Scott Bush

Recently I’ve experienced some tingling and discomfort in my right hand. Nothing to be alarmed about, as it’s happened to me periodically over the years. Occasionally I’ll be woken by a very intense pins-and-needles/aches in my hands, but that’s probably just from fighting all the dream ninjas. But I mentioned it to a guy who gives us company-subsidized massages and he suggested I move my mouse from the right to the left side of my keyboard. So I did.
It’s surprising how good I am at it. Now, I’m no southpaw; I can barely scratch out my own name left handed. But I can type QWERT, ASDFG, and ZXCVB just fine (not to mention 12345) so I guess it’s not surprising that after only a week I’m managing decently. I was told it’d take two weeks before I’d be proficient; perhaps I’m ahead of the curve? (On my PowerBook of course I’m still relying on my right hand when “trackpadding,” which is only slightly more of a bastardization than the term “mousing.”)