… and 100. My blog turns to theft in its old age.

In celebration of 100 posts — I’m going to start stealing ideas. This is where I work when I’m at home. This has previously been done by Lisa, Nick (twice) and some guy I don’t know named Andrew.

The number 100 has popped up a lot this week, but here is one more. Enjoy exploring my mess:

1. My brother’s computer that is much faster, stronger and connected than my laptop.
2. My laptop. It got me through college, but it’s fading fast.
3. Random sticky notes reminding me of literary themes and journalism projects. One says, “He was lucky he was arrested. … He would have lost that hand.” I keep neighbors and picket fences outside.
4. Personal digital camera. Nice megapixels, slow speed and it eats batteries.
5. Blue tooth headphones for walking around town or jamming at the office.
6. Playing cards for drinking games, poker or drinking poker.
7. Wallet. Keys. St. Christopher medal.
8. My latest purchase — a used copy of Scrubs Season Five. With the 100th episode.
9. Where my phone would sit if I wasn’t using it to take this picture.
10. Change for doing laundry. … I’ll be right back.
11. Stack of books bought and borrowed including Behan plays, Orwell, a couple of Lisa’s books and “The Dog Fighter.”
12. A stack of DVDs including three other seasons of Scrubs, “All the President’s Men” and the Die Hard Collection.
13. Desk lamp my folks got me for the desk my dad built.
14. Notepad for random window thoughts.
15. My worn Daily Evergreen cap. Next to my scally-cap from Dublin. And Lisa’s knit beanie.
16. Yesterday’s Daily World with the story about the church turning 100 years old.
17. Old copy of Daily World that now serves as a mouse pad. For some reason it’s the Sports section.
18. Copy of Construction Labor Report with Liz’s clips from this spring. And some CDs.
19. I have a tape measure. Sometimes I actually use it.
20. Computer speakers covered in punk stickers and CD labels. Probably older than any other electrical device I own.
21. More CDs. A stack of instruction manuals for many of the above.

So that’s it for the desk. Nothing fancy. I also have a sophisticated system for filing my newspaper clips.