My desk was a mess the other day. An utter, colossal mess. So much so that it took me a couple hours to tidy it today. As I tidied, I began to realize that what's on my desk gives you a pretty good idea of who I am. So here, I present a list of every single item that was (but no longer is, thankfully) on my desk.
· X-ray referral.
· Booklist from my critical research essay.
· Receipt from the library.
· Chase Bank “Deluxe Transaction Register”.
· Multicolored Spanish conjugation flashcards.
· Thin green notebook, used for random notes, with a picture of Monica, the Brasilian comic book character, on the cover.
· Another Chase “Deluxe Transaction Register”.
· A scribbled-on index card with brainstorming for the play I’ll perform with my cousins.
· A Chase Bank checkbook.
· A 2010 AP Student Pack.
· An index card with a penciled list of songs to buy.
· A magazine called “The Great Courses”.
· A little yellow AP booklet.
· A Chase Savings Account booklet.
· A half-sheet of paper with online databases for my school library.
· A long, thin sheet of paper that was my learner’s permit test.
· A one-third sheet of paper with info about a Meemli Position.
· A PSAT/NMSQT Test Booklet.
· A QuickStudy guide to Spanish grammar.
· 135 sheets of college-ruled, lined paper.
· The 2009-10 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents.
· 31 binder dividers, with colorful tabs.
· 12 sheets of fancy, creamy printer paper.
· Booklet about The Vascular Neurosurgery Program at UCSF.
· Two sheets of pink lined paper with purple writing about the play.
· Eight sheets of paper with printed out song lyrics for the play.
· One sheet of printer paper with pen scribbles about a medley for the play on one side, and a colorful drawing by Little Brother #2 on the other.
· A half-sheet of paper documenting a printed Scene 1 of the play.
· A half-sheet of paper with a printed summery of the play.
· Two sheets of paper with a printed out idea for an intro scene for the play.
· One sheet of college-ruled lined paper with black religion notes and polka dots on one side, and a large-handwriting song plan for the play.
· A blue piece of paper with course requirements for junior year.
· A colorful biology study guide on a sheet of printer paper.
· Two sheets of lined paper with arguments against e-books.
· 7 printed out sheets of Chase Bank Account Rules and Regulations.
· A booklet of Chase Account Rules and Regulations (Your Guide To: Checking, Savings, Certificates of Deposit, Overdraft Protection, Privacy Policy).
· Fifteen pages of Chase Bank Online Agreement.
· A Chase Bank Account Summary on two sheets of printer paper.
· A printed out Caillou drawing.
· A much-crumpled sheet of college-ruled, lined paper.
· A falling-apart, purple Do You Yahoo!? Folder.
· A blue Chase Bank folder.
· A half-sheet of blue lined paper with a word game on it.
· Two sheets of printer paper with the TWLOHA story on them.
· A much-used notebook with a green cover and an elephant on it.
· A half-used white legal pad from Office-Max.
· A gray folder with blue flowers, containing:
o Two sheets of lined paper with penciled math homework.
o A biology timeline on a strip of adding machine paper.
o My English class CRE final draft (15 pages, typed, double-spaced, with blue comments by the teacher).
o New Testament John Review Questions (5 pages, typed, double-spaced, 16 pt. font, “15” in red on the top).
o New Testament Questions on Revelation (typed, single-spaced, one page, “10” in red on the top).
o Drawing of St. Therese on printer paper with colored pencils, and a stapled typed explanation.
o A printed, hand-filled-out chart with the differences between the four Gospels.
o A Scantron Bio-H exam.
o A double-sided sheet of printer paper explaining Questia School.
o One sheet of paper with holes colored on it.
o A plastic sheet protector.
o A double-sided, two-paged chart, hand-written, with info on animal phylums.
o A filled out sheet of Spanish service (Llevar esperanza a los más necesitados), with an attached, typed response.
o A couple of hole-punched Spanish quizzes on short stories.
o Practice AP Exam Scantron.
o Printed out Practice Essay Questions.
o Lined paper with practice choir questions in blue writing.
o Story packet for English (16 typed, two-columned, double-sided pages).
o Typed, double-spaced, six-paged The Things WE Carry essay.
o Lit Circle Roles paper.
o Typed schedule for the Logan Debate Tournament (three pages, single-spaced).
o Typed, five page, double-spaced speech.
· Brasildade notebook with a picture of a waterfall on the front and pages bookmarked with sticky notes.
· Barely used black graph paper book.
