I’m alone in the University of Michigan Science Library, enjoying free wireless (thanks to my alumni account) and a wealth of power outlets. I’m sitting in a window-alcove that overlooks campus, level with the green copper towers of West Hall.
During school, I came here to watch the University’s resident Peregrine Falcon as he perched on the tile roof and disemboweled pigeons.
It’s snowing in Ann Arbor, and I’ve got a big cup of mint tea. Below, a stream of overdressed undergraduates walks to class, wearing Uggs and fashionable backpacks. 
photo credit: kwei
There are things I want to accomplish, but the luxury of a full day stretches ahead. Snow drops past the windows that surround my table. My favorite professor has her office hours this afternoon. I’d like to tell her that her two geeky research assistants are getting married.
I enjoy Ithaca, but it’s good to be in a place that feels more like home, if only because of the frequent sleepless nights I spent here churning out papers and code. I might run errands today and call old friends. I might just put my head down and sleep on this table.
I wish you all a peaceful snowy morning, full of potential.
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ps. SI alums: The door scanner on the DIAD is still pissing people off after all these years. Good to know some things don’t change.
A very interesting site, I think. The Idea of Technometry was new for me but worth to be read and thought abot it (although I’m not a native english-speaker and have some difficulties whith this language)
I guess if I close the italics tag here it won’t do much good :-)
Funny, this is the way I felt about Ithaca when I was in Ann Arbor (especially a certain alcove in Uris Library overlooking the fishbowl). Of course, I now feel that way about Ann Arbor now that I’m in Maryland.