Project of the Week, Part II: The Obsession Continues, but Slowly Comes to a Finale

Ok... I really didn't know what I was getting myself into at the beginning of this week by re-engineering my office. I thought it would be a cleansing "feng shui" type experience... mmm... I'm just not there yet.

If you measure "level of chaos" as a function of "time elapsed" you'll get a nice big fat bell curve with the apex of chaos occurring mid-week. Slowly, some order of semblance has been regained over the past 24 hours (Thank GOD.)

So for many of you wondering why I haven't been blogging or why I haven't been online for the past few days, you can see why:

If you look really hard you can see my work laptop open! Its like playing Where's Waldo?

I would have to say that "squalorous" is an accurate description of my office at that point. By then, I had emptied out my closet in an effort to turn it into a "Server Closet."

Part way through the process, I discovered that I needed additional storage pieces, so I made FREQUENT trips to The Container Store in Clarendon. I really love that place now. My new motto is "Everything has its place... in a storage bin..."

As many of you know... I am a huge gadget-tech freak. I was disgusted with the amount of USB cables, power adapters, and other random wiring that had accumulated over the past couple of years. I now have a couple of bins of nothing but wiring and cables. Here is but a small smattering of the cable/wiring crap:

YodaBeesh's version of the Electric Chair (yes, verrry poor pun.) Note Mirko in the background. He was afraid to enter my zone of chaos for many days. Poor puppy.

So at this point I have rid myself of the following:

• massive maple bookcase shoved into closet as ad hoc storage (now in Denny's room)
• suede microfiber loveseat/sleeper sofa
• TONS of books (there is a book donation drop-off bin at the Safeway in Georgetown... ironically, near my psychotherapist's office)
• lots of trash (still in process)

In process of getting rid of:

• desk
• cabinet
• audio tower (see posting of all three on CraigsList)
• maybe a book ledge

I've acquired in exchange:

• industrial chrome shelving unit
• armchair and ottoman (thank GOD for CraigsList)
• Iron folding TV Stand (thank you, Container Store)
• many plastic containers.

In retrospect, I really need to re-evaluate why I have so many f**king USB, AV, and POWER CABLES. As I mentioned to friends earlier today, "I'm trying to reduce my 'carbon footprint' on our planet..." I hate throwing away electronics.

I think that very soon, the balance will be restored to the universe. I'll post pictures ONLY when its completely finished. And I should probably post some "before" pictures as well!!!!