EGAD

Back in the World

I've always enjoyed living in a building distinctive enough to have a name of its own: Mathews House; Beit Clore. Better yet are the ones with spontaneous names, named not for a benefactor but for character and history -- the House of Seven Gables, The Cloisters, Moomers -- because that is all the difference between a structure and a place. All of which I mention by way of excuse for showing another photo of my house, in summer for a change: The 420 House. Yes, it's just a play on the address, but I've discovered that it is apparently a widely-used name for the place as well. And the number 420 is sufficiently fraught as to be more than just an address, not to mention rather comical when the implications are contrasted against the actual occupants.

My EBEX collaborators have all been bustled off to their home states/countries, and I'm back in the world. Lots got done, and if I spent a day being pissed at having seemingly wasted a year's work, I'm already finding opportunities in the aftermath. But for right this minute, I'm catching my breath.

Teaching has been a rewarding experience these past few weeks as well, and now I'm almost done with that. Took a bunch of my students up to look through the telescopes tonight as an extra-credit activity, on which more later.

My garden is in bloom, I've got a long weekend and a stack of library books, and there are plans for fireworks. My camera is mysteriously working again, and I've already got neat shots to show off. It's gonna be a beautiful day.