I figured out a way to make people send you excited emails: announce that you are giving them $164.81. U-M Accounts Payable finally reimbursed the michigan trek's expenses, which means that the trekkers - myself included - are finally getting back the difference between what they paid and what we spent. It's a miracle. A five months late miracle.
Yesterday's space talk, I forgot to mention, took place in the U's new 'pringle.' This is the most visible auditorium on campus, right at the bend where Washtenaw turns into Huron, in the cradle of the curved facade of the bioscience research building. It's one of those places that you always intend to visit and this was my chance - it didn't disappoint. A very contemporary interior includes a seemless beech podium and very upscale lecture seats; a hidden entry behind a full-height screen brought your attention to the front of the room and nothing else. A very intriguing space all around.
Tonight, hockey. Michigan skated like the all-star team they are and crushed Northern 5-2. We made goulash for dinner and came home for chocolate pudding for dessert - sandwich that around a great hockey game and you've got a great Friday night.
Friday, January 12, 2007