· Blue and white folder with a Yahoo! Passport on the front, containing:
o Four sheets of lined paper religion notes.
o AP European History Current Events Research Assignment Rubric (typed, handwritten comments by teacher).
o New Testament Additional Vocabulary List (typed, with my handwritten notes.
o Mammals notes on lined paper.
o Practice AP Euro exam on blue lined paper torn out from a notebook.
o Hospital survey in an envelope.
o Children’s Choir registration.
· Cream-colored folder with pink and brown hearts and flowers, containing:
o LTL Habit 3 Quiz (one typed page, one handwritten page).
o Habit TWO Quiz (one typed page).
o LTL Scantron test.
o LTL Personal Mission Statement explanation (three typed double-spaced pages).
o The Great Discovery (typed, single-spaced, two pages).
o Antwone Fisher essay (one typed rubric, four-page, double-sided, double-spaced essay, five pages, double-sided, of lined paper notes).
o Talent Interviews (three typed, double-spaced pages.
o Random religion notes (one typed page).
o Proactive vs. Reactive Behavior (one typed, double-sided page).
o Notes on Developing a Healthy Self Esteem (typed, double-spaced page).
o Stanford Hospital and Clinics Optical Prescription.
o Fundraising letter from Smile Train.
o Fundraising promo thing from smile train.
o Two pre-addressed envelopes from SmileTrain.
o Post card that says “Yes, I’ll give a child a second chance at life!” from Smile Train.
o Another letter from SmileTrain.
o Envelope for the above letter.
o Two sheets of lined paper on computer code, written by my dad in red ink.
· A ruler from the Birth of Impressionism exhibit.
· Purple booklet entitled Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners: Fiction, Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry, & Drama.
· Blue booklet entitled Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners.
· The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.
· The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
· Little bookmark tabs.
· 38 sheets of lined paper.
· 83 sheets of pink lined paper.
· 4 sheets of printer paper.
· 2 dividers.
· 3 blue, empty report covers.
· Huge AP Euro study guide booklet, in a blue report cover.
· 2 blue, empty report covers.
· Casio solar-powered calculator.
· A blueberry.
· A red rubber band.
· A yellow macaw magnet.
· A white eraser.
· A written on index card.
· The following highlighters, all working:
o Two fat blues.
o One fat pink with a yellow cap.
o One thin yellow.
· The following sharpies, all working:
o Thin red one.
o Fat purple one.
o Two fat lime green ones.
o One fat orange one.
o Fat blue one.
o Fat dark green one.
o Fat burgundy one.
o Fat dark blue one.
· Two working, inky [read: smudgy] red pens.
· One working, dry [read: not-smudgy] red pen.
· Three working, inky blue pens.
· One working, dry blue pen.
· One working, dry purple pen.
· One kind-of working, dry green pen.
· One working, dry black pen.
· Four mechanical pencils (one green, two blue, and one black) with led.
· One dull yellow #2 pencil.
· Eight half-index cards with play storyboarding on them.
· 34 index cards.
· One closed pack of one hundred index cards.
· A cream-colored stapler named Old Faithful.
· A dirty Ziploc bag.
· One dry, working light blue pen.
· One dry, working light green pen.
· Three dry, working black pens.
· The following sharpies, all working:
o One fat silver.
o Two fat reds.
o One thin black.
o One fat black.
· A polka-dotted pencil bag, containing:
o A small pair of scissors.
o The following highlighters, all working:
§ One thin yellow.
§ Two fat yellows.
§ One fat orange.
§ Three fat greens.
§ One thin blue.
o The following sharpies, all working:
§ One fat burgundy.
§ One fat yellow.
§ One fat lime green.
§ One fat green.
§ One thin green.
§ One fat turquoise.
§ One thin blue.
§ One fat blue.
§ Two fat blacks.
o One working red marker.
o One working, dry red pen.
o One working, inky red pen.
o Two working, inky blue pens.
o One working, inky purple pen.
o One working green marker.
o One working, dry green pen.
o One capless, working one one side, two-sided black marker.
o Two working, inky black pens.
o Three working, dry black pens.
o One back mechanical pencil with lead in it.
· One black, lined paper composition book, half-used.
· Three used yellow sticky notes.
· My Chase debit card, attached to a double-sided piece of printer paper that says Quick Facts About Paying With Your Card.
· A library receipt.
· A three-hundred-pack of index cards.
· A pack of 45 yellow sticky notes.
· One more used sticky note.
· A stuffed, blue M&M named Mr. M.
