tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post3565168627941127993..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: Hell in a desk basketTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-50044082904676954692010-09-13T07:58:25.913-07:002010-09-13T07:58:25.913-07:00A spoon?
I have a large storage container that I ...A spoon?<br /><br />I have a large storage container that I keep craft supplies in that I use as a corner table. It has so much stuff on it, including:<br /><br />Stickers<br />Headbands<br />Halls<br />My camera<br />Nail polish<br />Crazy bands<br />Body spray<br />Moisturizer<br />Scope<br />A bow<br /><br />I could go on...<br /><br />And then I have a little basket on my nightstand in my bedroom with things like:<br /><br />A magnet that looks like a Canadian five dollar bill (I live in Canada)<br />An I <3 New York keychain<br />Address labels<br />Paper clips<br />Bobby pins<br /><br />And all sorts of things I never use :PLainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134705793566699951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-17211426709996883702010-09-10T20:40:07.627-07:002010-09-10T20:40:07.627-07:00Glynis wins the Internet for this blog. Handcuffs....Glynis wins the Internet for this blog. Handcuffs. I want.Kari Lynn Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864636462802149247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-73937173999910991912010-09-10T14:25:40.470-07:002010-09-10T14:25:40.470-07:00Elizabeth Ryann, I can't believe how much soda...Elizabeth Ryann, I can't believe how much soda she's drinking! Does she have to get up every five minutes to pee?<br /><br />Nicole, sounds like it's time for a garage sale at your place!<br /><br />Candyland, that is a treasure and you must keep it with you always!<br /><br />Delia, hands off my rubber worm, dammit!<br /><br />Kathryn, hell drawers and baskets are excellent places for cats to play!<br /><br />Matthew, this is an excellent point. Thank you for a visual I will never be able to scrub from my brain.<br /><br />Blue Betty, I recently cleaned off my bathroom counter and found stuff I'd worn to a party six months ago. Oops.<br /><br />Abby, yes, I suppose "junk drawer" is more polite than "hell drawer," isn't it?<br /><br />Glynis, holy crap! That's quite a list. I want that Silly Putty, btw.<br /><br />CKHB, I'm with you on the weird coins. We do a lot of international travel, so we've got strange coins floating around everywhere.<br /><br />Jan, I sometimes keep a comb by my desk so I can groom the cat, but your Q-tips are taking it just an extra step further!<br /><br />Jeffe, no joke, I'm never without lipstick!<br /><br />Claire Dawn, 16 categories of trash? What are they!?<br /><br />adam.purple, I am madly in love with Daniel Craig, so I don't even notice the quality of the movie!<br /><br />Jessica, our whole house is a black hole for hair elastics. Matt the Cat likes to play hockey with them and bat them under things.<br /><br />lora96, I'm awful with the expired coupons, too!<br /><br />Matthew AT Banning, karate weapons? Now THAT'S something I really need in my hell basket!<br /><br />Thanks for reading, guys!<br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-30645883903592467692010-09-10T09:23:37.168-07:002010-09-10T09:23:37.168-07:00Lol! it's not a basket per say. I'd be bol...Lol! it's not a basket per say. I'd be bold enough to call it my black hole (aka. my bedroom). <br /><br />Let's see, 5 musical instruments, roughly 10 sets of karate weapons (two of them swords [I'd mention the daggers but I don't use them as part of my karate stuff ...]), an entire ceiling full of stuffies from almost 15 years ago ... and let's not forget the strewn clothing all over everthing :)<br /><br />I can't even tell what's clean and what's dirty :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053650938874113155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-33198562879453867842010-09-10T07:29:20.278-07:002010-09-10T07:29:20.278-07:00Ironically my hell basket is technically called a ...Ironically my hell basket is technically called a mail "organizer". <br /><br />Behold:<br /><br />Empty packet of stamps<br />Expired Pizza Hut coupons<br />Warranty papers for TV unit we bought 14 months ago<br />Unfiled bills which have been paid long long ago<br />Thank you note from a baby shower (the child is now eating solid foods)<br />Photo from engagement party May 2009<br />Assorted receipts from grocery store<br />Pencil