Night at the Desk

I would say a night at my desk shift is literally like the plot of the two-star (according to Rotten Tomatoes) picture Night at the Museum starring Ben Stiller.

Creatures do come to life, and I am the watchwoman who saves the day.

Here comes Nobody!

 

I get really bored during my shift because it is on a Friday night when most people are not around the hall.

I have had many residents and fellow RAs give me sympathetic looks when they see me at the desk Friday nights because they assume I had last picks for the work schedule and was stuck with the least desirable time.

However, I specifically chose this shift because it does not interfere with my class work, and I do not usually go out to parties or events or clubs or do other normal college activities.

Instead, I eat cold corn out of a can, watch Parks and Rec on the desk computer and place googly eyes on all of my surrounding objects.

Also,  I would like to point out as an aside that I am currently biting down on my fist and wanting to punch this same fist through the wall. 

 

However, I cannot do this because I am the person who would have to write an incident report for the damage. The reason I am so frustrated is my internet bogs down after 5 p.m. most days and right now, the swirly, candy-lollipop-looking thing is popping up every time I move my cursor or even after writing just a couple of words, and then I have to wait for the type to respond. So, I am trying to get this post over with now, before I leave permanent teeth marks.

Anyway...

Cold corn in a can is actually pretty good. Especially when you get the organic kind from Fresh Market that is on sale (at least at the time that I bought it in the place that I have not revealed so it may or not be on sale for you). 

Nevertheless, it is delicious. I quite love it. I drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle it will sea salt. You may even empty the can's contents into a bowl and use a non-plastic fork, but I was too lazy to wash said items.

And so we have this:

 

For best results, I also recommend that you enjoy it during an incredibly dull desk shift. And to make the experience less dull, I recommend that you watch Parks and Recreation, which Spencer also loves and talks about below. 

My dad has been watching the show from the beginning and was always recommending it to me, and then Spencer told me how great it was, and then I finally listened. 

I think Lesley Knope makes the whole show for me, even though there are a lot of characters that provide amusement. She just has so many great one liners.

 

But shhhh...no one tell Spencer, I still like The Office more ;), but more on that in a later post.  

 

 

Walrus trashcan 

 

  

Happy thumbtacks 

 

Cross-eyed drawer handle

 

An old timey phone with an old timey perm

 

One of those things that you may have stuck pictures of your BFFs in in middle school

 

If someone had needed to sign out a package right then, I would have had some awkward untangling to do...

 

The package scanner that I thought was too cool when we first met, but now I am so over him.

 

The office stapler (close cousin to the "Cookie Monster" stapler featured in a previous post)

 

It's a label maker.

 

For some reason reminds me of the teacup in Beauty and the Beast. I think it's the nose.

 

Where's the mouse? The snake ate it.

xo,

Nobody