I'm Moving, Wheee! I'm Not Too Crusty Yet.

I got a key to my new lab yesterday and brought the first stuff over to it. All the labs on the floor were unlocked, and there's one other peculiar feature that will take getting used to: for fire safety reasons there are unlocked doors between all of the labs. This means, of course, that the place has low security both in terms of things being taken, as well as personal security. The first is easier to deal with; I have a total of six drawers with locking capabilities and have padlocks on two of these drawers, all the padlocks I have(!). I don't think anyone will steal or bother my preserved fish jars, but other things may move. We'll see.... Other than that the building is beautiful. Now I know what $52 million in federal money can buy.

As we move in this week, the university is staging a Research Expo in the large first floor. When I walked through last night it looked like a corporate trade show, which was strange. Various departments and Centers have slickly assembled booths to hype whatever it is that they do. I participate from 10-11 in the College of Science booth, the hour given over to the biology department. I'm still unclear exactly what we're supposed to do, but I'll play through. "Hey, you -- let me show you my flame chubs!"