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Emptying out my on-campus office can be accomplished in less than three days! (depending on the distance that boxes have to be carried, as well as the weather and prior engagements)
Day 1: all the textbooks (three trips), plus some folders and fabric (one trip)
Day 2: external hard drive, blank optical media, laser printer, some 3-ring binders
Day 3: rest of the folders and binders (three trips), shoes, rope, and toaster (one trip)
As to why I felt compelled to empty out my office? The facilities department changed locks earlier this summer, before giving new keys to the office occupants. Dr. Kagabo and I came to work one morning (when he was actually scheduled to teach classes), and we had to wait for a facilities worker to come by with a new key.
Frustrated at the lack of communication that led to this lock-out, I considered abandoning my office and just telling students to meet me at my house, where one of the empty rooms could easily serve as a work space. Having all my books and papers in one central location (or two if you count the backpack I carry with me into the classroom), I would hardly need to devote mental energy to remembering which office or which hard drive contained a needed document. Plus I'd be able to take two bulky lumps of metal off my keyring, making it that much more streamlined to fish around for the right key when I get home after dark.