{"id":38150,"date":"2021-04-07T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=38150"},"modified":"2021-03-30T12:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:24:43","slug":"whats-in-my-desk-kim-lacroix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-desk-kim-lacroix\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my desk? \u2014 Kim Lacroix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am a terminologist working for the Canadian government on a bilingual database called\u00a0TERMIUM<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Plus\u00ae<\/em>.\u00a0I found my niche with terminology work because I love searching for the exact definitions of terms in specialized fields! Yes, I\u2019m a huge nerd. I used to bring my dictionary to read during Christmas parties when I was a kid. (And I still would if I thought I could get away with it!) \u2014\u00a0Kim Lacroix<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the desk<\/strong>
\nWorkfit-S Sit-Stand Workstation for Dual Displays with Worksurface<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis sit-to-stand workstation sits right on top of my desk. It holds both of my monitors (I like having one of them vertical for seeing a full page) AND gives me a work surface for my cup of tea, pen and post-its. I love that my cup moves up and down with me as I sit down or stand up. The movement of this thing is so smooth that I never have to worry about splashing!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my\u00a0trackball mouse with scroll wheel<\/a>\u00a0(I prefer a corded mouse). This is my\u00a0split keyboard<\/a>. I can also adjust the height and angle of it. I also usually have a little ball of sticky tac on my desk that I stretch and pinch during phone calls.\u00a0Crazy Aaron\u2019s Thinking Putty<\/a>\u00a0is prettier, but dollar store sticky tac works too. This is the\u00a0inexpensive Sennheiser headset<\/a>\u00a0I use for calls. I like that it has a mute\/unmute and volume button right on the cord.<\/p>\n

What’s in my desk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cross Classic Century Lustrous Chrome Ballpoint Pen<\/strong><\/a>
\nI\u2019ve had my \u201cfancy\u201d Cross Classic Century pen for almost 20 years, since my university days. I thought I was so grown up when I bought it. I still love how it feels in my hand – so smooth and small yet with a surprising weight to it. I used to keep it in my wallet, but I\u2019ve decided I want to use it more, so it is now the only pen that sits on my desk.<\/p>\n

Zojirushi Thermal Serve Carafe<\/strong><\/a>
\nI put my tea in this Zojirushi carafe and it stays piping hot all day. My kitchen is only a few steps away so technically I could just go re-heat my tea over and over again in the microwave, but I prefer to use my carafe and pour myself one tiny cup at a time, using pretty pottery from my\u00a0favourite tea house<\/a>\u00a0(they ship worldwide). This carafe holds one litre (33 ounces) of water, which is about the same quantity as my kettle does. I usually fill it up once in the morning and then again at lunchtime \u2014 but even if I didn\u2019t drink so much, it would stay hot until the evening.<\/p>\n

Camellia Ceramic Gaiwan<\/strong><\/a>
\nSometimes I put only hot water into my carafe instead of tea, and I use the water to make myself a cup at a time, gong fu cha style. I use an inexpensive gaiwan or if I\u2019m feeling fancier I use my handmade shiboridashi (bought on Etsy from a potter in Montreal).<\/p>\n

Topo Comfort Mat<\/strong><\/a>
\nAs a bonus, here\u2019s what\u2019s under my desk: this \u201ccalculated terrain\u201d mat. I love that it encourages me to move around and stretch my calves while I\u2019m working instead of just standing still!<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s in my desk? issue #96<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2303],"tags":[1553],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38152,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38150\/revisions\/38152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}