electric typewriters

I never knew there was such a thing. But alas, I see my supervisors using them all the time at work. Yes, they use typewriters.  I was shocked . . . except that when I remembered how poorly funded the city was, I decided not to ask my boss about it.  But my bewilderment must have shown because she smiled and told me not how useful they still were. Apparently, the attorneys use it when they are handed a physical form to fill out and they need to type out in the information.

So I told her how I used to use a typewriter when I was young, but more for purposes of having fun of course... Anyway, I remember having to manually scroll the wheel on the side in order to move the paper up and pushing the bar back to the left to position the keys; in other words, the combination of those tasks acted as the "enter" key. I also remember having to line up the holes on the sides of the paper with the spikes on the interior side of the wheel of the typewriter.

But then my boss showed me the typewriter she was using. Yes, it was an electric typewriter. I've never heard of such a thing ... They are a lot bulkier and look more commercial than its mobile counterpart. Instead of a wheel and a bar, the electric power has the 4-D keypad like laptops, which allow you to position the keys in the proper location. I started to see how the typewriter slowly but surely evolved into the modern day computer.

Okay, enough about the typewriter. My boss also took me around to some of the other locations I would need to go to for work, such as land records, accounting, etc. Most of these places were located in the circuit court for Baltimore city, which is located immediately west of city hall. I wasn't expecting too much, but I had forgotten that this building was listed as a historic site. It is over 100 years old, and it looks absolutely beautiful. Think DC architecture on the outside and Hogwarts on the inside (including some scary pictures of old people on the walls).

Alright. It's snowing heavily outside, and I've been lucky enough to have some time to catch up somethings I need to get done. Which reminds me that I've been so exhausted these past two days because it takes me an hour and half to get from my door to work (30 min of walking)! That essentially means I get up at 5:30am, which, for many working people, is not so bad.  Except that my body has not yet adjusted, it's cold as hell outside (5-10F), and the additional school work at night is killer. Though I'm sure I'll be alright.