I used to borrow reverse Polish notation calculators from the science library.
I went to college think I’d major in History and Literature. Hated the history course I took (which was really more a political theory course), hated the Shakespeare course I took (which was taught by the worst professor I have ever had) and decided to major in Visual and Environmental Studies instead since I’d really loved a Freshman seminar on Prints and Printmaking. My grandparents (who died when I was very young so I don’t remember them) had been architects and it seemed like something I might enjoy. I ended up taking all the grad school courses in Architectural history along with a bunch of art, design and film courses. Couldn’t have enjoyed my major more. Did become an architect and never looked back. Though I did do six months as a librarian in charge of a professor’s library at Caltech which was one of the best and most enjoyable parttime gigs I’ve done.