Easy = Boring

I've been in VA now for about 10 days. I have spent 8 of them "at work." So far my productivity indicators are telling me that I am getting paid far to much for the amount of work that I am doing. Clearly the hospital system is operating in the red in this case. I suppose that it has everything to do with being the new kid in town, along with the fact that not every person wants to change doctors so many times (as if they were going to have to see me so many times before the new permanent dr gets here). Today I saw all of 4 patients. Easy, right? Sure but it is not so much fun as it is boring. Boring a hole in my head wuold at least be interesting. During my spare time all I can do is try to figure out the intricacies of this old Compaq computer that I am using. Using with reservations, I might add. Those of you who know me understand that as a disciple of Macintosh, I feel as though I am betraying my computerized faith and taking a leap into what will inevitably end up in the "blue screen of death," which is akin to that place of weeping and gnashing of teeth. I think my friend Jough does not believe in that place, but then, he uses a Mac too, so maybe he hasn't heard from the other side (lucky for him).

I, on the other hand, have been forced into using a pc out of necessity, at least while I am in the office, because that is all that I can use on this network. I suppose I'll get by. I cannot access everything that I want to access, and I suppose that is not because it is not possible as much as it is that I have certain bookmarks and settings streamlined already on my PowerBook, but either way it is irritating. A little.

Perhaps I can use this opportunity to get to know the other side. It would be like studying the Koran or the Book of Mormon. Interesting, but when one has seen the Light, it is that much easier to recognize the Dark Side.

So am I really saying that using a Mac is like unto a conversion? Of course. Just ask any Mac-user and they will agree. Even those who once were one of us but have left the fold (like my brother's brother-in-law who left and went to work for Compaq) tend to agree that the Mac is more user-friendly and stable. I have even loaned my iBook to a friend just to help him return from his back-sliding ways. He was reluctant, being a real techno-guru type, but deep down I know that he loves the Mac. He just can't use it at work.

Now, that was easy, and hopefully not too boring.