Inventory

Yesterday it became obvious that something goes wrong here. I met someone from the security unit here at the university and I got an inventory number tattoed on my forehead... nah, seriously, the last month i've basically been in uni from 9 to 9 every day. sometimes even longer. the reason for this is that i've still no internet connection at home because of BT's inability to get me a landline. so i've to go to uni to read emails and the like. there are always the same people around here. even on weekends. it seems as if a lot of students have no home at all. a few a even sleeping in their offices. but it is quite interesting to see what else happens after the 9-5 slot. from about 8 pm onwards there is always someone sitting in front of the departmental office and working there. instead of going to the library they prefer a cosy dark sociology floor. i dont know why they dont work somewhere else. i havent spoken to them so far but maybe i should and find out the reasons. i also know the floors which are locked late at night and during the weekend. the floor where the maintenance section is and which is a shortcut, is locked for example. i once tried to go there but i couldnt and had to go back all the way which was annoying.
at around 7 pm the security checks if all doors are locked and turns off the light. they already know me and even starts a chat now and then. i arrived now on a stage where the security leaves the lights on and i will turn them off when im leaving for home. there is really something going wrong. but it is amazing what they are doing. they are here every day and doing the same every day. they basically keep the uni running. they make sure that nothing happens to the 'ivory tower geeks'. later at night, i can see and hear undergrads getting drunk. and computer science students tackling some weird java scripts. but somehow it becomes segregated then. while the Caucasians go out and get pissed asians begin to work (or just play some online multiplayer fantasy game). it seems as if asians value education more and do a lot to achieve good grades. but i dont know. maybe it's just that they are living on campus and it's the easiest to work here.

well, i have to go to the security now and show my inventory number, just to make sure that no one has stolen me over the last hours... (maybe i will be equipped with a tracking device and a bar code one day so they will always know where i am)