tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3999835424668213792..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Big Thirsty on Office Clutter From Proffie Galore.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34790431404273286192013-11-22T10:00:07.029-05:002013-11-22T10:00:07.029-05:00That reminds me of my Master's adviser. He go...That reminds me of my Master's adviser. He got a new desk. The old desk was pushed aside, new desk plopped down, and he continued building his fort of papers and empty styrofoam coffee cups. Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28551942710426545942013-11-21T23:09:11.208-05:002013-11-21T23:09:11.208-05:00I'm in a shiny new office in a shiny new build...I'm in a shiny new office in a shiny new building, so I feel obligated to keep it neat and clean. Also, one of my walls is a whiteboard wall, so I need to keep things somewhat clean so i can use it.<br />Unfortunately, my home office suffers for all the neatness at work. I've got 20 square feet of desk space at home, but only 5 square feet of it is usable.Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64361455806792028612013-11-21T23:01:36.984-05:002013-11-21T23:01:36.984-05:001) Too soon, but . . .
2) LOL1) Too soon, but . . .<br />2) LOLPat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79065133216289994382013-11-21T22:47:21.567-05:002013-11-21T22:47:21.567-05:00The snake probably kept the vermin under control!The snake probably kept the vermin under control!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40739517754924077162013-11-21T21:50:40.789-05:002013-11-21T21:50:40.789-05:00:):)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81225693431061612722013-11-21T21:50:21.457-05:002013-11-21T21:50:21.457-05:00I rearranged a shelf of books into alphabetical or...I rearranged a shelf of books into alphabetical order by title, then by author. It took way less time than I'd hoped. :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83988307032535364242013-11-21T20:52:19.111-05:002013-11-21T20:52:19.111-05:00Me too! Today it was the stack of dirty dishes cal...Me too! Today it was the stack of dirty dishes calling to me instead of the piles of quizzes and homework. If I were Kimmie, I'd ask why nothing ever is less appealing than grading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56036339163834910192013-11-21T20:33:46.766-05:002013-11-21T20:33:46.766-05:00Really, that's the more satisfactory outcome!Really, that's the more satisfactory outcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4774316075192615522013-11-21T19:54:27.145-05:002013-11-21T19:54:27.145-05:00No snakes were unearthed.... :)No snakes were unearthed.... :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36422884623034434302013-11-21T19:54:04.310-05:002013-11-21T19:54:04.310-05:00I have a colleague whose office was condemned by t...I have a colleague whose office was condemned by the fire department. The Fire Marshall demanded that it be cleaned out because it was a hazard to our entire building. :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55210166808836474472013-11-21T19:53:25.576-05:002013-11-21T19:53:25.576-05:00I'm a procrastinator cleaner (when I don't...I'm a procrastinator cleaner (when I don't want to grade, I find it NECESSARY to clean).The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65809356457387940482013-11-21T19:48:14.839-05:002013-11-21T19:48:14.839-05:00When I was in grad school one of the faculty membe...When I was in grad school one of the faculty members had his office condemned by the health department. The department hired an undergrad to swamp it out, and she found...the snake that the biology department had lost a couple of semesters earlier.<br /><br />Any time I have a messy desk I just think back to this example, and I feel much neater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81152227530198512082013-11-21T19:22:06.313-05:002013-11-21T19:22:06.313-05:00I am not a maintenance cleaner, but a cathartic cl...I am not a maintenance cleaner, but a cathartic cleaner. When I get good and sick and tired of losing stuff, piles of stuff tipping over, etc., I then do a great job cleaning it all up at the end of a semester. And then it all begins again.<br /><br />It should be getting a good "cathartic" cleaning in about 2 weeks.CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50927363751078823632013-11-21T18:41:04.874-05:002013-11-21T18:41:04.874-05:00The messiness of Henri Becquerel's office led ...The messiness of Henri Becquerel's office led directly to his discovery of radioactivity. On the other hand, Jan Oort's office was described as "the tidiest place in the Universe." Your mileage may vary.<br /><br />My office is my very own natural history museum, with fossils, meteorites, rocks, globes, photographic gear, and all manner of other curiosities all over. I started Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83016292693263608392013-11-21T17:57:51.494-05:002013-11-21T17:57:51.494-05:00PS. I have a small computer shelf where my laptop ...PS. I have a small computer shelf where my laptop sits when I am in my office...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56989708487162889702013-11-21T17:57:07.832-05:002013-11-21T17:57:07.832-05:00I have no desk in my office. This is because I do ...I have no desk in my office. This is because I do relatively little work in my office. All of my REAL work gets done at home. During office hours, I do piddly things like respond to emails or put together daily quizzes, nothing that requires more than 10 minutes of my attention at a time, because I'm usually interrupted by colleagues about that often when I'm in my office. At home, my The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53984291304119516672013-11-21T16:58:55.524-05:002013-11-21T16:58:55.524-05:00Have you seen photos of the Illinois twister?
