Anyway, I came to realize that I worked better sitting at the desk than with the lap desk.  My only complaint was that the desk was rather small, something that could have been solved if I actually embraced minimalism and cleared off all the clutter, but that is not my way.  Wanting a desk and needing one are two different things, however, so I gave it a low priority, but asked Mrs The Fyd to let me know if she came across a certain type of no-frills desk.  And she spotted on Craigslist an ad offering up such a desk, for free, provided one brought “a couple of large men” to take it apart and carry it away, the desk being a heavy thing.  That desk is now in my basement, thanks to the labors of myself and another large man, and is pictured below.  It is made of a solid wood door, placed on top of another door that was sawed into thirds to make a base.  The whole thing is held together by about a dozen screws but is heavy and solid.  The dings and scratches that show up in the picture are not so evident in person, but don’t bother me anyway.  The desk is a little outsized for the space it occupies, but that just adds to its charm.

When I was gathering the links above, I came across a reference to Imogen having been born here in Portland.  I don’t think I knew that before.

The logical and analytical type. They are especially attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to dig into. They are great at finding subtle connections between things and imagine far-reaching implications.

They enjoy working with complex things using a lot of concepts and imaginative models of reality. Since they are not very good at seeing and understanding the needs of other people, they might come across as arrogant, impatient and insensitive to people that need some time to understand what they are talking about.

Eh, could be.