Your must-have at work things

[WickerBill]

Nearly everyone here works, but we have widely differing jobs; I was wondering what everyone feels is indispensable at work... not a stapler or a copy machine or a tape measure or Google, but something non-job-related that helps you get through the day.


My list:

1. Pandora.com
2. Headphones
3. GTalk
4. Hand sanitizer
5. Diet Coke

I quite literally would crack without these things. We're not allowed to have music playing software on our PCs, but we can get to Pandora, and it has been a lifesaver -- ditto the headphones. Google Talk keeps me connected to people I care about a lot more than my co-workers. I'm a germ freak and the people around me creep me out, hence the sanitizer. And Diet Coke... oh how I pine for thee....

You?

[Mr. Vengeance]

Sirius radio. 140 kms each way to work, and local radio reception disappears about 50 kms out. (Even when I can get local radio it's awful: CBC, country and an incredibly bad "classic rock" station).

Fingers crossed that satellite radio doesn't go under.

And a 12 gauge slug gun, (for bear defense).

[dando]

Altoids (I have 40 empty tins on my bookshelf from the past year) :eek:
My PUR water pitcher
GMail/GTalk
My radio stream (local/E$PN sportstalk)
Facebook (amazing how many former colleagues and friends have embraced it)

-Kevin

[Sean Malone]

Gmail
Starbucks from 9am to 11am (we have one on premises).
Offcamber
Dr Pepper from Noon until I leave
orbitz gum
Cell phone games

:)

[nrc]

Diet Coke
Pidgin
Sansa Fuze
Koss Plugs
Hand sanitizer
Hand lotion (B&BW Eucalyptus Spearmint)
Extra or Orbitz gum (after lunch and when trying to go more than 15 minutes between Cokes)
Google News

[cameraman]

Coffee
Coffee
Coffee
Coffee
...

and none of that Starbucks charred crap either:flame:

[SteveH]

1. toilet

after that, its pretty much a toss up :D

[Michaelhatesfans]

http://www.ineedcoffee.com/99/frenchpress/images/press109x211.jpg

[Andrew Longman]

Just you guys and gals to keep me company. :gomer:

My commute used to require Don Imus and Mike Francesa but I only go about 30 feet now (to the other end of my house).

[FTG]

Try Coke Zero.

[opinionated ow]

Coca-Cola!

[oddlycalm]

filtered water
Plantronics over-ear headset
Off Camber
hummingbird and suet feeders outside the windows
silence

[Andrew Longman]

hummingbird and suet feeders outside the windows
silence

Me too. Add thistle feeder... to treat my daily dozens of goldfinches

[Insomniac]

Music and Pidgin for now.

[datachicane]

Coffee
Coffee
Coffee
Coffee
...

and none of that Starbucks charred crap either:flame:

Damn straight.

8-10 shots worth of good micro-macchiatos- just enough steamed milk to keep my bones from turning black, barely.

Teaching Company lectures, NPR Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me podcasts, and old Hendrix shows on my Blackberry.

Barq's for sleepytime after-lunch design meetings.

Old DOS Settlers of Catan and Begin: Tactical Starship Simulation games in DOSBox for breaks and lunch

[Methanolandbrats]

A thin flask filled with coffee additive. :)

[Elmo T]

Live 365 in the office
Sirius or iPod in the truck - podcasts: This American Life, Radiolab, Inside the Magic (for the Disney geek in me), Vinyl Cafe
Gtalk/Gmail
Gcalendar - my family life is mapped on here
All the products that I can now access on new Blackberry (Gtalk and Facebook)
Yankee Candle citrus and sage air freshner in the office and truck
Wawa Lemonade Tea
Bananas for a healthy snack
Tastykake Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes

[stroker]

GRM calendar.

[cameraman]

Tastykake Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes

You dodged a bullet with those...


In light of the expanded recall of peanut butter and peanut butter-based products, Tasty Baking Company announced today that all Tastykake products, including the iconic Peanut Butter Kandy Kake, are safe for consumption and not included in the national recall program.

[emjaya]

And a 12 gauge slug gun, (for bear defense).

Bears? :saywhat:

Earplugs
Coffee

[Elmo T]

You dodged a bullet with those...

:D

I went with the chocolate Kandy Kakes today just in case.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Bears? :saywhat:


Cougars, too. :eek:

[Audi_A4]

My Blackberry

[G.]

Cougars, too. :eek:

Is a 12 gauge slug gun the best gun for bears defending against cougars? :p

Where the hell do you work?