My o...Have you seen photos of the Illinois twister?<br />My office can beat that.Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71136850419294834542013-11-21T13:03:19.554-05:002013-11-21T13:03:19.554-05:00The answer to this question largely depends on wha...The answer to this question largely depends on what part of the semester we are in. At the beginning it is neat a tidy- not OCD neat and tidy, but I can see the top of my desk and shit is put away (where it belongs, not just crammed in some file drawer so I don't have to think about it). At the current point in the semester it is a controlled chaos of piles for my five classes of committe Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27465187488532783712013-11-21T12:59:33.851-05:002013-11-21T12:59:33.851-05:00At work: pristine but obviously functioning; at ho...At work: pristine but obviously functioning; at home, heaped and teetering. I want to look professional when my students come in to see me (which does happen occasionally). And at home I do my real work, so there's lots more stuff there. Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46483958370514050812013-11-21T10:18:31.288-05:002013-11-21T10:18:31.288-05:00As an adjunct:
1. A file box in the car trunk.
2....As an adjunct:<br />1. A file box in the car trunk.<br />2. At one location I have a locker (YAY!) so I can store my computer, a coffee cup, textbooks, etc.<br />3. The other location has nice shared office space, but no secure storage for personal items.<br />4. My desk at home? A mess upon a mess. Much to my husbands dismay I am a super pile-r. I fine nice flat, clean areas and start Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81249977450727375512013-11-21T09:39:35.327-05:002013-11-21T09:39:35.327-05:00My office makes "Hoarders" look like a c...My office makes "Hoarders" look like a colony of minimalist ascetics.<br /><br />The only reason I can function is that my desk has pull-out platforms on which I grade papers. Otherwise, I take electronic submissions.<br />introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37401606746047086982013-11-21T09:08:03.719-05:002013-11-21T09:08:03.719-05:00I think of myself as a chambered nautilus. I can g...I think of myself as a chambered nautilus. I can get to and from the door, and there is a clear seat and some desk space when I have conferences with students. Otherwise, like Mrs. C. above, "heaped and teetering" is the way it usually ends up, despite sporadic efforts to organize.<br /><br />On a side note--found old parent-teacher conference cards from grade school. One thing all BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20718171827592624012013-11-21T08:35:38.799-05:002013-11-21T08:35:38.799-05:00-At work (as an adjunct): whatever I've schlep...-At work (as an adjunct): whatever I've schlepped in with me when I squat in a computer lab or the library. Rather spartan and totally unpersonalized.<br /><br />-At work (outside the academy) where I share my desk with 4 others in a rather large 24/7 operations center of a Major Government Agency: I have a shoebox-sized plastic container with a stash of my favorite gel pens, migraine miserable adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607025328823563088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40862441577226384812013-11-21T07:49:48.304-05:002013-11-21T07:49:48.304-05:00At home, an unholy mess. At work I keep it spare a...At home, an unholy mess. At work I keep it spare and clean. This way if I have to ever leave town suddenly, someone else can plug into my spot with no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13319692052796009102013-11-21T06:44:43.484-05:002013-11-21T06:44:43.484-05:00At home: pristine but obviously functioning; at wo...At home: pristine but obviously functioning; at work, heaped and teetering.Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.com