It was time for another faculty party, so the table started to be set
as Chef Rob got the veggies out
and the bartenders
got things set up
as Suzanne descended
and Josephine
got the house in order.
The flowers
looked better
sans flash. The evening allowed for tables outside
and on the patio
as ChefRob
and Rissa
and Joe their helper in training
got things ready. I checked
and no visitors were coming which was convenient because some food
wasn't done and some
was almost ready as the kitchen
had food
in all directions
ready to go
as the drinks
were ready at the bar.
Saturday morning, we brought this package
to this gentleman
with the letter
returning the coat that didn't fit before we went to the toy store and
one of the triplets
amused Jane
while Ben
moved quickly to catch up with Suzanne
for their group picture
as the toy was bought.
We left the toy store thinking we were going for lunch but got side tracked looking at sinks
and tubs
as I posed
then Suzanne posed
but the lights
made me have to think before getting this self portrait
as one final sink
built our appetite so that we could go to Aljon's
where Suzanne had this salad
Ben had this sandwich
and I dreamed of life in good old Italia
and so it went.
On Tuesday (March 30) Brent Tomlinson of PAW
came to interview me about tenure. That evening, Suzanne and Jane
led our way to the school where the flash
obscured our view of Dr. Ginnsburg
but we still made our way to Ben's class where he showed his project
which Audrey
Jane
and Suzanne
admired as others gathered
for the demo and Audrey and Suzanne
needed a second take
to get the right picture. After more project demos
we talked with Steve
and then asked the fish
about the teacher Ms. Sanderson
before a few last looks
so admiration for Ben
as meeting leader. We walked past Alan
so that Suzanne could settle
behind the Blounts
and Nathaniel and Rhonda
arrived and Nathaniel
came to sit with Jane
Suzanne
and me
as I attempted (first blocked by Nathaniel's hand)
to achieve a good profile
which finally worked
though Jane had more problems with hers
as Jack and Linda
moved in behind us so that the kids could assemble
and by playing with camera settings I could get a good picture
or two
before our collection of blown shots
even as we admired Kathy Klockenbrink
and her efforts
to video tape the whole event. After capturing Ben
in all his glory, I spoke to Mike Snyder
who posed
and then we were on our way.
On Thursday, April 1, Dave Srolovitz
agreed to chair MAE. I hope this wasn't an April Fool's joke. Then I
admired the new paperweight
Steve North sent from New Zealand and had a faculty lunch
with Sankaran Sundaresan ( Cehmical Engineering), Karen Bennett (Philosophy) and Daniel Heller-Roazen (Comparative Literature) seated and
Ben Ellman (East Asian Studies and History), Bonnie Bassler (Molecular Biology), Sanjeev Kulkarni (Electrical Engineering) and Alan Blinder (Economics) standing.