and yet another time change
A few updates on yesterday's post:
Garth emailed me to say the metal piece I mentioned tripping over is called a "coming". Thanks, Garth!
Here's a picture of Dean Larry. Larry is our executive dean and he helped out yesterday when the crew told us our reserve cart was a fire hazard. As mentioned previously, the library was once the bar and you must crawl under the bar to get behind the circulation desk. Dean Larry acknowledges this is not so fun:
(photo courtesy of Sherri)
Today, Robin helped me create a curtain in my cabin that allows in the light but prevents you from seeing inside the window. I have a lovely window, which I very much enjoy, except that it goes out to the deck and people can walk along the deck. The cabins have darkening shades that make the room nearly pitch black, but it's a bit of a problem during the day if you want to be in your cabin and still have light coming in. I don't spend as many daytime hours in my cabin as some of the faculty who use theirs for workspace also, since I'm mostly in the library during the day, but I have also experienced this problem. Robin teaches Art History and Art & Religion. She lives in Carlisle. Pa. Her Ph.D. is from UVA and she once worked in the Provost's office. Robin knows much! Robin's artsiness reminds me a lot of Ann. Ann's trying to make friends with catalogers up at MIT, I'm trying to make friends with artsy people ... Robin bought sheer fabric in San Juan and magnetic tape in the SAS bookstore (everything here is magnetic) and she made a perfect curtain that lets in the light but is not see-through from the outside. I was very impressed!
We had sale 1 yesterday for the trips. I got the trip to Beijing that I wanted. The same one that Barbie did last summer: the Great Wall and Xi'an, for the Terra Cotta Warriors. I signed up for a few other day things as well and I also have overnight trips in Vietnam & India, but the Safari and the Great Wall are definitely the big ones.
The Archbishop was walking around today with a UVA baseball cap. The one with the orange V and the swords underneath. He told me Dr. Leigh gave it to him and he smiled broadly and seemed very pleased.
I hear there is snow and ice in both Virginia and Pennsylvania tonight. Be warm & safe.