topper erasers with smiley faces on themlora96https://www.blogger.com/profile/08171062741089674769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-85693448513945767852010-09-10T07:11:52.541-07:002010-09-10T07:11:52.541-07:00OH yes, my desk, too is a junk graveyard masked to...OH yes, my desk, too is a junk graveyard masked to look like a workspace. I found SEVEN hair elastics, and now I know where they all went. Also, there's a pair of shoes under my desk. I kick them off without knowing and then forget where they are.Jessica Lemmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388504462239939840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-37941275756885517052010-09-10T05:30:16.467-07:002010-09-10T05:30:16.467-07:00And you have a "Quantum of Solace" mouse...And you have a "Quantum of Solace" mousepad. Too bad the movie wasn't better.adam.purplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715310339491141836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-59593460404750561512010-09-10T00:09:04.327-07:002010-09-10T00:09:04.327-07:00Sounds like my house! Seriously, Japan has 16 cate...Sounds like my house! Seriously, Japan has 16 categories of trash, and since we've only figured out how to throw out 7 of them, the others end up stashed in cupboards or the shed. <br /><br />And I'm a packrat to start with...Claire Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354840714847021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-45795378145412770522010-09-09T18:08:42.389-07:002010-09-09T18:08:42.389-07:00Now I know why it's so easy for you to put on ...Now I know why it's so easy for you to put on lipstick every time P comes home...Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-15609249776670900912010-09-09T16:19:25.766-07:002010-09-09T16:19:25.766-07:00I've been looking for my fake rubber worm!
Th...I've been looking for my fake rubber worm!<br /><br />The weirdest things I keep at my writing desk are Q-Tips with which I clean out my cat's ears when she is sitting on my lap while I'm writing. I know - TMI!Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-23389132257694975192010-09-09T15:11:24.343-07:002010-09-09T15:11:24.343-07:00Morgan beat me to it: I have a "hell house.&q...Morgan beat me to it: I have a "hell house." And a 3yo. There's weird shit EVERYWHERE. Last time I tried to buy something I found a Krugerrand in my change purse.CKHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-50982807444238004812010-09-09T13:19:28.026-07:002010-09-09T13:19:28.026-07:00We've got junk drawers and a hell house. This ...We've got junk drawers and a hell house. This is what happens when one moves into one's sig-o's house after he's been living in it for a couple of years. There are corners that I've never seen.<br /><br />The four junk drawers have a wonderful range of stuff. Quick survey of all four drawers and this is what I found without digging:<br /><br />plumber's tape<br />index cards<br />cheesecloth<br />motorcycle head gasket<br />glue<br />eight rolls (in various amounts) of electrical tape<br />handcuffs<br />old prescription eyeglasses<br />three hammers<br />beeswax<br />plaster of Paris impregnated gauze<br />cello tape (multiple rolls)<br />buttons<br />Opinel pocket knife<br />batteries (both dead and alive)<br />two purple candles<br />two black candles<br />motorcycle oil filter<br />green tissue paper<br />socket set (imperial)<br />assorted exotic change<br />my mother's hanko<br />plumber's putty<br />1 1/4" bathroom slip joint<br />repair manual for a 1975 Yamaha motorcycle<br />shop manual for a 1967 BSA Thunderbolt<br />incense<br />a book on PTSD, written by Mr.X's sister<br />Silly Putty<br />Found unopened decks of cards<br /><br />Yeah, that's just the beginning....It is fun to go through the drawers.Glynishttp://one-glyph-is.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-35340779602433670932010-09-09T12:58:23.253-07:002010-09-09T12:58:23.253-07:00Omg, I love it! Sounds like my "hell basket&...Omg, I love it! Sounds like my "hell basket". We call it a "junk drawer" and we have one in our kitchen, one in my desk...actually my daughter's playroom is pretty much one big junk drawer. <br /><br />There are all sorts of strange things in there. My daughter is 5 so she just opens the drawers and puts things in there, very similar to your lizards and such.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-55339901911624208392010-09-09T11:48:47.950-07:002010-09-09T11:48:47.950-07:00That was impressive.
