, mobile phone when in office.

Two bottles of red wine in the file cabinet.

[dr_evil]

Mostly the usual stuff: pens, pencils, paperclips, etc..., a box of molecular models, squishy ball that I'd like to throw at people, and a LARGE bottle of Advil (I wish to send a personal thanks to the person who first synthesized ibuprofen!).

[normative_]

Playing cards
Stapler, staples, staple remover white-out tape,
Bank reports
Inks for fountain pens
Fountain pens
Headset for voice recognition software
Business cards
Library records
Sunglasses
Old calendars
A sewing kit from a hotel
2 Flash drives
Paint brush
Matches
Vicks inhaler
Lip balm
Pencil sharpener
earphones
various professional papers and documents

[wild_rose]

My desk doesn't have drawers. That's why the top looks like it does.

[science_expat]

Normative, you must REALLY be procrastinating today!

[barrelofmonkeys]

Top right:

microwave popcorn
microwavable soups
granola bars
instant oatmeal packs

Top left:

campus directory
college catalog
student handbook
binder of textbook CDs and other non-music CDs

Middle Left:

sharpie markers (lots, in lots of colors)
pens and pencils (lots, in lots of colors)
blank CDs
business cards

bottom left:
electronic components (cables, cords)

on desk:

coffee cups (not washed)
carefully organized stacks of papers
pen/pencil/sticky note organizer
various toys/objects relevant to my study organisms
a pair of dice (not sure why)

[acrimone]

The computer desk at home (1 drawer):

* Approximately 113 pens, two checkbooks, stamps, address labels, hair pins, spare keys, un-activated credit and debit cards, and some bookcase hardware that was never installed.

The work desk immediately opposite it (eight drawers, four to a side):

* Right Top (R1): Post-it tabs (multi-colored), extra tap, post-it notes (four sizes), binder clips (three sizes), spare staples (5 boxes), a stapler, pencils, liquid paper, spare binder clips (still in their boxes), iPod connection wires.

* R2: Empty, used for ad hoc temporary storage (i.e. files I'm working on and want to keep separate)  Often has a flask of Lagavulin 16 yr. in it.

* R3: All manner of envelopes in all sorts of colors including parchment and linen envelopes, pre-paid Express Mail envelopes, etc.; index cards (2 sizes), binder tabs (those sheets with 1, 2, 3, 4... or A, B, C... on the side in staggered formation), a can of Tinactin.

* R4: Art Supplies, including three sets of markers, a watercolor set, four sketch pads, 2 sets of colored pencils, 200 sheets of various decorative papers, a gold/silver/bronze foil set for leafing work, paintbrushes, charcoal pencils, craft glue and exacto blades, stencils.

* L1: Computer hardware and connectors, scissors (3 pair), the tape dispenser for the tape kept in R1, pen sets with leather cases (mostly birthday gifts), acco clips, micro cassette tapes, paper clips, rubber bands, four decks of cards, a copy of Robert's Rules of Order (1876 printing), a bound copy of the Constitution, two hole punchers -- one lightweight and one heavy duty.

* L2: Various notepads on which I am currently working, keeping notes of research, ideas for papers, etc.  (Every notepad is dedicated to a particular task or idea and labelled as such at the top on the little binder-thingy.)  I currently have 14 open projects in this drawer.

* L3: Redwells and spare file folders, a combat knife.

* L4: About 36 notepads of various sizes, including multiple rules, graph pads, and steno pads.  These are all the blank pads.

The work desk is VERY deep with VERY large drawers.

[gayle]

If I listed all the Cr@p in my drawers I'd exceed the maximum post length.  One thing that is not in my desk is food.  That is all carefully contained in a plastic container in my filing cabinet.

I used to have a problem with leaving my mug on my desk dirty.  Then I came in one day and found mouse turds in it.  I got a new mug which I wash before going home every day.

[cropguru]

Paper clips
A few stale cat treats
A stainless .45 automatic
a nine-iron
three 5.25" computer disks
Duvel bottlecaps
a red Swingline stapler...


Oh wait, I don't have drawers.  Like Wild_Rose, it's the reason the top of the desk is what it is.

[yemaya]

Paper clips
A mix of red and blue pens
Aveda Comfort Tea
Splenda Packets
Tide-to-Go Pen
Listerine strips
Excedrin
Tums
Spare reading glasses
Post-its
Thumb tacks

[gennimom]

Okay, this is an old thread. But I'll reply:

Desk at the office:
Top left - textbooks on various topics.
Bottom left - files.
Top right - various desk supplies.
Bottom right - hmmm. I'm not sure at the moment.

Desk at home:
I don't want to know.