The What’s On My Desktop Post.
Lenovo Ideapad AMD, 16Gb RAM, 512GB hard drive running Windows 11 $700ish after taxes
24” Monitor. It’s just the right size.
Corsair K70 Core RGB mechanical keyboard -I got a Best Buy gift card from someone at Christmas and treated myself. I just got this thing yesterday and I’m enjoying it. $70ish
Microsoft Surface mouse -Someone threw a box of these things away, probably because their whole office upgraded. I don’t think they make these anymore but I assume they were inexpensive. It works good!
An Xbox controller -There are a lot of PC games that you can use an Xbox controller with. I don’t have a “gaming” machine. I don’t play games often enough to justify it but it’s fun sometimes to play games that don’t require a machine with a lot of horsepower.
Bose WIRED computer speakers -these they definitely don’t make anymore. I got them over twenty years ago and recently dug them out of a storage box and they still sound AMAZING.
A copy of Strunck & White’s The Elements Of Style 4th Edition.
A copy of Keys For Writers, 7th edition.
A copy of Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition.
A mag mount charger for the phone and the headphones.
On the wall above my desk I have a 2025 Complexly wall calendar. I became a fan of wall calendars again a few years ago. They’re easy to fill out, they’re nice to look at, and they’re a pleasant reminder of things to look forward to and that time is a real thing that’s passing by. It’s fun to mix it up each year too, sometimes I have a Van Gogh calendar, sometimes one from the local supermarket. It’s also nice to look up and see something different each month.
And a wall clock with a second hand. Aesthetically pleasing and also, a reminder that that time is passing by.