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March 13, 2005

Getting The Job Done

I found this little survey at Snooze Button Dreams and I thought I would share.

What are five things in your office you must have in order to function?

1. The laptop. I could do my job with desktop system but the laptop suits my life better.

2. Wacom Graphics Tablet. Ever since I started using one I can't understand how anyone - including myself - does graphics with a mouse. I don't even have a mouse any more.

3. The phone. Or more accurately voice mail. It provides one more barrier between me and contact with other humans.

4. iPod (with speakers). Must have music always available even if it is not on. I know I could just plug the speakers into the laptop and play the same music out of iTunes but the iPod sitting next to the 17 inch Powerbook just looks good.

5. C3PO. This is a framed poster I worked on at a previous employer. Not only is it cool but the glass is highly reflective. I don't have a door (that would have been number one) so the office is arranged so that I cannot see the hall and people in the hall cannot see me. I can however see who is coming in the poster. (One of these days I'm going to put my office number on the cell phone's speed dial.)

UPDATE: As luck would have it, yesterday the pen for the graphics tablet fell out of my bag at home when I was packing up to come to work. (Yes I take it home every day. It fits nicely into the laptop bag.) I borrowed a mouse from the system of a coworker who is on vacation. Just a suggestion for al you mouse users out there - pick up your mouse and look at the bottom. If the crud is so think you need scrape it off with an Exacto knife, you should probably think about cleaning it more often.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 09:53 AM | Comments (11) | Add Comment

1 I do remodeling on older homes usally for owners who are fed up an want to sell these homes are usually thrashed and really smelly I open all the windows and get rid of carpets drapes and whatever other permeable stinky objects are left behind I dont bring a laptop cause this is far from any work that calls for new technology However I bring my dog { Bullit the 3 mo.old lab} and he tries to get on my lap when I eating a sandwhich I discourage it he doesnt have a cell phone but he has radar that can smell a potatoe chip from 16 yards I apprerciate having your own world at work and being able to justify your worth and still get paid and enjoy what youre doing Im 52 and I didnt get to this point until 15 years ago I had to quit alot of jobs working for alot of assholes before I figuered it out ........ LIFE IS TOO SHORT this is boring Im wathing unexplained mysterys now theyre talking about CHUPACABRAS in PUERTO RICO this is something you dont want hanging around the water cooler ,for crying out loud , YOURE FEELINGS STEPHEN ??????

Posted by: skinner at March 13, 2005 11:07 PM (Qv1Ye)

2 At this juncture I'd like to say that, for some reason, I just love skinner.

As for the top 5 things I need in my "office" to do my job:

1) printing presses in good working order,
2) inks of all neccessary colors,
3) blanket wash & deglazer,
4) pH strips,
5) Costumers.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 14, 2005 05:45 PM (H8zUe)

3 I know WHY ? Turning Spork Bear with me ,I could be way off, Your a printer why else would anything I write be anything other than annoying to you ? As a printer , I represent an enormous challenge to you . You really do enjoy your work . Somehow however subconciosly I probably reassure you that your skills are needed If steve didnt print my crap out for free Id be your customer

Posted by: skinner at March 15, 2005 07:23 PM (yFpR7)

4 WT?! No coffee? You are no man, therefore, you must be a machine... like your idol C-3PO. Interesting that all your loves are also machines! Hmmm...

Posted by: Paladin at March 16, 2005 01:02 PM (U3CvV)

5 Without coffee I couldn't even get to the office! And since the question was about the office, I didn't mention spouse, offspring and pets since they are usually a distraction and almost never in the office.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at March 16, 2005 01:03 PM (U3CvV)

6 Yea thats easy for you to say cause your PALADIN .............. "Paladin paladin where do you roam " ???? " Palidin paliden so far from home ......... Thats PALIDEN !!!!
sorry I cant resist this certain aahh Idiom?

Posted by: skinner at March 16, 2005 07:59 PM (EyLEO)

7 Skinner, I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about... but I'd like to. A song?

Posted by: Paladin at March 17, 2005 08:42 AM (Rfqkp)

8 Paladin you got to be kidding me ? or els youre pretty young Paladin was a western when I was 7 or so circa 59 Paladin was played by richard Boone a mucho sabe lawman in the old west who was quite handy at the poker table { this is where he got to the bottom of things !!! He wore black everything and had a bolo with an ace of spades casp plus a pearl handled side arm in short he was a very formidable , suave bounty hunter guy who ALWAYS got his man the paladin song was his theme song that started his show after they sang his song they always showed his card which said PALADIN HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL and below his logo of the ace of spades and maybe a gun too ,I dont remember, but very COOL STUFF

Posted by: skinner at March 18, 2005 10:02 PM (XRjNc)

9 Paladin after i wrote the above comments I was curious so I searched for Richard Boone alot of stuff but no mention of paladin so finally I yahooed richard Boone as paladin and ,I was close, it started in 57 I was 5 his logo was a chess Knight though they didnt give all the words to the theme song but Ill find them. If your interested WWW. HGWT.com/FLASH.HTM I need somebody to teach me how to just put these sites on so you can just click on it but Im computer challenged and macklin wont help me.... have fun

Posted by: skinner at March 18, 2005 10:38 PM (XRjNc)

10 OK Palidin I found the paladin theme song
Performed by Johnny Western { Im not kidding thats what it said} . " have gun will travel reads the card of a man A knight without armour in a savage land His fast gun for hire head's the calling wind A soldier of fortune is the man called Palidin. Palidin palidin where do you roam palidin paliden so far from home He travels on to wherever he must a chess knight of silver is his badge of trust There are campfire legends that the plainsmen spin Of the man with the gun Of the man called
Pa-L-L-L A DIN well tahts it I didnt put in those little dashes and extra Ls thats what was written Im kinda let down when I was 5 - 8 I thought that was a really cool well written song thats probably why I only remember the cool parts If I saw the show again though I probably wouldnt be dis-appointed anything beats fear factor etc which I dont watch let me make that perfectly clear LBJ anyways if you want to adopt it as your personal theme song go with it ,just dont get carried away {as in costumes etc}

Posted by: skinner at March 18, 2005 11:43 PM (XRjNc)

11 Never let it be said that I didn't at least try to help.

<a href="web site address here">link text</a>

Skinner, I typed that so the special characters would be visible. If you follow that format all you will see in the posted comment is the link.

Have fun.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at March 19, 2005 03:26 AM (U3CvV)

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