Why is it so hard to fill out forms?

Lately I’ve been applying to plenty of schools. The myriad of forms I’ve had to fill out has been mind-numbing! They start you off easy: Name, Address, Date of Birth. No problem. Then come the tricky questions. What was your student ID number ten years ago? What is the address of every place you’ve ever worked? Finding names, addresses, and phone numbers of people who could confirm volunteer and work experience in the application was hard enough. Good Grief! I feel like a Private Investigator spending hours of time researching my own background just so I can include it on the form.

There is something intensely satisfying about a completed form, be it online or paper. One of my favourite things to do at work is to fill out forms. I must have some “pencil pusher” genes in me, because hitting the “Submit” button on a form or licking the envelope that contains it in all its completed perfection is as satisfying to me as anything.

Am I nerd? Yes, I most definitely am. That’s why I use a PC. I was thinking today that I’ll never be a hip Apple user. They should get us nerds to unite behind our PC’s and let Apple know we are a serious force!