Establishing Strategic Order

The perimeter in front of the monitor was compromised by scattered writing instruments. Without arms, advance required steady, deliberate momentum. I threw my entire spherical mass against a stray heavy metal ruler, nudging it parallel to the keyboard's edge. Next, I rolled firmly against three scattered ballpoint pens, herding them one by one into an orderly formation against the wooden pencil tray. The disorganized clutter resisted slightly on the fabric desk mat, but persistent forward pressure prevailed. Boundary lines are now neatly drawn, and tactical desktop alignment has been restored.