I think I found my new home!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Congrats on getting a new house, just started saving money myself so i can make a down payment on a place of my own in the next couple of years.

The rate you're work it shouldn't take long.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

The rate you're work it shouldn't take long.

Aye that....any chance of a loan?

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

The rate you're work it shouldn't take long.

I don't think you can appreciate exactly how low the pay is in the security sector in Estonia. At least untill I can rise another step on the career ladder.

Edit: sorry for the thread highjack, was not my intention.

[geetrue]

after reading all the above I get the funny feeling that some of you wear headphones and surf the web at the same time ...

How on earth do you guys do more than one thing at the same time?

[Sailor Steve]

I do exactly that, but when I start concentrating on the typing or reading I don't really hear the music, unless I concentrate real hard, which I usually don't. So unless a piece of music really grabs my attention it becomes background noise. Very nice background noise, but still kind of not really there.

So no, I don't multitask either.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Corner desks are cool. My personal preference would have been a corner desk with two wings for books, but I had to settle for a single-wing straight desk, since any corner in my place puts my back to the windows I like to look out of while I work or play.

I'm just the opposite, when I'm inside I like to block out as much of the outside world as possible. Altho that might change when the outside world is more pleasant to look at.

I like the idea of a corner workstation but my problem is most of them seem to come with the hutch attached and not optional, and the center space for monitors is always way too small for what I have. The one I linked to is the only one I've seen that has a space that is big enough... it's 27" wide at the narrowest part in the front, which would give me an inch of leeway on either side.

And I like that the space underneath on each side is open and not filled up with drawers and stuff, it leaves room for the stuff I want to put there and more leg room. The desk is cheap enough that I can buy drawers and a file cabinet and have the configuration I want for those things instead of being stuck with some manufacturer's design.

The bedroom furniture looks awesome. I'm sure you'll find the perfect bedding to go with it.

Yeah, I really like it - in the pictures, at least. It's quite a drive down to the closest store, it's in northern KY. But I have a friend who lives near it and she's the one who suggested I check it out, because their prices are usually so good. So I'll probably go down there and she and I will have a day of shopping which will be fun. Once i see it in person I'll know for sure. I can't really do anything until I have the place anyway. I just hope they deliver up here and that the cost of that isn't outrageous.

Originally Posted by geetrue

after reading all the above I get the funny feeling that some of you wear headphones and surf the web at the same time ...

How on earth do you guys do more than one thing at the same time?

Last night when I was posting in this thread I was also surfing shopping sites in another tab, listening to Beethoven on headphones, and watching The Two Towers on TV with the sound muted. Oh and for a brief time I was also getting up every ten minutes or so to set up a box and toss some stuff in it.

What can I say, I'm a born multi-tasker!

[geetrue]

Gidget (Sally Field) was the first person I saw do this in her bedroom doing homework, talking on the phone and listening to her 45rpm records

all at the same time.

I'm too old I guess for music, tv and surfing too

but I do have this pc hdmi corded to a 40" Samsung and a ati 7070 video card resolution 1920X1080 @ 75hz with 16gb of ram

and it looks great with plenty of room to read articles while waiting for
dowloads at the same time.

my old asus 24" lcd is just sitting here ... I think I'll turn it into a security screen for the driveway.

[vienna]

Man I bet you can find lots of cool, legit Asian-inspired stuff on the Left Coast, here it's not so easy.

Yes, there is a ton of Asian furnishings available here in Southern California, but a substantial portion of it is a bit "schlocky", designed more to given the impression of Asian style rather than being authentic. There are also a great many interior deisgn/furnishing stores here for almost every taste and style. Interior design sometimes takes on the mantle of a competetive sport in SoCal...

Last night when I was posting in this thread I was also surfing shopping sites in another tab, listening to Beethoven on headphones, and watching The Two Towers on TV with the sound muted. Oh and for a brief time I was also getting up every ten minutes or so to set up a box and toss some stuff in it.

What can I say, I'm a born multi-tasker!

When I was in my earlier years, I would have the TV on, the radio on, read a book, and make sketches all at the same time. My mother took this as being a possible sign of pending insanity (possibly still pending). Then again, my mother took almost everything I did as a possible sign of insanity, except for sleeping. (I once upset her by asking how she didn't know if I might be having insane dreams.) Later on in life, the ability to do several things at once has been one of my greatest assets. I have had several employments where I have had to deal with several problems at the same time. On one job, the company was going through a merger and the unit I was in was assigned the task of integrating the two HR and employee assignment processes. I was told by one of the participants in the meeting (I didn't go to meetings if at all possible; a bit of the anti-social in me) of how, when the various sub-teams were given their assignments, an argument evolved over which team would have my services. In the end, I wound up working for all the sub-teams. Sometimes early experiences with multi-tasking can be beneficial. And I do not appear to be any more insane than ever...

Now, if you'll excuse me, I must get back to what I always do...



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[GT182]

Frau K, at least you don't have a catch-all desk like mine. An old antique roll top from the early 40s that's great, but everything gets thrown on it.... books, magazines, car and computer stuff too. Even my computer desk is a mess. LOL Someday I'll get over the lazies and clean things up.