oh get it get it! i love mine to death
it does tend to get a little heavy, but not
bulky, and it would be a great work bag

. i plan to use mine for work too, if/when i get a job
i don't find the strap down the middle annoying at all, even though i thought i would. if you find it annoying you can just fold it back and tuck it into the little tab at the back of the bag
and it doesn't patina very evenly because there are pieces of overlapping leather, but it won't be very noticeable, i don't think