[Michaelhatesfans]

Cougars, too. :eek:

And there I was feeling like a tough guy with my cafetiere.:gomer:

[anait]

1. online communication via msn, fb, forums, cbc.ca, wpg free press online
2. cellphone (if msn goes down, text tally goes up)
3. cordless phone
4. coffee
5. filtered water
6. the view outside
7. an NYT crossword
8. two in-house lolcats
9. tunes, played via stereo, computer or car
10. wardrobe options ("Hm, is it going to be -40 today, or +2??")

[Indy]

The Passat
The Passat's radio
Coffee
More coffee
Gum

[TKGAngel]

1. iPod & speakers
2. Bic Clicky Pencils
3. Red & Blue Pilot Gel Pens, Fine Point
4. Ice Water
5. Goldfish crackers
6. Timmy Ho's black coffee double cupped (first thing in the am)

[dando]

6. Timmy Ho's black coffee double cupped (first thing in the am)

I've never understood why they don't do sleeves. We have one that does, but others don't unless you ask. And don't get me started on Roll Up the Rim to Win! :saywhat: :irked: Otherwise, good stuff. :thumbup:

-Kevin

[FTG]

Turning 40 was my cougar defense.

[opinionated ow]

Turning 40 was my cougar defense.

Is cougar a brand of Bourbon in the USA too?

[anait]

Turning 40 was my cougar defense.

:D That's the cut off, is it?

[anait]

Speaking of Timmy's - teen'anait's boyfriend got mr anait and I each a Timmy's coffee mug that looks like a take out cup, Timmy's coffee for home, and a $25 TimCard. Smart kid. :thumbup:

[OW]

http://www.slacker.com/

Catagory --> Rock - just plain "rock" not the other 15 rock catagories

And yes HEADSET

[racermike]

http://www.ineedcoffee.com/99/frenchpress/images/press109x211.jpg

I just started brewing french press brewed coffee at home last year, and it is the best!

I like to use the Starbucks Komodo Dragon, or Sumatra, with a good coarse grind.

Add some half/half and some sugar in the raw, or a little bit of the coffee-mate "Italian sweet cream" and my morning/day is perfect

[OW]

WickerBill

My list:

1. Pandora.com
2. Headphones
3. GTalk
4. Hand sanitizer
5. Diet Coke



Unbelievably close
1. Pandora.com < --slacker ( I did start with Pandora - but slacker is more given)
2. Headphones < -- yep
3. GTalk < -- yep
4. Hand sanitizer < -- yep
5. Diet Coke < -- Diet Dew

We call it "I'm going in"

[cart7]

I keep it simple. Suede lined shackles is all I ask for.

[cameraman]

Okay what is the deal with all the hand sanitizer?

Granted I spend much of the day with smurf hands
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/opticsplanet_2039_409779387
but that is mostly to prevent me from contaminating what I'm working on.

[WickerBill]

Okay what is the deal with all the hand sanitizer?


Perhaps I've watched too many "ZOMG THE GERMS!" specials on TV, and perhaps it's 99% mental, but I use it because I don't like to get sick and I think everyone I work with with the exception of about 3 people are disgusting cretins who are probably carrying bird flu.

I also travel a lot and I can't even imagine what I'm cleaning off my hands after using handrails, restrooms, armrests, and countertops at airports. Then, in the plane, the armrests, seats, air vents, seatbelt buckles, etc... bleargh.

[OW]

It's an "Office Space" thing :D

[nrc]

Okay what is the deal with all the hand sanitizer?

I spend a good portion of the day at the keyboard. So if I happen to sneeze or cough into my hand the prospect of just carrying on with typing is kind of gross.

[EDwardo]

chocolate.

[Napoleon]

Coffee, coffee and more coffee, and on days that are not real real busy a radio.

[Warlock!]

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I should probably get some hand sanitizer, too.

[oddlycalm]

Okay what is the deal with all the hand sanitizer?
There was some informal testing of computer keyboards in the UK last year with results that made for eye catching headlines.

Computer keyboard 5 times dirtier than toilet seat (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-563110/How-keyboard-FIVE-TIMES-dirtier-toilet-seat--qwerty-tummy.html)

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[Napoleon]

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I should probably get some hand sanitizer, too.

I just knew you would weigh in with something like that :D

[cameraman]

There was some informal testing of computer keyboards in the UK last year with results that made for eye catching headlines.
oc

Mebbe so but the correct response it to wash your hands and clean your keyboard. You use hand sanitizer then go straight back to typing on the dirty keyboard and you have accomplished exactly ???

[Michaelhatesfans]

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I should probably get some hand sanitizer, too.

Who else tried the links?

[RHR_Fan]

Music, whether that be a radio or CDs.