I don't really have a he...That was impressive.<br /><br />I don't really have a hell basket. I have a hell counter-next-to-the-sink in the bathroom, but that's because that's where I take off all the weird stuff (bracelets, barettes, retainers, etc.). I do have to clean that spot up once a week or so.Blue Bettyhttp://findingorder.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-88803107555765692122010-09-09T11:45:19.612-07:002010-09-09T11:45:19.612-07:00It could have been worse. At least you didn't ...It could have been worse. At least you didn't confuse glue for lube.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-62977598602928589402010-09-09T10:19:45.055-07:002010-09-09T10:19:45.055-07:00I have a hell drawer. My husband hates it, and I h...I have a hell drawer. My husband hates it, and I hated it when I was growing up and my mother had one, but it's just so unavoidable. The extra envelopes that bills come with? They're all in there. Rubber bands? Ditto. Pay stubs? Check the drawer. I think my cat got lost in there one day too, but we managed to save her.Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-4462820028713555612010-09-09T10:18:58.282-07:002010-09-09T10:18:58.282-07:00I, too, have a hell house -- hell drawers, hell pu...I, too, have a hell house -- hell drawers, hell purses, hell rooms, no hell closets, though, because my house doesn't have closets. I'm serious. One coat closet, one pantry. That's it. Now you understand the hell house.<br /><br />Narrowing this down to the most commonly used hell drawer, however, I'd have to say the oddest thing in it is ammunition.<br /><br />Hey, you gonna use that rubber worm? I might have a spot for it.Deliahttp://procrastinationrehabilitation.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-51794799890713241492010-09-09T10:14:15.258-07:002010-09-09T10:14:15.258-07:00Yeah, I think we all do. The strangest thing...a p...Yeah, I think we all do. The strangest thing...a phallus shaped wine stopper I won from some blog...Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-2004150586417604602010-09-09T10:11:38.985-07:002010-09-09T10:11:38.985-07:00I have so much junk everywhere, it's not even ...I have so much junk everywhere, it's not even funny. I think we've already outgrown this house. But we're not going to look into moving for another 5 years at least. :(Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-8469121894977170482010-09-09T09:56:28.061-07:002010-09-09T09:56:28.061-07:00Yeah, I totally end up with completely random stuf...Yeah, I totally end up with completely random stuff like that that I vaguely remember had a point at, you know, some point.<br /><br />But funnier than that was the stuff that a deskmate used to keep in our shared drawers several years ago: five pairs of prescription glasses, a light up bouncy ball, and hundreds of pistachios (loose, mind you, not in some sort of sanitary bag--just hundreds of pistachios filling the drawer), and about 20 straws. I was so happy when he left and a new person came to share my desk (the office was open across all shifts). But then what did she collect? Empty soda bottles. Granted, she worked the graveyard shift. But would it kill her to recycle before leaving? Every day she left me at least three empty 2-liter soda bottles. And if I was out for a couple of days for whatever reason, I could easily come back to something like 11 empty bottles.<br /><br />I'll stick with my pen and hair band hoarding any day.Elizabeth Ryannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706539983177924875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-31692056915972057972010-09-09T09:51:24.811-07:002010-09-09T09:51:24.811-07:00Shakespeare, hey, you never know when you might ne...Shakespeare, hey, you never know when you might need that purple glitter fabric glue!<br /><br />Linda G, I can't think of any reason you WOULDN'T need a feather-topped tiara pen.<br /><br />Jenna, cracking up over the idea of turning your son into a macaroni collage!<br /><br />Christi, yeah, I have to admit I have a hell drawer, too. And a hell closet. And a hell garage.<br /><br />Trisha, so I take it you like ribbons?<br /><br />ExMagistra, well really, four Disney Princess Pez dispensers would be two few, and six would be too many.<br /><br />SM Schmidt, that must be a very large bucket!<br /><br />Patty, I will admit that I play with the Slinky from time to time. And the worm. And the lizards.<br /><br />Kari Lynn, OK, you might just take the prize for the most eclectic collection!<br /><br />Liz, moms always seem to have the weirdest stuff in their purses/hell baskets. Then again, I guess moms have an excuse. What's my excuse for having all those plastic toys?