can you count the letter f in:
me: check out this totally cool cork sculpture!
someone else in my household: hmm. if you like it so much, why has it been in storage for a decade? you should get rid of it.
me: no way! i love this thing.
someone else in my household: it’s been in a box in the basement for ten years. get rid of it.
me, taking it out of box and putting it on my desk: see? not in the box in the basement anymore. now i can look at it whenever i want. it will inspire me.

as you can tell, my office is a disorganized disaster. so what would i change about it?
what’s the strangest item in your office?
strange? theres nothing strange in my office. my inventory rivals yours, though, alan. nothing strange in yours either.
definitely get rid of the popeyes coupons.
are you familiar with the artist charley harper? he was a dear family friend, and well known for having a studio that was in frantic disarray. he once said, in defense of his unorganization, something to the effect that having all that chaos around helped him to be more creative. you could just go with that.
oh, karen, i love charley harpers work! and appreciate that story about him too.
your office looks a lot like mine! disorganization is good and inspirational until theres no room to put your laptop. but then just move elsewhere with nifty portable laptop table, no problem!
alan, this is pretty much the way my desk and office look. one reason why i write elsewhere.
you have no idea how relieved i am to see those photos - thank you, thank you. what is it about paper? can it really mate and reproduce in the nighttime?
p.s. the cork thing is cool.
thanks for the comments! ive tried writing in other places but theyre too neat. 
im impressed. how do you keep it so tidy?
ive never heard of cork sculpture. did you make it?
dont worry, allan, if it starts getting too tidy, i sweep my hands across my desk and table to freshen things up.
i did not, shari. my hands are far too big and clumsy to undertake such delicate work. and, of course, i have absolutely zero artistic talent.

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