My life on timers

Another big adjustment in my transition from working at home to commuting to an office has been that my schedule is now largely dictated by outside forces. My morning and evening commute schedule is tied completely to the bus schedule, for example. Over the past week, though, I’ve discovered a couple more slightly amusing ways in which outside schedules affect my day.

The office lights in USX are on timers. There are no light switches. Want to go into the kitchen and find a fork with which to eat your breakfast at 7am? You’ll be fumbling in the dark … luckily you’ll have the Joust machine to provide a bit of light (but not much, since it’s screen is 90% black most of the time anyway!).

Luckily, the bathroom lights seem to be on by 7am, so I don’t have to aim in the dark. The automatic flush systems, however, are not. No flushing before 7:30am, and presumably no flushing after a certain time in the evening. I’m not sure whether I find this funny, or just plain freaky. A bit of each, I suppose.