Snowy Night

Last night we had a pretty big snowstorm. It started snowing a bit around 2 o'clock or so and it just kept on going through most of the night. John was quick to point out that the snow is, in fact, up to the bottoms of the cars. That has been our landmark for a decent snowstorm. And I think it's the first time it's happened all year. This picture is sort of bad, dark and tilted a bit. But I still like it for some reason. Actually, most of the pictures from the storm are dark because I started taking them later in the evening.
Last night John and I watched Flushed Away - Jakob, I think you'd really like it, if you haven't seen it already. The singing slugs are hilarious!

Surveying the Surveyor

Val and Lynn and I are going to help Ben do the offset survey of the Coastal Surveyor in early April. Yesterday we went out to try and figure out how we are going to do it.

The Coffee Cart

Here is a picture of our favorite coffee cart. Janice and Lynn and I used to go three times a week, before our physical oceanography class. Mom, Dad, and Jakob: if you guys come down here for a visit, I'll make sure to take you to Vinny's for some chowder or chili or lattes, Yum...

Did you know it's Spring Break here at UNH? Why am I not in some tropical paradise this week? I must really love Durham. Maybe I'll make some Pina Coladas later, I wonder if they sell those little drink umbrellas around here?

Sunny Sunday

Finally the temperature has started to rise - it's about 10 degrees (Celsius of course) today. John and I took a walk around the block, and down to the Oyster River. You can see our house on the map, it's 'E' on the picture above.

I started a Picasa site, so if you click on the photos above, it will link you to the whole album. And a couple of other albums. You can also find it at: Michelle's Picasa photos

The year of the papercuts - ouch!

What's going on? I've had at least 6 papercuts since the start of the semester! What have I done to deserve this? Maybe it's because I didn't recycle enough last year and all the paper around me is getting revenge the only way they know how. Do you think this might have something to do with it?!? Shocking, I know. Not only am I using an upside down recycling bin for an unnecessary table, but I'm using TWO upside down recycling bins for an unnecessary table. Well, it's not that I throw all this paper in the garbage. I keep it right there on my desk. You know, in case I need it again.

The High Bay

I sometimes forget that not everyone knows all about CCOM, especially those who do not work or go to school there. A couple of posts ago I said that there was an alpaca in the High Bay. Well, the High Bay is a mystical and magical place where humans and alpacas live in peace and harmony, and underwater acoustic systems are calibrated. At night, when all the people and alpacas go back to their homes, the UNH wildcat comes in and does laps in the pools for excercise. That's why cat hair gets stuck to the transducers so they give funny results.

If you want to know the truth, I don't even really know why it's called the High Bay, it just is. So that's not very helpful. But I can tell you what it is: it's a big room with a High ceiling (maybe that's where the 'High' part comes in), and it's got two pools in it. One pool is big and deep and the other one is long and narrow. And kind of deep. Anyone who is interested the High Bay can come on down to Durham, New Hampshire, and I will give you a tour.

Bottles

I couldn't figure out why John was keeping all of these glass jars on our counter. He kept saying he had a plan but he wouldn't tell me what it was. This afternoon he built this shelf with jars attached to the bottom. Cool! He even filled the jars up for me. What a guy! Thanks John!