DOOM on my desk

[Drunk Monk]

I should be writing. Writing for work that is. I've got a ton of stuff I need to write and deadlines looming. A perfect moment for writer's block. So here I am, posting here, as a source of inspiration.

I just hung up the new Memento Mori painted by KB. It sits behind me. I have the small one in the black frame on the other wall (my desk nook is a corner). This way anyone looking at me has to look at a grinning KB skull.

Just below my monitor, I have a treasure 1984 Big Brother is watching you LCD clock from ED. It has a blinking eye. I've had it for nearly a quarter century.

Just in arms reach is my Ninja Attack gun, complete with a container of ammo, from greg. It's ready to go, just in case.

I have a blue Bruce Lee votive candle from LB. I tossed a Bruce Lee matchbox in there a few years ago. It's been slowly sinking into the cheap blue wax and is now 1/3rd submerged.

Although HO's membership is pending (two whole posts so far woo hoo!) I have a figurine of Joseph that he gave me when my dad had his stroke. Joseph and Mo's dad were carpenters, so there's a lot of symbolism in that.

That describes about 2% of the detritus currently on my desk.

[El Dingo]

DM is the only one who truly understands me.

As you know, My house is littered with KB paintings. His Gator and Rhino have never failed to lift my spirits when I'm feeling down. His mini-skull on our mantle is nothing short of brilliant.

DM's painting of me has adorned my wall for 20+ years. I still find new subliminal depths every time I look at it.

I have a finely honed wooden blunt instrument from LB and the unfinished Epee handle from the Yeti.

You've seen the skull from Greg's 'House on Haunted Hill' on our spooky shelf and it never fails to get comments from visitors. The Chucky head and Iron Man sign are for special guests only (or till we get a bigger house). Oh crap - I forgot to show you guys the Iron Man sign and that movie is going to kick ass.

If someone offered me a Picasso or Van Gough for any of these items I'd tell them to get stuffed. Really.

I have a very narrow view of 'perceived value' and the value I get from looking at items made by my friends is incalcuable. Everything from Raccoon penis bones, cheese balls and DOOM Zippos have influenced what I feel is important in life.

When I visit my sister's 2.5M home and see the Crate-and-Barrel crap they have on the walls I have to laugh.

We live in a strange world.

[Drunk Monk]

I find that statement disturbing.

And I totally forgot: from PPFY I have a copy of Contingency Cannibalism. That has sat between my monitor and my boxes of KFTC back issues since it was gifted, but I just moved it to the other side of the back issues, next to the electric pencil sharpener, which only I use since no one else in the entire office uses pencils. Now, it's more prominently displayed.

My desk is surrounded by skulls.

I've also recently added the Monkey Chow from PPFY. It sits on my distributor records binders behind me, close to Memento Mori (the large one)

There's also a package of Strecth! Body Parts thumbtacked to my bulletin board (under other papers so I didn't notice it on the first go). That's from LB too.

What's more, there's the Bruce Lee figurine based on the Shaw Brothers screen test where he has the axes. That's on the left side of my monitor. I think ED thought that looked like me (but all us Asians look alike). Bruce guarded a special clicker - the only one that could freeze frame our previous digital camcorder so we could do screen grabs. I see Bruce has been slacking since that clicker is missing now.

I will excavate further in search of more DOOM items. It beats the hell out of working...

[thatguy]

In my office at work, the only Doom-ish thing I have is a painting from KB from about 1984 of a man looking up at the moon at night. I have a whole shelf full of accumulated knick-knacks, including my kaleidoscope collection, an old bottle of "Orbitz" soda http://joelavin.com/orbitz.html, but no other Doom artifacts.

Somewhere I have my Parker Brothers knife. And I believe I was the last keeper of the pizza paddle, but I've been looking for it and I don't know where it went.

--tg

PS: Speaking of lighters, anyone try refilling the flashy skull one from ED at DOOM New Year? I put butane in it, but no go...it sure is pretty to look at tho. No wonder it's empty.

[Drunk Monk]

...well, my desk at least. The kung fu feng shui sculpture now sits comfortably by my left hand as I type this. It's the perfect letter holder for those rare occasions when someone actually mails me a letter.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

But My Kung Fu sculpture is in the kitchen holding coupons.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Mine is currently organizing bags of French and German point parts at Victory (pronounced "VICTORY!") Fencing Gear.

[Drunk Monk]

I remember when ED got this clock. I was totally into 1984 at the time and considered it a priceless treasure. It was a promo tchotchke from USA Home Video/Sound Video Unlimited, presumably for the film 1984. It has a small brass frame with the emblazoned with the company logos and "1984 BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!". It has a flashing eye and of course, tells the time. A quarter century now and still going strong. I'm beginning to think that when this clock dies, so will one of us...

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Thanks for that thought, Mr Happy. Didn't enough people die in the last week to quell your bloodlust? Poor, Fred Travalena.

[Drunk Monk]

I cleaned and polished it. It's still going strong. The LCD is as clear as ever. I love this clock. Thanks again, ED.

[Drunk Monk]

Actually, it doesn't tick. It blinks.

I just put a new battery in it again. Every time I do so, I reflect on my dear DOOM Bro ED.

This clock has been going for 31 years now.

