Being a Chemist by trade I am often dealing with all sorts of gadgets and technology on a daily basis. Most of it seems mundane and everday or in the case of this photo reminds me of how downright tedious some of the tasks I have to perform are. This is a macro shot of the injection port on the HPLC (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography) machine I use in the lab. I shudder to think how many hundres of injections I have put through this machine let alone the number of hours I have sat in front of it wishing I could have it go faster.