<br /><br />Morgan, I'm with you on the "hell house." There are closets I don't open for fear of death.<br /><br />Alexa, I'm loving the idea of you sitting down and laying coins like a hen lays eggs.<br /><br />Cynthia, link away! Er, as long as yours isn't a porn blog. Hell, I guess I don't care even if it IS a porn blog. Thanks!<br /><br />LadyGenette, you totally have to write a book called "Hell Bed."<br /><br />Adriana, why do I have a hunch there's a story with the tequila and the panties?<br /><br />Danielle, moisturizing socks? I don't know what those are, but I want some!<br /><br />Harley May, yeah, the lip stuff was the most surprising to me. I knew I had one or two things in there, but that many? And of course I want to make out with you. Let me just moisturize again. OK, ready? Go!<br /><br />Danica, ah, the single earring. I have a few of those lying around, and every now and then I get lucky. Sometimes I even find the missing earring. Har!<br /><br />Thanks for reading, guys!<br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-9726960091277075012010-09-09T09:17:24.524-07:002010-09-09T09:17:24.524-07:00Okay...I can see why you need the slinky. You have...Okay...I can see why you need the slinky. You have to do something when your brain needs to recharge. Maybe I should get one *ponders*<br /><br />I don't have a junk drawer. I have a plastic bin with drawers filled with stuff...let me see:<br /><br />- pencils. I barely remember how to use a pencil anymore<br />- eyeshadow I've never worn<br />- hair clips<br />- yarn...just in case I decide to take up knitting again<br />- pictures from college (I had to hide them somewhere)<br />- one hoop earring (because I lost the other)<br />- 3 old licenses and 4 ancient school IDs<br />- lip balm<br />- change<br />- college grade slips (have I mentioned I've been out of college for 10 years?)<br />- a screwdriver<br /><br />It's a mess and I really should clean it, but it's so convenient if I need to see what I looked like when I was a nubile 21-year-old, or how I fixed my hair in my driver's permit picture...Danica Avethttp://danicaavet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-33231675573921108432010-09-09T09:12:14.151-07:002010-09-09T09:12:14.151-07:00This list is awesome.
And I have a little somethi...This list is awesome.<br /><br />And I have a little something like your basket. It's called my purse. I get rocks to hold onto for "safe keeping," snack wrappers, gold fish, toy cars, my little ponies, chapstick, diapers (I have accidents occasionally)two dead cell phones for my children to play with while I talk on the real one. I wrote an Army of Erma's post once talking about it all.<br /><br />I wish I had all that lip stuff. Your lips must be very well-maintained. Let's make out.Harley Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241863993211420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-86678052954493111172010-09-09T08:46:02.438-07:002010-09-09T08:46:02.438-07:00I've been working on cleaning out stuff lately...I've been working on cleaning out stuff lately, but I haven't tackled the trio of Hell Drawers in my bedroom. Peeking inside, I see:<br /><br />- 2 used matches (and a pile of soot)<br />- a tiara<br />- a souvenir cup<br />- 2 pairs of moisturizing socks<br />- 3 unpaired earrings<br />- 2 charms<br />- at least 4 wallets (there could be some more buried in there!)<br />- a sock full of change<br />- a passport wallet with no passport<br />- a cellphone case for a phone I no longer have<br /><br />And that's just visible from the surface! It's amazing what you can collect...Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619816771799626993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-70580147387622738922010-09-09T08:30:32.071-07:002010-09-09T08:30:32.071-07:00God yes! I have several hell drawers! Here are som...God yes! I have several hell drawers! Here are some of the things in my hell drawer at work:<br /><br />a pumpkin carver; nail polish; random pieces of potpourri; TWO large hair clips (only strange because my hair is way short; i inherited these w/ my office); an almost-empty half-pint bottle of tequila; two charms from a charm bracelet; an OBAMA-BIDEN sticker. <br /><br />I also have a hell purse (read: any purse that I'm currently carrying). At various times in my life I've carried around these things in my purse -- and I do mean carried around, not just transported: <br /><br />multiple tea bags; a spoon; pair of clean socks; pair of dirty socks; pair of dirty panties; wine key; bag of sea shells; razor; an IRON (don't ask!).Adrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007684244962587628noreply@blogger.com