And that was the weekend *swoosh*

[hrj]

I've successfully created a new desk environment for computing: nice large external monitor; new, smaller desk with better ergonomics and lots of organizational space for peripherals and accessories; usual sifting and discarding of obsolete software packages, documentation, etc. It is not yet the Platonic Ideal of a computing environment, but since I don't quite know what that would look like (and would probably have to build it from scratch) this is only to be expected. Went ahead and upgraded to Snow Leopard while I was at it (largely to take advantage of a multi-touch mouse I fell in love with while at the Apple store to pick up a second video adapter).

Next up is to install the secretary desk into its home location (still under negotiation) and reorganize the art supplies with respect to it. At the end of this process, I'll have two pieces of furniture to get rid of: the old (big, clunky, non-ergo) computer desk and this odd cabinet I've been using for art supplies (3 drawers and a glass-fronted shelving area). I'll probably list them on Freecycle right before next weekend so others are welcome to post inquiries prior to that. I'll also be listing various pieces of archaic hardware that nobody's yet shown interest in (external CD-burner, external "Super disk" drive)

Comments

[cryptocosm.livejournal.com]

What sort of shape is the cabinet in? Dad's mentioned the possibility of acquiring something to supplement the china cabinet for the glassware overflow.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

It isn't a very "pretty" piece of furniture. (At one time the formica surfaces were all covered with wood-grain contact paper and although I peeled it all off, there are still lots of patches of leftover stickum that I got tired of taking solvent to.) Basically a sideboard-shaped cabinet with a set of three drawers on the left half and the "display" area on the right. But the amount of display shelf space isn't very large in proportion to the size of the piece as a whole.

[cryptocosm.livejournal.com]

OK. Never mind. We already have a Plan B . . .