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!

Boston trip

John and I went down to Boston yesterday. It's the first day in a really really long time that I did no schoolwork at all. It felt so good. We were planning on seeing whole bunch of things like the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Science Museum. But we only went to the MFA and spent the rest of the time wandering around. Here's what it looked like when we left:

In Boston it was more like this one:

This photo was taken outside the Museum of Fine Arts. We spent more than 3 hours in there, and we didn't even see everything.

No Snow Day

:( The weather conditions do not seem to be any better than they were on the last snow day, so I'm not sure what prompted the decision to keep the school open today. Whoever decides on the snow days around here certainly seems to be a bit inconsistent. I mean, UNB never had any snow days, but at least they were consistent.

Maybe I'll put on my snowpants and build a snow man later. I will take pictures with my phone again so you can all see how pretty a NH winter is.

Alpaca-Rama 2

I finally got to see a real live Alpaca - and here's the photo! Believe it or not, this little fella (Fabio) was in the CCOM High Bay this afternoon. He was temporarily hanging out because Andy McLeod had to bring him in to see the vet. Fabio was living with one other Alpaca and two Llamas. It seems that the two Llamas were bullying him, and not letting him eat, so he was losing a lot of weight. Don't worry though, they figured out what was going on, and separated the llamas and alpacas. Fabio has since gained 18 pounds.

You never know what you'll find in the High Bay.

Quote of the Day

"I got more work done on that snow day than I did all summer!" - Lynn Morgan (from Alaska)

We were talking about the possibility of getting a snow day tomorrow. There's a NOAA research scientist here at CCOM - John Kelley - who always lets us know when the storms are coming. He sent out an email this morning and it looks like we're in for a big one, starting later tonight. Keep those fingers crossed! I don't think it'll be anything like the snow day that Andrea got at MUN. But it would still be cool.