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July 19, 2008
Whew!
We had a cookout last night to welcome the new folks to the Houghton House community - a new professor of studio art, a new professor of architectural studies, and a new adjunct architectural studies professor. It was sweltering on my balcony, but fun - I guess there were 19 or 20 adults and a couple of children. Everyone brought stuff - I bought the meat and bread and did the grilling. It was peculiarly breezeless last night, so that meant that I stood in a haze of smoke much of the time - and my glasses sure showed it this morning - grimy!
If I'd had a camera handy I would've caught two of my colleagues rehanging art; when I came downstairs with a load of stuff at the end Ted and Bonnie were adjusting two prints by Ted's wife that hang side by side. They're hanging much straighter now than they have since last fall. I swear the building settled or something since I hung them last May, because I've never been able to get them straight again.
That's a department-as-community - invite people to a party and they bring ice, beer, salad, and picture-hanging expertise.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at July 19, 2008 12:22 PM