Oh the Changes

Another sign that I've been working for the School of Dentistry for too long is the number of times that I've had the solemn duty of changing locker combinations, and then removing crap people leave in their lockers. This is normally a duty I utterly hate, as it's mind numbing and occasionally a little difficult and painful (from a physical perspective).

I didn't mind it so much this time. It's still just as draining to walk several feet at a time, spin the dial on a combo lock to test that the old combo is there, then insert a key, zero the dial and hold a button as you turn it a few numbers, and then test the new combo (for like 3-4 hours at a time) but I've gotten better at it, so there are fewer issues, and when issues do arise, I know generally how to fix them.

This confidence is probably a big part of my boredom. Most things I do at work have no air of adventure to them anymore. I can fix things without anywhere near the fear that used to accompany such jobs. Fear isn't always good, but it does keep me on my toes.

Side note: I came into the computer lab today to write this blog, and saw a computer that was labeled "Out of Order." on it's screen. It turns out it was not out of order, but instead in use by a very deceptive man. He just used powerpoint to make a big and attractive page sized image saying "Out of Order" on a blank white screen, so that he could keep his computer going while he went off to do something.

Logging in and logging out again are pretty tough, they take entire 20 second intervals of time, so I can completely understand.