Customers!

Okay, you'll really only completely understand this post if you've seen the movie Cars. You know the scene where all the cars are gathered at the gas station and see headlights coming down the road? Well, everyone gets really excited and yells, "Customers!" You see, the town rarely has any traffic roll through, so even one set of headlights every now and again gets them super excited. Well, after today, I can relate. Let me explain...

I had high hopes for my afternoon. After two weeks of going, going, going non-stop at work, I decided to take a break from the office and help out at the residence hall move-in. I specifically signed up for the 2pm-4pm shift, thinking it would help my Friday afternoon to fly by. Think of all that energy - hundreds of new college students moving into the dorms, excited for this next big step. Yeah, that's what I thought. I arrived at my post, received instructions on where I should direct people to park, and then waited and waited. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the students arrived before my 2:00 start time. I felt like those cars in the movie when every once in what seemed like a loooong while a car pulled around the corner for me to direct - "Customers!" I thought. Instead of flying by, my afternoon drug on. Oh well. Now I know for next year - if I want excitement, sign up for an earlier shift!