I remember when ED got this clock. I was totally into 1984 at the time and considered it a priceless treasure. It was a promo tchotchke from USA Home Video/Sound Video Unlimited, presumably for the film 1984. It has a small brass frame with the emblazoned with the company logos and "1984 BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!". It has a flashing eye and of course, tells the time. A quarter century now and still going strong. I'm beginning to think that when this clock dies, so will one of us...

[Drunk Monk]

Just below my monitor, I have a treasure 1984 Big Brother is watching you LCD clock from ED.  It has a blinking eye.  

@El Dingo

35 years and counting.

1984 clock makes DM's gram

Just replaced the battery.  

[El Dingo]

I cannot believe that thing still works.

I have burned through so many LCD devices that fade or quit.

And the webcam still connects!

[Drunk Monk]

I cannot believe that thing still works.

I have burned through so many LCD devices that fade or quit.

And the webcam still connects!

Right?

I realize I should update this because I have moved my desk.

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I should be writing.  Writing for work that is.  I've got a ton of stuff I need to write and deadlines looming.  A perfect moment for writer's block.  So here I am, posting here, as a source of inspiration.

I just hung up the new Memento Mori painted by KB.  It sits behind me.  I have the small one in the black frame on the other wall (my desk nook is a corner).  This way anyone looking at me has to look at a grinning KB skull.  

Just below my monitor, I have a treasure 1984 Big Brother is watching you LCD clock from ED.  It has a blinking eye.  I've had it for nearly a quarter century.

Just in arms reach is my Ninja Attack gun, complete with a container of ammo, from greg.  It's ready to go, just in case.

I have a blue Bruce Lee votive candle from LB.  I tossed a Bruce Lee matchbox in there a few years ago.  It's been slowly sinking into the cheap blue wax and is now 1/3rd submerged.  

I still have the two Memento Mori paintings but I have yet to hang them.  The walls are still being sorted.

Obviously, I still have the 1984 clock.

The Ninja Attack gun broke years ago.  I still have the ninja ammo, which is on the shelf as of now.  I used to throw them across the room to get the attention of our graphic artists when they had headphones on.  Not sure where that might go.

The votive candle is on the front of my desk now, which faces the entrance to our TC Media room. It is very prominent.  Bruce is knee deep, and lost his arms.

I find that statement disturbing.

And I totally forgot: from PPFY I have a copy of Contingency Cannibalism.    That has sat between my monitor and my boxes of KFTC back issues since it was gifted, but I just moved it to the other side of the back issues, next to the electric pencil sharpener, which only I use since no one else in the entire office uses pencils.  Now, it's more prominently displayed.  

I've also recently added the Monkey Chow from PPFY.  It sits on my distributor records binders behind me, close to Memento Mori (the large one)

There's also a package of Strecth! Body Parts thumbtacked to my bulletin board (under other papers so I didn't notice it on the first go).  That's from LB too.  

What's more, there's the Bruce Lee figurine based on the Shaw Brothers screen test where he has the axes.  That's on the left side of my monitor.  I think ED thought that looked like me (but all us Asians look alike).  Bruce guarded a special clicker - the only one that could freeze frame our previous digital camcorder so we could do screen grabs.  I see Bruce has been slacking since that clicker is missing now.  

I will excavate further in search of more DOOM items.  It beats the hell out of working...

Contingency Cannibalism is also prominent in front of my desk.  I hope that's the first book visitors see.

Not sure what happened to the Monkey Chow.  Maybe a monkey ate it.

The stretch body parts & Bruce figurine are also on the unsorted shelf.  

NEW ITEMS since the last post:

The TKD kicking letter holding rack from ED (a DOOMxMAS gift was it?) sits on my circumcised desk.  I threw out all the letters that were in it. No one writes letters anymore which is just as well because I throw them out eventually, but only after letting them mature in this fine rack.

On the filing cabinet behind me is the Scotty plate (thanks to Greg, officially the most recent DOOM night drop on record, even though it was secreted in my car when I was staying on the couch at the soon-to-be-sold Montecito manor - but still, mad props for doing that) and the Broken-torch Yeti (thanks to PPFY, who mailed it when Victory closed because he just couldn't throw it away...and neither can I now - the was broken before but snapped entirely during the move)

Under my monitor next to the 1984 clock sits a Praying Mantis finger puppet  - that's from LB's sig O actually, but I'm going to count it.

I also found two Greek DOOM letter decals during the move, neatly paperclipped so there's a delta-omega-omega-mu in each. I think I bought these at SJSU like 30+ years ago in the gift shop - it was decals for frats or something.  

I posted pix of my office as it was prior to the move on my gram, where many DOOM curios can be prominently seen: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bue7clblwFk/

I think that's it.  All these things still SPARK JOY for me.  Sometimes when I've got writer's block, I gaze on them for inspiration.

[Drunk Monk]

Dang - almost forgot the Fast Strike LB gave me.  It's this odd short whip, an odd aerated plastic handle with a belt clip and rubber-coated bit of stiff cable less than a foot long with a small metal tip.  LB keeps trying to convince me it's some sort or self defense weapon but I think it's just another one of his kinky sex toys.  Nevertheless, I keep it within arm's reach at my desk along with an assortment of keibos, swords, sharps, a collapsible chuck and a wicked iron knuckle thing.  Cuz you never know.  You never know.