I have joined the “standing workspace” fad

I just switched to a standing workspace at the day job, for my health. The traditional way to go about this in an open plan office is apparently to just prop up your existing desk on cinderblocks. I was a bit concerned about the stability of doing so with a single cinderblock on end, so I bought a dozen so I could lash them together in groups of three with zip ties. (Total cost at Home Despot: about $20.) Of course, this meant people were remarking on my hauling in a dozen cinderblocks this morning. (Some of them even volunteered to help lug them, without being asked. Good folk here at Electric Cloud.) My response to inquiries was: “Either I’m building a standing workstation, or I’m creating a miniature Stonehenge in honor of my ancient Druidical beliefs.”

And my feet are already glad I bought a gel mat at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.