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a bit closer to routine

Things are starting to come together here at Urban Waters.
Tom just stopped and asked my if Braden had passed by and I realized I am
getting to where I can tune out what is going on around me. It was very distracting
for a long time. I am right outside the staircase, so there is a lot of traffic
going past my cubicle. We have also had the ceiling lights on which are quite
bright. Today we found that by leaving the ceiling lights off and overriding
the automatic shades, the light is a lot more pleasant, and it’s easier
to concentrate.
 
The mass specs seem to be all operational. Extractions will
take a bit more work since all the tubing on the extraction equipment needs to
be replaced to accommodate the chilled water system. The pressure is higher
than it was at the old lab and the old hoses blew off when they were hooked up.
 
I’m settled in my cubicle and am finding it quite
comfortable and very convenient.
 
I think life in general is showing signs of settling down.

Hmmm, the evening did not turn out as I planned. I planned to go to my meeting tonight, which i have not been to in over a month. After dinner I stll had an hour before I needed to be there, so I decided I would take a little cat nap. Four hours later, I'm up again at the time I usually go to bed. This week just kicked my butt. I can not remember the last time I was this tired. Still, things seem to be going fairly well. The instruments have been put together and have been turned on. Whether they are operational remains to be seen. We were seeing some interfering gasses, which may take a while to bleed out of the lines. Not surprising. Most of the day was spent chasing down leaks in the helium lines. The rest of the day was spent arranging for the few things that got broken to be fixed. The building is very long and a trip to the bathroom is a hike. I will get my exercise...

organized chaos

The movers are here as I type and they are moving fast. This
trailer should be clear in no time. I’m behind my desk staying out of
their way. Yelena, Mushtaque and Leonora are at Urban Waters waiting to receive
the instruments and direct placement. We’ll see how long it takes to
unload at CUW. They might get this done in two days.
 

16 and counting

The moving crates showed up today along with the biggest
rolls of bubble wrap I’ve ever seen. The building was featured in a front
page article of the Tacoma News Tribune. We are moving with quite a bit of
fanfare. The University of Washington is getting most of the publicity, we barely
get mentioned. Maybe it’s just as well.