Talking to myself, Bruyere's questions answered
What are the contents of your junk drawer?
Birthday candles, a little violin with a necklace from my grandpa, pen nibs, pen capsules for my drawing, colored pencils, hairpins from my girl when she had to wear the ballet bun but I keep to open locks if necessary, ribbons, twist ties, rubber bands, corks, the museum of corkscrews that didn't work out but we haven't thrown out yet, my great grandmother's silver fork and spoon marked one hundred years before I was born...datebooks that I never got around to filling out, McDonald's toys, post its, address labels that were sent to me by charitable organizations, but I don't want to use them as I didn't pay for them but don't want to waste them as they've got my name on them and it presents a moral dilemma, receipts from the grocery store, pens, pen caps, and that's about it.
Well, that's cleaned up now, as I've moved once again.
Ok, if you dumped out your wallet or handbag or backpack on the table, would it be a frightening sight? Are there any interesting things in there? (please remember family site guidelines!)
My purse, there's about five dollars worth of change in the bottom depths, something called Feng Yu Jing...a sort of Chinese medecine that my students gave me and that you put on your temples when you're tired, earrings in the secret pocket...as I leave them in there for safekeeping...receipts, stamps, a notebook where I write quizzes, a guarantee for my computer from two years ago...
I have all the free offers I got in the mail for various things...and today I finally used one and got a thirty five dollar rebate!...but it's getting old now to keep all that junk in there.
My cell phone is there, but has its own little pocket.
No toys, but I usually have a toy in there...I have a little dragon my kids gave me...I'll put him in there.
I used to have a screwdriver, jeweler's style, and a flashlight...but when I began taking planes, I stopped that.
What's under your bed?
weights, books, and a few other things...if it were only mine, there would be many others!
Have you ever performed a defrag on your computer?
Yes, and often....I did one on my mom's and it took nine hours!!!! yes indeed.
7 Comments:
This is one survey I want to answer, but my own Blog does not make allowances for such entries, so here I am replying to Bruyeres Blog.
We dont have a junk drawer. We have a house of junk. The contents of which are all those things we darent throw away because they will be needed the day after the bin men. Every so often we have a clear up and tidy it up into shoeboxes, drawers and cupboards according to type, and then start collecting again. This could be a reason why we are not in a hurry to move house!
I have a very tiny little shoulder bag (with a long strap) which I made myself, and it holds only my NHS certificate, a tiny coin purse, a small card holder with three cards (debit card, doner card and scooter club card), a little bag containing pills, my RADAR key and a notebook with a pen. Occasionally, if the occasion warrants it, I will also put my diary in there. I dont use a mobile phone.
My bed is a divan with four drawers. Unfortunately I cannot access three of them because of the layout of the room, and the fourth one is empty.
I leave technical things to my technical advisor (my son). I have just asked him and he said he did it once and it made the computer slower so he has not done it since.
Arlene <><
By ArleneRimmer, Oct 30 06 3:06 AM
Never let anybody know you talk to yourself. That'll ruin your standing in society.
Note to self: Tell Heather she should never let anybody know she talks to herself because the societal <--actual word?} repercussions will ruin her social standing.
By Downscope, Oct 30 06 2:42 PM
You can pick locks with a hairpin? I've always wanted to do that, but the locks at my parents' house break so easily (can't count the number of times the front door has refused to be unlocked) that I've been scared to experiment. I'm very impressed.
I have the same problem with charity address labels.
By CellarDoor, Oct 30 06 4:51 PM
I can only pick the ones inside.
I learned the hard way when my daughter locked herself in her room, then, had to be coaxed to put the doorknob back in on her side...so that the pins would turn. I did it with a screwdriver...but hairpins work too.
By Bruyere, Oct 30 06 11:14 PM
Change at the bottom of the purse does come in handy.
It is perfectly fine to talk to yourself, when you start answering yourself is when your in trouble.
Hurry get that rebate in. Free money! (kinda)
By boji8, Oct 31 06 9:54 AM
#1.) i won't bother to attempt
#2.) i hate purses- i have a money clip-and if a duped it out all i'd get is $81!!!
yes sir ye,- i'm rich!
By crystal-clear, Oct 31 06 4:48 PM
My junk drawer is, unfortunately, several drawers, containing pens that might work again some day, pieces from my grandfather's old drafting kit, chocolate I must hide from my chocoholic cat (Who can open the wrappers), and 921,567 things I might need again someday!
My purse...uggh...keys (4 or 5 of which I can't identify) yes, change at the bottom, at least 3 purple ink pens, comb, rubber bands, wallet, etc....
Under my bed is a vast wasteland of damp, ucky crud from the leaky ceiling! Nas-ty!
:o)
By bionic4ever, Nov 08 06 12:42 AM