Fans of Deadliest Catch might recognize the phrase "I'm a robot" which is a running joke on the Northwestern. Captain Sig is notorious for running his deckhands ragged and once commented that they were good little robots after one long grind. Most of us have never experienced this sort of mindless, endless, repetitive task but many of us have experienced some part of it at times.

Personally I'm preparing, once again, for the long grind of having a new baby in the house. The first time I thought that it would never end but thankfully after a month or two it did. Don't get me wrong, having a new one in the house is a great thing but the endless repetition makes it seem like all you ever do is feed, sleep, change, sleep, work, eat.. etc. Aside for the routine the constant push to keep up at work and around the house leaves little time for anything else. So in this way you tend to feel like a robot.