· A small, blue magnetic board, decorated with a little girl doll, with the following attached:
o A rainbow smiley face that says “have a groovy day” around the edge.
o A pink heart, with pencil hearts and the words “to Beebee” inside.
o A red heart with a sparkly pink center.
o A smiley face listening to music.
o A snowman with blue snow clothes, holding a dove and a sign that says “Merry Christmas to a Special Sister!”
o A Yahoo! Messenger magnet.
· A blue pencil pouch, containing:
o Six yellow or orange #2 pencils in varying degrees of sharpness.
o One working, dry blue pen.
o One working, dry black pen.
o Correction Tape.
o A pink pearl eraser.
o A beaten-up sharpener with a yellow lid.
o A panda figure.
· A clear pencil pouch with hearts on it.
· A Ziploc containing hearing aid tubes.
· A sheet of Chase paper with my username, password, and the website on it.
· Half an index card with the Final Exam Equation written on it in blue sharpie.
· A Book Lover’s Calendar for 2010.
· One working purple highlighter with an orange cap.
· The following sharpies, all working:
o Thin green one.
o Thin blue one.
o Thin black one.
o Fat light blue one.
· Two mechanical pencils, one red and one green, with lead.
· A working, inky blue pen.
· A broken black pencil.
· A broken, dry black pen.
· A broken black marker.
· A broken, dry green pen.
· A Franklin electronic dictionary.
· A white electronic sharpener.
· A yellow rubber band.
· A thin plastic case.
· A plastic “Micro Office Tool Box”, containing:
o A thin film of paper explaining what should be in the box.
o Four boxes of pencil lead.
o A significant number of loose staples or small collections of staples (which I can’t count because of their odd groupings).
· The cover of an index card pack.
· A closed packet of Peter Rabbit Sticky Notes.
· A yellow sticky note with random-looking numbers on it.
· A black pencil cup, containing, with varying degrees of sharpness, the following colored pencils:
o Three reds.
o Three red-oranges.
o Two oranges.
o One tiger.
o One magenta.
o Three yellow-greens.
o Four greens.
o One Robin Hood green.
o One neon blue.
o Three light blues.
o Two blues.
o Three violets.
o One peach.
o One tan.
o Three light browns.
o Two browns.
o One gray.
o Two blacks.
· One red sharpener shaped like a London double-decker bus.
· One blue mug containing, in varying degrees of sharpness, the following pencils:
o Three purple pencils with Yahoo! Y!s all over them.
o Two purple pencils with Do You YAHOO!? written on them.
o One eraserless orange pencil from the library.
o One white pencil with silver writing that says Woodland Park Zoo and penguins.
o One colorful green pencil.
o Two black pencils that say “happy time”.
o A brown pencil with GrandeHotel São Pedro written on it in green.
o A white pencil with a bunch of hearts.
o A soft blue pencil with “NINJA TURTLES” written on it in sharpie.
o A blue pencil from Notre Dame in San Jose.
o A colorful Christmas pencil.
o A green pencil with flowers.
o Two regular brown pencil.
o …and a turquoise marker cap.
· A laptop (duh).
· A black holepuncher.
· A patterned (it has dogs on it) box containing:
o A Ziploc with two buttons.
o A broken Curious George magnet.
o A thin black ribbon.
o A purple crayon.
o One empty pencil lead case.
o One case of pencil lead with lead in it.
o Three elastic bands (two are yellow, one is blue).
o A broken bit of a blue ruler.
o A blue compass.
o A purple mini-stapler.
o A safety pin.
o A red sharpener with a larger and a smaller hole.
o A little red paper clip kind of thing…
o Two paper clips in good condition (one purple, one red).
o Three bent paper clips (two green, one silver).
o The following highlighter caps:
§ Dark purple.
§ Purple.
§ Translucent purple.
o Two black pen caps.
o Twelve pieces of sticky notes.
o One blue index card.
o A box of little labels.
o The other half of the George magnet.
o The following erasers.
§ One red heart.
§ Two popsicle puzzle erasers:
· Two little brown sticks.
· One pink popsicle.
· One brown popsicle.
· One pink popsicle topping.
· One brown popsicle topping.
§ An ice cream sandwich puzzle eraser:
· Two brown “Biscuits”.
· A pink center.
§ A broken ice cream cone (it has strawberry ice cream).
§ Six pencil eraser caps.
§ Two white erasers.
· A crayon box, containing the classic eight crayons, hopefully in pristine condition.
