Living With Chaos
A Microcosim of Chaos
Reflection of the Psyche
I feel as if my struggle/battle against chaos needs to begin with my desk, which has overtaken me. My desk never used to be this way, but now I am no longer able to control it. I do my best to create some kind of order within the chaos, but for the most part, the effort seems futile.
Allow me to tell you what I observe on my desk as a casual observer:
- temperature gauge
- keyboard
- wallet
- keys
- vitamins
- used Kleenex
- Excedrin
- Clear Eyes
- dental floss
- a small stack of business cards.
- a canister of blank CDs.
- bills
- forms to be completed
- a telephone
- a spiral binder containing maybe 100 different passwords to different Net sites
- A reminder to pay for my mail box
- Aleve
- ear wax removal medicine
- A small flashlight.
- Two pairs of glasses -- one trifocals, one shaded bifocals for driving
- Vitamins
- Nasal drops
- Cocktail stirrer.
- Various pens
- ear plugs
- an old VHS tape
- A wine plug remover
- A glass of whiskey
- computer speakers
- a lamp
- a prescription never used
- a laser-etched replica of St. Basil's Cathedral inside a small, square, glass square bought in Moscow
- keyboard
- mouse and mouse pad
- wireless keypad emitter
- modem
- computer
- five external hard drives
- nail clippers
- car registration
- scotch tape
- batteries
- computer headphones
- box cutter
- scissors
- empty paper plate and plastic fork
- unused computer speakers
- unused external DVD drive
- computer hub
- stapler
- measuring tape
- second stapler
- unused mouse
- dormant external floppy disc drive
- a vase containing a bamboo plant that is growing sideways
- a mobile telephone
- stack of paid bill statements
- two boxes of Kleenex
- coupons for discounts at my local grocery store.
- a stack of unknown papers.
- a package of photographs
- a nail cutter
- a cardboard holder for Windows Office 2007
- staples in a box
- a pad of Post-Its
- Felt pen
- appointment cards
- Skin Shield
- bottle of Bupropion HCL XL
- printout of a Russian-to-English keyboard diagram
- a Batman piggy-bank
- An 18th inch of dust
- much more
These items are somewhat organized on my desk; however, it would take me several minutes to locate a specific item. An item such as a specific bill statement would take much longer to locate.
My desk NEVER used to look this way, really. I can only account for this disarray as a result of a deterioration of my brain's organizational abilities (and motivations).
What can you do, you know.
