On a day when you complete and submit two final exams a person expects that to be the big accomplishment, but another submittal actually carried a little more gravity. The paper that is the culmination of a semester and a half of GSRA research for the Navy was turned in to the International Marine Design Conference this afternoon. If you are bored next May you might want to head to Ypsi to hear my talk. It is going to be a think piece about naval fleet architecture concepts, reducing human capital requirements, weapons aquisition reform, and modular design from top to bottom. (You'd have to be pretty geeky - a Webbie, for instance - or pretty bored.)
It snowed the whole time I was at school today, which has A2 covered in a layer of thick, springtime snow that is making everything droopy and wet. The snow is sticking to every miniscule tree branch, though, so the view across the Huron River towards the Arb is pretty awesome.
Oliver came home from the vet last night. His front paws look quite sad indeed; stitches, matted fur, and the missing bulk of claws just leave you feeling badly for the little guy. The vet warned of a very cranky, feisty feline but Ollie just wanted a few bites to eat (his first in almost 48 hours - try that if you only weigh 8 pounds!), to clean his fur, and lie down and sleep. When he woke up he was feeling pretty spry and jumped onto the bookshelves sore paws, cone-collar, and all. We're expecting a speedy recovery and return to general mischief.
Thursday, December 15, 2005